Students did an amazing job with the lesson. I got the orange cupcake. 😋

A cupcake with orange and green frosting that a teacher made for me.

This cupcake that a teacher gave a at my crosswalk was part of her lesson plans. The lesson was listening carefully to instructions. Mrs. Steingard made a big batch of cupcakes, 1 for everyone in class & one for me. Unlike all the others, there was only 1 with orange icing to match my orange gear.

Great read looking back on your life. Much difficulties such as your friend's accident and your dad's stroke. God has had His hand on you...and your family. 🙏

Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free. B...

"Mosquitoes in Iceland are more than a curiosity or future annoyance. They are a warning...," #ClimateChange
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This is really cool. You can tell how much Joan is enjoying it. Loved that they went back to childhood days to Alberta and Saskatchewan.

It really is. Thanks for taking the time to view.

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Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (Official Lyric Video) YouTube video by Joni Mitchell

With today being #recordstoreday, and #EarthWeek starting tomorrow, thought it was fitting to share the classic "Big Yellow Taxi" from 1970 by Canadian recording artist Joni Mitchell. The graphics on her lyric video is very powerful. #Earth
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You are very welcome. 🙏

Really neat reading the story behind the stamp.

This is wonderful news, John. 🦋😀

Iran postage stamp issued for Telecommunications Day. Colours are dark green and orange.

#StampShareSaturday Iran Scott #2071 issued on May 17, 1981 commemorating Telecommunications Day. #stampcollecting #philately #Iran

We've has so much rain this spring. Plus with the snow melt the water over those falls would be raring right now.

Tree is gorgeous, John. 🌳

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Arrogance is believing we can endlessly take without giving back. Arrogance is thinking technological cleverness will always save us from ecological collapse. Arrogance is assuming nature is a foe to be battled,rather than the very system that gives us life.

A wonderful video clip. Thank you. 🙏

Living With Doubt and Uncertainty As a lay pastor, I do make a lot of effort to be well read up on culture and what is happening in the world. There are good things happening out there. But we live in a broken world where there is …

Article I wrote, predominantly based on my message from last Sunday's sermon at 3 Presbyterian churches. All the non-meme photos are my own taken with my 17 year old Fuji Finepix point and shoot camera. #doubt #jesus #faith #nature #DoubtingThomas #presbyterian 🙏
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Wonderful thread. Thank you for sharing. 🙏📸

We call ourselves "intelligent," yet the humblest fungus can decompose waste and build soil, a tree can harness solar energy, and a wetland can purify water—all without toxic byproducts. True intelligence is learning from these systems, not bulldozing them.

Photo: A tree by the ocean has a sign with advice to humans. Source: UtterlyInterest at www.boredpanda.com

Treehugger is a label I happily accept.
Here's a tree that hugs back. 🤗🌴🌲🌳😁

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I have never thought about this. But it got me thinking. This is 100% true with every cyber truck I have seen on the road.

Speaking about Israel, yes, but, "most countess live with neighbors that don't like them with whom they make testy relationships, but they make accommodations because they have no choice".

white text on black COMMUNITY: CAN WE HAVE A SAFE ROUTE FOR OUR KIDS TO WALK/BIKE/ROLL TO SCHOOL? CITY: NO, A DRIVER MIGHT GET MAD. THAT'S THE ENTIRETY OF THE DISCUSSION

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Moss peaking through the snow on a southern facing hill in a hardwood forest. Photo taken April 7th, 2026.

With the 1st snows in early November, by April I am looking for signs of spring. Though everything still looks dormant, there are more and more days that creep above freezing. Nature is slowly arousing from its sleep. On Tuesday I spotted this vivid moss peeking through the snow in the forest.

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” Robert F. Kennedy, Day of Affirmation speech at Cape Town Univ in 1966. Full text here...
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You are very welcome, Laura. 🙏

Happy birthday, Laura. Tremendous run. Many, many more miles for the next 35. You got this. 🙌🏃‍♀️

An odd looking tree in the forest where roots come out of the base or the trunk. It was a prefect seat for me.

Photo taken April 7th on my 17 year old Fuji Finepix camera. Still a lot of snow in the forests. If you get off the hard pack trail, you can sink up to your knees. This natural tree seat was very welcoming for a little rest break. #ThickTrunkTuesday #FujiFinepix #photography #canada #root 📸🌳❄️

Some fresh snow overnight.

Weather map showing the snow forecast in Southern Ontario.

Though the calendar says "spring", some years we get snow even in May. I live in the bluish area on the map. Further east in the area in purple got more snow. #Canada #spring