#Alphabetchallenge #WeekIForIconic Walking around town today looking for something iconic then I saw the postbox, more details in #AltText
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own (1929)
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#Alphabetchallenge #WeekIForIconic Walking around town today looking for something iconic then I saw the postbox, more details in #AltText
#ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #Photography 📷 🌱
- reminders of you -
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"It's that truly Canadian symbol of a maple leaf, ...," he said in an interview. "To see it in such a state, to see it blackened like that, burnt to a crisp, I think that's the moving part, the realization that we're burning. As a country, we're burning.": www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Although most of its political parties favour independence, they disagree on how quickly they should push for it. While Greenlanders have had the right to call a referendum since 2009, polls suggest the vast majority of them have no wish to become part of the US.": www.bbc.com/news/article...
She silently arrived with a dusting of Summers dew!
"The independence from American [production] is very important at this moment," said CEO Erick Vachon in an interview with CBC News. "So why [don't we] use Canadian steel with Canadian food, and a Canadian can maker?": www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Still Life with Table and Chairs
Still Life with Boots Bag, Biscuit Box and Secateurs
"Members of the Correct The Map campaign are instead encouraging global entities to adopt the Equal Earth map, which was developed in 2017 by cartographer Tom Patterson and his colleagues.": www.npr.org/2025/08/21/n...
My painting SMALL SAILBOAT
My painting SUMMER SWIMRAFT
My painting TWO RED CHAIRS
Joining Zelenskyy in DC tomorrow will be European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Finish President Alexander Stubb and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
- the hidden magic -
This is Kevin. He doesn't get out of bed in the morning for anything less than three tennis balls. 12/10
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“Would it be easier if I just call you?” Nope, texting is working just fine, thank you.
📷️Nikon Zf 📸NIKKOR-H･C 5cm F2 黒帯 #photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf
#standforwolves #wolfconservation
There's a remote Yellowstone wolf pack that regularly chews off their radio collars. You know, on some level I'm like "good for them" and maybe in this case stop collaring and try something less intrusive.
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekFForFire Ding a ling
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFire Citizen Firefighter, Glasgow #ArtYear #smARTist
She greets the new month, new day and new moments. 📷🌱
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Motherfucking wind farms…
Tariffs are a systematic attack on American prosperity. The arguments presented for tariffs are a sustained insult to American intelligence.
Pub Portraits: Helge, Three Horseshoes
From my 'Stillness in Time' series in which I photographed children using the wet plate collodion process. You can read about it here www.deborahparkin.co.uk/about-s
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My statement on Canada-U.S. trade:
youtu.be/BD8Nf09z_38
What the world saw on the campaign trail was only part of the story. My new book is a behind-the-scenes look at my experience leading the shortest presidential campaign in modern history. 107 Days is out on September 23. I can't wait for you to read it: kamalaharris.link/107DaysBook
📷 Another #sunflower #macro detail in #ultraviolet light for #MacroMonday
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Morning Bathroom Window Detail
Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution — an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security. My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state:
Wherever you land on the issues, I think the vast majority of us are strongly against the vile murders of October 7 and also strongly against an entirely avoidable mass starvation of a vulnerable people. Let’s end the false equivalences. This has to stop now.
I know this is an out-there, controversial thing to say, but I’ve really got to come out against genocide and imposed starvation.
"If I was to talk about the words - They would hurt, they would hurt - So if you were to ask about the pain - I would lie, I would lie - To fix my mind, I need time": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv97...
- the abandoned place within -
I should have checked the archives. Apparently I like texture and the only shots I have with smooth things are my lensball shots. #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Smooth all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments. #photography #lensball #flowers #bloomscrolling
"A cyclist passes a banner showing an image of destruction in Gaza which activists from the Led By Donkeys protest group installed over the Labour party’s headquarters." London UK (The Guardian: 07.22.2025) (Photograph: Isabel Infantes, Reuters)
“If you look at Gaza now … people have been deprived of everything that sustains life: shelter materials, fuel, cooking gas, hygiene materials, everything that one needs to feel dignified, to have some sort of semblance of normality,” she says."
