The nestling robins outside our door fledged today. Fly safe little birdies! These pictures were taken earlier today, before these last two fledged. As you can see they were definitely ready to go.

Seeing the Met Gala outfits makes me miss the days when I did red carpet posts on my blog. There's a lot of great clothes there this year. And yes, I know about Amazon and wealth inequality. I still love the clothes.

We once again had Robins nesting on the light in are back yard. There were 3 babies that looked ready to fledge so we setup the camera. This was not the end of the story we were expecting. Hawks need to eat too. At least the other 2 seemed to get away, although that second one did not seem ready.

I am guardedly optimistic that the migraine has lifted. I can still feel tendrils of it but I haven't taken anything in hours so I hope the worst is over. 🤞

Weirdly, the throbbing of my migraine is not in time with my heartbeat. I wonder what it IS in time with?

Best In Show is even funnier now, after I've had my own dog. Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard really excelled in these Christopher Guest mockumentaries.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social wrote this illuminating article on Trump's Next Coup Attempt. US friends, please read this and take note of the ways each scenario can be stopped. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

Hell yes. Ban them.

Go Artemis II!

It's the Junos! Rush opened! Mae Martin is hosting! It's so Canadian it's awesome.

Why is @acorntv.bsky.social cutting scenes from its shows??

Pretty much sums things up.

Fellow Canadians, Transport Canada is doing a survey on Canadian experience with vehicle headlights and glare at night until April 20, 2026. Have your say, and share with other Canadians! tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

Damnit CBC your split screen ads during the Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies (followed by full screen ads) is disruptive, disrespectful, and annoying af.

US fans doing their bro-style "U S A" chant at the Olympics is so cringe.

Go Canada!!! Congratulations to Valérie Maltais for her Bronze in 3000m speed skating: the first medal for Canada in Milano! 🇨🇦🥉

CBC, we can't have the Opening ceremonies commercial free? Wtf???

It would be funny if someone thanked Satan instead of Jesus for their Grammy. Maybe with a shout-out to the amazing deal they made. Apropos of nothing, Jelly Roll went way way OTT with his Jesus talk. Thank your deity once, please.

Is it just me or does whatever Addison Rae sang at the Grammys tonight have a lot in common with Sheila E's The Glamorous Life?

This is definitely the best written article on the OBX incident. It is interesting to see it addressed from an outside perspective. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The US is definitely interfering with the Alberta separatist movement to break up Canada. Be on your guard, fellow Canadians. Elbows up!

Sometimes when the world is going to shit, something positive comes along to make your day a little brighter. Today, that is GWAR covering Pink Pony Club. youtu.be/I5XR48KLE8I?...

Ruby-throated male hummingbird. Watercolour on arches hot-pressed paper. It turns out everyone was right when they said arches is better. #Birds #RubyThroatedHummingbird #Watercolour #ArchesPaper

I got some new soft pastels in and so I did a version of that gorgeous photo. #ArtistsOfBluesky #Art #Landscape #SoftPastel

My late dog Gozer. She was my heart dog; she died almost two years ago but I miss her every day. This is soft pastel on sanded paper. #Art #ArtistsOfBluesky #Dog #DogPortrait #SoftPastel #GozerDog

docs.google.com/document/d/1... This statement from 65 players in the San Francisco scene makes statements about their own recent issues and solidarity for the OBX Fall Flippers situation. The IFPA deleted it in their own Discord, citing "discussion on the IFPA's response to [their OBX decision]."

The IFPA has come out and said that they won't de-sanction the OBX event. I'm furious at this shit show: it's sending the message that anyone who isn't a cis man isn't safe and the women's council is just a distraction. There's a petition. Please sign it. c.org/9NDNFsVCnR

WTF, IFPA. OBX needs to be de-sanctions and the WPPRs removed. Otherwise they may as well just say out loud that they'll support trans people as long as it doesn't interfere with cis men's stuff. www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-ob...

Pinball is for everyone and what happened in North Carolina to trans players this weekend is appalling. Fuck this shit, OBX. I hope the IFPA does the right thing here: de-sanctions the tournament and doesn't sanction further tournaments there until reparations and proof of change are made.

Our pumpkins this year. The Raven is mine.

Birdtober Day 31: Artist's Choice: Blue Jay. Go Jays! Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #BlueJay #Watercolour #Gouache #GoJaysGo #Birds

Birdtober Day 30: Gallirex (Rwenzori turaco). Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober2025 #Gallirex #RwenzoriTuraco #WaterBasedMarkers

Birdtober Day 29: Varied Bunting. Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #VariedBunting #Watercolour #Gouache #Birds

Birdtober Day 28: Sultan Tit. Water-based markers on ohuhu paper. #Birdtober2025 #SultanTit #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds

Birdtober Day 27: California Condor. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober2025 #CaliforniaCondor #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds

Birdtober Day 26: Pacific Wren. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #PacificWren #Watercolour #Birds

Birdtober Day 25: Acorn Woodpecker. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober #AcornWoodpecker #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds

Birdtober Day 24: Olive Warbler. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #OliveWarbler #Watercolour #Birds

Birdtober Day 23: Northern Waterthrush. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #NorthernWaterthrush #Watercolour #Birds

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Birdtober Day 22: Tree Swallow. Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #TreeSwallow #Watercolour #Gouache #Birds

Birdtober Day 21: Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Watercolour and gouache on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #EurasianTreeSparrow #EurasianSparrow #Watercolour #Gouache #Birds

Birdtober Day 20: Golden Plover (European). Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober2025 #GoldenPlover #WaterBasedMarkers #Birds

Birdtober Day 19: Red-footed Booby. Watercolour on 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #RedFootedBooby #Watercolour #Birds #Bird

Birdtober Day 18: Crowned Parrot (red). Water-based markers and InkJoy pen on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober2025 #CrownedParrot #WaterBasedMarkers

Birdtober Day 17: Great Grey Owl. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober2025 #GreatGreyOwl #WaterBasedMarkers

Birdtober Day 16: Pygmy Nuthatch. Fineliners on recycled sketch paper. #Birdtober2025 #PygmyNuthatch #Fineliners

Birdtober Day 15: Ringed Kingfisher (female). Water-based markers and white InkJoy pen on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober2025 #RingedKingfisher #WaterBasedMarkers

Birdtober Day 14: Costa's Hummingbird. Watercolour on 300gsm hot pressed paper. #Birdtober2025 #CostasHummingbird #Watercolour

Birdtober Day 13: Grey Heron. Water-based markers on ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober2025 #GreyHeron #WaterBasedMarkers