Mary Gaillard, Who Broke a Ceiling in Subatomic Research, Dies at 86

She spent the later part of her career working on supersymmetry, a theory that could account for physical observations not described by the Standard Model.

tears of boulders
offered to the river
that dreams of becoming an ocean

It will take time to mend our fractured world. Wake up every day and say yes to what presents itself. Everyone has a talent or gift to offer to raise the frequency of their community.
Positive thoughts, words and actions are needed in whatever form you can share.

Hochul Apologizes to Native Americans for Boarding School Atrocities

Hochul Apologizes to Native Americans for Boarding School Atrocities www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/n...

"I was in darkness,
but I took three steps
and found myself in paradise.
The first step was a good thought,
the second, a good word;
and the third, a good deed."

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

a pollinator chapel of abundance

hell no

"Trees are poems that the earth writes against the sky."
~ Kahlil Gibran

FUBAR. How do we stop this?

that's creepy as hell

schedule a break
before you break

wtf?

You've made a life of creating beautiful music that enlivens the soul...this award is a beautiful reflection of your tenacious spirit.

I am deeply honored to be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Musical Fund Society on May 20. My string quartet commissioned by the @pcmsconcerts Philadephia Chamber Music Society will be performed by the @erinysquartet You are invited to join the celebration! @musicalfundsociety

you don't need a defined sexual preference to love someone. all humans are loveable.

“Watch your thoughts, they become your words;
watch your words, they become your actions;
watch your actions, they become your habits;
watch your habits, they become your character;
watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
~ Lao Tzu

Rebel with compassion.

Red Wolf - (Watercolor)
Did you know the Red Wolf is a great fisherman?
Even though their main source of food consists of rabbits, rodents, raccoons, and white-tailed deer, they are very adept at targeting fish in shallow water and isolated in tidal pools.

Historically the red wolf ranged from southeastern Texas to central Pennsylvania. Today the only place red wolves can be found in the wild is in eastern North Carolina's Albemarle Peninsula. Their hunt includes fish (yes!) raccoons, rabbits, rodents, along with white-tailed deer.

Energy Transfer's SLAPP trial against Greenpeace is shrouded in secrecy. Our Trial Monitoring Committee has just filed multiple emergency petitions before the North Dakota Supreme Court demanding a public livestream of the trial proceedings. Visit trialmonitors.org for the latest.

Send a message to his financiers.
Share the love and shop locally.

Find a way to galvanize all the politicians and media into one powerful voice so that we can send our dollars of support and know it will matter in a way that is powerful enough to legally stop this constitutional Blitzkrieg.

Every year the snow geese pass through this part of PA and stop for a little snack in the fields. I missed their big squawking take-off by one day but got to capture the pink blush of the setting sun on the lake. (mirrored in photoshop)

"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."

~ Ilya Prigogine
Nobel Prize-winning chemist

back in 2011 (and currently) no one covered Lyme disease so I lost a lifetime's worth of savings and eventually had to sell my house for medical care. Stress from those 7 years were challenging - Even with the best practices in place Lyme doesn't allow you to respond in normal ways with a calm mind.

and then there's the disposal of these plastic devices which puts it in the non-renewable toxic plastic category.

While wild bison usually live to 25 years, while bison in captivity may live up to 30 years.

Bison run faster than horses. Despite their massive size, bison are pretty athletic. They can run at speeds approaching 35 miles per hour and can jump over 6 feet.
American Bison is the official mammal of the United States and has recovered from near extinction thanks to conservation efforts.

it's bubbling up
right through the core
in between the lackadaisical
and anesthetized
a truth so big
and so opaque
it blocks the sun

Caribou have a keen sense of smell that helps them find vegetation and detect changes in their environment. When a caribou detects a potential danger it releases specific pheromones signaling to the rest of the herd that there is a potential threat nearby. (Watercolor Caribou + photo background)

What better time than this to purchase a set of Oracle Cards based in the wisdom of 54 North American species. www.etsy.com/shop/Bosnart