Pulitzer-worthy reporting here from Minnesota immigrant news @sahanjournal.bsky.social.
70+ children detained during Operation MetroSurge.
30 sent to Dilley. Two dozen held >20 days, a Flores violation.
7 still detained as of March 10. ~20 have been deported.
sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Happy Earth Day! Our planet is beautiful.
A circular puddle on a muddy woodland path surrounded by trees & greenery. Reflected in the water a deep blue sky & nearby trees. The pathway is covered in dappled light, with darker shadows from the nearby tree branches. Around and on the puddle’s surface are tiny white blossom petals dotted like stars in a night sky.
Today’s Portal 🔵
#OneWalkADay
#MentalHealthMatters
Roscoe in the autumn of 2020, with a puffball mushroom I found on the Cornish coast.
"Of course, since the spiritual awakening that turned my life around in 2015, I have done my best to forage all my food, aside, naturally, from those weeks when I am committed to uncancellable appointments in Paris, Milan or New York."
Puffins swimming underwater, chasing after fish
Atlantic Puffins — Jessica Eggers, 2026
Pen & ink, watercolor and gouache on paper
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Two Mourning Doves at a bird feeder with a built-in camera. One dove is in profile, very close to the camera, and appears to be looking at it, and the other dove is further back, but also looks like it’s staring straight into the lens.
These two Mourning Doves at my feeder cam look like they just rang my doorbell because Tony Soprano sent them to collect a debt I owe.
Mountain Bluebird ready to call a tow truck if you park in her spot. #birding Sage Hen Reast area, Harney County Oregon today #BirdsOnSigns
An adorable dark-eyed junco standing on a roof with some white hair in her beak. She's got a dark gray head, a light gray breast, and light brown sides and wings. Her body is facing left but her head is pointed toward the camera. There are blurred white flowers in front of her and blurred green leaves with a bit of blue behind her.
My little Gertie on the neighbors' shed roof with some fluffs for her nest.
Dark-eyed junco for #BirdOfTheDay #ABCD
#birds #Stunday #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #ArtYear #photography
Bullfrog partly out of water
Sunday evening bullfrog ...
Brass snail
Brass snail mesuring tape
The best thing ive ever found in a garadge sale, a snail that is also a mesuring tape
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection
Someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
This was taken from the canoe, just as the morning mist was lifting. #blueheron
Photo by Kort Duce A song sparrow sings at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, a prominent dead branch rises through the center of the frame. Perched near the top, just above center, the sparrow tilts its head back with its beak open in mid-song. The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) shows its characteristic brown upperparts with dark streaking, white underparts marked with bold streaks, and a distinct dark central spot on its breast. The background is visually striking, with three transmission lines crossing the frame and creating a unique, softly blurred bokeh effect.
A song sparrow sings at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado.
#BirdOfTheDay #SmallBirdSaturday
#LittleBirds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #bird #birds #photographs #photo #photos
It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly
Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
Burrowing owl crouched down on some brown grass.
Good morning! 🪶
The bee is on the other side of the flower. I just love this picture. ☀️🐝🌸
heated chivalry
Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.
to summarize, this week jd vance laysplained st augustine of hippo to the augustinian pope, while the pope visited hippo
Gila Woodpecker couple feeding their young
It’s Woodpecker Wednesday! Look how hard this young couple is working for their fam. 🪶🌵
A small Willow Warbler perches on a leafy branch in bright sunlight. The bird has soft olive-brown upperparts and pale yellow underparts, with a faint pale eyebrow stripe and a fine, pointed bill. One wing is lifted and slightly extended, as if the bird is stretching or adjusting its feathers, while it balances among glossy green leaves. Its dark eye catches the light against a softly blurred natural background, giving the scene a vivid, lively feel. Summer visitor: The Willow Warbler migrates to the UK each spring from sub-Saharan Africa—an impressive long-distance traveller for such a tiny bird. • Song: Known for its beautiful, descending, melancholic song—often described as a gentle “cascade” of notes. • Very similar to the Chiffchaff, but usually has paler legs and a longer wing projection. • Diet: Mainly insects and spiders, which it gleans from leaves and branches. • Habitat: Prefers open woodland, scrub, hedgerows, and young trees—often where there’s plenty of light and undergrowth. • Population trend: Sadly declining in parts of the UK, especially in the south and east, though still common in northern and western areas. • Nesting: Builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground, well hidden in grass or low vegetation.
Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LeafandLight any bird captured in sunlight with leaves in frame. The alt is #CourtshiporConflict birds courting or squabbling. Good luck. I’ve went with a Willow Warbler in a leafy tree.
I’ve included some facts in alt.
#birds #photography #ECK
The empty windows of a church ruin and the windows of an early-20th-century office building beyond them. Temple Church is so called because the original church on the site was built by the Knights Templar. It was bombed in November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz, leaving it an empty shell. Temple Street, Bristol, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
51.45208, -2.58676
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOld #WindowsOnWednesday #Ruins #Churches #Bristol #Photography
This should be embarrassing for the Very Serious Conservative Catholics who carry water for this administration.
A mink with a bushy tail standing on weathered boards, surrounded by winter-browned reeds. Looking directly at the camera but not terribly alarmed ©️DTL 2026
American mink on the boardwalk at Daniel Webster Audubon #mammals
Shall we be dragged by him to the bottom of the sea? Shall we be towed by him to the infernal world?
A fragment of Roman mosaic mounted on a low brick wall. It shows the bust of a naked man with his hair worn in a top-knot. The bust is in an octagonal compartment with a black and white striped border.
For this #MosaicMonday, a handsome - and larger-than-life - athlete in the museum in Aquileia. The supporting brick wall in the display gives an idea of his size. The fragment is about the height of a person.
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
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