Janet Dane

I have never been able to read it. I have ALL Nevil Shute's books (Neville Norway) and loved them as my Dad was an aeronautical engineer. But On The Beach was just too hard for me to consider.

I have a Chestnut Sided Warbler living in the woods next door but have never been able to get a pic. This is great, thanks.

Sketched chamomile 🌼 — gentle, calming, and full of quiet beauty. One of my favorite wildflowers to draw!💛

#Chamomile #BotanicalArt #NatureSketch #WildflowerLove #MatricariaChamomilla

Verdant

#woodland #spring #green

xkcd stick figure-style comic of a person sitting at a desk with an error (triangle with an exclamation point inside) coming from the laptop screen. text reads: April 1st (observed): New push notification! open xkcd.com to view.

PUSH NOTIFICATIONS

Happy Belated April Fool's Day!

xkcd.com/3074/

A white and pink magnolia blossom with a small branch and a few leaves on a black background.

A white and pink magnolia blossom.

‘Question everything you come across’: How to best battle disinformation during federal election campaign - Halifax Examiner “This is when those so-called bad actors are trying to influence us,” the journalism professor said. “And they're trying to influence the outcome of our votes, so we really need to pay attention.”

‘Question everything you come across’: How to best battle disinformation during federal election campaign www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/e... by @dentremy.bsky.social

Putting the Arctic Ocean closer to the center, this brings the Greenland Canada gambit into focus. It is a grab for power, money, water, and resources, also giving the US complete control over the Northwest Passage. Fentanyl and the border are a smokescreen for a much bigger project: theft.

I'm meeting a new group of people today, and just realised that I'm making gentle inferences about them from their first names (gender, age, etc.).
How do you feel about your name?

My CDD* has at last come to an end
@themarshtit.bsky.social
In the usual place for my first chiffchaffs of the year, this yesterday, one calling from the woods nearby, another responding from within these trees ...
*chiffchaff deficiency disorder

Because woman's work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we're the first to get the sack and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it's our fault and if we get bashed we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we're nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we're nymphos and if we don't we're frigid and if we love women it's because we can't get a " real" man and if we ask our doctor too many questions we're neurotic and/or pushy and if we expect community care for children we're selfish and if we stand up for our rights we're aggressive and "unfeminine" and if we don't we're typical weak females and if we want to get married we're out to trap a man and if we don't we're unnatural and because we still can't get an adequate safe contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can't cope or don't want a pregnancy we're made to feel guilty about abortion and...... for lots and lots of other reasons we are part of the women's liberation movement. Joyce Stevens Wntten for Women's Liberation Broadsheet, Intemational Women's Day: 1975.

love, respect, admiration and appreciation to all the women in the world on this international women’s day as Joyce Stevens’ statement from 𝘧𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰 is only becoming more relevant

Had a great work retreat and conference here in Ohio, where I've been since Wednesday... although the news reports since midweek have been apocalyptic.

Time to check out the Flower Report, bloomscrolling & gardening. Haven't been in my beloved tags in a few.

Flowers can be resistance, too.

I’m burnt out tonight from worrying about politics and such. Need a break, so let’s try this.

What’s the “best” (or perhaps just your favourite) movie from at least 10 years ago, that you could watch over and over.

Bonus points if you include a clip or gif from it reminding us why it’s so good.

Butter tarts.

Everything is once again infuriating so I'm going to channel my rage into trying a new/old recipe for CANADIAN butter tarts passed down through family friends.

Get ready, colleagues. You're finally going to benefit from my great vengeance and furious anger.

#BakeCanadian

YouTube video by The78Prof 1934 HITS ARCHIVE: Sleepy Head - Mills Brothers

Morning Song.

A lovely quiet number that is far more preferable to a rude alarm clock, ease on in to the morning with The Mills Brothers and their sweet 1934 tune Sleepy Head. The world can wait another few minutes before you get up. 🙂

youtu.be/y3K6DTUZkFI?...

Miss Piggy wearing a mint green ballgown.

Cardi B wearing the same mint colored ballgown.

celebrities dressed like miss piggy: thread

Thoughts of spring.

The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).

Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).

Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)

Hershey's Canada sending Cherry Blossom to the chocolate graveyard | CBC News Some are grieving; some will dance on its grave. Hershey's Canada says it's discontinuing Cherry Blossom, the novelty candy that consists of a syrupy maraschino cherry encased in milk chocolate.

Please respect my privacy during this difficult time. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Top ten reasons Farm trucks are never stolen.

Old oak tree with twisted branches in autumn woodland of ancient oaks

A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳

January 4-17, 2025: about 1 in 132 people are infected with COVID.

Tara Moriarty and group have updated their COVID forecast. Thank you!

Click the link and then the tabs on the left to see all provinces, territories and Canada as a whole.

lookerstudio.google.com/embed/report...

Brittlestar stands in front of the castle at Disney World in a jazzy red jacket

CIRCUIT BREAKER CHRISTMAS
or How To Maximize Your Holly and Jolly
www.brittlestar.com/p/circuit-br...