Ruth Lee
@ruthirwinlee.bsky.social
Nana, teacher, pollinator enthusiast, native plant gardener, sky watcher.
That’s fantastic news! Do you participate in the Christmas Bird Count?
www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Christmas Bird Count
The information collected by thousands of CBC volunteer participants forms one of the world’s largest sets of wildlife survey data. The results are used by conservation biologists, environmental plann...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
That’s fantastic news! Do you participate in the Christmas Bird Count?
www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Hmm… my photo came out squashed…
December 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hmm… my photo came out squashed…
Oh, Ottawa! What would bitter wintry days be without a thaw? Ice lantern production has come to a halt.
December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Oh, Ottawa! What would bitter wintry days be without a thaw? Ice lantern production has come to a halt.
We were driving to Bayshore last week and something white flew over the car… a glimpse told us maybe it was a Snowy Owl? I think I read they’re supposedly around a bit more now. It felt spooky, though!
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We were driving to Bayshore last week and something white flew over the car… a glimpse told us maybe it was a Snowy Owl? I think I read they’re supposedly around a bit more now. It felt spooky, though!
Thank you for that reminder. We need all the light we can get, and we must share it!
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you for that reminder. We need all the light we can get, and we must share it!
Good luck finding her! We’ll enjoy the new pics.
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good luck finding her! We’ll enjoy the new pics.
Quoting grammarphobia.com and I believe I learned this back when I was getting my BA in Linguistics.
“Finally, US place names in which “ch” is pronounced sh (like “Chicago” and “Michigan”) generally come from French versions of American Indian names.”
grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/02...
“Finally, US place names in which “ch” is pronounced sh (like “Chicago” and “Michigan”) generally come from French versions of American Indian names.”
grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/02...
Grammarphobia: Grammar, etymology, linguistics, usage
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November 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Quoting grammarphobia.com and I believe I learned this back when I was getting my BA in Linguistics.
“Finally, US place names in which “ch” is pronounced sh (like “Chicago” and “Michigan”) generally come from French versions of American Indian names.”
grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/02...
“Finally, US place names in which “ch” is pronounced sh (like “Chicago” and “Michigan”) generally come from French versions of American Indian names.”
grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/02...
Thanks for your nature posts. I can almost hear the ravens!!
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thanks for your nature posts. I can almost hear the ravens!!
Alt Text: I agree with Marit Stiles. Doug Ford and his government are corrupt. Sign the petition.
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Alt Text: I agree with Marit Stiles. Doug Ford and his government are corrupt. Sign the petition.
Did you call even the cabinet members? Doug Ford? Paul Calandra?
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Did you call even the cabinet members? Doug Ford? Paul Calandra?
Wow, Kimiko! That was so beautifully performed!
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Wow, Kimiko! That was so beautifully performed!