@northstory.bsky.social
I'm a musician and writer living on the East Coast of Canada with my family. Human rights advocate on affordable housing, poverty reduction, and climate change.
Actual colour of an autumn sky.
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Actual colour of an autumn sky.
April 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm ok with winter in Rural Canada. No, really, I am! I'm all ready to shovel and salt to run Saturday errands...
...Wasn't counting on needing a chainsaw though.
...Wasn't counting on needing a chainsaw though.
March 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm ok with winter in Rural Canada. No, really, I am! I'm all ready to shovel and salt to run Saturday errands...
...Wasn't counting on needing a chainsaw though.
...Wasn't counting on needing a chainsaw though.
And I slept under the strangest skies, and under them dreamed...
March 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
And I slept under the strangest skies, and under them dreamed...
The Truman Show is oddly comforting
February 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Truman Show is oddly comforting
Beauty isn't a luxury. We need it like oxygen.
W.B.Yeats "Aedh wishes for the cloths of heaven"
W.B.Yeats "Aedh wishes for the cloths of heaven"
February 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Beauty isn't a luxury. We need it like oxygen.
W.B.Yeats "Aedh wishes for the cloths of heaven"
W.B.Yeats "Aedh wishes for the cloths of heaven"
Longing for summer,
Cause this is how I roll.
Cause this is how I roll.
February 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Longing for summer,
Cause this is how I roll.
Cause this is how I roll.
Patience. Keep going. Darkness bleeds daylight.
February 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Patience. Keep going. Darkness bleeds daylight.
My area of expertise...
February 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My area of expertise...
Venus and the moon, close enough to whisper.
February 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Venus and the moon, close enough to whisper.
It's beautiful outside. It's also -14.
Fergus took one look outside and went back to bed.
Clever fellow that he is..
Fergus took one look outside and went back to bed.
Clever fellow that he is..
January 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's beautiful outside. It's also -14.
Fergus took one look outside and went back to bed.
Clever fellow that he is..
Fergus took one look outside and went back to bed.
Clever fellow that he is..
Even in winter, embers remember.
January 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Even in winter, embers remember.
I know this is a difficult day for the US.
Not a single snowflake changed its course for Trump.
Take comfort. He is tiny and brief, and the world is vast.
Not a single snowflake changed its course for Trump.
Take comfort. He is tiny and brief, and the world is vast.
January 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I know this is a difficult day for the US.
Not a single snowflake changed its course for Trump.
Take comfort. He is tiny and brief, and the world is vast.
Not a single snowflake changed its course for Trump.
Take comfort. He is tiny and brief, and the world is vast.
A winter pine, weighted down with snow, becomes a perfect hiding place for hide and seek with Fergus.
January 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A winter pine, weighted down with snow, becomes a perfect hiding place for hide and seek with Fergus.
~Natalie Merchant~ King of May
January 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
~Natalie Merchant~ King of May
Poor little Hopalong. We have five Bluejays that are regulars at our feeder, and this lovely fellow has had a broken foot for months.
Keeping him chubby and happy through the winter is a major 2025 goal
Keeping him chubby and happy through the winter is a major 2025 goal
January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Poor little Hopalong. We have five Bluejays that are regulars at our feeder, and this lovely fellow has had a broken foot for months.
Keeping him chubby and happy through the winter is a major 2025 goal
Keeping him chubby and happy through the winter is a major 2025 goal
Trying to make this today for the first time. Mujadara with ALL the onions.
January 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trying to make this today for the first time. Mujadara with ALL the onions.
Beneath the dim and dying
moon, snow, the forest floor,
Enough light for steps
But only four.
moon, snow, the forest floor,
Enough light for steps
But only four.
January 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Beneath the dim and dying
moon, snow, the forest floor,
Enough light for steps
But only four.
moon, snow, the forest floor,
Enough light for steps
But only four.
Winter is bitter
teeth in the pines, crackling
like inverted fire
teeth in the pines, crackling
like inverted fire
January 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Winter is bitter
teeth in the pines, crackling
like inverted fire
teeth in the pines, crackling
like inverted fire