Life && Times

"Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion." - bell hooks. • 32 • she/they •

[snkl-frtz]

I sent this to a group chat and was told that I'm "distressingly good" at finding faerie portals.

This pleases me.

12.06.2022 (as in June 12th, for those of you that I've managed to confuse)

[allthecanadianpolitics]

To people in Alberta, possibly broadly the prairies and kind of specifically Edmonton;

Due to the introduction of a West Nile Virus vector mosquito to our local environment, this is a reminder that if you stumble on any dead animals out there, particularly birds, please call 311 or submit an online report.

West Nile Virus starts in birds, then moves to a vector mosquito, and then to humans. Monitoring bird deaths is very important for public health in general, and especially for this summer.

For those outside of Edmonton, check your local municipal utilities to confirm that 311 is the correct number to report dead animals to. Remember to wear your repellent and to minimize standing water in your home and on your property.

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[proteusolm]

The Ojibwe nailed it. Wawa is exactly the right name for a goose.

[happilyloudwonderland]

Speaking of Ojibwe! There’s a new point and click game to help teach the language! It’s called Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, and is currently on sale on Steam!

[appreciate-the-beautiful-things]

Crazy to think about how many

Wonderful posts I never would’ve seen if not for the haiku bot

[the-haiku-bot]

Wonderful posts I

never would’ve seen if not

for the haiku bot

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[snkl-frtz]

the urge to walk into the pacific, never seen again.

27 May 2023

[the-wolf-and-moon]

M74, Phantom Galaxy

[themarchingbeetle]

[emhidesart]

Rocky meets some animals from earth 🌍🌻

[snkl-frtz]

Annual water lily post

[cowboyhatesithere]

250 years and most native tribal groups continue to not be federally recognized. Embarrassing!

[cowboyhatesithere]

Hey so a small thing that literally everyone who sees this is capable of is correcting any “used to” statements about native people in this country.

“Native people used to live in this National Park” No. They still do.

“Native people used to tell these stories-” No. They still do.

“Native people used to use this plant as a natural remedy-” No. They still do.

Better yet, familiarize yourself with the tribes local to you. Odds are, they do not yet have federal recognition. You can still read the stories they have to share, you can share their ongoing battle for recognition with others, you can sign petitions and spread the word to others to do so as well. But do something.

[remindie]

[wizardnaturalist]

a book should be $5 a little drink should be $2 and museum access should be free and all hours

[worldsandemanations]

Opalized Leaf

[expressions-of-nature]

by Vladimir Ryabkov

[pnwnativeplants]

Night flying insects use moonlight and starlight to navigate. Many use bioluminescence to communicate and breed. Fireflies are in danger as they lose more habitat, the least we can do is make our human-developed spaces more survivable for them. Moths don't "love lamp" either. Artificial lights cause their navigation to go haywire until they starve to death. Stick to orange leds over white leds. Protect the tops of outdoor lights and always use motion activated lights!

[kingcatnine]

reminding everyone to wear sunscreen because the sun is a deadly laser: 😁😊

having to spend 10 minutes slathering yourself in grease just to safely be outside in the sun for 20 minutes. because the sun is a deadly laser: 😐👎

[storybookprincess]

so back when my little brother was in high school, my mom went as a chaperone for their senior year field trip to an amusement park. which, you know, brave move to volunteer to supervise a bunch of high school seniors let loose in a wonderland of rollercoasters and sugar

my brother and his friends in this field trip group were truly great kids. but they were not above run of the mill teenage boy shenanigans. it’s the end of senior year, you and all your buddies are at the amusement park, you’re naturally going to want to act like a complete moron

there was one kid in the group who was especially prone to goofing around. committed to the bit, some may say. my mom knew that if nonsense was going to break out, he’d likely be at the center of it

so she goes up to this kid at the very start of the trip and says “hey, i’m kinda worried about this chaperoning thing. this might be a lot to ask, but can you help me keep an eye on everyone? you wouldn’t have to do anything big, just be an extra set of eyes for me.”

friends, this kid proceeded to run their field trip group like the fucking us marines. everyone is at the meet up spots at the designated time. everyone waits in line for the rides like a bunch of boy scouts. the second the horseplay gets too out of hand, this kid is getting it back under control

it’s incredible how differently people act based on the expectations you set. instead of going to this kid and saying “hey, i know you’re trouble, so i’ve got my eye on you,” my mom went “hey, i know you have influence in your peer group, so i think you can help me.”

treat someone like a problem, they’ll act like a problem. but give people a chance to help, make them feel important, and they usually rise far above the occasion. it was a stroke of genius that i’m honestly still in awe of