1934: The Daily Mail printed a photograph that reportedly depicted the small head and neck of the Loch Ness monster. The iconic image, widely known as the “surgeon's photograph,” sparked an international sensation but was later revealed to be a hoax.
1966: The Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I, believed to be the Second Coming of Christ by many Rastas, arrived in Jamaica for a visit—an event since celebrated annually in Rastafari as Grounation Day.
2025: A day after appearing at Easter services, Pope Francis died at the age of 88. The first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order, he brought many reforms to the church and a reputation for humility.
Today in History: April 21st
2016: Prince—who created groundbreaking music that fused funk, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and pop, which made him one of the biggest stars of the 1980s and '90s—died at age 57 from an accidental drug overdose.
Morning.
Well so much for using the bath. Scary moments trying to get out of it last night. I collapsed and then almost vomited and THEN almost passed out from the extreme dizzyness. Thank goodness hubby was there. My knees are weak as heck and I have little strength. Doc tomorrow.
They are not covered by my insurance because I am not needing insulin. Yet. Way too expensive otherwise. I inquired about them from my Dr a few visits ago. American healthcare is shit.
Bath pillow came in so time for a relaxing soak while I continue reading Rick Astley's memoir! Mental health is shit lately so I need this as a form of self care.
Ruddy Duck (brown, white and with a teal beak) in sleeping position on a rock by water.
Ruddy Duck is sleeping. Shhhhh 💤
Photo by me at #ReidParkZoo
Ugh 😩 Gonna be another game of penalties and scrappy fights isn't it? #LetsGoPens
OK Penguins, let's do this! Let's get a win tonight! #NHLPlayoffs #LetsGoPens
Wonderful shot!
Red winged Blackbird eating grubs from a log in the river with a reflection of himself. The picture has a blue and brown seen in the water.
Red-Wing Blackbird from this morning, Rock River:
#birds #nature #wildlife
No "case of the Mondays" here! It's a gorgeous day in the Salish Sea and we're off to find some whales! 😎🐳
📷: Prince of Whales Whale Watching
Disabled veterans arrested by Capitol police protesting the war on Iran.
"Not another nickel, not another dime, no more for Trump's war crimes/the cost of war is too damn high."
a red toy poodle is sitting in front of a dark leather sofa, his chin tilted slightly up. his snout fur is so fluffy it’s completely blocking his eyes. underneath his little black nose, his mouth is open just enough to show off the tip of his tongue and four almost identical white teeth, like posts in a picket fence.
This is Nimo. He's not sure why everyone's obsessed with his smile. Might have something to do with his teeth, but he's not sure. 13/10 (IG: nyooochan)
Two male slate-coloured juncos face each other in mid-flight, clasping feet like dancers as light snowflakes flutter around them in the snowy forest.
Two male slate coloured juncos hover facing each other in mid flight. The one on the left pulls his wings into an upstroke while bracing his tail, staring into the eyes on the one of the right who is mid-downstroke. Snow flutters around them in the snowy forest.
Some mid-air junco battles from the other day. They do these amazing, spiraling aerial battles. It's taken some practice to be quick enough to catch them. Most of my shots are of empty sky :) #birds 🌿
Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.
Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.
But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.
Trickle down hoax.
Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...
Ooooh the dizzy spells and nausea are getting me today 🥴 Going to the doc on Wednesday to see how my diabetes is doing. 2 more months and I see the urologist (after making an appointment in effing January!) about my chronic UTIs. Oh aging is so much fun, ain't it?
A turtle covered in oil is being held up by gloved hands. The image includes a quote stating, “It’s appalling that the Trump administration has authorized this deepwater drilling project without having information critical to preventing harm to marine life.” Attributed to Rachel Mathews, a senior attorney.
16 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster — one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history — the Trump administration has approved BP’s new ultra-deepwater oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Center and our allies are in court to shut it down. More info: biodiv.us/3Qwjdw7
We don't know about you, but Bodhi's feeing 22! ✨
Bodhi is in his birthday era and celebrated on April 16 with some Taylor Swift-themed enrichment. He has grown into quite the impressive adult bull who is beloved by staff, guests and elephants alike! 🐘💚
California's wildlife and communities need more support for coexistence. We're urging @governor.ca.gov to support SB 1135 to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Program.
This program would provide public education, technical assistance, and nonlethal deterrents like barriers and noise machines.
A day photo of rock formations with, I think, Cheyenne mountain, in the background. Brush/shrubs in the foreground. A Canada goose is perched on the top of one of the lower rock formations almost in the center of the frame.
The Canada goose in question, from photo 1. It's not good lighting but that's the goose.
A day photo of a red rock formation with a blue, cloudless sky behind. Trees and shrubs/brush in the foreground. A red circle is around a Canada goose that is up on the rock formation.
The goose from photo 3. I've never seen the Canada geese like this on the rock formations and I go to the Garden of the Gods a few times a month for many years now.
Went to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs this morning and the Canada geese were in unusual spots maybe getting ready to nest? It was fun spotting them, way up in the red rocks, here a couple of examples.
An owl lands at the shallow pond, off balance, one foot up, long wings akimbo! A moth happens to be at the tip of one wing like a little starburst.
Love everything about this #cameratrap shot at our shallow pond, of a great-horned #owl: wingspan, off-balance stance, moth, eye glow.
Baby seal
Baby seal. LaJolla, CA. 🌿
An I'iwi (small vermillion honeycreeper) with black wings and a long curved beak sipping nectar from 'iliahi blossoms, which are dark red on the outside and bright white when opened
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ComeEatWithMe , and for a nectivore this is what predation looks like LOL. :) I'iwi on 'illiahi, Haleakala National Park 🌿🦉📷
Male with colors of blue, light blue, white, and tan. Oh, and black around the eyes.
Lazuli Bunting!
This was the other morning over at the Paton Center for Buntings
So you keep reminding me!!!! Stop it!!! Because now I'm going to be super self concious!!! Love you.
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
A fuzzy great horned fledgling perches on a branch.
FINALLY. We’ve graduated from owlet to fledgling! The other one is still in the nest, but progress! 🦉🪶
