Pink blooms on moss phlox
White blooms on bloodroot
Last year I made a concerted effort, when planning more #NativePlants for my yard, to add more early blooming species to enhance the year-round habitat I'm trying to provide. So it's very nice to see the moss phlox and bloodroot in bloom now! Can't wait to see what's next.
#HamOnt #gardening
Hamilton MPPs Donna Skelly, Neil Lumsden, and Monica Ciriello all want to slash your right to know how their government is spending public funds.
Here's an example of how the changes they champion could hide details about the Gravy Plane.
globalnews.ca/news/1180919...
No doubt! Those who voted for him eat it up.
A headline from Cabin Radio that reads "Yellowknife calls on Ottawa to introduce proportional representation" The image below is a photograph of proportional representation advocate Jeremy Flatt at Yellowknife City Call.
Some news that flew under the radar last week:
The City of Yellowknife is calling on Ottawa to replace first past the post with a Proportional Representation voting system.
We've got a small and mighty population of Canadians up north!
@cabinradio.ca | cabinradio.ca/286842/news/...
Says man with selective hearing, after the populace was even louder on environmental issues, healthcare and education.
Happy to see one of my local news sources providing information on invasive Phragmites
#HamOnt #invasivespecies
Add universities to this list.
Researchers warn of severe long-term damage to the brain after Covid following new study
January study of essential workers (with blood samples before & after COVID infection) found those with long-term neurological symptoms had higher phosphorylated tau—a protein linked to early brain degeneration
#ornithology
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The intersection between "Palantir must support US interests uber alles"; "this means exercising hard power via software"; and "Palantir software gets access to everyone's private information across the UK's NHS, plus whatever the Canadian government is doing, etc" is...not reassuring.
Note that the Carney government is *not* disentangling us from this company. They're working with Cohere, who works with Palantir.
The Frogs Sing Loudly in Spring
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2021
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A pollen-covered two-spotted bumble bee climbing out of a bright yellow daffodil bloom.
A horn-faced mason bee clinging to the bark of a black locust.
One of Alison's restoration areas where she's growing a variety of plants native to Ontario including prairie smoke, wild columbine, hairy beardtongue, foxglove beardtongue, moss phlox, wild strawberry, large-leaved aster, Virginia waterleaf, Pennsylvania sedge, Virginia wildrye, field pussytoes, and common woodland sedge. Some plants are protected by coconut coir mats, and some birch logs have been placed along the border. Other logs sit near the front of the bed and a pile at the back to provide shelter for invertebrates and small animals.
Garden was looking pretty alive yesterday! I can't wait for my native plants to start blooming. The prairie smoke and moss phlox are very close!
Alan Menken, seated at a grand piano in the centre of an otherwise empty stage, with a screen behind him projecting a poster from The Little Mermaid (cartoon) and a still from the movie.
Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Alan Menken perform some of his most iconic songs at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. That man made the soundtrack to my childhood. He blended it with recounting stories and visual media. Also a lovely tribute to his friend and lyricist, Howard Ashman.
I saw it on my way out to Toronto this evening, pretty wild!
I thought Hermione was pronounced "Her-me-own" until the movies came out 😂
Trying to be a lil king just like his hero down south.
Evan Solomon might know.
👏 amazing!
Caring for others is bad, care for corporate profits instead! 🙄
A broad-winged hawk perched on the branch of a black locust tree, with some twigs and another branch in the way
New yard bird! Managed to snap a pic of this broad-winged hawk as it was momentarily perched in the black locust outside my home office window. I keep my camera on my desk for a reason 📸
#HamOnt
Today: bush beans growing tall up front, with some squash sprouting in the back left corner and beets coming up in the back right corner.
Yesterday (24 hours prior): a few bush beans sprouting up front and some beets in the back right corner.
What a difference a day makes! I've got some beans, squash and beets sprouting. Our parrot 🦜 is obsessed with fresh beans and tearing into squash for seeds. I'm hoping we'll grow quite a lot of different things for her this summer! Maybe feed a few people too 😄
#gardening
And here is the remaining range of the burrowing owl on the prairies in green completely within the approved area for strychnine use.
Burrowing owls inhabit similar prairie areas, using the same burrow holes, and feed on ground squirrels.
"In the last federal vaccine report, the main reasons for skipping a COVID or flu shot among surveyed adults were the perception of not being at risk — totaling 22 per cent of respondents — while 18 per cent said they simply didn’t get to it."
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
The HNC is hiring an Urban Stewardship Assistant (8 weeks: May 19 - July 10). Applications are due 11:59 PM April 29, 2026. Learn more: buff.ly/UNDbsQb
"It’s hard not to be complicit in the systems and collective actions that shape your world. You can be better or worse at the margins, but few choose martyrdom. Instead, we consume and contribute to climate change. We pay taxes to a government that does things with that money we’d rather it not do."
An Eastern Screech Owl tucked into a tree cavity
Go on a rainy day hike, get rewarded with an Eastern Screech Owl ❤️
