Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 22: Here's the backyard this week:
- an iris up for what seems like just a few minutes (and technically in the front yard)
- the lilac making its own short showing
- the crabapple, also technically in the front yard
- the magnolia past its prime but still lovely
Tag Archives: Citizenship
A Doom Loop?
“Simultaneously, the swings in power have imparted the lesson that when you’re down, the best thing to do is demonize the other side, refuse to compromise, wait for public opinion to tack against the party in power and ride the pendulum back to a majority.” Continue reading
UNDRIP
A calm exposition of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Continue reading
All or Nothing
Living without hyperventilating. News without hyperventilation. Continue reading
Government as Usual
Calling all aliens. We need some help down here. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Politics and Policy, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Aging, Citizenship, Community, Critical Thinking
10 Comments
Mint, Anyone?
Where are those annoying twins when you need them? Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Policy, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Citizenship, Community, Critical Thinking, Culture
8 Comments
What John Said
Happy Canada Day – and yes, many more like it. Well, without the physical distancing. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Through Canada
Tagged Citizenship, Community, Critical Thinking, Culture
6 Comments
They Also Serve
Milton and me. Who knew? Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Politics and Policy
Tagged Aging, Citizenship, Community
10 Comments
Classic
They’re not going to cut it out. Continue reading
Choosing
What we choose, not what media we consume. Continue reading