𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘌.

An attribute to autumn.

A scrolling stop to focus on the details. ⬇️

“We need politics that fights for all of creation, all the beauty and wonder of here.” 🧵 ⬇️

Capture before the rain. #dahlia #bloomscrolling #garden #VancouverIsland 🇨🇦

It’s Wolf Awareness Week October 18-24. Learn about the vital role wolves play in ecosystems. ➡️ www.wolfawareness.org

“My standard remains character: honesty, responsibility, fairness, compassion, and respect for the rights of others. Those obligations apply to every party and every person who asks for our vote.” ⬇️

"Canada doesn't live because of the United States... Canada thrives because we are Canadian." ~ PM Carney 🇨🇦♥️

Still blooming! #bloomscrolling #garden

Fishing in the fog. #coho #salmon #VancouverIsland 🇨🇦

Hey Alberta! This applies to you too. 🇨🇦 Stay in Canada! 🇨🇦

The fallen. #autumn #leaves #garden

Autumn jewel. #blooms #bloomscrolling #garden

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁

One last bloom as the season ends. #rose #bloom #bloomscrolling #garden

"The real threat to democracy, humanity, and the planet is not the tension we create when we work to address injustice…it is injustice itself, the people who work to advance injustice, and the people who insist on prioritizing civility over addressing injustice." A thought-provoking midweek read. ⬇️

Sage advice from 1854.

Checking out the petals. 🐝 #pollinators #dahlia #garden #macroMonday

“ᗯᕼEᑎ I ᗩᗰ ᗩᑎ Oᒪᗪ ᗯOᗰᗩᑎ I Տᕼᗩᒪᒪ ᗯEᗩᖇ ᑭᑌᖇᑭᒪE ᗯITᕼ ᗩ ᖇEᗪ ᕼᗩT ᗯᕼIᑕᕼ ᗪOEՏᑎ'T GO, ᗩᑎᗪ ᗪOEՏᑎ'T ՏᑌIT ᗰE. ᗩᑎᗪ I Տᕼᗩᒪᒪ ՏᑭEᑎᗪ ᗰY ᑭEᑎՏIOᑎ Oᑎ ᗷᖇᗩᑎᗪY ᗩᑎᗪ ՏᑌᗰᗰEᖇ GᒪOᐯEՏ ᗩᑎᗪ ՏᗩTIᑎ ՏᗩᑎᗪᒪEՏ, ᗩᑎᗪ ՏᗩY ᗯE'ᐯE ᑎO ᗰOᑎEY ᖴOᖇ ᗷᑌTTEᖇ. I Տᕼᗩᒪᒪ ՏIT ᗪOᗯᑎ Oᑎ TᕼE ᑭᗩᐯEᗰEᑎT ᗯᕼEᑎ I'ᗰ TIᖇEᗪ….” ~ excerpt from Warning by Jenny Joseph

“Come, little leaves,” said the wind one day, “Come o’er the meadows with me and play; Put on your dresses of red and gold, For summer is gone and the days grow cold.” ‘Come, Little Leaves’ excerpt by George Cooper #autumn #leaves #mygarden #bloomscrolling

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day?

Feathery plumes illuminated by the morning sun.

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“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” - Albert Camus #reflections #lastdayofsummer #MondayMemories

"It’s still September. There’s still time to savor the season’s last gasp, the waning days of this longest, vanishing summer." ~ excerpt from Fading light by Melissa Kirsch

Soul cleansing songbirds.

Monday morning,… peeking out of the rock den at the week ahead. #aquarium #fish

After a day of remembrance, look up at the sky. #bluesky #clouds #sky #inspiration

The Way (2010) - a drama about a father who walks the Camino de Santiago after his son's death starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. 5 ⭐️

"Lucky guy" and a heartfelt acceptance speech! 🥰

Non-profit retirement benefit! "Watch out for meta-triangulation: If you think someone is triangulating instead of talking directly to you about a conflict, don’t meta-triangulate by going to another colleague to complain about the triangulation." Good article on avoiding triangulation. 🔽

A cosmos still blooms. #bloomscrolling #garden

What are we learning?

Overheard while in line at our local grocery store: Customer: “Why are you working today?” Cashier: “I’m a labourer. This is My Day!” 😃 #LabourDay 🇨🇦

Happy Labor Day! “The upper class keeps all the money and pays no taxes. The middle class pays all the taxes and does all the work. The poor are just there to scare the shit out of the middle class.” - George Carlin

As summer slides into fall, the robin’s melody has been replaced by crows cawing to gather their clan,… a murder in the making. 🐦‍⬛ 🐦‍⬛ 🐦‍⬛ 🐦‍⬛ 🐦‍⬛ 🐦‍⬛ 🐦‍⬛ #crows #birds

Hello Mango! The neighbour’s cat has assumed ownership of our garden beds. #caturday

Flower power! #bloomscrolling #garden #FlashbackFriday

😔 “𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨,….” Rest in peace & power: Gloria Steinem (1934-2026) Dorothy Pitman Hughes (1938-2022)

Morning sun before the rains. #dahlia #bloomscrolling #garden

There be dragons,… the first fall storm has arrived. 🐉 #rain #storm #VancouverIsland 🇨🇦

August, … where did you go so quickly? #dahlia #bloomscrolling #garden

Now back to regularly scheduled garden programming. #bloomscrolling #garden 🇨🇦

Mapquest app! #LakeOntario 🇨🇦

SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)

Fond memories of watching the Canada geese along the shore when I worked in the Belleville & Brampton in the 90’s. #LakeOntario 🇨🇦 🎶 youtu.be/PUKa7tHbrFA?...

Harvest yellow. 🐝 🌻 #sunflower #bloomscrolling #garden

Gypsy Rose,… she was the bestest girl! #InternationalDogDay