We went bird watching … but we were late!

Pitcher plant watching season never ends in Prince Albert National Park.

I need to make better decisions. Like not wait until its -15 C to move the trailer batteries inside.

Our kitties opened the first gift in their kitty solstice calendar (it’s an advent calendar, but re-timed to end on the solstice).

I was going to get up and back to work.

Tonight: three owls, two deer. And the dinner of the unsuccessful hunter: La Bomba takeout.

Berniecat at the vet. She is certified as BAR - bright alert and responsive - and very sweet. Also in very good health for an 18 year old furball!

My, I see a lot of them.

Lots of spruce grouse today! #tailgategizzardsnack

Rest, sweet puppy.

This dog was an absolute sweetie, and I will miss her.

I just got my first invitation to a work related holiday event. Hell no hell no hell no! I strongly believe that holiday events should NOT be scheduled before the feast of St Stephen.

You’ve never the only predator when in the boreal forest.

Naheda is a rock star!⭐️

I dislike social media algorithms driving content to me … most of the time. But not this week. Facebook is driving videos of ruffed grouse to me. Repeatedly. Which I love.

Force to ‘call in cat’ this morning, for work.

"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."

Happy upland game season, for those who celebrate.

joining the war on autism on the side of autism

We're going to hear a lot about autism today, from 'leaders' who are completely unqualified to talk about it. Let's be absolutely clear: - The principal cause of autism is autistic people having sex. - The greatest challenges for autistic people come from the lack of support and understanding.

Fellow parents of kids with cognitive disabilities: now is the time to be loud and proud about how awesome our kids are, and to emphasize neurodiversity. And to support adult disability activists.

You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.

One can feel bad for his family and worry about the escalating tide of violence … and hope that the memory and legacy of you-know-who fades away to nothingness.

More than ever I predict an election within 2 years and a Conservative win, with most of Poilievre's policies either already implemented or at least teed up and normalized. And you Carney fanfolks are going to be a major reason why.

We watched about 20 minutes of k-pop demon hunters … and do we really need a new addictive show? Yes. Yes we do.

If you're a Mark Carney devotee that will defend anything that man does because he's "better than Poilievre", please God put me out of my misery and just hit the block button because watching you meltdown at him receiving the smallest form of criticism is downright painful to watch.

FA followed by FO.

It’s been a nice pre-start-of-term break from work. In last week, we’ve seen several hundred bison, even more speed goat, rattlesnakes, bluebirds, burrowing owls, countless hawks, quite a few dinosaurs, old & new friends, a nerd herd, and more tabletop games that we have time in our lives to play.

If you only have one day in Eastend, make it a train day.

First trip to Old Man on his back and it didn’t disappoint. Speed goats and a large herd of bison!

"Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides" this is why #InverteFest encourages you to smell the flowers and ogle the critters. cameras have gotten exponentially better over the years and EVERYONE has a high chance of making scientific discoveries in normal places.

Spousal unit picked up corn on the cob at the Friday farmers’ market - amazing part of lunch! The taste of summer.

A glorious day of pre-season scouting. Many indeterminate waterfowl, cobra chickens, mourning doves, a kestrel, hawks of many sizes and colorations, well over a hundred pelicans, a bald eagle, a young coyote, and a takeout order of dim sum

I have finally managed to catch TerryCat’s quiet ‘meeps’ on video. Sound up.

Hey @usask - don’t tell me what you think a family should look like.

King Island PANP - packraft trip.

@offhandremarks.bsky.social - prep for the Faroes!

This is great news. Stay calm. It will be ok. You have my word.

Pictures from an old jack pine forest north of Smeaton, SK. Burnt in the Shoe Fire this spring.

Not all heros wear capes.

Amazing session!!!!

Wapati is pretty damn fantastic. @ryankbrook.bsky.social - do you research anything that isn’t super tasty?

Why I’m supporting Tammy: you’ve got to stand up to bullies. www.gofundme.com/f/a-battle-f...

Iykyk The Robertson Trading Company burnt tonight.

Nut Point, La Ronge Provincial Park. Another on a series of ‘before the 2025 wildfire series’ pictures.

It's been a rough few weeks watching one of my favourite places on the planet burn. I can't want to get back up, and watch it recover.

How else to grieve the loss of some of my favourite northern adventure / foraging sites to wildfires than a backyard fire and marshmallows?

Remnants from graduate school activism.

Happy Fluvog-day-eve, for those who observe.

It's a shame that Peter McKinnon is willing to sacrifice his long record of accomplishments to be a crank, yelling that the clouds. Diverse team are stronger. That's the message that McKinnon loses in his quest to find an ideological threat actor.