The international comparison is sobering. In 2015, OECD data shows Canada created roughly 191,000 new businesses. By 2024, it was essentially unchanged at 190,399, despite significant population growth. Over the same period, the US business entries rose 34%, the United Kingdom 40%, and France 86%
He was not interested in detached knowledge, science for science's sake: there was no use learning anything if it was of no use. Relevance was his touchstone.
Dozens of tiny white semi translucent mushrooms grow from a mossy mound on the forest floor like tiny underwater jellyfish exploring a reef. All photos by me
Here are some nice mushrooms
The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.
Every time we fuck, I get bruises.
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My lover hit me with a large, hardcover book about horses, a rattan cane, and a black leather strap, folded over a thin metal plate and riveted together...
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The bdsm writing is back! Yay. 🖤
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laurenjanek.com/post/the-glorification-of-violence
He knew now, and the knowledge was hard, that his task had never been to undo what he had done, but to finish what he had begun.
Blencathra (also known as Saddleback),English Lake District with a light covering of early snow.
Blencathra (also known as Saddleback),English Lake District.
#photography #landscape #lakedistrict
Lady Birch
First Frost
My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it.
Good morning dear friends & members and evening to others members.
Good morning dear friends & members and evening to others members.
#photography #nature
Who do you want to be when you grow up?
Me: a woman who takes nudes under Neoclassical ceilings, thank you.
A woman stands against a backdrop of white mineral formations and turquoise water, draped in a sheer, flowing fabric that cascades into the pool below. Her pose is poised and contemplative, evoking a sense of ethereal elegance and natural serenity.
Venus in the Springs
For to keep dark the mind of the mageborn, that is a dangerous thing.
Scotland Borders
Peace and serenity by @jolenedombrowski featuring @viviancove.bsky.social in Hawaii, 2025
The Moon in its First Quarter phase, appearing like a bright, pregnant belly hangs high in a clear, soft blue sky at twilight. A sliver of dark, wispy clouds rests low near the bottom edge of the frame.
📱 | Northern Minnesota (2025)
A pregnant belly moon, first quarter phase
Lady of the castle.
As herself: @megmodelling.bsky.social
Event: @femmenue.bsky.social
Rebuilding my IG instagram.com/darth.slr
#nsfw #art #nude #artnude #artistic #beauty #model #nudity #nudes #darthslr #naked #fineart #fineartnudes #nudefineart #fineartphotography #fineartnude #artnudes
A single, dried, light brown Quaking Aspen leaf floats on the surface of blue-grey water, which is rippled by a gentle breeze. The reflections on the water are softly blurred and abstract.
📱 | Northern Minnesota (2025)
Quaking Aspen Leaf
Generous cheekiness
Swurves 💭
A nude woman with long flowing red hair reclines sensually on a moss-covered boulder in an enchanted forest. Her arm rests against the rock, her head tilted back with a dreamy, almost spellbound expression. Mist rises in the background, curling through the twisted tree branches and creating an ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere. The scene feels mythological, evoking imagery of forest nymphs, Pre-Raphaelite muses, and ancient enchantresses.
The Breath of the Woods
