Linda Máire
@lindamaire.bsky.social
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“If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes.” — Agnès Varda
“If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes.” — Agnès Varda
The Children of Lir: Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra and Conn—and a visitor.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The Children of Lir: Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra and Conn—and a visitor.
…”most of us are a living, breathing soup of memory and imagination—and that we may not be the best arbiters of which is which. So read this book as you would a novel.”
A remarkable memoir.
A remarkable memoir.
September 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
…”most of us are a living, breathing soup of memory and imagination—and that we may not be the best arbiters of which is which. So read this book as you would a novel.”
A remarkable memoir.
A remarkable memoir.
“Loss is the tune of our age, hard to miss and hard to bear. Creatures, places and words disappear, day after day, year on year. But there has always been singing in the dark times—and wonder is needed now more than ever.”
The Lost Spells (2020)
Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris
The Lost Spells (2020)
Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris
September 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“Loss is the tune of our age, hard to miss and hard to bear. Creatures, places and words disappear, day after day, year on year. But there has always been singing in the dark times—and wonder is needed now more than ever.”
The Lost Spells (2020)
Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris
The Lost Spells (2020)
Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris
The colour magenta—our phlox in full bloom.
August 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The colour magenta—our phlox in full bloom.
A magpie with strong opinions
by David Melling (UK)
by David Melling (UK)
July 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A magpie with strong opinions
by David Melling (UK)
by David Melling (UK)
The joy of small things. This is the fifth year in a row that robins have returned to nest in our garden.
July 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The joy of small things. This is the fifth year in a row that robins have returned to nest in our garden.
‘Gas Station’
by Dorothea Lange (1895-1965)
Kern County, California
Photo taken on behalf of the Farm Security Administration, during a labor strike of lettuce pickers.
by Dorothea Lange (1895-1965)
Kern County, California
Photo taken on behalf of the Farm Security Administration, during a labor strike of lettuce pickers.
July 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
‘Gas Station’
by Dorothea Lange (1895-1965)
Kern County, California
Photo taken on behalf of the Farm Security Administration, during a labor strike of lettuce pickers.
by Dorothea Lange (1895-1965)
Kern County, California
Photo taken on behalf of the Farm Security Administration, during a labor strike of lettuce pickers.
Today marks the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama—Tenzin Gyatso (July 6th, 1935).
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”
July 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today marks the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama—Tenzin Gyatso (July 6th, 1935).
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”
‘Solstice’
by Jane Hirshfield
by Jane Hirshfield
June 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
‘Solstice’
by Jane Hirshfield
by Jane Hirshfield
‘Your Old Letters’
by Emily Cullen
from the 'Romance Options' anthology, edited by Leeanne Quinn & Joseph Woods (2022)
by Emily Cullen
from the 'Romance Options' anthology, edited by Leeanne Quinn & Joseph Woods (2022)
June 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
‘Your Old Letters’
by Emily Cullen
from the 'Romance Options' anthology, edited by Leeanne Quinn & Joseph Woods (2022)
by Emily Cullen
from the 'Romance Options' anthology, edited by Leeanne Quinn & Joseph Woods (2022)
Canadian troops land at Juno Beach, Normandy, France
D-Day, June 6th, 1944
Thank you. Merci.
D-Day, June 6th, 1944
Thank you. Merci.
June 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Canadian troops land at Juno Beach, Normandy, France
D-Day, June 6th, 1944
Thank you. Merci.
D-Day, June 6th, 1944
Thank you. Merci.
Of The Empire
by Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
From her 2008 collection
‘Red Bird’
by Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
From her 2008 collection
‘Red Bird’
June 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Of The Empire
by Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
From her 2008 collection
‘Red Bird’
by Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
From her 2008 collection
‘Red Bird’
Our cherry trees in full bloom. The joy of small things…
June 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Our cherry trees in full bloom. The joy of small things…
One of the world’s greatest documentary photographers has died at the age of 81.
Sebastião Salgado
February 8th, 1944–May 23rd, 2025
Photo: African Elephant, Kafue National Park, Zambia (2010)
Sebastião Salgado
February 8th, 1944–May 23rd, 2025
Photo: African Elephant, Kafue National Park, Zambia (2010)
May 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
One of the world’s greatest documentary photographers has died at the age of 81.
Sebastião Salgado
February 8th, 1944–May 23rd, 2025
Photo: African Elephant, Kafue National Park, Zambia (2010)
Sebastião Salgado
February 8th, 1944–May 23rd, 2025
Photo: African Elephant, Kafue National Park, Zambia (2010)
A few words from Emily Dickinson, in honour of World Bee Day:
“The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.”
“The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.”
May 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A few words from Emily Dickinson, in honour of World Bee Day:
“The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.”
“The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.”
A poem by Eavan Boland
(1944 – 2020)
(1944 – 2020)
May 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A poem by Eavan Boland
(1944 – 2020)
(1944 – 2020)
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
May 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
Here, in Newfoundland, May snow is very good for sore eyes. Right?
May 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Here, in Newfoundland, May snow is very good for sore eyes. Right?
Hello, Friday…
‘Rue Mouffetard’ (1954)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
‘Rue Mouffetard’ (1954)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
May 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hello, Friday…
‘Rue Mouffetard’ (1954)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
‘Rue Mouffetard’ (1954)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
Yes to the robin singing its heart out in the garden this morning.
William Stafford (1914-1993)
William Stafford (1914-1993)
May 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Yes to the robin singing its heart out in the garden this morning.
William Stafford (1914-1993)
William Stafford (1914-1993)
Happy Easter to everyone!
‘Egg with a Pearl Earring'
‘Egg with a Pearl Earring'
April 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy Easter to everyone!
‘Egg with a Pearl Earring'
‘Egg with a Pearl Earring'
On April 17th, 1982, Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II signed into law the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enshrining the Charter into the Constitution of Canada. The Charter defines and protects the rights and freedoms that people in Canada enjoy.
April 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On April 17th, 1982, Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II signed into law the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enshrining the Charter into the Constitution of Canada. The Charter defines and protects the rights and freedoms that people in Canada enjoy.