Happy tattoo eve to all who celebrate

One thing about the Alberta government doing their absolute best to be the absolute worst is that I get to sign my regular emails to them as 'with contempt', which is a bright spot for me at least.

Major yn Englisshe:
• focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge
• research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even invented yet
• meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir
• it ys awesome
• books!

I'm slowly removing all the grass on my property and replacing it with either perennial flowers or native grasses to support local pollinators. This is the current state of my front yard.