"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." -Robert Louis Stevenson

Just coming into bloom for the wintry months ~ a small stand of Amaryllis "Apple Blossom" bulbs. So glad to see them! #Gardening #WinterBlooms #Amaryllis #Bloomsky #PlanetEarth #WeThePeople #DoUntoOthers #TheGoldenRule

On a cold winter's day: buttermilk biscuits for breakfast and afternoon tea! My mum & gran always used soft red winter wheat flour for their light, fluffy biscuits & I do the same. (White Lily is a favorite.) Flags in honor of my husband's Danish heritage! #bakesky #biscuits #cozy #Denmark #hygge

Today at the Pond ~ Jan 2026 Facing west near sunset, this lovely, young 2nd-year Bald Eagle still has a mottled head and tail, which will become bright white as she matures. (photo ©2026myhusband) #naturephotography #birds #democracy #photography www.allaboutbirds.org/news/officia...

Evening Lights ~ in a City Park in Winter #Light #WinterBeauty #PeacefulMoments #WeThePeople #TheGoodCity #Humanity #14thAmendment (photo by Renee Jordan, @heythereney)

As a new year begins ~ here is an excerpt from the poet Rainer Maria Rilke's "Letters to Merline" (1919-1922) #Beginning #NewYear #Poets #Angel #Rilke #Letters #Begin #Humanity #Peacework #Justice #BetterWorld

“There is suddenness / to all surfaces.” A poem by Jorie Graham. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/fK9igR

Photo Gallery: 20 Birds Taking Care of Their Babies www.boredpanda.com/baby-birds-p... #birds #parenting #naturephotography #nature #creatures #OurBeautifulPlanet #photography #babybirds #heartwarming

I was in geology depts from undergrad through my PhD, and they've given me an expansive sense of time and space as they operate in the natural world. These scales are completely different from our own lived experience, but are essential to understand if we're to exist long-term on this planet. 🧪

Black-eyed peas are a traditional #NewYearsDay fare for #luck and prosperity. We cook them with a ham hock, traditional seasonings (onions, garlic) + some new ones (curry powder, sherry), & serve them w/ shredded collard greens, bits of ham, and Louisiana Hot Sauce. #Cooksky #Collards #HappyNewYear

For New Year's Eve ~ Does time really pass? Philosopher Brad Skow says it does, but not in the way we typically imagine. I find the "block universe" theory of time at once astounding and #comforting. Short feature story at MITNews: bit.ly/DoesTimePass #Time #Spacetime #ThePast #HappyNewYear #Peace

In the Garden Today ~ A Tufted Titmouse in Winter. A lovely pair has been visiting our feeder this week. Q: Is the plural of Titmouse "Titmouses" or "Titmice"? www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/bird... (Photo: Creative Commons) #Birds #Winter #Holidays #PeacefulMoments #OurBeautifulEarth #Gardens

Music for a Winter's Day #Travel back in time: "D'amor languire" is a stirring work from 1405, reconstructed by #musicologist Michael Cuthbert, performed by #EnsembleMicrologus. Enjoy #free at the Listening Room ~ a collection of MIT's #music online! mta.mit.edu/audio-catego... #Medieval #Recording

“How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward.” (Spanish proverb) ~ Wishing you some peaceful hours during this lively holiday season! #MerryTidings #Peace #HappyHolidays #Holidays #Owls #Birds #NaturePhotos #Trees #Goodwill #Renewal #ReturnOfTheLight #Comfort&Joy (istock image)

Tidings of happiness & hope to you at the #WinterSolstice! In this season, we have an invitation from Nature to pause, to trust that creativity and insights often arrive in quiet, even dark times, and that the light will return! (image via iStock) #GladTidings #hope #photography #nature #trees #sun

except from A Dream of Solstice by Seamus Heaney #WinterSolstice2021 #WinterSolstice

A White-breasted Nuthatch striking the classic nuthatch pose. These birds have an extra strong hind toe that allows them to scoot downwards face-first.

My fella is brewing syrup for his homemade ginger ale today! This is how it starts: a pot of chopped fresh ginger root, along with lemon, lime & satsuma orange zests + vanilla. Delicious w/ sparkling water, or in a rum #punch. #Recipe in comments. #Cooksky #GingerAle #Drinks #Mixer #Refreshment

Making the house ready! #WinterHolidays #GoodWillToAll #GlaedeligJul #Hygge #HyggeligJul #MerryTidings #HappyHanukkah #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #TidingsOfComfortAndJoy #LoveThyNeighbor #ReturnOfTheLight

In the #Garden Today ~ A Cooper's #Hawk like this one visited us today, close by the birdfeeder—where the cardinals, finches & nuthatches were all suddenly scarce. This is a tall, sleek bird, with very good posture! Photo via @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cooper... #Birds

#Ideas for a #GoodFuture from the Stone Ctr on Inequality & Shaping the Future of Work at MIT. Here are key takeaways + a #video on shaping a fair, thriving culture that provides more #economicsecurity + #freedoms, #people-centric policies, & #pro-worker #AI. shapingwork.mit.edu/news/stone-c...

(1/) The first panel at the Stone Center launch event last month explored the causes and consequences of wealth inequality. Key takeaways below 🧵👇

A new op-ed from Richard Locke, Dean of MIT Sloan, highlights research from our co-directors @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social , and @davidautor.bsky.social and our affiliate @sendhil.bsky.social on choosing a pro-human path for AI. mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...

