High winds are snapping flower stems today, so I gathered up the casualties and made a bouquet of geraniums, petunias and heliotrope for #FlowersonFriday. 🌱

Bean and her fren Bella (Queen of the Side-eye), are rather annoyed because they’re too low to the ground to check out the offerings in a #LittleFreeLibrary. #DogsofBluesky #Terrier #Corgi #shortlegs #dogsreadtoo

A shoutout to urban forests on #ForestFriday. This is a favourite old photo taken in Kinnaird Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Central Edmonton has some beautiful mature trees that are spectacular in the fall. I’m surrounded by trees in the countryside now, but I particularly miss the elms🌱

We have to do a lot more protesting and a lot less buying.

Carrots 🥕 and #Dogs 😃

I’m way past tired of people hating someone else just because they aren’t mirror reflections of themselves.

Having been a mom to both cats and dogs, I can attest that this is 100% accurate #DogsofBlueSky

Bean during her first Canadian autumn, surveying her new domain #TerrierTuesday #AutumnDays #DogsofBlueSky #NorthSaskatchewan

Bean hopes you enjoy the first day of Fall, and make all the cronchy sounds when you walk🐾 #DogsofBlueSky #Terrier

As we're moving away from televised/streamed media I want to remind you.There are places all across the country where a myriad of entertainment awaits. It's called a library.You can walk in & read a book or use a computer for free. You can even take a book(s) home & be entertained For free. Imagine

This is amazing.

I think this is my favourite planter this year; nothing particularly special about it, but it snuggles so nicely into the old stump🌱 #ForestFriday

You know it’s autumn when the massive mums show up at Costco🌱 #FlowersonFriday

It was the dumbest of times. And it was also still the dumbest of times.

Jimmy Kimmel didn’t use hate speech. He used speech you hated.

Dear Mr Munsch, We‘ve loved you forever, We’ll like you for always, As long as we’re living, Your babies we’ll be. 💔

Danielle Smith is making Albertans pay to get the COVID vaccine. She says it’s about saving $ & avoiding waste. That’s a lie. It’s about catering to anti-vax conspiracists in her party & caucus. Maybe even her office. And Albertans are left to pay the price. youtu.be/r25KERxrnts?... #abpoli

This is so heartening. I was very happy to see people I admire, like Jan Reimer and Dr. Darren Markland (@drdagly.bsky.social) lending their voices to the growing chorus of Albertans who love our country. Bravo!

Bean having a dignified #Monomoment on #TerrierTuesday. #DogsofBluesky

For your Monday, a little light amid the darkness.

A song to boost the spirits of resisters. youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?...

Picked a few last rosehips on this morning’s doggy walk. Once they’re cleaned and sorted, I’ll pop them in the freezer with the rest and take a stab at rosehip jalapeño jelly when the weather’s a bit cooler. 🌱

I have no comment on CBC coverage of the shooting in Utah except to say holy cow, Steve Futterman finally shaved off that heinous moustache.

This is the first year I’ve tried to grow heliotrope. It’s certainly not the showiest plant, but I love the fragrance that wafts up every time I walk by. 🌱 #bloomscrolling #FlowersonFriday

The absence of mourning is not equal to the presence of celebration, and it’s strange how many people have conflated the two over the last day.

Bean hopes that, even in these troubled and confusing times, that you can find a reason to smile today. #DogsofBluesky #terrier #teefs

I said, Walkies. NOW! #terrierTuesday #terrierist #dogsofBluesky

Between wildfire smoke and dust from harvesting, it was a hazy autumn sunrise at the campground.