"Olga Cherevko, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, says she could not comment on the specific logistics of GHF (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation), but that aid should go beyond food, and should include water ...": www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Keyhole; Cambridge spires and #blueskymonday
Relief - Respite from Heat and Humidity (hookegb) (07.18.25)
"Amsterdam ... artist Judith de Leeuw described her giant work in the northern French town of Roubaix, which has a large immigrant community, as “a quiet reminder of what freedom should be.” She said “freedom feels out of reach” for migrants and “those pushed to the margins, silenced, or unseen.”
JDL Street Art: jdlstreetart.com; AP apnews.com/video/mural-... CTV: www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
"... He immediately came in and destroyed our home, our shoes, our furniture – he even ate my laptop. It took a long time before he would even let us touch him. I remember thinking, ‘Gosh, how difficult would life be if Ozu had superpowers?’ – and thus Krypto came into the script.”
"... Krypto was only written into the script after James Gunn adopted a dog of his own, named Ozu ... Gunn wrote that 'Ozu, who came from a hoarding situation in a backyard with 60 other dogs and never knew human beings, was problematic to say the least.'": www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
“We cannot take our democracy for granted, and by protecting our elections from abuse and boosting participation we will strengthen the foundations of our society for the future.”: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"The mechanism of hope in our hearts must have a thousand springs, almost all of them unknown to us." (Jacques Lusseyran, "How to Live in Light: A Blind Hero of the French Resistance on Seeing the Heart of Life and Contacting the Oneness of Being"): www.themarginalian.org/2023/09/06/a...
Dress (Susie Freeman) (Jubilee, 2000) - "Jubilee – A dress made out of the number of contraceptive pills a woman could take during her married life." Pharmacopoeia - Jubilee (2000): www.pharmacopoeia-art.net/artworks/jub...
Armour (Susie Freeman) (Armour, 2000) - "Armour – made with the empty packets from medicines one of Dr Lee’s patients took in the last five years of his life." Pharmacopoeia - Armour (2000): www.pharmacopoeia-art.net/artworks/arm...
Yay! Recliner time! Human is making up for the neglect yesterday!!
"Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer - Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt.": www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoN9...
The Shakespearean elegance of insomnia ... “O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee. That thou no more will weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness?” (William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part Two)
"Affectionately known as the Sycamore Gap Tree, the iconic and ... lone sycamore that stood prominently on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland (UK) ... It is believed to have stood for around two hundred years.": www.mickledore.co.uk/blog/history...
The judge referred to “heartfelt messages” from members of the public about the tree ... She added: “For those who live in Northumberland or who love this county, the tree had become a landmark, a symbol of the beauty of the untamed landscape, featuring prominently in local art and local tourism."
"'Moronic' Sycamore Gap pair who chopped down iconic tree in 'sheer bravado' jailed (4 years 3 months each) - Adam Carruthers sparked worldwide outrage by taking a chainsaw to the Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland while Daniel Graham filmed it on his phone": www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekCForCommunication No Ball Games
So our president went from repeatedly giving Russia two weeks to stop killing Ukrainians to giving him 50 days. It’s another gift to Putin. There is a reason he keeps doing this.
If my dogs were in a band, this would be their 1st album cover. #dogsofbluesky #pitties #dobies #goldens #chiweenies #rescues #blackandwhite #photography 📷
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCommunication #ClassicMono
"(#47) has not turned against Vladimir Putin. Rather, he has just announced a big day of future sales for the US arms industry with a buying bonanza for Ukraine by Nato. ... (His) agreement to sell guns and ammunition to Kyiv is a small shift based on personal irritation, it’s not a strategic move."
"(#47) is looking at making money out of Nato – not saving Ukraine - Don’t be misled; (#47) is peeved by Putin and will make money from his irritation out of Ukraine’s war but he has not shifted away from Russia completely ..."(July 14, 2025): www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
A few very warm hours in the print shed today working on a commission piece …
Earlier this Spring, I found a Great Horned Owl sitting on a nest. After keeping an eye on the location for a few weeks, I was rewarded with getting to watch these four owlets emerge and begin exploring the world. #wildlife #birds #owls
It is indeed a lovely film!
