Photo Memory of the Week
Music of the Week
Posted: 2022 Jul 01
Words of the Week
“The older I get, the surer I am that I’m not running the show.” - Leonard Cohen
Source: American Songwriter (Who's going to tell them?)
Posted: 2022 Jul 01
Tweet of the Week
Where does she find these things? https://t.co/s3Tr0dd9vK
— Matt Ridley (@mattwridley) July 1, 2022
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Blogger, writer, editor, retired proposal expert, birder, kayaker, grandmother.
1 July 1895 | A Czech Jew, Karel Platovský, was born in Písek.
He was deported to #Auschwitz on 28 September 1944 from #Theresienstadt ghetto. He did not survive.Happy #CanadaDay. ‘Canada’ is derived from the word ‘kanata’ from the Iroquoian linguistic family, meaning ‘village’. As a First Nation member, I’m proud to share that connection with my @CanadianForces family.
1 July 1936 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Andre Hartstein, was born in Antwerp. He emigrated with his family to France.
In December 1943 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. After the selection we was murdered in a gas chamber. He was 7.
Tag Archives: Flowers
Roy G Biv
Herewith, my (Canadian) Thanksgiving post. YouTube still has no category for my content, which is a nature-photography/feel-good mash-up, 100% non-denominational, non-partisan, and non-fattening. I can’t imagine why. One thing I learned making this video is that the mnemonic for the … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Nature Videos, Through the Calendar
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Skies
14 Comments
Awatto and Environs
A staycation of sorts. Continue reading
An All-Volunteer Army
Soon there will be no professionals left. Continue reading
La bee en rose
Faint echoes of two songs. Continue reading
Poppies
The next contestant/participant steps up. Continue reading
A Peek Outside
Shapes, colours, textures. Is there anything else? Besides chocolate, I mean. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Trees, Water
6 Comments
Premeditated Resentments
Here today. And that’s enough. Continue reading
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Raindrops but no roses yet. Continue reading
Ode to Old Mag-nole
But is the readiness all, really? Continue reading