Laurel
@laurelfynes.bsky.social
learning from the world, my family, students, birds, trees, plants, waterways, relationships. unlearning. biophiliac. growing roots along great lake ontario. settler. she/her.
class site: https://bsky.app/profile/k2westacres.bsky.social
class site: https://bsky.app/profile/k2westacres.bsky.social
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Laurel
@laurelfynes.bsky.social
· Oct 5
It’s as beautiful as I had imagined it. Dallas at Vision Seeker studio understood my vision, and made my dream come true. Chimney swifts, long gone to the skies from their summer homes here, gone until next May but with me forever, now.
It’s dangerous to go alone.
Take this:
Take this:
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It’s dangerous to go alone.
Take this:
Take this:
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild.
Across Ontario version.
Moose
Lynx
Rainbow trout
Hummingbird moth
Osprey
Across Ontario version.
Moose
Lynx
Rainbow trout
Hummingbird moth
Osprey
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
I’ll start with five I can see locally:
Mink
Skunk
Dog-day cicada
Long-tailed duck
Coyote
I’ll start with five I can see locally:
Mink
Skunk
Dog-day cicada
Long-tailed duck
Coyote
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Southern Cassowary
Iberian Lynx
Southern white rhino
Bobcat
California Condor
Southern Cassowary
Iberian Lynx
Southern white rhino
Bobcat
California Condor
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild.
Across Ontario version.
Moose
Lynx
Rainbow trout
Hummingbird moth
Osprey
Across Ontario version.
Moose
Lynx
Rainbow trout
Hummingbird moth
Osprey
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
I’ll start with five I can see locally:
Mink
Skunk
Dog-day cicada
Long-tailed duck
Coyote
I’ll start with five I can see locally:
Mink
Skunk
Dog-day cicada
Long-tailed duck
Coyote
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Southern Cassowary
Iberian Lynx
Southern white rhino
Bobcat
California Condor
Southern Cassowary
Iberian Lynx
Southern white rhino
Bobcat
California Condor
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Polar bear
Beluga whale
Moose
Wolf
Lynx
(it was hard to pick 5)
Polar bear
Beluga whale
Moose
Wolf
Lynx
(it was hard to pick 5)
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
I’ll start with five I can see locally:
Mink
Skunk
Dog-day cicada
Long-tailed duck
Coyote
I’ll start with five I can see locally:
Mink
Skunk
Dog-day cicada
Long-tailed duck
Coyote
Phew…
Adding alt text but nothing else because the OP’s framing is perfect.
Adding alt text but nothing else because the OP’s framing is perfect.
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Phew…
Adding alt text but nothing else because the OP’s framing is perfect.
Adding alt text but nothing else because the OP’s framing is perfect.
“A tree in the forest that has been leaning over for a long time finally fell.”
A difficult conversation I waited to tap into until I saw that @elamin.bsky.social invited Jesse Wente to bring his experience to the topic.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
A difficult conversation I waited to tap into until I saw that @elamin.bsky.social invited Jesse Wente to bring his experience to the topic.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
Jesse Wente on Thomas King and finding hope in a hard moment
Podcast Episode · Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud · 2025-11-28 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“A tree in the forest that has been leaning over for a long time finally fell.”
A difficult conversation I waited to tap into until I saw that @elamin.bsky.social invited Jesse Wente to bring his experience to the topic.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
A difficult conversation I waited to tap into until I saw that @elamin.bsky.social invited Jesse Wente to bring his experience to the topic.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
Out for a morning walk in the sunny cold weather, watching for birds.
This clumsy hawk really thought they could snatch juncos out of the tree they were hiding in. They’d been at it for a while when I got close enough to see - goofy thing.
This clumsy hawk really thought they could snatch juncos out of the tree they were hiding in. They’d been at it for a while when I got close enough to see - goofy thing.
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Out for a morning walk in the sunny cold weather, watching for birds.
This clumsy hawk really thought they could snatch juncos out of the tree they were hiding in. They’d been at it for a while when I got close enough to see - goofy thing.
This clumsy hawk really thought they could snatch juncos out of the tree they were hiding in. They’d been at it for a while when I got close enough to see - goofy thing.
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It always wrecks me when people in an oppressed group are itching to oppress another.
We should be fighting to destroy the boot on our collective necks, not fighting to wear them.
No half-way free.
No part-time nazis.
We should be fighting to destroy the boot on our collective necks, not fighting to wear them.
No half-way free.
No part-time nazis.
I try to avoid binary thinking, but...
There are only two types of people in the world.
"I had to suffer, so should they."
Or "I had to suffer, and I will work to help others so they don't have to."
There are only two types of people in the world.
"I had to suffer, so should they."
Or "I had to suffer, and I will work to help others so they don't have to."
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It always wrecks me when people in an oppressed group are itching to oppress another.
