“The chestnut trees turned yellow, The oak like sherry browned, The fir, the stubborn fellow, Stayed green the whole year round. But O the bonny maple How richly he does shine! He glows against the sunset Like ruddy old port wine.” ― Christopher Morley #autumn #trees #nature #poetry

#Paris Ein Palästinenser aus Gaza und ein französisch-israelischer Staatsbürger haben gemeinsam ein Restaurant eröffnet. Ihr Ziel: mit Hilfe gemeinsamer Geschmacksrichtungen Frieden zu kochen.

Best season of all, well in my opinion anyway. #photography #nature #autumn ♡

Eight years after Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered, her courage still burns brighter than the fear meant to silence her. Her fight for truth lives on in every journalist who refuses to be intimidated. #OnThisDay #PressFreedom #Malta

Great news: Green sea #turtles are no longer endangered! Their status in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is now Least Concern. The population of this species has increased by 28% since the 1970s thanks to global conservation efforts. This is a major win for #biodiversity! 🐢💙

Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

"Nicht Klemperer, der allen Grund hätte, die Fassung zu verlieren, sondern der Ausleihbeamte bricht in Tränen aus ― so bestürzt ist er über das neue Verbot." Wie immer sehr schön aufgeschrieben von @renatusdeckert.bsky.social in "Wolken und Kastanien": 📖👉🏼 steady.page/de/renatus-d...

Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt

“There is no single model of democracy, or of human rights, or of cultural expression for all the world. But for all the world, there must be democracy, human rights, and free cultural expression.” ― Kofi Annan #DemocracyDay #OnThisDay #Quotes

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” ― Mother Teresa 🖤 Aug. 26, 1910 – Sep. 5, 1997 #onthisday #quotes #life #love

Over the past few months, Paris has spent € 9.6 million unsealing the square in front of its city hall and simply transforming it into a new urban forest. The result is truly beautiful. 🌳💚 #climatechange #trees #city

Independent, free media stands at the core of democracy. Today, the European Media Freedom Act starts applying, designed to strengthen media freedom, independence, and pluralism within the EU ⬇️

Labyrinth mit Botschaft: Europa und der Wunsch nach Frieden — eine Hommage an die Einheit und Vielfalt gestaltet von Landwirt Uli Ernst auf seinem Feld in Utting am Ammersee. 🌿🕊️❤️ (Foto: Peter Kneffel/dpa) #Peace #Europe #Ukraine️ #World

A hundred years ago, the #Seine was declared too polluted to swim in. Today, it’s open again. A reminder that with investment and political will, rivers can be brought back to life. In the end, it’s a choice. The full story behind the Seine’s revival: www.bbc.com/news/article... 📍🇫🇷 🏊🏼 #France #Paris

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” 🌳💚 (clip: ecosia/IG) #climatechange #heatwave #trees

"Mindestens so sehr wie die alten Gemäuer haben es mir die Straßennamen angetan. An den Brodbänken, Auf der Rübekuhle, Schlägertwiete. Oder jener Name von geradezu biblischer Wucht: Langer Jammer." Eine Geschichte übers Abschied nehmen von @renatusdeckert.bsky.social: 👉🏼 steady.page/de/renatus-d...

Happy Moments ... ♡ (by Jean-Pierre Laffont) #summer #photography #bnw

#OnThisDay, June 12, 1942, Anne Frank received a red-checkered diary for her 13th birthday. No one, not even Anne, could imagine how those blank pages would one day become the voice of millions. 📖✍️🏼 She would have turned 96 today. #OTD #AnneFrank

Wie werden unsere Innenstädte wieder lebens- und liebenswert? @christian-sievers.de war unterwegs mit seinem Team und hat eine sehenswerte Doku mitgebracht — mit weitem Blick über den Tellerrand und jede Menge Inspo für deutsche Städte. #AmPuls 👉🏼🎥 Bitte schaut sie an: www.zdf.de/video/report...

Herzlichen Dank an alle, die meiner neuen Geschichte in „Wolken und Kastanien“ ein bißchen Reichweite schenken! Die Grenze. Über Krakenarme in der Elbe und einen Gedankensprung über die Berliner Mauer, über Gespenster und den unsichtbaren Fremden im Türspalt: 👉🏼 steadyhq.com/de/renatus-d...

