It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

genius.com/Stacey-ryan-.... Being old, I'm not on TikTok. Being sane, I'm not on Twitter. So the only place I could find to share this old clip is on Genius. Scroll down to the 'about', click on 'expand' and it should play. Sorry about the rigamarole, and hope you enjoy this modern version! ❄️

Trump had his name removed from the Epstein files and put it on the Kennedy Center

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO12... Huzzah! If you love Wallace and Gromit (and if you don't, well, I'm sorry but we can't be friends) you'll be happy to see these short films from 'Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions' now free for Christmas! 🧀 It's the wrong cheese, Gromit!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Rm... try this again since the link got lost!

I have watched this hundreds of times, and it always brings me joy. The snow, cozy fire, Deano crooning - the slippers! It's all perfect. May you enjoy all of the above today, as well as someone to share it with. ❤️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5RmAheBnKE&t=9s

I couldn't stop laughing - the music is perfection.

@freyja3.bsky.social, you are featured in today's advent calendar from Anne Louis Avery! As are wildcats you love, perhaps ancestors of those now living in the wilds of Scotland. 💕

Hope you make it someday. It's a really varied country landscape wise, so never boring. I have a crappy phone camera so haven't taken many pictures. Will try to post some from my hub's phone when we get home. But not too many!

Dumb ass dude gets swallowed by a Sailfish while drunk on a charter boat and then goes to Miami to tell them all to stop sinning so much.

Noticed this on the side of the milk carton while having breakfast in Ushuaia. Evidently in some places vaccinations are still encouraged!

For all those who are grieving this advent.

Listen to these two. This is America today

Bluesky has a 3 minute limit on videos but here’s part one for those who don’t have TikTok

This mural in Trevelin, Argentina shows that some things are the same the world over. 😉

Remember cloud pictures taken from planes, back when flying was novel? These were taken on a flight from Calafate to Ushuaia, when the gray clouds cleared right before take-off. #photography #clouds

Indeed.

The Argentinian adventure continues. A really cool place we visited near Cholila was the cabin where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid lived for a couple of years (and Etta Place, the Kid's moll). Ironically, there's now a police station just down the road.

This administration is a disaster in every way. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-5...

If you want to be transported to a kinder and gentler world, follow Anne and open an advent calendar window (sometimes two!) each day. It's a little moment of peace and gratitude that may help you feel hope.

Hi everyone. 😊 Could you do me a big favour please. 🙏 Go and have a quick look in my birdy shop here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 No need to buy anything, (although amazing if you do!)😁 Just looking is a big help to me! ❤️ Thank you! 🙏🥰🐦

Something different from the mountains and flowers of Argentina I've been posting. These little roadside shrines pop up all along the roads, and honor folk saint Gauchito Gil. People leave offerings of cigarettes, alcohol, red ribbons, and flags bearing his likeness. More info in alt text.

The lupines grow wild here in Argentina, and line the roads. They do make a nice foreground for photos!

A plant nursery on a street corner in San Martin de los Andes. The wall continues down the street and is stunning!

Vulignanco waterfall in the Lake district of Argentina. We didn't hike to this one!

On the road to Parque National Lanin in Argentina.

If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

Dancing in the doorway in Buenos Aires.

Cafe in Boca, Buenos Aires with paintings of local heroes Messi and Maradona. The Boca Juniors football stadium is nearby, so the area is full of tributes to them.

The more color, the better! Street scene in Boca, Buenos Aires. #photography

Colorful houses in Boca, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires.

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen. David Bowie Del Amitri Lord Huron Bruce Springsteen Paul McCartney

Near our hotel in Buenos Aires was a Russian Orthodox church, and a few steps away was this mural. Unfortunately no picture of the church as it was night. Bravo to the painter.

New research shows something wild: most dogs still carry slivers of wolf DNA. Even Chihuahuas have 0.2% wolf in their genomes.

WELCOME TO THE DAY OF MANY CALORIES YOU SHALL CONSUME YOU SHALL INGEST YOU SHALL HEAVE YOUR SWOLLEN BODY ONTO THE COUCH MOANING AS YOU DO SO BUT WAIT THERE'S STILL PIE

Such a beautiful feeling 🥹

A morning shopper on the streets of Buenos Aires. #photography

Tragic accident at sea?

The closest I'll get to a Thanksgiving meal this year. Not that I'm complaining! Happy Thanksgiving to all my friend who celebrate, from a Buenos Aires market. (Confession: I don't eat meat except for turkey on Thanksgiving day, so I'll just stick to the veggies!)

A shady street (in the good sense) in Colonia, Uruguay.

Lighthouse in Colonia, Uruguay. The city was founded in 1680 and passed back and forth between the Portugese and the Spanish for a long time.

Wishing @annelouiseavery.bsky.social a very wonderful birthday! Thank you so much Anne for sharing your beautiful words and kind heart. I hope this 'new year' brings you joy.

I just posted this in reply to someone, and then realized that there may be those of you who have never seen Ryker in action. Prepare to be amazed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND63...

People who should know better refer to Brown-headed Cowbirds with a variety of perjoratives. These birds are not "jerks" or "lazy" - they are surviving. A question sometimes asked is, "How do cowbirds grow up to be cowbirds?" when reared by some other species. www.audubon.org/news/how-doe...

How great is this? Really great. You'll be glad you read it (gift article) > www.nytimes.com/interactive/...