T. Michael Redmond
@tmr65.bsky.social
Born in Ireland 🇮🇪. Vocation: vision scientist; avocation: traveling natural history and landscapes, and art and architecture photographer. The vast majority of images I post are mine, others not are properly attributed. Dogfather. All opinions personal.
@bwjones.bsky.social Interesting story about Pittsburgh Check out this article:
(It should be outside paywall!)
While there are many yardsticks for calculating housing affordability, the western Pennsylvania city stands out as uniquely livable.
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(It should be outside paywall!)
While there are many yardsticks for calculating housing affordability, the western Pennsylvania city stands out as uniquely livable.
wapo.st/3XvbkqX
How this major city became one of America’s most affordable for home buyers
While there are many yardsticks for calculating housing affordability, the western Pennsylvania city stands out as uniquely livable.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@bwjones.bsky.social Interesting story about Pittsburgh Check out this article:
(It should be outside paywall!)
While there are many yardsticks for calculating housing affordability, the western Pennsylvania city stands out as uniquely livable.
wapo.st/3XvbkqX
(It should be outside paywall!)
While there are many yardsticks for calculating housing affordability, the western Pennsylvania city stands out as uniquely livable.
wapo.st/3XvbkqX
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Ireland are going to the World Cup thanks to an injury time goal
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Ireland are going to the World Cup thanks to an injury time goal
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CootsAndMoorhens, and the Alternative for today is #Ducklings
A fluffy, preening American Coot on a windy day! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A fluffy, preening American Coot on a windy day! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CootsAndMoorhens, and the Alternative for today is #Ducklings
A fluffy, preening American Coot on a windy day! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A fluffy, preening American Coot on a windy day! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Detail of a 6th century CE ceiling mosaic in the Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. Such unbelievable beauty!
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Detail of a 6th century CE ceiling mosaic in the Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. Such unbelievable beauty!
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it's both gratifying to witness this defense of pluralism and traumatic to know how late the hour is
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
it's both gratifying to witness this defense of pluralism and traumatic to know how late the hour is
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November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I admire the holistic approach to exinct complex life on Earth:
Microplastics in soils increase nitrous oxide emissions - just 300 times more potent than CO2
#Earth #climate #clusterfuck
Microplastics in soils increase nitrous oxide emissions - just 300 times more potent than CO2
#Earth #climate #clusterfuck
Microplastic Diversity as a Potential Driver of Soil Denitrification Shifts
Microplastics (MPs) are raising significant global concerns due to their environmental impacts. While most studies have focused on the effects of individual MP types, MPs in natural environments typic...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I admire the holistic approach to exinct complex life on Earth:
Microplastics in soils increase nitrous oxide emissions - just 300 times more potent than CO2
#Earth #climate #clusterfuck
Microplastics in soils increase nitrous oxide emissions - just 300 times more potent than CO2
#Earth #climate #clusterfuck
My famous first cousin just scored a huge coup in California! He is unstoppable!
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Ethical Diamond causes 20-1 Turf upset to hand Willie Mullins incredible Breeders' Cup success
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November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My famous first cousin just scored a huge coup in California! He is unstoppable!
www.racingpost.com/news/reports...
www.racingpost.com/news/reports...
For the #BirdOfTheDay #hiding theme here is a Common Yellowthroat hiding in a waterside bush WHILE belting out its song. Typical MO for this skulker.
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For the #BirdOfTheDay #hiding theme here is a Common Yellowthroat hiding in a waterside bush WHILE belting out its song. Typical MO for this skulker.
A message from beyond the grave! #HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A message from beyond the grave! #HappyHalloween
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay decided by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social, the theme is #Raptor. Here’s a handsome Snail Kite in Entre Rios, Argentina.
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay decided by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social, the theme is #Raptor. Here’s a handsome Snail Kite in Entre Rios, Argentina.
A Common Raven vocalizing in a tree in our neighbor’s yard in suburban Maryland. This is the second time we’ve had a Raven in our neighborhood in the past year. (Video courtesy of JBR.)
October 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A Common Raven vocalizing in a tree in our neighbor’s yard in suburban Maryland. This is the second time we’ve had a Raven in our neighborhood in the past year. (Video courtesy of JBR.)
Artist’s impression of current state of peer review in US health research studies.
October 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Artist’s impression of current state of peer review in US health research studies.
The last of the summer okra? Gigantic pods– only good for long cooking in gumbo. I had to work hard to find the smallest ones.
October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The last of the summer okra? Gigantic pods– only good for long cooking in gumbo. I had to work hard to find the smallest ones.
Always look up, Rome edition (but not Sistine Chapel, questo è proibito!). This is the baroque ceiling fresco of Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola representing the life of Ignatius of Loyola, a founder of the Catholic order of the Society of Jesus. The late Francis was the first pope of this order.
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Always look up, Rome edition (but not Sistine Chapel, questo è proibito!). This is the baroque ceiling fresco of Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola representing the life of Ignatius of Loyola, a founder of the Catholic order of the Society of Jesus. The late Francis was the first pope of this order.
Always look up: Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore edition. We joined a line of hundreds queuing to visit the tomb of the late Pope Francis.
October 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Always look up: Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore edition. We joined a line of hundreds queuing to visit the tomb of the late Pope Francis.
Our ride from Bologna to Rome. I love me a Frecciarossa!
October 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our ride from Bologna to Rome. I love me a Frecciarossa!
A mural in the picturesque San Giuliano neighborhood of Rimini celebrating the films of famous director Federico Fellini. Rimini was the boyhood home of Fellini.
October 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A mural in the picturesque San Giuliano neighborhood of Rimini celebrating the films of famous director Federico Fellini. Rimini was the boyhood home of Fellini.
Reflection of Palazzo Ducale, Modena.
October 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reflection of Palazzo Ducale, Modena.
In a library of the old University of Bologna, oldest university in Europe. Many seminal books on Zoology and natural history, including such as Linneaus and Cuvier.
October 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In a library of the old University of Bologna, oldest university in Europe. Many seminal books on Zoology and natural history, including such as Linneaus and Cuvier.
Ravenna, 10/3: Protesting the interception of the #gazaflotilla. Beside the railway station.
October 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Ravenna, 10/3: Protesting the interception of the #gazaflotilla. Beside the railway station.
Ravenna, 10/3: A protest against the interception of the #gazaflotilla. Part of the one-day national strike in Italy that is disrupting trains, planes, ferries, and buses all over the country.
October 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Ravenna, 10/3: A protest against the interception of the #gazaflotilla. Part of the one-day national strike in Italy that is disrupting trains, planes, ferries, and buses all over the country.
“Iacta alea est!” Crossing the estuary of the Rubicon, north of Rimini, historical boundary of Rome. Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his legions in January 49 BCE, setting in motion events leading to the Civil War that ended the Roman Republic.
October 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
“Iacta alea est!” Crossing the estuary of the Rubicon, north of Rimini, historical boundary of Rome. Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his legions in January 49 BCE, setting in motion events leading to the Civil War that ended the Roman Republic.