Cities: “We are not Amsterdam! We can’t just change, push back car dominance and create liveable cities for people!” Paris 🚴‍♂️: “Wait. Hold my wine 🍷🥖!” #WorldBicycleDay #Mobility #Cycling (video: Brice Perrin)

‪"I try with my pictures to raise a question, to provoke a debate, so that we can discuss problems together and come up with solutions." — Sebastião Salgado Brazil-born photographer (1944 — 2025) #photography #bnw #art

Manchmal wird es im Nachrichten-Studio ganz still und man muss um Fassung ringen: Die britische Chirurgin Dr. Victoria Rose berichtet von ihrem Alltag in Gaza. Unter welch „barbarischen“ Umständen sie Kinder operieren muss. Und versucht deren Leben zu retten. 👇 www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...

So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need? Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law? This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.

“When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.” ― Jim Henson (Sept 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) He certainly did 🧡 #OnThisDay #JimHenson #TheMuppets

“Why don't we live when we know we're here just this one time, just one single, unrepeatable time in this unutterably magnificent world?!” — Max Frisch, An Answer from the Silence (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991) #OnThisDay #Quotes #Photography

„Bitte seid Menschen.“ — Margot Friedländer 🖤

#OnThisDay, 40 years ago — May 8, 1985: Bundespräsident Richard von Weizsäcker mit Worten, die damals für manche ungeheuerlich waren — und heute von trauriger Aktualität. #8Mai #History

"Children in the Gaza Strip have begun to die of hunger. Unlike adults, they cannot endure such suffering. I think of them, imagining the food they long for but can’t have – and the thought is heartbreaking." Read every word of this, by Aya Al Hattab #Gaza www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#PlanetEarth David Attenborough turns 99. The BBC has asked 99 nature lovers - including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin - how the presenter has helped us see the world with fresh eyes www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... 👉 🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=6c3M...

There is no shade of green quite like sunlight through new leaf. 🌿☀️ Word of the #MayDay: “Maienschein” — lit. “May-light”, “May-shine”; the green glow of light through spring leaves (also “Mayenschein”; German, poetic-archaic). #photography ♡ #trees

Eine neue Geschichte in „Wolken und Kastanien“ von @renatusdeckert.bsky.social über Ernst Barlach als verzweifelt Liebenden und einen unbekannten Brief aus dem Sommer 1892 ― wie immer sehr schön erzählt: 💌👉🏼 steadyhq.com/de/renatus-d...

There is no #EarthDay without the Ocean. It covers more than 70% of our planet and is home to over a million of Earth's plants and animals 🐋🌿🌍 (Photo: Fabrice Guerin) #Earth #Oceans #NoPlanetB

Im Rahmen der Berliner Luftbrücke nach West-Berlin wird am 16. April 1949 die mit 12.849 Tonnen an einem einzigen Tag größte Menge an Versorgungsgütern von den West-Alliierten in die blockierte Stadt eingeflogen. #OnThisDay #History #Berlin

In Hamburg wurde jetzt das 1. Fahrrad-Parkhaus im 🇳🇱-Stil eröffnet. Es bietet Platz für 1200 Fahrrädern und ähnelt dem größten Parkhaus der Welt in Utrecht. 🚲♥️ #cycling #bicycle #mobility

„Die Ehrfurcht vor der Vergangenheit und die Verantwortung gegenüber der Zukunft geben fürs Leben die richtige Haltung.“ — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Feb 4, 1906 – Breslau, Polen Apr 9, 1945 – KZ Flossenbürg #OnThisDay #Bonhoeffer

Israel blockiert seit einem Monat sämtliche humanitären Hilfslieferungen in den Gazastreifen. Die Arbeit für die NGOs selbst wird immer gefährlicher.

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

BREAKING: More journalists have died in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 than in both World Wars and other major wars, combined. Our new report outlines the costs of war to journalists – and the journalism we all rely on. [THREAD, 1/8] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...

A solar eclipse is a powerful reminder that all darkness is temporary. #EclipseSolar2025 ♡ #ThePhotoHour

The whole of Western moral and political philosophy for 2,500 years is addressed to refuting the idea that justice means doing good to your friends and harm to your enemies. It appears we still have work to do.