I found one lone wild raspberry today as I was walking with Bean. She gobbled it and looked up expectantly while I tried vainly to explain - as I do every autumn - that the Magic Snacky Bush was closed for the season. I’m still getting The Look: #DogsofBluesku #terrier #BadMom

This is brilliant! I cannot applaud the persistence and dedication (and watercraft handling skills😁) of #ForeverCanadian volunteers loudly enough. #resistr #abpoli

Danielle Smith doesn’t need to hold the hands of school boards or librarians. She needs to back the fuck up off something she should have never stuck the AB govt into in the first place.🤬 Keep govt out of our libraries! Sorry, not sorry for the swearing. #CanadaSky youtu.be/uZgVuQeqq2w?...

Some interesting comparisons from the Alberta Teachers’ Association. The AlbertaAdvantage, amirite? #SupportPublicEducation abteach.cc/StudentFundi...

Spent some time in my happy place today. #shoplocal #buyCanadian

I finally got to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition today, yay! I am so grateful to the volunteers donating their time on a very warm Saturday, and especially to the kind lady who held Bean’s leash so I could sign without my arm being tugged off. Thank you to everyone supporting sanity and unity.🍁

This is my kind of party🙂

Our clay soil, full of poplar roots, is inhospitable to most introduced species, so I had very little hope that the 6 dahlia bulbs I planted in June would be successful. Behold! Despite the best efforts of slugs, deer and pushy wild rose shoots, 2 of them have bloomed so far🌱 #FlowerFriday

Alaberta 👇🖕🤮 #cdnpoli

I work for a school board in a non-teaching role and will be laid off if teachers strike; I support the ATA, 100%. If Smith gets mixed up in the direct administration of public schools, she’ll sabotage them to justify moving resources to private schools. #Istandwithteachers youtu.be/m52gpyGrLeo

Bean in clover, wishing you a very happy #InternationalDogDay. May you have all the treats, bouncy balls and belly rubs your heart desires🐾 #TerrierTuesday

"Any book worth banning is a book worth reading." Isaac Asimov

Should Not-My-Premier Smith continue with her unspeakably idiotic plan to restrict COVID vaccine access, I’m hoping enterprising souls will set up vaccination tour groups to provinces offering free shots to Albertans. We should spend our $ supporting sensible leadership instead of the UCP’s cruelty.

Was just watching a Sailing Florence vlog where they’re followed by a police boat on their way to a port in Norway because their approach was so erratic while scoping out a mooring. I love that the police gave them licorice after checking their passports; I have decided I am a misplaced Norwegian.

Every time I think Danielle Smith and the UCP can’t become more loathsome, I am proven wrong. It’s no accident this happened during Edmonton Pride Weekend. Also, fuck anyone who supported this MAGA homophobe; the only thing you’re showing is how hateful you are. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

I try to respect all creatures, knowing that even the least of us is an integral part of the ecosystem. 🌱 EXCEPT the chiggers currently infesting my backyard: (and my ankles, and my wrists, and . . . ) giphy.com/gifs/animati...

“Where are the ducks? I was told there would be ducks!” Bean at the lakeshore for #TerrierTusday #WorldPhotographyDay

We’re under another severe thunderstorm watch, so I’m posting photos of my garden lilies in case they get shredded by hail. I’d cut them and bring them inside, but I don’t react well to their scent, unfortunately.🌱

🍁So Alberta gvm is using solar to save money? And good for the environment? Gee, just think what would be possible if this were applied/supported more widely instead of throwing cash at big O&G 🙄 #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....

I am in full support of Air Canada flight attendants defying a back to work order that is stacked against them. As Canadians, if we support Americans fighting back against injustice through disobedience, how can we deny our fellow citizens the same right?

Dr. Doug Eyolfson - By charging $100 for COVD vaccinations, the Province of Alberta is undermining efforts to prevent a disease that killed more Canadians than the number of Canadian soldiers killed in World War 1. This is unconscionable and dangerous. #cdnpoli

I love it when I can support a small Canadian business! I attended a wonderful workshop yesterday on wild berry medicine at Cabin Organic. The owner, who is Métis, also has some wonderful books and merchandise. If you have a moment, please check it out🍁 cabinorganic.shop #BuyCanadian #shoplocal