Michael
@mongkolroek.bsky.social
An American abroad for 25 years now.
Wild pyramid orchid (anacamptis pyramidalis) growing on the roadside near Guardea (TR) #umbria #orchid #anacamptis
June 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Wild pyramid orchid (anacamptis pyramidalis) growing on the roadside near Guardea (TR) #umbria #orchid #anacamptis
7 years and counting… ❤️❤️
May 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
7 years and counting… ❤️❤️
People are concerned about climate change and extreme weather. And they want action.
‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?
‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?
Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
People are concerned about climate change and extreme weather. And they want action.
Mystras, Greece wildflowers in abundance.
April 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Mystras, Greece wildflowers in abundance.
Ophrys bertolonii, a bee orchid, in the dry gardens of Sparoza (the Mediterranean Garden Society). #ophrys #sparoza #mgssparosa #drygarden
March 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ophrys bertolonii, a bee orchid, in the dry gardens of Sparoza (the Mediterranean Garden Society). #ophrys #sparoza #mgssparosa #drygarden
Sunset by the Acropolis.
March 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sunset by the Acropolis.
Waterfall over the Para Dam (there used to be a mill here) on Lago Vecchio. The Rio Grande #amelia #ameliaterni
March 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Waterfall over the Para Dam (there used to be a mill here) on Lago Vecchio. The Rio Grande #amelia #ameliaterni
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Zelenskyy's character can be judge more directly by how he treats others and whether you think he's protected his country. From what I've seen, he has treated Americans with respect. His attire is to remind people he's at war, not unlike Churchill wearing a siren suit to the White House in 1942.
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Zelenskyy's character can be judge more directly by how he treats others and whether you think he's protected his country. From what I've seen, he has treated Americans with respect. His attire is to remind people he's at war, not unlike Churchill wearing a siren suit to the White House in 1942.
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
“Måke Califørnia Great Ægain”
🤣 best “news” of the week!
🤣 best “news” of the week!
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
“Måke Califørnia Great Ægain”
🤣 best “news” of the week!
🤣 best “news” of the week!
4 February 2012, Circo Massimo
February 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
4 February 2012, Circo Massimo
A great article for right now
The trouble with 'donating our dopamine' to our phones, not our friends
"Smartphones make our alone time feel more crowded than it used to be," says journalist Derek Thompson. His article in The Atlantic is called "The Anti-Social Century."
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A great article for right now
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Italy marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with a series of commemorative events on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Giorno della Memoria: Italy marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Italy marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with a series of commemorative events on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
www.wantedinrome.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Italy marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with a series of commemorative events on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
An amazing show (I saw it in Milan). Don’t miss it in Rome!
Rome is to host a major exhibition devoted to the paintings of Edvard Munch.
Rome to host exhibition of Munch masterpieces
Rome is to host a major exhibition devoted to the art of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in what is billed as the largest retrospective ever held in Italy.
www.wantedinrome.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
An amazing show (I saw it in Milan). Don’t miss it in Rome!
Flying towards the sun over the west coast of Greenland
December 21, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Flying towards the sun over the west coast of Greenland
Bay Area bound 🎄🌍🛫🌎🎄
December 20, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Bay Area bound 🎄🌍🛫🌎🎄
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The Italian state is to buy the former Rome residence of the Futurist painter Giacomo Balla and turn it into a public museum, Italy’s culture minister said.
Italian state to buy Rome home of Futurist artist Giacomo Balla
The Italian state is to buy the former Rome home of Futurist painter Giacomo Balla and open it as a museum, Italy's culture minister Alessandro Giuli said.
www.wantedinrome.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The Italian state is to buy the former Rome residence of the Futurist painter Giacomo Balla and turn it into a public museum, Italy’s culture minister said.
