Shchedryk: 🌻💙💛🌻 youtu.be/0UmvUy1LziE?...

He’s sick

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it for lunch.

some studies ive done! #art #painting

Link: www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

Trump and Stephen Miller kidnapped innocent people of color and just sent them to die in a foreign prison. Oh American taxpayer dollars - 6 million of them - went to pay Bukele of El Salvador for this dirty work.

2/ Over the last month, the Gomez family has been exploring immigration visa options that would allow them to stay in the U.S. but that comes with costly legal fees They’ve been fundraising to support that process, including via Lost Origins’ sale of Gael’s astrophotography:

The man in charge of logging each native seed in Ireland has described the project as like “Noah’s Ark” for plants – a vault for renewal after ecological disasters. Ecologist Darren Reidy has been researching, gathering and banking native seeds across Ireland since 2022. jrnl.ie/6910184

Behold here are wrens for your delight! Happy Christmas

Still true.

Sending out seasonal greetings on this, the last Sunday before Christmas & the winter Solstice. Embrace the light and the lengthening days. Take comfort in the small miraculous things that come your way. Celebrate kindness, pay it the attention it deserves xxx

Pro writing tip: maps can be obnoxious, let nature design them for you!

Nature is so amazing! I'm kidding! But damn if I don't see stuff like this on the internet and a TONNE of people...well, have more interesting ideas about reality than I do.

I frequently have to look up one or two of the words that @annelouiseavery.bsky.social uses in a post. Usually they are archaic or belong to a regional English dialect. But this time… Yperite is the French name for mustard gas.

This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about

Cartoon by Tom Toro

Millions of people from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Plains to the Northeast are under alerts today and tomorrow due to high winds. Keep a safe distance from large trees during windy conditions. Numerous people are hurt or killed every year due to falling branches. weather.gov

Are you an on-the-ground meteorologist or an eye-of-a-hurricane meteorologist? NOAA’s Aircraft Operation Center in Lakeland, FL is seeking an "eye-of-a-hurricane meteorologist": usajobs.gov/job/852680400 ...and we're seeking "on-the-ground" types: www.usajobs.gov/job/852840100

Take a break from doom scrolling and have a little peak at the commission. I’m working on today. Next step, the grasshopper and the foliage.

Most of us have some struggles with the holidays. Wolf is blessed to have good friends to help him through.

❄️If you're enjoying all my many advent stories, please, please consider supporting my writing (and somewhat precarious health) and buy me a Kofi (ko-fi.com/annelouiseav...) or join my patreon, where are hundreds upon hundreds of stories & recipes for every season! patreon.com/annelouiseav...

Getting in the holiday mood yet?

🧶: #smallpoemsunday (cc: @tomsnarsky.bsky.social)

The Tenth Window: An Ode to Libraries. That morning, the Broker was feeling rapidly out of sorts, his nerves were bothering him, his heart racing and fluttering. He knew why. It was the anniversary of his first gassing. The 10th of December.

So tiny and perfect!

A timely tale.

For beloved Amy D. Mullen, in honour of her mother, Justine, in memory of many happy winter outings! xxx #OldFoxAdventCalendar The painting is by Karl Hauptmann

In a leaked memo, AG Pam Bondi told the DOJ to compile a “list of groups or entities engaged in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism,” suggesting the department could target Americans based on their political beliefs rather than their actions.

It’s been awhile since I have posted one of my watercolor birds. I enjoyed creating this little hummingbird. (Winsor Newton on Leyton cotton cold press paper.) #bird #birdoftheday #watercolor #originalart #myart #hummingbird #birdart #blueskyartshow #blueskybirds

Wonderful, exciting news – my Reynard the Fox is now an audiobook! Completely unabridged and read by the perfect narrator, Joseph Edward Degnan. It's available now at all the usual places, see below for links and a clip!

The Ninth Window. The Doctor and Grey Brock knocked on the door at half-past seven, and were welcomed in by Old Fox for a quick repast of eggs and toast and potato cakes and plain cake and coffee.