FUN FACT: He advised Queen Elizabeth to pardon her son 3 years, 5 months & 12 days after she passed away. Please add "UNINFORMED" to my list. Thank you for your attention to this embarrassing matter.

Why are the U.S. and Israel still killing civilians in the Middle East when there is no longer any observable purpose? On March 23rd humanitarian and rights groups reported that at least 36 Iranian civilians were killed, with 3 killed and 7 wounded in Southern Lebanon. #Iran #barbarism #warcrimes

Good news, March 20 was the 256th birthday of the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, and the same day I received a proposal from the Hölderlin Archive at the State Library in Baden-Württemberg to permanently archive and post my website of translations currently online at: #holderlin #Germanistik

When Republican leadership once again asserts that America can't afford some piece of social legislation, a logical inquiry might be to ask how we can afford $200 bn to kill thousands of civilians who live on the other side of the planet without being considered treasonous. #resistance #barbarism

When Republican leadership once again asserts that America can't afford some piece of social legislation, a logical inquiry might be how can we afford $200 bn to kill thousands of civilians who live on the other side of the planet without being considered treasonous. #resistance #barbarism

I seldom recommend books, but am really looking forward to this one. If you haven't seen her TED talk from 2016, this is one of the great ecology stories of the century. #ecology #interdependence

Here's an interesting approach, happiness is bad for you. The Four Noble Truths in Buddhism propose a method of escaping suffering, they don't mandate or encourage happiness. #buddhism #sotozen

At the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden. Photo: John Bosci #egypt #egyptology

Maple syrup time. #Vermont

Coin for the day: Greek tetradrachma 285-258 BC. #numismatics #coins

As of March 15 responsible sources report the Iran war has resulted in over 1,300–1,400 civilian deaths in Iran and over 800 in Lebanon, with thousands more injured and over 3 million displaced across the region. Warfare that targets civilians is a crime against humanity. #genocide

HAPPY Pi DAY 3/14/26! See i have a rhyme assisting my feeble brain its task resisting! 3.14159265349 #pi

I promise this is my last version upload of the Orion Nebula for the year (probably). I combined my 15 hours of narrowband and the 2 hours of broadband data into a single image. I spent a lot more time isolating the dust from the background. #photography #astrophotography

Snow geese take off from a reservoir at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) #birds #migration

Rereading Ikkyu Robbers never strike at the homes of the poor; Private wealth does not benefit the entire nation. Calamity has its source in the accumulated riches of a few, People who sell their souls for ten thousand coins.

As of March 10th, 1,245 to 1,255 civilians have been reported killed in Iran during the ongoing US-Israeli military attacks by reports from HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, a US-based, non-profit news organization. The casualties include over 190-200 children. #genocide

Destroying the lives of civilians probably appears cringeworthy to the people who oppose us, a huge vulnerability on their part. Insisting on moral clarity of purpose rather than political debate gives them an easier means of retreating from injustice and supporting human rights. #genocide #resist

The best way to end warfare as it currently manifests is to start a popular crusade to end the slaughtering of civilians and non-combatants - to enforce in other words the legislation included in the Geneva Convention Protocols enacted in the Carter Administration in 1977.

Dropping bombs on civilians is a crime against humanity. Since Monday, 394 persons were killed in Lebanon, 125 women and children, with 1,130 wounded (Lebanese Health Ministry). #genocide

Winter’s entanglement. Photo: Tim Creamer, 3/7/22. #hipstamatic

March 2, 2023: Yosemite National Park closed because too much snow. #winter #Yosemite

A favorite Gary Lawson cartoon.

Redwoods National Park, California Photo Nathan Wirth, repost March 3, 2020. #redwoods

Double exposures in nature help me create images as I feel it to be. #photography #nature #art #fineart

Department of Fisheries, Hyderabad, India. Hate to think what their Department of Waste Management might look like. #ichthyology #architecture

The Zugspitze in the Bavarian alps photographed from an unusual angle. The highest point in Germany, exactly on the border with Austria, is faintlly visible at the gold cross at the center, as are the cables for the cable car down to Garmisch bottom right. #winter #Germany #Deutschland

Memory repost February 26, 2002 - Watching the street action in Kyiv live on my Twitter account. The young people ready to fight the Russians are broadcasting their photos and videos on social media, very different from standard tv coverage. #UkraineWar

I remember several two-footers in the 1950s. One would hunker down and party for a couple days, then earn good bucks shoveling out the neighbors' driveways. No school, always fun. What's different now is that snow removal from the streets is a lot more efficient. #winter #Boston

Excelsior! Lofty aspirations in Golden Gate Park. (Thx Larry Ackerman.) #SanFrancisco

Sierra snow this weekend. WH Irwin, SF Chronicle. #winter #Sierras

If you grew up in Boston like myself you may especially enjoy this recent YouTube video, which imagines how the city appeared in the 150 years predating the Revolution. The AI method of colorizing and animating contemporary prints and drawings fascinates as well. #Boston #AmericanHistory

At home this weekend with a stack of books and a bottle of Bollinger R.D. 2004. -- #domesticity #interiors

Every year, men in the Belgian town of Aalst dress up as women and participate in an annual carnival, calling themselves "Voil Jeanetten" (Dirty Jennies). They wear corsets, old fur coats and lampshades on their heads. (WaPo: 2/19/19)

Beautiful map of the Crusader Kingdoms in the 12th century, done in classical map-making format. #crusades #cartography #medievalsky

On the road to Tuktoyaktuk, an Inuit village on the Beaufort Sea, Northwest Terrritories, which I visited in 2013. Photo source unknown. #arctic #canada #NorthwestTerritories

Memory repost - Feb 16, 2019. Our democracy at work: Protesters in Michigan capital rotunda opposing Republican strategy in a legislative session to restrict power of incoming Democrats. (Photo Robert Killips, AP.) #democracy

#fermentation #beer

Andres Kudacki, NY Times. #newyork

A dance to the music in time. Greek, 7th century BC. #antiquity

Streetcar stop in Vienna. Source not known. #viennaaustria

Thx Benjamin Dixon. #wapo

Three armed federal agents to detain one unarmed citizen in Minneapolis on February 3, 2026. Never forget. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy.) #Minneapolis #IceOut #Ice

I was told there would be finger-painting class today. #critters

Polar bears in summer heat, Christopher Paetkau. #critters

Reading this NYT article is a bit of a long slog, but is ample evidence how federal lower court federal judges have taken over defending the Constitution in place of the Supreme Court, which has apparently abandoned it. #Ice #IceOut #LiamConejoRamos

At first glance I thought this must be some exotic species of insect, but it turned out to be a wine vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty 12th-11th c. BC. Don't ask me how it wound up in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I would use it to store my THC edibles. #archaeology #Sinaica

ICE agents firing tear gas cannisters at protesters in Minneapolis, ferociously costumed for the event, as if embattled with murderous invaders from outer space. You can't help but wonder what kind of ridiculous phantasy they've found themselves hired to perform. Photo: Craig Laissig. #minneapolis

Florida green iguana in breeding season - Ronen Tivony, Shutterstock. Love the half-closed eye. #critters