Heather D 🇨🇦
@heather147.bsky.social
Mechanical Engineer, Foodie, Bach, Birds, NOVID
@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay, #BirdsYouLove, is my oft shared Sweetie Bird. For yrs before my Nov move, she was reliably out my window. I'd sit below and talk out my problems. Her gentle Chup Chups always help. ❤️❤️❤️ I had her inked, and I've added a shot of one of our breakfast chats🪶
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 AM
@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay, #BirdsYouLove, is my oft shared Sweetie Bird. For yrs before my Nov move, she was reliably out my window. I'd sit below and talk out my problems. Her gentle Chup Chups always help. ❤️❤️❤️ I had her inked, and I've added a shot of one of our breakfast chats🪶
I'm so sorry for your loss, Graham 🫂. I haven't got a #WinterRobin as they've mostly migrated, so here's my favourite Robin from last May, #ForJanet
January 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I'm so sorry for your loss, Graham 🫂. I haven't got a #WinterRobin as they've mostly migrated, so here's my favourite Robin from last May, #ForJanet
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Some days , I find it amazing how many people just keep going in a world where the abusers and bullies still reign and the appeasers still appease (and call appeasement being “grown up”) but thank you to everyone who gives us faith when so often the odds seem so stacked against us
January 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Some days , I find it amazing how many people just keep going in a world where the abusers and bullies still reign and the appeasers still appease (and call appeasement being “grown up”) but thank you to everyone who gives us faith when so often the odds seem so stacked against us
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Use the good china!
I found fancy fountain pen inks dried out.
That expensive liquor oxidizes and changes flavor.
The lotion goes rancid.
Drink it, use it, don't save it for a brighter day. Find joy in your world. Grab Grandma's crystal for your morning juice. Don't wait. Life is short.
I found fancy fountain pen inks dried out.
That expensive liquor oxidizes and changes flavor.
The lotion goes rancid.
Drink it, use it, don't save it for a brighter day. Find joy in your world. Grab Grandma's crystal for your morning juice. Don't wait. Life is short.
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Use the good china!
I found fancy fountain pen inks dried out.
That expensive liquor oxidizes and changes flavor.
The lotion goes rancid.
Drink it, use it, don't save it for a brighter day. Find joy in your world. Grab Grandma's crystal for your morning juice. Don't wait. Life is short.
I found fancy fountain pen inks dried out.
That expensive liquor oxidizes and changes flavor.
The lotion goes rancid.
Drink it, use it, don't save it for a brighter day. Find joy in your world. Grab Grandma's crystal for your morning juice. Don't wait. Life is short.
For @alan678.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #PerfectPerch, I have this cutie perched in a wreath in perfect Nuthatch fashion 🪶
January 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
For @alan678.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #PerfectPerch, I have this cutie perched in a wreath in perfect Nuthatch fashion 🪶
The wind did some fun things with the snow today
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The wind did some fun things with the snow today
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I hate how common this experience is.
"It doesn't have to be this way."
"It doesn't have to be this way."
Hearing that my Black girl-centered research is “just advocacy” and not “rigorous scholarship” is so disappointing.
I don’t believe that; and, that’s what the “premiere” journals in my field (#CounselorEd) are saying in all of my manuscript reviews.
It’s hard not to feel defeated. #AcademicSky
I don’t believe that; and, that’s what the “premiere” journals in my field (#CounselorEd) are saying in all of my manuscript reviews.
It’s hard not to feel defeated. #AcademicSky
January 15, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I hate how common this experience is.
"It doesn't have to be this way."
"It doesn't have to be this way."
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Steve, the great _shenanigator_...
January 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Steve, the great _shenanigator_...
January 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Photographer 'over the Moon' with iconic ET recreation two years in the making. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Photographer over the Moon with ET picture recreation two years in the making
The planets finally aligned for friends who spent two years trying to recreate an iconic movie scene.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Photographer 'over the Moon' with iconic ET recreation two years in the making. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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willow ptarmigan. Thank you for spreading the bird word, @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
willow ptarmigan. Thank you for spreading the bird word, @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
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I think we can all agree that life is currently extremely stressful.
Being part of your community and supporting your people is very important.
But make sure to practice self-care as well!
I suggest you go #Birding; 15 minutes in nature will help. #Birds #selfcare #NorthAmerica #StaySafe
Being part of your community and supporting your people is very important.
But make sure to practice self-care as well!
I suggest you go #Birding; 15 minutes in nature will help. #Birds #selfcare #NorthAmerica #StaySafe
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I think we can all agree that life is currently extremely stressful.
Being part of your community and supporting your people is very important.
But make sure to practice self-care as well!
I suggest you go #Birding; 15 minutes in nature will help. #Birds #selfcare #NorthAmerica #StaySafe
Being part of your community and supporting your people is very important.
But make sure to practice self-care as well!
I suggest you go #Birding; 15 minutes in nature will help. #Birds #selfcare #NorthAmerica #StaySafe
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This is 100% correct. The lack of N95s in Canada's hospitals reflects the scientific illiteracy of medicine's metastatic management class - the same narrow little pseudoscientific club currently grabbing power over every area where science touches society in the US - and in Canada now too:
🧵: ATTENTION PLEASE: This is your regularly scheduled power grab from the empire-builders in public health. Coming soon to a province near you, control over *everything*.
