🍁 Scott 🇺🇦
@rescuerofcritters.bsky.social
Migrated here from Post. Coffee, chocolate, taking pictures, walking/hiking, tennis, gardening, puttering about the house & spending time with my 2 pups, are for me but some of life’s simple pleasures. Unless otherwise noted, pictures are my own.
Unfortunately, I think ours is a country and a society in decline.
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Unfortunately, I think ours is a country and a society in decline.
At this point, Layla, I have my doubts that we ever will.
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
At this point, Layla, I have my doubts that we ever will.
Love the tread mark patterns in the snow ❄️
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Love the tread mark patterns in the snow ❄️
What a great idea! Have you been in one before?
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What a great idea! Have you been in one before?
Not sure if other planets have warm, sunny beaches though 😕
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not sure if other planets have warm, sunny beaches though 😕
If Bluesky ever introduces an edit function I might just keel over from the shock of it all 🤣
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If Bluesky ever introduces an edit function I might just keel over from the shock of it all 🤣
So I got to wondering about bird extinctions & I found this interesting article on the subject:
abcbirds.org/news/six-of-...
Years ago, I had the good fortune of seeing some of the endangered bird species on the upper slopes of Mauna Kea. I hope none of them have gone extinct since then.
abcbirds.org/news/six-of-...
Years ago, I had the good fortune of seeing some of the endangered bird species on the upper slopes of Mauna Kea. I hope none of them have gone extinct since then.
Six Extinct Birds Whose Fame Lives On: The Dodo, Passenger Pigeon, and More - American Bird Conservancy
More than 180 bird species (out of around 10,000 total) have likely gone extinct over the last 500 years, and the rate of extinction is accelerating. Bird species have disappeared for a number of reas...
abcbirds.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
So I got to wondering about bird extinctions & I found this interesting article on the subject:
abcbirds.org/news/six-of-...
Years ago, I had the good fortune of seeing some of the endangered bird species on the upper slopes of Mauna Kea. I hope none of them have gone extinct since then.
abcbirds.org/news/six-of-...
Years ago, I had the good fortune of seeing some of the endangered bird species on the upper slopes of Mauna Kea. I hope none of them have gone extinct since then.
That would be my advice to her if I were a space alien 😂
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
That would be my advice to her if I were a space alien 😂
Happy Caturday, Minka!
🌼✨🐱✨🌼
🌼✨🐱✨🌼
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Happy Caturday, Minka!
🌼✨🐱✨🌼
🌼✨🐱✨🌼
I wonder what the space aliens might be telling her.
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I wonder what the space aliens might be telling her.
Kinda surprised the older specimens have held up for as long as they have. I don’t suppose any of them are now extinct.
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Kinda surprised the older specimens have held up for as long as they have. I don’t suppose any of them are now extinct.
Oh, my goodness. No, I had not. What I don’t understand though is if people wanted to live in these places, why not just let them?
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Oh, my goodness. No, I had not. What I don’t understand though is if people wanted to live in these places, why not just let them?
The residents of Little Bay Islands (LBI) got to vote on it so I hope that was the case with the other coastal villages that were closed as well. Surprised at how much was left behind at LBI by those who did leave.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The residents of Little Bay Islands (LBI) got to vote on it so I hope that was the case with the other coastal villages that were closed as well. Surprised at how much was left behind at LBI by those who did leave.
BR (if I didn’t vote on this set already).
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
BR (if I didn’t vote on this set already).
Hope to see you back here again soon, Buddy 🌼
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hope to see you back here again soon, Buddy 🌼
That would be the best Xmas gift ever ✨
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
That would be the best Xmas gift ever ✨
“…leading to a significant decline in population and economic viability.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“…leading to a significant decline in population and economic viability.”
“Little Bay Islands was abandoned primarily due to the collapse of the fishing industry, which had sustained the community for nearly 2 centuries. By 2019, most residents voted to relocate as the town became increasingly expensive to service…
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“Little Bay Islands was abandoned primarily due to the collapse of the fishing industry, which had sustained the community for nearly 2 centuries. By 2019, most residents voted to relocate as the town became increasingly expensive to service…
All of your beautiful pictures and the beautiful words that go with them would make for a great book, if you ever felt so inspired.
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
All of your beautiful pictures and the beautiful words that go with them would make for a great book, if you ever felt so inspired.
Well, I’ll be darned! Yes, I noticed that the rocks in the river and on both sides of the river looked so much alike. But I’ll still visit Shawnigan Lake my next time there 🙂
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Well, I’ll be darned! Yes, I noticed that the rocks in the river and on both sides of the river looked so much alike. But I’ll still visit Shawnigan Lake my next time there 🙂
Conditions there must be pretty harsh for only two couples to reside there year round.
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Conditions there must be pretty harsh for only two couples to reside there year round.