Amanda Hammill 🇨🇦 🎨
@amandahammill.bsky.social
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Health systems research and policy wonk. Retired from McMaster University department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. Now reaping joy from painting, gardening, and my 3 🐈 #inkandessenceart #HamOnt #alcoholinkartist
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Three's company! #photography #stunday #bumblebee #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #triplets #threescompany #eastcoastkin
Three bumblebees on a purple Knautia bloom
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Good question. As they've already announced the connection (the harm), not a single research ethics board 🤞will approve a clinical trial with pregnant women. Who'd sign up for that anyway? 'Well, maam, you may/may not get a placebo, so it's only a 50/50 chance something bad will happen to the baby'
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I love that you know Sarah Harmer's music! She is from my area in Ontario. And, as a bonus, you did just listen to our other wondeful Sarah, Sarah McLaughlin's new album so I think you're good. On a totally unrelated note, just finished listening to The Shattering Peace. Loved it!
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Lovely! My purple asters haven't bloomed yet. Still things to look forward to in the garden, thank goodness!
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Amazing capture! Is that Ironweed? Whatever it is, I need it in my garden!
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Thanks for that update! Been waiting patiently for the release so I guess i can wait a bit longer
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I got that too, hope they figure it out, so looking forward to the book!!
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Pre-ordered the audiobook as soon as I could, and listened to the series (probably for the 4th time 😆) in anticipation. Gardening has been doubly enjoyable.
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He tries to make it sound like they're doing us a favour by not implementing tariffs on products covered under CUSMA, rather than acknowledging it's a trade agreement already in place so they can't. The fake benevolence and blame shifting is off the charts with this *insert impolite name here*
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ESO Electric Scooter Orchestra (sorry, Jeff!!)
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We finally got a long, deep rain last night. It's been a very dry summer here in Ontario, Canada too.
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Fabulous shot! That hydrangea is stunning
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Not a cloud in sight
#coloraday #bluetue #bloomscrolling #photography #bluesky
A purple Canterbury Bell bloom against a pure blue sky
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Thankfully it was only there for the weekend. The laughing and squealing kids loved it that's for sure. I can handle the sounds of happiness breaking my garden peace, on occasion ☺️
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When the backyard neighbour's birthday party #bouncycastle matches your flowers and makes your garden statue of Sappho look like Rapunzel seeking her prince 😆😊 #photography #mygarden #bloomscrolling #flowers #photographersofbluesky
Unintentional colour coordination with the neighbours 😆Background: A pink, blue, purple and white bouncy castle
Midground: lattice fencing and cedars
Foreground: staue of Sappho among deep pink, red, white and mauve giant phlox, yellow coreopsis and black-eyed Susans.
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Ar least my garden is loving the heat in southern Ontario.
#MacroMonday #Flowers #ColorADay #PinkMon #Garden #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling #echinacea #phlox #magenta #photographersofbluesky
A large grouping of magenta echinacea with double pink and white giant phlox paniculata behind it
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My three cats, this spicy little Calico is Sally, thank you for reminding their clueless human that extra treats are the norm on International Cat Day! #internationalcatday #calico #catsofinstagram
A Calico kitten, with one black ear, one orange ear and white face, peeking over the top basket of a cat tree
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Interesting, I too was thinking about such language usage this morning. Words matter. Did they not used to be 'trade agreements', a term that at least in theory indicates agency of both players to negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes within a set framework?
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No apologies necessary! We'll be adding those words to our national anthem soon 🫢