(but not responsibility - note the important part of health is "perceived health" - they learned at least one thing from COVID)
(but not responsibility - note the important part of health is "perceived health" - they learned at least one thing from COVID)
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This is 100% correct. The lack of N95s in Canada's hospitals reflects the scientific illiteracy of medicine's metastatic management class - the same narrow little pseudoscientific club currently grabbing power over every area where science touches society in the US - and in Canada now too:
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Billy Van was one of the most gifted comedians in Canadian history.
Through a decades-long career, he proved highly influential in the comedy world.
He is best known for playing nearly every character on The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
This is his story.
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Through a decades-long career, he proved highly influential in the comedy world.
He is best known for playing nearly every character on The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
This is his story.
🧵 1/12
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Billy Van was one of the most gifted comedians in Canadian history.
Through a decades-long career, he proved highly influential in the comedy world.
He is best known for playing nearly every character on The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
This is his story.
🧵 1/12
Through a decades-long career, he proved highly influential in the comedy world.
He is best known for playing nearly every character on The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
This is his story.
🧵 1/12
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This was one of our most-read pieces way back in 2015. Unfortunately, it is still relevant today.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
Facepalm Pilot: Where Technology Meets Stupidity: An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar
Depending on whom you ask, the use of the active voice over the passive is arguably the most fundamental writer’s maxim, thought to lend we...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
This was one of our most-read pieces way back in 2015. Unfortunately, it is still relevant today.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
STOP
THIS IS A CUTE ANIMAL PIC CHECKPOINT. PLEASE SHARE A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) CUTE ANIMAL PIC BEFORE PROCEEDING.
THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PRESERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THIS SITE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
Baby Buntcake 🪶
THIS IS A CUTE ANIMAL PIC CHECKPOINT. PLEASE SHARE A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) CUTE ANIMAL PIC BEFORE PROCEEDING.
THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PRESERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THIS SITE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
Baby Buntcake 🪶
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
STOP
THIS IS A CUTE ANIMAL PIC CHECKPOINT. PLEASE SHARE A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) CUTE ANIMAL PIC BEFORE PROCEEDING.
THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PRESERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THIS SITE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
Baby Buntcake 🪶
THIS IS A CUTE ANIMAL PIC CHECKPOINT. PLEASE SHARE A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) CUTE ANIMAL PIC BEFORE PROCEEDING.
THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PRESERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THIS SITE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
Baby Buntcake 🪶
Happy #UnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate! 🦆
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Happy #UnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate! 🦆
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Today is National Bird Day! It's also the final day of the Christmas Bird Count.
What better way to celebrate than by recognizing all of those who participated and contributed to bird conservation? The data collected helps improve our understanding of how birds are doing across Canada.
What better way to celebrate than by recognizing all of those who participated and contributed to bird conservation? The data collected helps improve our understanding of how birds are doing across Canada.
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Today is National Bird Day! It's also the final day of the Christmas Bird Count.
What better way to celebrate than by recognizing all of those who participated and contributed to bird conservation? The data collected helps improve our understanding of how birds are doing across Canada.
What better way to celebrate than by recognizing all of those who participated and contributed to bird conservation? The data collected helps improve our understanding of how birds are doing across Canada.
Ooh! I do have one for Alan's theme of #SnowyBird which is the handsome fellow I met and shared yesterday. I think he's pretty enough to be both #BirdOfTheDay and Bird of Yesterday 🪶
January 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Ooh! I do have one for Alan's theme of #SnowyBird which is the handsome fellow I met and shared yesterday. I think he's pretty enough to be both #BirdOfTheDay and Bird of Yesterday 🪶
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Also for anyone suggesting Canada is limited in what it can say because of its proximity to and dependence on the US, that didn’t stop Mexico.
"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Also for anyone suggesting Canada is limited in what it can say because of its proximity to and dependence on the US, that didn’t stop Mexico.
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Even now, as the US commits the crime of aggression and tries to take over Venezuela, it does not face anything like the response that Russia face for doing the same to Ukraine. Instead, Western leaders are releasing vague statements that let the US off the hook.
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Even now, as the US commits the crime of aggression and tries to take over Venezuela, it does not face anything like the response that Russia face for doing the same to Ukraine. Instead, Western leaders are releasing vague statements that let the US off the hook.
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet.
Sweet P is totally my pet, but she lives outside. We've known each other since March '23 (including her mate), but I recently moved across town and can't see them every day any more.
I miss my Sweetie Birds 😭💔 🪶
Sweet P is totally my pet, but she lives outside. We've known each other since March '23 (including her mate), but I recently moved across town and can't see them every day any more.
I miss my Sweetie Birds 😭💔 🪶
January 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet.
Sweet P is totally my pet, but she lives outside. We've known each other since March '23 (including her mate), but I recently moved across town and can't see them every day any more.
I miss my Sweetie Birds 😭💔 🪶
Sweet P is totally my pet, but she lives outside. We've known each other since March '23 (including her mate), but I recently moved across town and can't see them every day any more.
I miss my Sweetie Birds 😭💔 🪶
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My beautiful friend, a nurse, died at 31 last night. Her cancer treatment was delayed because a visitor did not wear a mask and she became terribly ill for weeks with the flu or COVID and following infections. If you're wearing a mask, thank you.
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My beautiful friend, a nurse, died at 31 last night. Her cancer treatment was delayed because a visitor did not wear a mask and she became terribly ill for weeks with the flu or COVID and following infections. If you're wearing a mask, thank you.