Educator emeritus. Literature, media, music, art, history, environment, food.
Banner: view from highway of underside of a girder bridge
PFP: person with back to camera standing ankle-deep in water beside a mangrove tree
#BirdOfTheDay #OutForAWalk #FeatheredFriday
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid
'In its 2026 travel trends report, the flight-tracking site Skyscanner found that 55 percent of travelers had booked a trip or would consider one inspired by a book.'
Anyone else done book-inspired travel? In Italy, I visited Cortona because I'd read Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun. #BookSky
#BOTD
Thanks to @lpl.ca for the free week-long pass to Ontario Provincial Parks.
#WaterWednesday
'When squished, clover mites release pigments that can leave behind a red stain on surfaces. It can be hard to remove, so experts recommend vacuuming them over crushing them.'
Apologies to the restaurant where I inadvertently squished one on a patio table last week.
Remembering M.C. Escher on his birthday 🎂
Self-portrait, c. 1935
"In his mind-boggling creations, dimensions collide and normality dissolves. Looking into his pictures is like standing on the very edge of a cliff – and being right down at the bottom at the same time."
- Jonathan Jones
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid
Dean Frey
Thanks to @lpl.ca for the free week-long pass to Upper Thames Valley Conservation Authority parks.
#WaterWednesday
The trend of my heart.
Call It a ‘Book-cation’ or a ‘Readaway,’ Literary Travel Is Having a Moment www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/t...
Happy birthday to Gino Vannelli, born on this day in Montreal in 1952.
As a singer-songwriter, he had several hits in the 70s and 80s including I Just Wanna Stop and People Gotta Move. He won two Juno Awards and has five gold and two platinum records.
📸 Montreal Gazette
they're good! i said it!
'No, they won’t be around forever,' the Kwik Trip team warns.
Now that warmer weather is here, you may have noticed these tiny red creatures crawling across your windows, siding, patios, or concrete walkways. They don't bite, spread disease, or damage homes, but they do have an unusual trait you might not have known about.
https://ow.ly/t2HU50ZcosN