For the holidays: a genius short animation ~ with a huge heart! Vive la France! ⭐ 🇫🇷 ⭐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER... #animation #holidays #heartwarming #VivelaFrance #art #foodsky #cooking #creatures

#Video of the Inaugural Event at the Library of Congress to celebrate the new U.S. Poet laureate ~ Arthur Sze! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yaj... #Poets #Poetry #PoetLaureate #LibraryofCongress #Bravo

Last night, U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE delivered his remarkable inaugural reading. His poems called us to dissolve the boundaries we imagine or impose between ourselves and our world. Line by line, ARTHUR's distinctive generosity as poet, translator, and now Poet Laureate unfolded.

More waves! Powerful, but peaceful :) I had this one printed out on textured art paper which really brought out the texture of the spray. #Iceland Oct 2021

A Handy #Kinship #Chart ~ Hope this might be useful for your holidays! Several years ago, for a brief time, I had this chart mastered. Am now aiming to restore working knowledge before #celebrating winter #holidays with beloved #relatives, who represent five #generations! #Cheers #Infographic

A favorite photograph by Peaklass — @peaklass.bsky.social — a writer/photographer who creates stunning images of the Peak District in #England along with commentary. Photo©2024Peaklass Site: peaklass.com + blog: peaklass.com/blog/ #Photography #NaturePhotography #BeautifulPlanet #Writers

For #Bluesky! The Blue of the Sky | via John Hamilton: "A cyanometer is an instrument for measuring the intensity of #blue in the #sky. Its #invention in 1789 is attributed to the mountain climber and physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt. (image by unknown) #Science 1/2

Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Great #Libraries of the World: Great Hall of the Jefferson Building, U.S. Library of Congress. The statue holds a torch, an emblem for learning and the quest for knowledge. (istock image). "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." — Jorge Luis Borges #LibraryLove #Librarians

In the Garden, Nov 2025 Late fall leaves encased in ice on a fieldstone wall. We like to keep most of our #leaves in #winter as insulation for garden beds and shelter for #ladybugs, bumblebees, wood frogs, Luna moths, and the like. #Gardens #Fall #NaturePhotography #Photography #FallColor

Wondrous commentary: @joriegraham.bsky.social on a visionary poem that "confirmed the ascent of a rare new voice: a voice modulating between melancholy and wit.... a mesmerizing voice that became indispensable to American verse." #Poetry #Poem #Poets #ElizabethBishop #Writing bit.ly/jg-on-bishop

Weekend Biscuiteering ~ for a continued giving of thanks gathering. Fluffy-style buttermilk biscuits, out of the oven, cooling, and awaiting ham and bacon filling. (For this kind of biscuit, it's great to use a soft red winter wheat flour.) #Bakesky #Buttermilk #Biscuits #Thankful #Baking

#HappyThanksgiving A #pecan #pie ready for #baking. This year, I used pie diva Melissa Clark's #recipe, which calls for browned butter, maple syrup, honey, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, sea salt, and a wee dram of bourbon. Clark describes the recipe + process in this #video: bit.ly/MC-howto

#HappyThanksgiving! ~ "Your randomly nice #word of the day is: GLISK, from Scots, meaning: 'Sunlight glimpsed through a break in the clouds; a fleeting glance at a glittering sight; a brief glow of warmth from a fire that's burned low; a sudden flash of #hope in the heart.'" — via Robert MacFarland

The Power of Tiny #Gardens • Think of a tiny city garden like a coral reef, where one little worm comes & builds its cave. And then another one attaches itself...Soon you have a great coral reef supporting 100s of #species. Tiny gardens work that way. #Climate #PlanetaryHealth bit.ly/tinygardenpo...

I’m going to link a few recipes here that might come in handy about now. #Thanksgiving #HomeCooking #ComfortFood #Baking #Pie #food #cooking #foodsky #cooksky goodport.blog/2025/03/13/n...

Forest Bathing ~ 24 November 2025 "The first works related to sylvotherapy go back to antiquity. According to Pliny the Elder, 'the smell of the forest where pitch and resin are collected [therefore coniferous forests] is extremely salutary.'" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinrin...

AI Is Not Deciding Our Future, We Are — Acclaimed MIT labor economist David Autor maintains that humans are still in the driver’s seat. betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/iss... #AI #HumanFuture #GoodJobs #WealthInequality #Economy #Technology #FutureOfWork #WellBeing #TechEthics #LivableFuture #Labor

@dapowell.bsky.social this is completely brilliant. I have read it over & over. The music ( no surprise) is astounding. It's also new--which is saying so much as I thought you'd undergone & transmitted every possible music. Thank you. Bless you. I needed this. More than I can say.

At the Pond Today | Late Fall Grasses #photography #naturephotography #landscape #fallcolors #grasses #ourbeautifulplanet #dailywalk #nativeplants

Is #AI coming for our #jobs? Maybe. See which industries are most/least at risk. MIT economist Daron Acemoglu says, "Society has two paths forward." Only one of them will benefit people and job creation. Story: www.usatoday.com/story/money/... #TechEthics #FutureOfWork #AIeconomy #Inequality

#DYK More than half of MIT #students arrive on campus with advanced musical experience! Many have chosen MIT *because* it offers a conservatory-level #music program, as well as world-class #humanities, #tech, and #science. www.facebook.com/reel/2349303... #HigherEd #ArtandScience #HolisticEd #Arts

#Illuminating Analysis "How 1776 Built a Democracy—and an Empire" A commentary by #historian Steven Mintz open.substack.com/pub/stevenmi... #AmericanHistory #Democracy #Ideals #AmericanStory #WeThePeople #AMorePerfectUnion #EPluribusUnum #KnowOurHistory #AmericanRevolution #Analysis