Suberb.

Well said, David. So sad that @juliedabrusin.bsky.social (Federal Environment Minister) and her fellow ministers for Transport and Health (Steve McKinnon and Marjorie Michel) seem to be missing in action on this. Hopefully their long hibernation will finish before summer. Sigh.

Signs of spring.

Bonus: can't remember when last I saw a red squirrel in the garden.

#spring #garden #nikonphotography #squirrel #redsquirrel

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....
Father: drone, drone, ... and hast thou slain the Jabberwock ... drone, drone ...
Son: Look ‘ere, Dad. Why’nt you go sleep it off?

#Cottontail #hysteria #zoology #Jabberwocky #wildRabbitHysteria

Zoologically, Lewis Carroll is a tad inaccurate:

Father: Beware the Jabberwock my son ...
Son: That’s not a Jabber-whatever, that’s a little ...
Father: ... The jaws that bite, the claws that catch ...
Son: You been smokin’ somethin’ or what?

#Cottontail #hysteria #zoology #Jabberwocky

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My Cordless Lawnmower

A Naturalist's Diary - Feb 2026

Autocorrect, that lurking banana skin of the keyboard, tried to title this A Naturist’s Diary. But no, it’s a Naturalist’s Diary about wild rabbits. Full blog in

blog.staadecker.com/2026/02/26/a...

#nature #rabbits #wild #garden #hare #winter #cottontail

"medicinal properties?", I guess. Great photo, regardless.

I occasionally use my blog for dull nerdish items. The latest post is for #finance and #investment geeks. And if #beta and #sortino ratios aren't your thing, go to the far more fun items in the blog. Like the Philosopher's Bicycle, etc.

Otherwise, keep going to blog.staadecker.com/2025/12/14/i...

The Great Snow Trail Mystery.
#snow #mystery #whoDidThis #how #winter

a squirrel in the snow.

Lions and tigers and tree rats oh my.

#biggamephotography #squirrel #NotADataBase #snow #winter #garden

Did I write 'Abba'? Oops. I guess that was Annie Lennox, not Abba

a shy, small, wild cottontail rabbit in the snow.

For anyone who needs another photo of a small wild, midnight, cottontail. In the grounds of Chateau S. Midnight is not convenient for photography but Mrs. S. said "Aw, he's so cute." In the words of Abba "Who am I to disagree."

#wabbit #rabbitrabbit #firstofmonth #biggamephotography #gardens

A little clarification: This is NOT AI. I painstakingly edited and overlaid several different photos to create this scene.

This is from my new 2026 Calendar of Weirdness.

This page in memory of Wilhelmina and Ernestine Sheep, lost at sea, after their iceberg was destroyed in a collision with a steamship, April 1912.

#collage #photography #sheep #calendar #maritimedisaster #seafaring #seafaringsheep #digitalediting

And to you and yours too.

Ooof. That was cutting it very close.

... I'm amazed I got the colours back and minimal camera shake too. Plus it's an old DSLR not a modern mirrorless high speed camera. And yes, if I had time to think I would have bumped up the ISO on the camera further, but I grabbed and shot before the hares took fright and disappeared. 6/6

...4. Sometimes You Get Lucky, Sometimes Lucky Gets You:
Photographed at night, without flash, lit only by a light over our patio door. Handheld, through the patio door glass at 1/30 sec, which gave an almost black image. I had to bump up the exposure by about 5 stops in Photoshop...

...5/n...

...3. Karma. Mrs. S. who gave me the plant, loves seeing the bunnies, and loves the photos...

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... 2. Only Because I'm a Father:
The plant pot is left over from a Father's Day present from Mrs. S. I should have thrown it out when the frost came, but am glad I didn't. The snow bunnies seem to like it...

...3/n ...

... counterparts from previous summers or winters. Don't know what near miss has made them so careful. We only see them at night and they take fright very easily ...

2/n...

Cottontail rabbit eating leaves in the snow.

Night Shift Snow Bunnies!

I'm elated. These guys have been so shy.

#snow #winter #cottontail #wildlifephotography #garden #nature #naturephotography

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1. Past Trauma:
These guys are far more shy and elusive than their ....

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PS for people who're not used to this: that's a baby machine. But I still love it. Also the four calling hens are scared to make a sound after they saw what happened to the French hens, and the nine ladies dancing in slush snow and ice did not end well either. #winter

The three French hens were a bust 'cause the cat got one (cat says feathers stuck to his whiskers is circumstantial evidence only).The eight maids a milking were ridiculous. Who drinks so much milk? But the ma - chine to clear my drive - way 🎶was much appreciated.

In the case of snails, however, the guild will also kick you out for livestock rustling that demonstrates no speed or specialized savoir faire.

How is this different from those who post their thoughts "about everything and nothing" all day long on Bluesky? The only difference IMO is the medium of expression. If the content is informative, both should be treated with utmost respect. (You could also give him his own Bluesky account.)

Mike Harding - The Number 81 Bus YouTube video by Woodward

As predicted a while ago by comedian/singer Mike Harding in this epic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPI...

Mike Harding - The Number 81 Bus YouTube video by Woodward

Any northerners (and this time I mean northern UK) will know that Mike Harding predicted this in his song www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPI...

Mike Harding - The Number 81 Bus YouTube video by Woodward

see Mike Harding's musical version that predates this by a few decades: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPI...