Rua Lupa 🐾
@rua-lupa.bsky.social
Certified Permaculture Designer
Wildlife Technician Alumna
SCA, Ealdormere ~ Heraldry ~ Historical Craft
Bushcraft ~ Homesteading ~ Forest Gardening
Graphic Design ~ Learning Through Play
Saegoah ~ Naturalism (philosophy)
Universal Design as Standard 🏳️🌈🧡🖤
Wildlife Technician Alumna
SCA, Ealdormere ~ Heraldry ~ Historical Craft
Bushcraft ~ Homesteading ~ Forest Gardening
Graphic Design ~ Learning Through Play
Saegoah ~ Naturalism (philosophy)
Universal Design as Standard 🏳️🌈🧡🖤
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@rua-lupa.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Please use #BringBackTheStars #BeNightSkyConscious as a tag, phrase, or alt text for the Saegoah Systems feed to pick up, to help empower more people to gain access to the night sky!
Follow this link to learn how to be dark sky approved, darksky.org/what-we-do/d...
Follow this link to learn how to be dark sky approved, darksky.org/what-we-do/d...
Leaders in Europe are now openly talking about a World War III
World Leaders DIRECTLY CONFRONT Trump and CALL HIS BLUFF
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Leaders in Europe are now openly talking about a World War III
Unpopular Opinion:
The #ChristmasTree should be phased out
We don't Need to cut down trees and plastic trees are also bad for its end of life impacts. We don't need to continue this tradition. The only exception being a potted tree that can be replanted and continue its life.
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The #ChristmasTree should be phased out
We don't Need to cut down trees and plastic trees are also bad for its end of life impacts. We don't need to continue this tradition. The only exception being a potted tree that can be replanted and continue its life.
Read image for more
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Unpopular Opinion:
The #ChristmasTree should be phased out
We don't Need to cut down trees and plastic trees are also bad for its end of life impacts. We don't need to continue this tradition. The only exception being a potted tree that can be replanted and continue its life.
Read image for more
The #ChristmasTree should be phased out
We don't Need to cut down trees and plastic trees are also bad for its end of life impacts. We don't need to continue this tradition. The only exception being a potted tree that can be replanted and continue its life.
Read image for more
Finally made the attempt at repairing my favorite slippers, and it worked! Thanks to this wonderful reference! youtu.be/PIJVKGzC4C4?...
I chose red because I like to celebrate the ever changing story and history of well loved objects. Think of it as Kinstugi but with fiber. #WabiSabi
I chose red because I like to celebrate the ever changing story and history of well loved objects. Think of it as Kinstugi but with fiber. #WabiSabi
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Finally made the attempt at repairing my favorite slippers, and it worked! Thanks to this wonderful reference! youtu.be/PIJVKGzC4C4?...
I chose red because I like to celebrate the ever changing story and history of well loved objects. Think of it as Kinstugi but with fiber. #WabiSabi
I chose red because I like to celebrate the ever changing story and history of well loved objects. Think of it as Kinstugi but with fiber. #WabiSabi
There is no room for excuses anymore, the Trump Regime is clear about taking over the Western Hemisphere, including taking over Canada's resources.
This should be BREAKING NEWS across Canadian news media, but I haven’t seen it reported with any urgency. Last week, US President Donald Trump dropped a 33-page manifesto stating the White House’s strategic plan to take complete economic control of and dominate the western hemisphere... WATCH #news
WILD NEWS! Trump's Manifesto to Takeover Canada's Trade and Control the Western Hemisphere | Ep. 295
YouTube video by The Bill Kelly Podcast 🇨🇦
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
There is no room for excuses anymore, the Trump Regime is clear about taking over the Western Hemisphere, including taking over Canada's resources.
Tonight, the full moon with the snow us so bright, even with clouds, that I clearly see a Whitetailed Deer munching on the goldenrod seedheads through my front window. /|\ #Night #Wildlife #Rewild #WildlifeGarden
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Tonight, the full moon with the snow us so bright, even with clouds, that I clearly see a Whitetailed Deer munching on the goldenrod seedheads through my front window. /|\ #Night #Wildlife #Rewild #WildlifeGarden
How bright it is tonight with a full moon and snow. No night filter used. /|\
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
How bright it is tonight with a full moon and snow. No night filter used. /|\
Canada is uniting with the EU on defense procurement
In a dangerous and divided world, Canada and Europe are elevating our defence partnership.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Canada is uniting with the EU on defense procurement
Time to nom my homemade cookie Treat 😋
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Time to nom my homemade cookie Treat 😋
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“For the new study, she and 16 grad and undergrad students gathered nearly 20K photographs of raccoons across the contiguous U.S. from the community science platform iNaturalist. The team found that raccoons in urban environments had a snout that was 3.5% shorter than that of their rural cousins.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“For the new study, she and 16 grad and undergrad students gathered nearly 20K photographs of raccoons across the contiguous U.S. from the community science platform iNaturalist. The team found that raccoons in urban environments had a snout that was 3.5% shorter than that of their rural cousins.”
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The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a bridge spanning U.S. Highway 101 (the Ventura Freeway) currently under construction in Agoura Hills, California. It will be the largest wildlife corridor in the world.
#wildlife #animals #nature #California
lorried.substack.com/p/california...
#wildlife #animals #nature #California
lorried.substack.com/p/california...
California's Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing - 2025 Update
The world's largest wildlife corridor.
lorried.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a bridge spanning U.S. Highway 101 (the Ventura Freeway) currently under construction in Agoura Hills, California. It will be the largest wildlife corridor in the world.
#wildlife #animals #nature #California
lorried.substack.com/p/california...
#wildlife #animals #nature #California
lorried.substack.com/p/california...
Got my window winter decorations up. Homemade tissue paper sun catcher stars - Fensterstern ("Window Star" in german). Use the german name for them when searching for patterns to make! /|\ #WinterSolstice #LongestNight #Nox #Saegoah
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Got my window winter decorations up. Homemade tissue paper sun catcher stars - Fensterstern ("Window Star" in german). Use the german name for them when searching for patterns to make! /|\ #WinterSolstice #LongestNight #Nox #Saegoah
Finally got around to making these mushroom treats! Now that I know how to make them they will be added to next year's halloween handouts that already include "Breaded Leaves" and "Chocolate Acorns". All looking realistic and have been asked by multiple people if they were actual leaves and acorns 😁
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Finally got around to making these mushroom treats! Now that I know how to make them they will be added to next year's halloween handouts that already include "Breaded Leaves" and "Chocolate Acorns". All looking realistic and have been asked by multiple people if they were actual leaves and acorns 😁
"The wide availability of redistricting data and mapping software has transformed mapmaking ...[into an] activity that anyone can participate in."
“Now, nearly 300,000 Alabamians will be voting under new district lines that I drew up at two in the morning in a dorm, a cramped dorm study room.”
“Now, nearly 300,000 Alabamians will be voting under new district lines that I drew up at two in the morning in a dorm, a cramped dorm study room.”
A teenager redrew the Alabama voting map – and it’s now state law
Daniel DiDonato, 18, drafted new state senate districts at home on free software – and a judge picked his map ahead of professionals’ efforts to remedy voting rights violations
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The wide availability of redistricting data and mapping software has transformed mapmaking ...[into an] activity that anyone can participate in."
“Now, nearly 300,000 Alabamians will be voting under new district lines that I drew up at two in the morning in a dorm, a cramped dorm study room.”
“Now, nearly 300,000 Alabamians will be voting under new district lines that I drew up at two in the morning in a dorm, a cramped dorm study room.”
Reposted by Rua Lupa 🐾
8000 years ago in the remote, boreal landscape of the Siberian taiga, hunter-gatherers built the earliest fortified sites. The development of territoriality and social conflict was not necessarily tied to agriculture.
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
📷 N. Golovanov
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
📷 N. Golovanov
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
8000 years ago in the remote, boreal landscape of the Siberian taiga, hunter-gatherers built the earliest fortified sites. The development of territoriality and social conflict was not necessarily tied to agriculture.
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
📷 N. Golovanov
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
📷 N. Golovanov
Reposted by Rua Lupa 🐾
Breckenridge becomes the first mountain ski resort community in the world to be certified by DarkSky International. The designation recognizes the Colorado ski town's years-long commitment to reducing light pollution and protecting its night sky.
DarkSky International says Breckenridge is the ‘first mountain ski resort community in the world’ to receive its certification
On Friday, Aug. 22, it was formally announced that the town of Breckenridge has officially been designated as a certified dark sky community by DarkSky International. In 2007, Breckenridge began its journey to reduce light...
www.summitdaily.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Breckenridge becomes the first mountain ski resort community in the world to be certified by DarkSky International. The designation recognizes the Colorado ski town's years-long commitment to reducing light pollution and protecting its night sky.
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
American Marten (Martes americana)
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
American Marten (Martes americana)
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Stoplight parrotfish
Box turtle
Elephant
Wild horse
Moose
Stoplight parrotfish
Box turtle
Elephant
Wild horse
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
American Marten (Martes americana)
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
American Marten (Martes americana)
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
I want to attempt this form of vernacular architecture on a smaller scale, at least at first 😁
Cruck frame barn, dated c 1550, from Llanerch Banna (Flint) and now at St Fagans National Museum of History.
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I want to attempt this form of vernacular architecture on a smaller scale, at least at first 😁
Only cowards fear the truth, don't be snowflakes USA.
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Only cowards fear the truth, don't be snowflakes USA.
Rewriting the history of the Eurasian Steppe to include Bronze Age urban development
Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age metropolis in the heart of the Eurasian steppe: an early form of city as complex as those of contemporary, more traditionally 'urban' civilisations, showing how steppe polities were just as sophisticated.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Rewriting the history of the Eurasian Steppe to include Bronze Age urban development
#Bonsai Updates: One of my #PricklyPear #Cactus seeds (Opuntia Humifusa) sprouted! 1st time growing a cactus so this was exciting for me. Must have gotten warm enough! (Needs 22°C, House=20°C +Cloche)
My 13yr old #citrus tree I grew from seed and defoliated on Oct 11 is back in full leaf already🌳
My 13yr old #citrus tree I grew from seed and defoliated on Oct 11 is back in full leaf already🌳
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#Bonsai Updates: One of my #PricklyPear #Cactus seeds (Opuntia Humifusa) sprouted! 1st time growing a cactus so this was exciting for me. Must have gotten warm enough! (Needs 22°C, House=20°C +Cloche)
My 13yr old #citrus tree I grew from seed and defoliated on Oct 11 is back in full leaf already🌳
My 13yr old #citrus tree I grew from seed and defoliated on Oct 11 is back in full leaf already🌳
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is a game changer in the fight against cancer!
😮All the women who received an experimental breast cancer vaccine in a small trial two decades ago are still cancer-free.
💉The vaccine teaches their body to recognize and attack cancer cells long term.
abc11.com/post/duke-he...
💉The vaccine teaches their body to recognize and attack cancer cells long term.
abc11.com/post/duke-he...
Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial
A small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today.
abc11.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is a game changer in the fight against cancer!
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BREAKING: The Israeli army has launched an incursion into the countryside of Quneitra in southern Syria with five vehicles entering Syrian territory.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ovn8p0
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ovn8p0
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BREAKING: The Israeli army has launched an incursion into the countryside of Quneitra in southern Syria with five vehicles entering Syrian territory.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ovn8p0
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ovn8p0