Whoa, my city has a reflecting pool! I swear I didn't touch anything. #USA #iamnofelon

The Reflecting Pool renovation: $16 million. The water turned green. The paint peeled. The National Guard has patrolled since June 19. The DC Guard deployment costs $1.5 million per day. That is $28.5 million over 19 days. Davey Hearn touched peeling paint.

Fireflies are out in my backyard. One almost landed on my hand. This one landed on the table. I put dead leaves in my garden in the Fall, and leave them around the garlic. I read the firefly larva live in the leaf mulch.

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Forsinard Flows

These are cashews. The people, mostly women, who pick them and take the outside part off, really damage their hands. Once I watched what it does to their hands, I couldn't eat cashews anymore. Farmworkers give us so much and we take them for granted. Here's a video on it: youtu.be/F7o8OrstCAw

How my baby has grown! This cactus appeared in my garden about five years ago. I potted it and brought it in. Now it is 88cm tall, propped up with a metal thingy because as a self-supporting plant it is useless. 😂 I didn't know cactus could appear in Ontario out of the blue.

Wordle 1,845 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pretty good third attempt!

I saw this moth yesterday, quite unlike any insect I have seen. Looks like little thorns on it. The wingspan is about 1.5 cm Cool #nature #insect

Technically speaking, aren't all Republicans brain dead?

Yay!!! I have surgery scheduled for basal cell carcinoma on my nose. I have been wanting this for a year!!! Still have to wait until the end of Sept. I have had a recurring scab for a year!

I posted this earlier and got about 5 likes. Taken in Peru in the Amazon it is a much more exciting picture to me. A giant anteater passed in front of us as we walked on a trail. And a moth gets so much more attention, LOL.

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This is a homemade halloumi burger, my first. Very nice. Served on homemade tahini, topped with zhug which I used parsley in lieu of cilantro, and pickled beets. First time eating beer stems too. Definitely have those again.

I saw this moth yesterday, quite unlike any insect I have seen. Looks like little thorns on it. The wingspan is about 1.5 cm Cool #nature #insect

USA USA USA Not

Here's hoping that FIFA participants continue to recover from their injuries in five seconds.

Who knew presidential pardons were so far reaching? #FIFA

Here's hoping that FIFA participants continue to recover from their injuries in five seconds.

Who knew presidential pardons were so far reaching? #FIFA

This muskrat swam out to collect pond weeds. I'm assuming to line the den. It shares the beaver lodge with the beaver. I was actually watching a turtle which is in the same spot.

My statue is mocking Rudy Giuliani! This stain appeared and I haven't got around to washing it off.

When you really stop and think about this reality, it is heartbreaking. The reality of people who are seen as less worthy, less human. For all our advances in science and experience, we still have millions of people who have ingrained prejudices and hatred.

Who is going to drain the swamp?

I looked out my kitchen window and saw flowers in a tree. The flowers are about 8 feet up, with no visible connection to the rest of the plant. In fact the leaves down below look awful and wilted.

I looked out my kitchen window and saw flowers in a tree. The flowers are about 8 feet up, with no visible connection to the rest of the plant. In fact the leaves down below look awful and wilted.

The pool hit 90F today. We have solar panels to heat it, but we are not using them. Don't need to. Picture is deceptive. That is about 35 feet going away one end to the other (the long way).

We hiked up a mountain in Albania several years ago. Sunny and warm. At the top, cloudy and cold with snow. Came down the other side, in heavy rain. It was actually a three day excursion to hike there.

And the stock markets allow it. Shouldn't they be complicit? It is in fact. Illegal to profit from being POTUS. Well. It used to be. This right here, is how greed kills us. #cdnpoli

Major temp change. It was feeling like 45. After a rain shower now feels like 30. Almost enjoyable. Glad the rain came when it did. I BBQed chicken for a delicious Canada Day lunch.

Mark Carney has mastered how to perfectly flip those pancakes! So thankful he’s our Prime Minister! Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends on BlueSky! 🍁🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🍁🍁

Ahh pooh! Someone has put me on a list and now all these highly political accounts from the US are following me. Why does this keep happening???? I'm not American! It's not my problem. I want to laugh. I want art. I want rapport. I want personality. Ugh

The last of the garlic scapes, to be sauteed or used for pesto. I plant 80, which will be enough for planting 80 more cloves in the Fall, and enough garlic to last maybe 9 months.

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On this beautiful day, let's come together as Canadians to honour the past, embrace the present, and build a brighter future! May the Canadian spirit fill your heart with joy and pride on this special day... ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️ Happy Canada Day Friend's!

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day We have much to be grateful for.

“Standing up for Canadians’ rights and equality — always in our plan.” 🇨🇦❤️🌈🏳️‍🌈❤️🇨🇦 🎥 liberal_party on 𝕏 ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦

Tomorrow is Canada Day!!! And part of celebrating will be The Tragically Chip ice cream from Kawartha. The Tragically Hip is easily the best Canadian band, and one of the best rock bands EVER to me. Kawartha makes the best commercial ice cream. 😋😋😋 #Canada #Food #icecream #TheHip

I walked the walls of the Old City of Dubrovnik about a month ago. I didn't really recognize anything from Game of Thrones. Huge tourist draw and rip-off $$$.

Child development is cool. My granddaughter seems to have such a sense of humour and curiosity at 9 months. In videos she gives a big smile and squints her eyes happily. (She lives almost exactly 4,000 km away.) She's taking several steps now too.

Tomorrow will be HOT. Feeling 45 #shouldwetalkabouttheweather #Canada

Game time. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Sad... "Well, thank you for your concern and care, Alan..it's much appreciated! I would feel the same if the tables were turned! Nope, not done with Bluesky..I love it here! So if I ever disappear without notice like this - it's because something happened outside of my control lol"

Only one World Cup game on today. I wonder how many will be watching Canada play South Africa. Go Canada!!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 #football #FIFA

Only one World Cup game on today. I wonder how many will be watching Canada play South Africa. Go Canada!!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 #football #FIFA

I hope it says on the instructions that the crayons should not be eaten.

Sadly, it fits perfectly..

Whipped up this pizza with red pepper, jalapeno, bacon, red onion, feta and parmesan. With a glass of Pinot grigio that I bottled a year ago.