Phil Schappert 🇨🇦
@philschappert.bsky.social
Fingerstyle Guitarist | Composer | Author | Ph.D. Ecologist (Retired) | CFA Nova Scotian | Entomophotographer | Rabble-Rouser & Artist-in-Residence at Chez Curmudgeon. Hear my solo acoustic guitar (and some trio Papilio) tracks at http://philschappert.ca
Anyone who took music class, back in "the day," knows what this is...
December 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Anyone who took music class, back in "the day," knows what this is...
Floor crossing shouldn't be allowed. If you want to quit the party that you were elected with, then become an independent. Crossing the floor to another party is changing the results of the election after the fact.
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Floor crossing shouldn't be allowed. If you want to quit the party that you were elected with, then become an independent. Crossing the floor to another party is changing the results of the election after the fact.
Michael Hedges...
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Michael Hedges...
And that's why there's been a cabinet "shuffle."
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
And that's why there's been a cabinet "shuffle."
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/2 Beach Provincial Park and she said she’s willing to consider development proposals in other protected areas.
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
/2 Beach Provincial Park and she said she’s willing to consider development proposals in other protected areas.
The Kings from The Kings Are Here: "This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide" (1980, Toronto)
October 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Kings from The Kings Are Here: "This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide" (1980, Toronto)
And there are currently "Long Lake" fires in 4 states as well as Ontario...
August 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
And there are currently "Long Lake" fires in 4 states as well as Ontario...
Hi Suzanne. Your butterflies are actually a cabbage white (top left), a wood nymph (top right) and a black swallowtail (bottom left). Can't help you with the 'hopper, sorry!
August 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hi Suzanne. Your butterflies are actually a cabbage white (top left), a wood nymph (top right) and a black swallowtail (bottom left). Can't help you with the 'hopper, sorry!
Boycotting American goods and services should be government policy by now. And they should start with fighter jets...
August 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Boycotting American goods and services should be government policy by now. And they should start with fighter jets...
It's another Great Spanged Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), Suzanne...
July 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It's another Great Spanged Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), Suzanne...
Google Image search IDs it as gray birch (Betula populifolia).
July 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Google Image search IDs it as gray birch (Betula populifolia).
'Tis a Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele).
July 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
'Tis a Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele).
My guess is that it's probably Phidippus, likely P. audax.
July 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My guess is that it's probably Phidippus, likely P. audax.
I'll give it a go, Nick (another Mac-head...)
July 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I'll give it a go, Nick (another Mac-head...)
And I wrote a piece for "Natural History" magazine, way back in '01, called "Butterfly Buffet" about butterfly gourmands and their penchant for surprising foodstuffs. One of my favourite subjects for public talks...!
June 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
And I wrote a piece for "Natural History" magazine, way back in '01, called "Butterfly Buffet" about butterfly gourmands and their penchant for surprising foodstuffs. One of my favourite subjects for public talks...!
Thick as a Brick...
June 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thick as a Brick...
My, how time flies. Happy B-Day, Alistair!
June 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
My, how time flies. Happy B-Day, Alistair!
So setting up to track a solo acoustic guitar must seem like a vacation, eh!
May 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
So setting up to track a solo acoustic guitar must seem like a vacation, eh!