C.L.
@cli37ssk.bsky.social
Anglophone writer living in Montreal.
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C.L.
@cli37ssk.bsky.social
· Apr 14
My precious little girl Katniss passed away April 9th. Her siblings & I are heartbroken 💔. We will miss her & carry her memory in our hearts forever. Rest in eternal peace sweetheart.
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” ~A.A. Milne
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” ~A.A. Milne
Hide not your talents.
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hide not your talents.
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
"When Conservatives crusade against government while they are trying to be appointed to head the government, I think that's weird!"
Rachel Maddow, 2008
Rachel Maddow, 2008
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"When Conservatives crusade against government while they are trying to be appointed to head the government, I think that's weird!"
Rachel Maddow, 2008
Rachel Maddow, 2008
The geese honked overhead.
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The geese honked overhead.
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
“Don’t believe everything you hear—even in your own mind.”
– Daniel G. Amen
– Daniel G. Amen
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Don’t believe everything you hear—even in your own mind.”
– Daniel G. Amen
– Daniel G. Amen
Reposted by C.L.
Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
Reposted by C.L.
The Week Trump Lost the Plot
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Week Trump Lost the Plot
Low energy and deplorable
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Week Trump Lost the Plot
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Reposted by C.L.
“In the last week, everyone wants to volunteer, and that’s wonderful,” Aisenbrey said. “We need it. We need every single person.”
www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/b...
www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/b...
‘It’s a good crazy’: Inside a shift at the Peoples Pantry as SNAP benefits lapse
Food pantries across the Berkshires have seen an increase in attendance in recent days in preparation for a suspension of SNAP benefits for the first time in the program’s 60-year
www.berkshireeagle.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“In the last week, everyone wants to volunteer, and that’s wonderful,” Aisenbrey said. “We need it. We need every single person.”
www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/b...
www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/b...
Reposted by C.L.
Watercolour painting of a Siamese cat called Sammy! The hardest part to paint was the scarf!
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Watercolour painting of a Siamese cat called Sammy! The hardest part to paint was the scarf!
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
Reposted by C.L.
My painting BIG SUR WILDFLOWERS
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My painting BIG SUR WILDFLOWERS
Reposted by C.L.
🔥 Can a Moose Really Dive?
👉 patreon.com/go4know
🔥 Join my Patreon to learn AI art with Midjourney, get prompts, tutorials, and stock images:
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#knowledge #ai #aiart #midjourney #photo #photography #animals #nature #moose #wildlife #canada #alaska #scandinavia #forest
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🔥 Join my Patreon to learn AI art with Midjourney, get prompts, tutorials, and stock images:
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#knowledge #ai #aiart #midjourney #photo #photography #animals #nature #moose #wildlife #canada #alaska #scandinavia #forest
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🔥 Can a Moose Really Dive?
👉 patreon.com/go4know
🔥 Join my Patreon to learn AI art with Midjourney, get prompts, tutorials, and stock images:
👉 patreon.com/ai_art_tutor...
#knowledge #ai #aiart #midjourney #photo #photography #animals #nature #moose #wildlife #canada #alaska #scandinavia #forest
👉 patreon.com/go4know
🔥 Join my Patreon to learn AI art with Midjourney, get prompts, tutorials, and stock images:
👉 patreon.com/ai_art_tutor...
#knowledge #ai #aiart #midjourney #photo #photography #animals #nature #moose #wildlife #canada #alaska #scandinavia #forest
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
“You can’t save someone who isn’t willing to participate in their own rescue.” ~Unknown
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“You can’t save someone who isn’t willing to participate in their own rescue.” ~Unknown
Reposted by C.L.
Maine Sunrise 6”x8” oil
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Maine Sunrise 6”x8” oil
A person travels the world over in search of what he needs & returns home to find it.
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A person travels the world over in search of what he needs & returns home to find it.
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~Viktor Frankl
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~Viktor Frankl
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter on Jan. 28. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS /Jackie Branc
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter on Jan. 28. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS /Jackie Branc
Dull November brings the blast,
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dull November brings the blast,
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)
"People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure."
-Russell Baker, 1967
-Russell Baker, 1967
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure."
-Russell Baker, 1967
-Russell Baker, 1967
November, month of mornings, misty-bright
With golden light—
Month when the many-tinted leaf
Lies thick upon the moss below,
While to & fro
The breezes moan, as if in grief.
–Mortimer Collins (1827–76)
With golden light—
Month when the many-tinted leaf
Lies thick upon the moss below,
While to & fro
The breezes moan, as if in grief.
–Mortimer Collins (1827–76)
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
November, month of mornings, misty-bright
With golden light—
Month when the many-tinted leaf
Lies thick upon the moss below,
While to & fro
The breezes moan, as if in grief.
–Mortimer Collins (1827–76)
With golden light—
Month when the many-tinted leaf
Lies thick upon the moss below,
While to & fro
The breezes moan, as if in grief.
–Mortimer Collins (1827–76)
“Menopause is a journey where you rediscover yourself & become the woman you were always meant to be.” ~Dr. Christiane Northrup
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“Menopause is a journey where you rediscover yourself & become the woman you were always meant to be.” ~Dr. Christiane Northrup
For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil & bubble.
–William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
–William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil & bubble.
–William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
–William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
"Who hesitates is sometimes saved."
James Thurber, 1939
James Thurber, 1939
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Who hesitates is sometimes saved."
James Thurber, 1939
James Thurber, 1939
The Sun is expected to swallow Earth in 5 to 7.5 billion years when it expands into a red giant, but Earth will become uninhabitable due to the Sun's increasing brightness much sooner, in about 1 billion years.
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Sun is expected to swallow Earth in 5 to 7.5 billion years when it expands into a red giant, but Earth will become uninhabitable due to the Sun's increasing brightness much sooner, in about 1 billion years.