Zandra

A very round white and brown shorebird stands on the sand with blurry ocean waves behind.

The news is terrible but I’m going to continue posting birds and frogs and flowers and the sky because looking at nature can help us keep going in the face of all the awful. Please take good care of yourselves

#birds 🌿

The greatest cat in the world

A gray cat is on a white office chair she has allegedly scratched up

mission accomplished. scratched up your office chair for you, just like i assume you wanted

There is not much I can offer anyone that’s useful except a pause in your doomscrolling to listen to a very happy loudly purring cat who has lived months longer than the vet thought he would.

At the risk of being screamed at on the Iran business, I say this:

Why don't we de-center white American voices, and center the Iranian (and diaspora) ones in this case? What do they have to say that might enlighten us instead of (as always) thinking we know everything about every situation?

Yes I know there’s people dying and bombs being dropped on school girls and probably a fishing boat being attacked off coast of Venezuela but this is happening too and I need to see and share life if I am to have any hope.

i don’t know much but i do know that if a country seriously opposes some other oppressive regime the very first thing they should do is open the doors to any and all refugees from said regime and support them fully to get out, get safe and settled, and become citizens.

If there's a god I bet she's up there toying with the idea of creating hell right now (again)

A male common redpoll on a frosty spruce tree branch with a warm yellow orange background. He is a small finch with brown stripes, a red stained chest and a bright red cap. He also has an adorable little yellow beak!

This winter, we had hoped to see the large flocks that an irruption can bring, but that hasn’t happened.
But I think the non stop chattering of all the pine siskins finally drew the attention of some redpolls!
This male Common Redpoll was busy foraging in the branches on a frosty morning!
#Birds 🪶

Black and white photo of three dark tabby kittens, one lighter, tabby, and one white kitten sitting inside of a miniature covered wagon.

The Oregon Trail reboot that the world needs right now. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

Angled-down image of a frog perched on a brown leaf and facing left. The frog's principal ground color is black, with yellowish-white stripes running from the nose through the eye and down the back to the legs. A second stripe runs along the lower jaw, terminating at the front legs. The legs are a light brown and there is a triangular flashmark of bright yellow at the top of the thigh. The frog also has some dark brown blobs attached to the lower back - four tadpoles, hanging on until the male frog can transport them to a suitable source of water.

Know what doesn't suck right now, or ever? Nature. This Pale-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega hahneli) was hopping across an open area at our NE Peru field station, on his way to find a suitable wet place to deposit his tadpoles (such as the axils of a bromeliad). #herps #frogs #NaturePhotography 🌿

A house finch couple standing on a tan stucco ledge. The male, with brown striped wings and touches of red on its head and chest, is in front. The female, striped and mottled brown, is behind. There is blurred green foliage in the background.

For #SmallBirdSaturday, a house finch couple
#photography #birds #finch #nature #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHForHs 📷🦉🪶

Saw my friendly neighborhood Great Horned Owl this evening hooting in a tree, 😊!!!!

Black-and-white photo of a mostly white white and tabby kitten, lying, nestled in dark, brocade fabric and looking at the camera.

“Little Bright Eyes”. Postcard from my collection, 1905.

A male Evening Grosbeak perches atop a bird feeder.

Evening Grosbeaks are exotic resident birds. They nest deep in forests are rarely seen during the summer. At this time of year, the temptation of feeders and ornamental trees draw them into cottage country and rural areas of #AB. #birds

I find the news very frightening right now, but one thing that helps me is noticing the birds all around me

Do you want a reason to spend 10 minutes a day noticing your local birds? Then join me for this spring’s #TenMinMerlin, using the (free) app Merlin to notice birds. No experience needed!

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You deserve happiness and nice things.
You deserve a huge library with one of those rolling ladders.
You deserve a secret library hidden within that library, filled with ancient texts of magic and maps showing the way back to the realm of faerie, where you truly belong.

A Boreal Owl is perched on a small branch looking off to the lower left.

Boreal Owls are some of the most sought-after birds in North America. They are in incredible tiny owl that typically live in remote northern, dark woods. Seeing one in the daytime is an exceptional experience in the life of a birder. #birds #AB

I went to a presentation by an Israeli anti-militarism activist tonight. Who'd've guessed that talk would have so much in common with an American Republican president?

Kitty laying on the floor in the kitchen

Little cutie 💓

Collective mood

White and grey cat with her leg stretched out across her and her paw holding it like a guitar

Rocky playing guitar on her leg

There are a lot of cats in this thread. They are very good. You should look at them instead of reality

A plump pink camellia blossom nestled in green leaves

Vibrant purple irises low to the ground

I bet you need some flowers today. Here’s a pink camellia and some ground irises.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Your local library probably has dvds and streaming services available. Both Kanopy and Hoopla have a very entertainingly diverse collection of movies on offer.

Your local library is also a place you can go to get away from stewing in your home by yourself. I highly recommend making the trip!

Gato cinza dentro de uma cesta na prateleira de mantimentos

Any place is a good place to take a nap…🧺🐾😻💤

The violence being done to language & truth by this craven, mealy-mouthed shitstain is second only to the actual vicious & unjustifiable violence to which he’s signing his name.

Please don't post photos of dead children, or videos of dead children, or yell DONT LOOK AWAY. You are sick. Log off. Touch grass. You have PTSD and are inflicting it on us all. If you are not in media/ a conflict researcher/ etc you do NOT need to consume Horrors. Blocking lots right now.

I heard stories of people who've fed crows, and been given gifts in return. It sounded charming, so I began doing that.

Then, one night, there was a rapping on my bedroom window. I stumbled up and opened.

A crow flew in and spoke: "They're coming for you. You must flee."

I only just made it out.

"No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up."
- Lily Tomlin