Joyce Yeager

We didn’t bother with the game today. Instead, we saw 100-120 trumpeter swans on the St. Croix River.

These amazing birds were once endangered, but now they are thriving — thanks to the amazing work of conservation groups across the nation.

Color photograph of grass is glowing golden

Grasses aglow with sunlight on the Detroit Riverwalk. #Stunday #GoldenHour #Flora #Nature #Photography #Grasses #Golden

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Camino entre bruma y sendero,
miedo y duda por señal.
No busco puerto final
ni certeza primero.
Camino porque espero,
aunque la noche me alcance.
Avanzo sin más amparo
que el paso fiel y sencillo:
me guía un leve brillo
que al andar se hace balance.

Cris Fles ✍️

"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement."

— Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013

Renowned Italian conductor Claudio Abbado and Lucerne Festival Orchestra perform the beautiful, breathtaking ending of Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 3, composed in 1896.

🙏🏼🌍🕊️

The golden grasses appear through the frozen, textured wetlands pond that sweeps across the landscape like a river under a powder blue sky. The angle of the grass seems to capture the motion of wind.

Rats. I missed World Wetlands Day on the 2nd.

The animals are quiet in the cold

Or gone, though the rabbits dance and dart

The wind sings in the grass

I am home, restful, and the sky is my blanket

Joyce Yeager 2026

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Nahaufnahme von einem Kamel. Grosse Nase, pelzige Teddy Bär Ohren, und ein Mona Lisa ähnliches grinsen.

#Jaisalmer #Rajasthan #Indien #Travel #Photography #Nature 'Montagsgesicht' #FotoVorschlag

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Washington Post’ Lays Off One Third Of Newsroom - The Onion

Kermit the Frog sits on a stump. When Puppeteer asked how he brings Kermit to life: “It’s my hand.”

Thanks! Beautiful!

The beauty of a waterfall. We take care of the basic waters of life. It's urgent 💙

A little bonus to today's picture
While I was walking around him, I also took a short video showing the amazing water reflections on his plumage.

I hope you like it.

#Kormoran #cormorant
#Nikon #Fotografie 📷 🌿 🐦
#naturephotography #photography #birds #wildlife #birdoftheday

Good morning all !!🌞
Have a nice #WildlifeWednesday !🦜🎶

A green plant has a single bloom of three small pale orange flowers.

A bloom convinced its Spring. Would that it T’were so simple.

Lily pads on long stems rising through the water, a single pale pink blooming flower turns its beauty to the sun.

Turning into the sun.

Un péndulo parece simple: una masa y una cuerda. Pero su ritmo es pura elegancia matemática. El peso no importa, solo la longitud y la gravedad. Al variar milímetros, emergen ondas hipnóticas. No vemos objetos, vemos patrones. A veces el orden más bello nace de reglas simples, no del caos.

El arte también se pisa. 🎨✨ Hay quienes convierten el suelo en lienzo y lo cotidiano en asombro. Calles grises se transforman en escenas 3D, mensajes sociales y trampas visuales que juegan con tu mirada. No cuelga en museos: vive en la calle, conecta con la gente y resignifica el espacio.

It’s a beautiful day for Lady Gaga’s take on the classic theme song from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” 🥹 The superstar covers the beloved song for Rocket and Redfin’s Super Bowl commercial, a spot… |... It’s a beautiful day for Lady Gaga’s take on the classic theme song from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” 🥹 The superstar covers the beloved song for Rocket and Redfin’s Super Bowl commercial, a spot ce...

Won’t you be my neighbor?

Look for the helpers.

Holy Hour for Peace The following Holy Hour is a model and is based on the ritual book Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery outside Mass, which should be follow...

The lovely service text is here. www.usccb.org/prayer-and-w...

Archbishop Coakley Calls for Holy Hour as a Moment of Renewal for Our Hearts and Our Nation "Let us pray for reconciliation where there is division, for justice where there are violations of fundamental rights, and for consolation for all who feel o...

U.S. Catholic Archbishop Coakley Calls for Holy Hour, a Moment of Renewal for Our Hearts, Our Nation.
Service text link available below.
Love and truth will meet; justice and peace will kiss. Ps 85:11.
Justice will bring about peace; right will produce calm and security. Is 32:17 Grant us peace.

These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.

In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.

NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.

These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*

So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.

Read, & check out our maps:

IC-1805 -The Soul Nebula. HOO process
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.

#astronomy #astrophotography

Jupiter 1 hour 30m time-lapse from 2nd January 2026.

Io and Ganymede out to the right with Europa and the GRS making an appearance.
8X speed.

C6. ASI585MC. 2xBarlow

#astronomy #astrophotography

Squirrel Plays Off Falling Out Of Tree Like He Totally Meant To

Squirrel Plays Off Falling Out Of Tree Like He Totally Meant To — theonion.com/squirrel-pla...

Incoming…. Deep sigh for us.

Shame. Shame. Shame. This must end.

#Cdnpoli #USpoli #EU #Auspol #Zurich

Jesus wept, this is barbaric. #FIFA must #boycott the #US.

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Plumpish black cat with white paws and whiskers sits in a store window lit against the dark night. The living adult cat looks over at the perfect, plastic white cat with its glowing orangish eyes. The dull fabrics draped behind the authenticity alive black cat have a lot of black color. The fabrics draped behind the white plastic cat, a poser of the same size and shape, are alive with flower patterns and brighter colors. Between them is the display window pane.

Condescension for the imposter, the plastic poser.