We should be fighting to destroy the boot on our collective necks, not fighting to wear them.
No half-way free.
No part-time nazis.
We should be fighting to destroy the boot on our collective necks, not fighting to wear them.
No half-way free.
No part-time nazis.
I love my great big neighbour, Lake Ontario. I think the lakes had a lot in common but I’m learning over time how distinct they are. I know Erie a bit and the more I read, the more fascinating it becomes. The wild seiches which push the lake down one end like a tipped bathtub, for example. And this:
Strong winds that prompted an Environment Canada alert this week have laid bare Lake Erie shoreline not often seen.
But they also — briefly — uncovered a rarely-seen shipwreck.
www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
But they also — briefly — uncovered a rarely-seen shipwreck.
www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Lake Erie shipwreck uncovered by strong winds - The Weather Network
By Thursday morning, water had re-covered the wreck
www.theweathernetwork.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I love my great big neighbour, Lake Ontario. I think the lakes had a lot in common but I’m learning over time how distinct they are. I know Erie a bit and the more I read, the more fascinating it becomes. The wild seiches which push the lake down one end like a tipped bathtub, for example. And this:
Goodness, that’s sad. But kudos to Ian for the bleakest humour which never fails to make me laugh.
Aaaaaand sometimes @thebeaverton.com is ACTUAL NEWS, good god 😮
(but hey, nicely played, @ianmmacintyre.bsky.social ⭐)
(but hey, nicely played, @ianmmacintyre.bsky.social ⭐)
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Goodness, that’s sad. But kudos to Ian for the bleakest humour which never fails to make me laugh.
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humans can’t even shoot their organs at predators
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
humans can’t even shoot their organs at predators
Worth a click but be warned… these hurt my head.
You should see how they all do with making a clock... updates every minute, and somehow most never get any better at it.. and those that do, will not necessarily in the next minute.
clocks.brianmoore.com?ICID=ref_fark
clocks.brianmoore.com?ICID=ref_fark
AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Worth a click but be warned… these hurt my head.
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This is really sobering… I’m uplifted to learn of the solidarity in action, but horrified to hear the extent of the terror unleashed on cities in our neighbouring nation. I follow the stories but they still have the capacity to shock me.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really sobering… I’m uplifted to learn of the solidarity in action, but horrified to hear the extent of the terror unleashed on cities in our neighbouring nation. I follow the stories but they still have the capacity to shock me.
I love squash and usually do much simpler things with it (soup, roasted in a herbed roast veg mix, stuffed halves) but whoa, this looks amazing. I just finished dinner but this has me hungry again.
I was going to go extremely easy on the food but at the last minute I remembered that I had an extra honeynut squash I needed to use and savory tart happened
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I love squash and usually do much simpler things with it (soup, roasted in a herbed roast veg mix, stuffed halves) but whoa, this looks amazing. I just finished dinner but this has me hungry again.
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
😵💫🫣
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
😵💫🫣
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
Reposted by Laurel
no, YOU'RE crying over a wastewater management social media post after listening to their voicemail message
this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
no, YOU'RE crying over a wastewater management social media post after listening to their voicemail message
Reposted by Laurel
I didn't think that this voicemail message for this municipal district a thousand miles away would make me cry, but it did.
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I didn't think that this voicemail message for this municipal district a thousand miles away would make me cry, but it did.
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
DS game that was so dreamy…
youtube.com/shorts/BexGR...
youtube.com/shorts/BexGR...
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
DS game that was so dreamy…
youtube.com/shorts/BexGR...
youtube.com/shorts/BexGR...
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Teachers, if you wonder if you matter, this thread is for you.
Middle school sucked for me, as it did most people my age. 9/11 happened smack in the middle of it, we were in a disgustingly conservative suburb of a military town that kind of operated like a small town.
However. My 8th grade social studies teacher is probably the reason a bunch of us survived.
However. My 8th grade social studies teacher is probably the reason a bunch of us survived.
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Teachers, if you wonder if you matter, this thread is for you.
This is me, roughly 9 or 10 yo. These are my darling ducks, Dottie and Heidi (I think… might be Quackie, not Heidi. Hard to say without seeing their backs).
Safe to say I have always been like this.
Safe to say I have always been like this.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is me, roughly 9 or 10 yo. These are my darling ducks, Dottie and Heidi (I think… might be Quackie, not Heidi. Hard to say without seeing their backs).
Safe to say I have always been like this.
Safe to say I have always been like this.
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Ms. Fletcher, Tulsa, and America always deserved so much more
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Ms. Fletcher, Tulsa, and America always deserved so much more
“If passed, this would give the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing the power to make municipalities give water and wastewater infrastructure to corporations..”
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“If passed, this would give the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing the power to make municipalities give water and wastewater infrastructure to corporations..”