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Outpourings / Re: more wildlife
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on May 27, 2026, 05:31:41 PM »Watch out for the squid webs, often found in corners.
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Outpourings / Re: more wildlife
« Last post by Roger Kettle on May 27, 2026, 10:09:42 AM »Another wonderful photo, Diane. I always enjoy your wildlife updates!
My granddaughter, who will be four next week, is still fascinated by all creatures great and small. She has a wonderful, withering look when I misidentify one of her plastic sea creatures. "Is that a lobster?" I asked once. "No, it's a hermit crab" she replied, barely hiding her contempt. I felt like going and standing in the corner.
My granddaughter, who will be four next week, is still fascinated by all creatures great and small. She has a wonderful, withering look when I misidentify one of her plastic sea creatures. "Is that a lobster?" I asked once. "No, it's a hermit crab" she replied, barely hiding her contempt. I felt like going and standing in the corner.
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Outpourings / more wildlife
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on May 26, 2026, 07:30:48 PM »We have beavers, which means we have water in our shallow pond for me to water my veggies with an electric pump. However, I think we are on our third pump now because the beavers also chew through the pumps. Now I haul the pump out the water when not in use.
I thought of writing in to the Chelsea Flower Show with my garden issues - that type of cherry tomato is resilient to the snacking of black bears? for instance.
I don't think Monty Don has much of a sense of humour though.
I thought of writing in to the Chelsea Flower Show with my garden issues - that type of cherry tomato is resilient to the snacking of black bears? for instance.
I don't think Monty Don has much of a sense of humour though.
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Outpourings / Re: Trump.
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on May 15, 2026, 06:31:49 PM »Never mind. Our dingbat premier is going to use the "notwithstanding" clause to put the question on the ballot in October anyway.
AND they just legislated that Pride and Treaty flags can no longer be displayed in classrooms this fall. They reduced payments to disabled people by $200 a month because they thought the benefits were "too generous" (did they give themselves a raise? you bet they did) and took snacks such as ice lollies away from child cancer patients.
So many bad things :-(
I feel like Canada on the whole is doing well in the good news department, Carney is getting so much done with kindness and positivity. There is just a shadow over Alberta, a lot of it cultural.
AND they just legislated that Pride and Treaty flags can no longer be displayed in classrooms this fall. They reduced payments to disabled people by $200 a month because they thought the benefits were "too generous" (did they give themselves a raise? you bet they did) and took snacks such as ice lollies away from child cancer patients.
So many bad things :-(
I feel like Canada on the whole is doing well in the good news department, Carney is getting so much done with kindness and positivity. There is just a shadow over Alberta, a lot of it cultural.
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Outpourings / Re: Gifts
« Last post by Roger Kettle on May 15, 2026, 09:48:51 AM »Give peas a chance, Diane.
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Outpourings / Re: Trump.
« Last post by Roger Kettle on May 15, 2026, 09:48:21 AM »I can't remember the last time I heard some political good news!
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Outpourings / Re: Trump.
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on May 14, 2026, 07:23:49 PM »We got some good news in Alberta yesterday, the petition to separate Alberta was squished before it was put on the ballot due to Treat Rights violations. We have a large segment of our population derogatively called "Maple MAGA" right wing christian fascists who are trying to privatize as much as they can and keep health care and education underfunded and all that stuff.
This was a huge win for country and normal people.
This was a huge win for country and normal people.
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Outpourings / Gifts
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on May 13, 2026, 05:59:16 PM »My oldest son gave me a 2kg bag of frozen peas on Mother's Day - and he's not even my weirdest child.
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Outpourings / Re: Trump.
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on May 05, 2026, 11:08:18 PM »The stuff of nightmares. Yesterday he was picking on bison in Montana.
A person should have just jotted down briefly what trouble each day he has stirred up in a school exercise book just for the record. Nothing gets addressed because there is always new distractions.
You could sell the cartoon in line drawing and let people colour it in with a fist around a crayon and work in big angry zig zag motions.
I imagine being May 5th he will insult Mexicans today.
A person should have just jotted down briefly what trouble each day he has stirred up in a school exercise book just for the record. Nothing gets addressed because there is always new distractions.
You could sell the cartoon in line drawing and let people colour it in with a fist around a crayon and work in big angry zig zag motions.
I imagine being May 5th he will insult Mexicans today.