Paper Heidi

A warthog sits in a field of tall, green grass.

Happy Birthday Dr. Hinam! Not my photo, but my sister just got back from an unforgettable safari in South Africa and this is one of my favourites of the photos she sent me.

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Well, THIS calls for a revival of a masterpiece performed by the Gay Man's Chorus of Los Angeles.

You're welcome.

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“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”

Orwell’s ‘1984’ keeps ringing truer and truer. 😱

Photo of two green-grey Cladonia podetia that look like trumpets from Dr. Seuss book.

A couple of Dr. Seuss trumpets.
Cladonia lichens. NWT, Canada.
These lichens are about 2cm high.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends

I dunno guys. I kinda feel like the administration overplayed their hand starting a war to distract from ICE to distract from the economy to distract from the Epstein Files...

Correct me if I’m wrong, but, ethical privacy considerations aside, outside of Xwitter and Truth(😂)Social, wouldn’t that wipe out a vast swath of users?

And the hottest Mr. Rochester. Their chemistry was 🔥.

Morning sunlight shines through snow-covered branches looking straight down a section of a hiking trail in the winter.

Oh, is this #ForestFriday? Then I shall participate.

Arrowhead Provincial Park, Ontario

The Lancet officially threw down their gauntlet.

Left-wing MEPs push Commission to finance abortions in the EU Signed by 105 MEPs, the letter to Ursula von der Leyen calls for a European fund to ensure effective access to reproductive healthcare, a move one million European citizens have requested. #EuropeNews

105 members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen, putting pressure on her to support the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”. It could improve access to safe abortion in Europe by funding travel from countries with less access.

I’m not hiking for the cardio; I’m hiking for the tiny miracles.

I’m obsessed with the tiny signs of hope hidden on the trail, like the first flowers of early spring. In a loud world, these small, persistent cycles are where I find my peace.

#SlowHiking #NatureMiracles #SpringFlowers

US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’ Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land

Last month, a Pennsylvania farmer rejected $15M from data center developers to sell his farmland.

Another in Wisconsin turned down $80M.

America's farmers and others across the country are pushing back on Big Tech.

This is what integrity looks like.

View of red tulips in the foreground, with a triple waterfall in the background, surrounded by conifer trees. It’s a sunny day, clear blue sky.

Good morning, Bluesky. Except for the members of the U.S. Men’s hockey team.

Butchart Gardens, British Columbia. 2025

#garden #tulips #britishcolumbia

An intentional camera movement image of trees and leaves during a storm.

Running in a Pennine Wood during a rain storm.

Movement everywhere as the wind shook the trees, autumnal colours glistening in the wet.

An intentional camera movement image taken about 18 months ago.

#photography #landscape #pennines #icm

A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

Dear Fellow Americans: This is a friendly reminder that Trump decided to tax you an extra 15% for no other reason than he was mad at the Supreme Court. 🗽

It should be illegal for a tv show, movie, or commercial to use an alarm tone that is common for regular people in the real world to use.

I don’t want to be watching something then be reminded that I have to get up for work tomorrow.

SUCH a beautiful song! 😍 It’ll never grow old or irrelevant.

Right back atcha!

My thought exactly. 😁

I so enjoy your photos of gnarly oaks, soft green mosses, and meandering trails. Thanks for sharing

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We need to be kinder to humans, the animals, and the Earth.

It really is that simple.

Photo of a shark created with collaged paper, on a blue background.

A partially-finished papier-maché platter sits on a wire mould, resting on layers of newspaper.

The paper-maché platter is shown partially covered in small squares of blue paper triangles. The blue is graduated from dark in the centre, to light at the outer edges of the platter.

Closeup of the collaged blue paper triangles on the papier-maché platter. Different shades of blue and patterns are visible in the triangles.

Process shots. I’m invited to contribute to a group show in a gallery for the first time ever! March 4 - 28, Redhead Gallery in Toronto. So excited!😆

#collage #paperart #papiermache #artwork #sustainableart

Quotas, quotas, quotas. 😡

😁😅😂

The American president is more insulated from accountability than a British royal.

Our political system provides the elite with immunity. It has to change.

Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to perm...

Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research.
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The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported

SOS save the #bbcworldservice

‘Perhaps Britain’s greatest gift to the world”in the 20th century’: Kofi Annan.

Money runs out in 7 weeks. No plan.

Pls lobby YvetteCooperMP Lisa Nandy, Keir Starmer John Healey MP

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100 years ago this month, a new word entered dictionaries: smog

A portmanteau between "smoke" and "fog," the Weather Bureau used it to describe conditions in the Midwest.

Smog wasn't invoked in LA much till the '40s. But even in the '20s "smoke & fog" was a common phrase here.

Shout out for your chef’s kiss ALT description. 😘