“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”

“About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.” www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...

Four minutes of your day. Watch this video of children at Valley View Elementary in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, reading their beautiful writing aloud. To ICE: "I think you should make friends with the world." What a privilege to get a glimpse of this sunlit, caring school community.

Some days you just need the trees.

"If the children are with me and they are taken with me, then we try to stay together as long as we can, hold tight, don’t cry. If they take me and leave the children..." — Kao Kalia Yang lithub.com/letter-from-...

"[T]he vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their *disapproval.*" CW: Sexual assault

Colour version of twisty willows near Norsworthy bridge. I love the spirals in the branches, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #moss

“But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, everything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldn't it?” ~ Haruki Murakami

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Last persimmon pic of the year.

Low cloud, and rain. #December

the light we let in

More Bryan Reisberg #TransitDog NYC subway!

The #TransitDog of the day is every dog who gets taken out by Bryan Reisberg on the NYC subway.

A mosaic of fallen leaves; beauty in decay.

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Finding these plants still flowering in the sheltered folds of our land felt like discovering quiet winter miracles Today’s Advent offering grew from that joy: a thimble-full of wildflowers, shared with love and a nod to those who celebrate our wild plants all year round

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

“Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.” ~Faith Baldwin 🔥🌿⛰️ #StunDay #SundayYellow #OrangeSun #GreenTherapy #FeelingFall #EastCoastKin #Photography #Treehuggers #Autumn #Scape

Because I deeply need some calming, de-stressing in my life ASAP, I will be making another squares rainbow set. Let me know if you’d like dibs!

A few drops of rain on shoreline stones. #November #colour

“If you’re staring at tough choices, go to findhelp.org. Type in your zip code—get connected to local food banks, free groceries, and emergency aid. It works in every city. No strings. Just help.”

I wrote about public libraries as spaces of civic solidarity, common knowledge, and public infrastructure — all endangered by commercial and federal saboteurs

Low cloud moving along the lake, end of #October. #mountainlife #canada

Gorgeous fall day here - light rain and book in front of the woodstove this eve. ⛰️🌲📖 4/4

"Neighbors running towards trouble. What I need you to know is we are organized. What I need you to know is that you need to get organized. What I need you to know is they are coming. What I need you to know is you can stop them." dansinker.com/posts/2025-1... @dansinker.com

Some of the fabulous colours at Westonbirt Arboretum today, before and after the rain! #AutumnColour #nature

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

Japanese #maple out the window right now. #leaves

Shell fragments in rock crevices - the beautiful remains of a variety of tiny lives. County Clare, Ireland.

A little bit of Colorado fall hanging on. #aspen #landscapephotography #photography #leafpeepimg #fallcolors #colorado

The patterns in nature are amazing. I could look at these Aspen leaves all day. #fallcolors #aspenleaves #aspen #colorado #naturephotography #photography

Stopping on the Kootenay Pass, in #October.

“How beautifully the leaves grow old! How full of light and color are their last days!” - John Burroughs. #MondayMotivation #nature #art

This is up the road, late on an October day. #fall #leaves #abstract

An oval concretion, with flat and rounded faces, polished smooth by waves and sand. County Clare, Ireland.

Looking out the window. #October

Chasing 🍁🍂🍁 #adirondackmountains

Fall in Colorado… nothing quite like it. ❤️ #fallcolors #aspen #independencepass #colorado #photography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky

Woke up at 5:00 AM to this!! ✨❤️

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

Near-peak colors on the south side of Guanella Pass today (Abyss trail)! 📸: Matt Piechota #COwx

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

stream posting will continue until morale improves

@labradoryuki.bsky.social Thought Yuki might appreciate this.

Bookstore owners/bookseller friends, tell me how your store came to be, please.

A lil TL cleanse for the aces fans mad at the L and lynx fans worried about phee #WNBA

Tokyo Last Night