Bulkley River Ice Nicholas Bott 1998

I need a break from the relentless (bad!) news, so I'm poking through some recent photos, and I figured hey, maybe you want a momentary break as well. So here are four of those photos. All by me.

Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan

Sky Lights Dana Irving 2022

He saw you do that.

Flower break.

Attn @sashabdoodle.bsky.social

I share the grief and horror of my whole feed tonight, and all I can offer is a small flower break.

this is what any 2 given Canadians discussing recent US news looks like

Hey, #yyj — a cougar was spotted by the Songhees Walkway on Friday.

That people who dined for a lifetime off that freedom have sold it out for the chance to elevate their professional resentments into fundamental principles, for the sake of a slightly wider audience that neither knows nor wants to know any better, is a massive and grotesque betrayal.

This is such a kind and nuanced analysis compared to my initial take of “he got old and irrelevant and decided it was everyone else’s fault”

A bel biv devoe bahn mi shop called that girl is hoisin

<Benoit Blanc> "Ah just know ah would have solved that murder of those walk-on passengers If ah'd made my ferry reservation instead of bein' made to wait until 3 sailings after it occurred, and then havin' all the rest of sailing's cancelled because of, what did they call it, "high winds?"

Knives Out but the murder happens on a BC Ferry that Benoit Blanc is already on and the boat can’t dock until he solves the crime In this scenario some people are headed to a retreat on a Gulf Island, there’s a high school sports team on board, and the car alarms never stop

Canadians, sign this petition to stop the use of the Notwithstanding clause against trans Canadians. This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights. SIGN.

People on my feed who are not Amanda Mull are caring about college football tonight. It’s a little odd.

Whatever your feelings are on artificial intelligence, A.I. has nothing to do with the purpose of the alt attribute or alt text. To suggest that people deliberately write misleading alt text in order to "stick it to A.I." is going to hurt the humans who rely on it to access the web.

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images. The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

One of the tragedies of growing up is it's apparently no longer "socially acceptable" to carry around a cool rock & show it to people you meet. So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them. Let's talk about scholar's stones.

I keep some flower photos around for nights like this

This is so much better

Last weekend, before the rain started falling again, @sashabdoodle.bsky.social and her social media manager went for a walk

The owner of this business is a old, wonderful friend & a former employer of mine, so please, I need all of my Pacific Northwest followers keeping an eye out for this stuff, especially if you run in nerd circles, so that his dream business, built via decades of grinding, can keep running.

I loved this XKCD map and wanted to see a version for Canada and well, here we are

A joy of a sight for #ThrowbackThursday - A ghost gable 👻 - caught like a fly in amber at Wirksworth in Derbyshire

Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its landmark report. Everyone should read it. @tyolsen.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Cute little calf at a creamery on Vancouver Island

Quick timeline cleanse.

Tofino, BC

Your regular reminder that University of Victoria, Canada, hosts the world’s largest Trans+ archives and they are all digital and online, and free for access worldwide. Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️ www.uvic.ca/transgendera...

It's going to be raining on Friday, Vancouver. No sunny beach day for you, but HEY guess what? It doesn't rain inside Rogers Arena (I don't think)! GO BUY YOUR TICKETS. www.wnbacanadagame.com

Folks, give @victoria.ca a follow on this platform. Our comms team is facing the reality of going from 40,000 X followers to 978 Bluesky followers. We’re doing the right thing by ditching the toxic platform, but we need those followers back. bsky.app/profile/vict...

Self portrait, sort of.

Victoria life.

How my feed feels some days

We get some low tides now and again

My cat thinks he should be indoor / outdoor. My cat is wrong, but I took this shot in case I need it for a MISSING poster

Gotta keep motoring onward

you have been visited by "Le Boulanger Quebecois" repost to receive his blessing

I put all the Heritage Minutes in chronological order by event so you don't have to. 🇨🇦 (I was looking for this and couldn't find it, so it became a weird hobby. It genuinely may be of interest only to me.) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Post pics of when your pet was little @sashabdoodle.bsky.social

that paranoid feeling when you’re not sure if the film actually advanced through the camera

From the Back Window — Alfred Stieglitz, 1915

Hey pals! Right now there’s a sale on in my Redbubble store (which I don’t push nearly enough) where FINE DESIGNS such as these are available UP TO 40% OFF! It won’t last long so get them while you can! (All shares gratefully received) #art #merch www.redbubble.com/people/docha...

So… has everyone seen the interior of the “Flying Palace” Trump wants to accept from Qatar? www.executivetraveller.com/photos-insid...