Meditation on compassion ~ Mingyur Rinpoche https://justdharma.org/meditation-on-compassion-mingyur-rinpoche/ #MingyurRinpoche #compassion #happiness #meditation

This is the National Blend of Models (NBM) and isn’t just one model—it’s a weighted blend of many models, with more influence given to those that perform best. For snow, it’s essentially a bias-corrected, skill-weighted average, which usually makes it more reliable than any single model alone.

We say #snowmageddon as a joke, but if ever there was a time to use it, it’s now!! Watch as the West Coast gets bombarded by at least 5 storms in 15 days, with up to 15 feet of snow in the high Sierra, and that may be an underestimate if the models verify. NWS says up to 8 feet by Wednesday!

❤️ Hope your Valentine’s Day is Sweet. Forever Yours, Florida ❤️

Grace is a touch that arrives, unearned and unbidden. No preparation. No ritual of alignment. Just the answer, emerging where nothing would reach. It leaves no obligation behind. #Grace

Having slight issues with my Etsy and then remembered ..oh yeah I have a Ko-fi page! So this is there now. ko-fi.com/s/7d490cc1d6

'Red on the Cuillins' by Pam Carter, painter who was known for her Scottish landscapes #WomensArt

Bald eagle, Sierra Valley, California #birds #birding #birdwatcing

" If we realize that life spent on this earth is a gift today and every day - then the stress produced by all of the hopes, fears, and situations in which we try to secure our life would be greatly reduced. . . ." ~ Dzigar Kongtrul, The Bee Story

Record Highs VS Record Lows since 2020 in Florida. No contest.

This is a post about animal excrement and the English language. bull$#!% = nonsense/lies chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly horse$#!% = nonsense/lies dog$#!%= low quality ape$#!% = wild bat$#!%= crazy Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).

Austrian artist Janine Heschl creates 'textile wildlife art,' using machine embroidery to focus on wildlife protection #womensart

Your annual reminder that groundhogs are squirrels, and pretty darned good at climbing trees. #mammals 🌿 #GroundhogDay

The snow moon setting this morning 🌊🌊

Buddhist insights: Everyday Buddhist: We talk about the doors to the deathless, but it’s not something out there, something remote or hidden. ‘Emotional Habits’ by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1ps.

Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj writes, "As a cardiologist who has treated heart attacks for more than 20 years, I’ve seen how eating habits formed in childhood can often lay the groundwork for chronic illness in adulthood."

When windy place an ear to the bark of a tree, & with a hand stop all noise entering the other ear You can now concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the low rumble of the trunk & branches working with the wind You can also feel the movement of the branches as they react

RFK Jr’s new diet guidelines pose risks for health and the environment, experts say

📈Officially, another record year of heat for the planet. Per @noaa.gov, 2025 was Earth’s 3rd-hottest year on record (since 1850), trailing only 2024 (#1) and 2023 (#2). 🧵Let's dig in a little deeper

📊 Recent U.S. heat in perspective The nine warmest years for the U.S. have all occurred since 2012‼️ It's clear there's an ongoing warming trend in the country and across the globe, driven by heat-trapping pollution from burning fossil fuels.

"In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show."

#ImageAndVerse #SundayYellow For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. - William Wordsworth #poetry 📷 #myphoto

Wildlife are inevitably impacted as fireguards are built. Animals steer clear as human and machine increase, but when work is finished they often return. https://ow.ly/ZpWz50XUCJ0

Big pattern shift coming! From heatwave Friday-Saturday with records broken, to cold shots, and maybe East Coast Snow by the end of next week, next weekend!

The eastern half of the US is about to get Heat Domed, as hundreds of record warm temps (highs and lows) are challenged. Up to 35° above average, with 70° almost to the Ohio River and Chesapeake Bay. A taste of spring in winter. Mid 80s in Florida, unusually warm. Heat lasts through Saturday.

In today’s Berardelli Bonus… Can you explain the science behind an ice age? Sure, here’s a simplified answer.

#ThreeGratitudes My humble home Creature comforts Hope

Bought some new sweaters but it's been more than 80 degrees most of December and January in Austin so...

Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence! It could help hedgehogs, bumblebees, blue tits, small mammals, insects, robins, frogs, fieldfares, bats, toads, butterflies, moths, blackbirds, solitary bees, wrens, hoverflies...

The water's edge.

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“Humans see what they want to see.”-Rick Riordan #photography #forest #nature #quotes #perception #humanity

I ❤️ my volunteer work in the Netherlands, helping to refurbish old bikes, mostly for children. Bikeflip.nl

Did u know? As summers get hotter & drier,gardeners can do a lot to mitigate the damage done to wildlife & soil by the sun. Create borders that have cheek-by-jowl planting.The ground-level green canopy you create will protect small souls from heat,stop the soil from drying out & look fab. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐜🐸🦎🐀

The beach below.

Haya de Limitaciones - Parque Natural de Urbasa y Andía, Spain A European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) of epic proportions Photo: Alberto C F

#snOMG!! If you are wondering, where’s the snow? It’s here. Huge Snows expected in #Europe on Final countdown to #Olympics in Milan-Cortina - Over the next 15 days. 150cm+ (5 feet) will fall over parts of the #Alps and #Balkans #snow The Alps need it. Snow’s been lagging big time.

The Common or ‘English’ Oak (Quercus Robur) is the national tree of Germany. And obviously England But also Poland, Romania, Belarus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia & Moldova In fact I do not have enough room to name all the countries…….

Lewis Flax, Paintbrush, Buckwheat, & Lupine blooming on the Angler's Trail #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 4 🌿

Check out the changes in January #Arctic sea ice thickness by decade... Data information: climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data...

Happy #Caturday 🐈 #McCartney #PaulMcCartney

It’s pretty astonishing. December was 8-10°F above normal across much of the Western US. The area shaded in dark red equals the warmest December on record. A huge area. Overall the US finished December 3°F above normal despite a chilly Northeast.

Next week will be warm enough that I can sit at my favorite writing table between these two venerable trees (bur oak and blue ash) in a nearby park. In 1980, I began discussing climate change in all my public lectures and have continued while the world, especially the US, has failed to act.

' #Winter night' by Canadian born printmaker and artist Carol Collette #WomensArt ❄️