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Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father

I know first hand how parenting your parent can be a journey that none of us is quite prepared for. It's a fragrant stew of joy, grief, loss and confusion mixed with occasional bizarre & even amusing moments. If you're on that journey... good luck & take care. 🙏
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...

Northern lights in green and red over trees

This was my fav from the night

That's amazing

#Nature #Innovation #Animals #CareforAll

Colourful and moody looking sky

Wow, that sky #RedDeer

2D picture from a 360 degree camera where my shadow looks headless, and the camera's shadow is similarly shaped as a baseball bat.

For Halloween, my shadow is going as a headless batter... or am I just seeing #baseball in everything now?

(Context, getting to know my #insta360 camera and playing around with spherical photos like 2D)
#gojaysgo⚾️

A lit pumpkin with the bands & storms of Jupiter

And my final #sciart pumpkin (also my most viral post ever) Jupiter in IR

This was so cool last year, learned a lot.

This stands true in all cities, people!!!

Breathtaking

Apparently there's a service that matches atheists and non-Christians with Christian pet owners to take care of their animals when they get Raptured.

Yes, it's real, and yes, they have merch.

Bright colored large map of, primarily Canada, on wall.

I collect maps. Have picked up a few pull- downs over the years but never really had the wall space for some. Switched out the map rails for dowels and taa daa, the start of my dining room wall.

@deadder.bsky.social

YouTube video by Channel Awesome It's a Good Life - Twilight-Tober Zone

Have you seen the @TwilightZone episode where everyone needs to kowtow to a 6 year old or be banished to the corn field, (or worse)? I see parallels in this. You?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rjJ...

Are you registered to vote in the October municipal election? Check here: www.voterlink.ab.ca

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

Here’s a great event coming up at one of my favourite places on Earth, Waterton Lakes National Park. It looks like the Dark Sky Guides have put together a stellar program of events, activities and presenters — for Waterton’s first dark sky festival, Sept. 26-28.
See darkskyguides.ca/discovery-days

I do a few word puzzles, Sedecordle is my fav.

Anyone else look up words that come up your don't know, or aren't certain it means what you think it does?

"Thrum primarily refers to making a continuous, low, resonant sound, often described as a hum or drone"

Now I know for certain

Got a confirmation for a Doctors appointment. Interesting way to open the communications

"Congratulations, your appointment with [***] has been confirmed for [***]. For more details about your upcoming appointment"etc.

Sure, it feels a bit like winning a lottery, I guess they realize that too

An image of a black bear cub with the text "We're Hiring"

Exciting news! Exposed is expanding our team. We're looking for a skilled and motivated Outreach & Communications Specialist to help amplify our advocacy, grow our community, and drive meaningful change for Canada’s apex predators. Details here: www.exposedwildlifeconservancy.org/positions/ou...

Grizzly bear photography by wildlife photographer John E. Marriott

Famed grizzly bear #222 in Jasper with her cubs. Note the porcupine quills in all of their noses!

A friend paints rocks red on a decoy shelf... seems to help

Black and white dog, lazing on grass, chewing a bone in the shade

#DogDaysofSummer got some shade, a chewy, a ball and a breeze, she's a happy girl.

“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.” - Turkish Proverb

My Dad disembarking off a plane as an immigrant to Canada in 1957.

My Dad immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1957. He raised us to be proud Canadians. He chose to live here, and for that I am grateful. Happy Canada day!

Wow, amazing shot Tim!

Well loved

Young girl on carousel ride at the fair

Miss Thea, my 3yr old grand daughter. Couldn't love her more.

Playing Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Fortunate Son’ during a sad military parade for this particular president is either genius or clueless…

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