This is probably fine.
"Resistance II is another truly beautiful piece of sculpture by highly sought after contemporary artist Adam Pomeroy. The strength and sense of empowerment in this female form, is palpable. The poise depicts a women forging ahead, facing head on whatever resistance life has placed on in her path."
Resistance II - Adam Pomeroy:
“You are everything that is wrong with america,” (Rosie O’Donnell). “You want to revoke my citizenship? go ahead and try, king joffrey with a tangerine spray tan i’m not yours to silence i never was.” Joffrey is a villainous king in Game of Thrones.": www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
" ... (Captain Tom Lauterbacher, Strathcona Mounted Troop Leader). “It is a unique occasion to see our soldiers represent Canada with honour and distinction in one of the world’s most iconic ceremonial duties.” (July 11, 2025): ukdefencejournal.org.uk/canadian-tan...
"A mounted ceremonial guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to the royal palaces or riding down streets in central London is a familiar sight — and for the next eight days, Canadian soldiers will carry out the duties." (July 13, 2025): www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt #Sunday
Portland graffiti always on point
Have felt so out of sorts today with all of the raids going on here in California. They're absolutely vile. When we get our country back, which I believe we will, these monsters will face justice. To all of the men and women being taken, and to all of their families, I'm so sorry. 💔😔
Australian Life Photography Competition 2025 Finalist: "I am Max" (The Guardian: July 11, 2025) Photographer: Rob Palmer
"I am Max: Max is the son I always dreamed of, perfect in my eyes, though he struggles with societal gender expectations and because of this, at just four years old, he described feeling like his body was “broken”. Now eight, Max finds comfort with friends who accept him for who he is."
Australian Life Photography Competition 2025 Finalist: "Sweetheart, Merriwa" (The Guardian: July 11, 2025) Photographer: Thérèse Maher
"Sweetheart, Merriwa: At the end of last year, we said goodbye to a favourite farm companion, one of the nicest-natured horses I have had the pleasure to know. Merriwa was a sweetheart and that was an absolute bummer of a day. Here my daughter Eugenie says farewell."
Sometimes the bad thing is exactly as bad as the thing seems and trying to tell people "it's not that bad" isn't being *postive,* it's just normalizing the incredibly bad thing.
"A cab drives through a flood caused by heavy rains" (Kolkata, India); The Guardian (July 08, 2025) (Photograph: Piyal Adhikary, EPA)
"Humanity has created a category of unnatural disasters, climactic events on a biblical scale brought on not strictly by the ordinary vicissitudes of weather but also by political and cultural choices.": www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"I would challenge these ambulance chasers in the U.S. Congress to go and do the same, and to hear how much the American firefighting heroes who are here — how much they love our province."
"I've shaken the hands of American firefighters in northern Manitoba who are helping us out," said Premier Wab Kinew, whose province has endured a deadly and devastating wildfire season in which thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from their homes."
"Manitoba's premier shot back ... at six U.S. lawmakers who recently complained about Canadian wildfire smoke travelling south, which they said was making it difficult for some Americans to enjoy their summer.": www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
"Yes, I got an ego, so do you, You touched my heart, it left a bruise, I ran out of all excuses": www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBOf...
"Standing on the platform, Watching you go, ..": www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDPp...
"At its height, the sanctuary had more than 30 strays that devoured close to $7,000 worth of cat food every year paid for by donations, not the federal government. For politicians, the cats were stress relievers. The felines were even given unofficial, informal RCMP protection."
"Coal was last surviving resident of the cherished colony that long sat on Parliament Hill" (Ottawa (Ontario) Canada): www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Moonstruck with Cher.
One of natures smallest wonders rests in peace amongst the morning lit petals. 📷🌱🕊️ ….
Whether or not the tragedy of the Texas floods could have been averted will be sorted out in time. The devastation is still unfolding, and it is already unfathomable, Jesssica Winter writes.