@rebeccamstp
🇨🇦 Writer|poet|photographer|artist. Featured photographer in ON Nature, & Featured artist in Blank Spaces. Work in Unearthed, The Dirigible Balloon, Honeyguide Literary Magazine, Paddler Press, MoonLit Getaway, & others. WordFlightAndLight.mypixieset.com
BRONZE FOR CANADA 🇨🇦
KURT OATWAY SKIES TO BRONZE IN CORTINA.
Kurt Oatway missed the Paralympics four years ago due to injury. He’s back. And he just won bronze in the downhill sit skiing event. Canada now has three opening day medals.
SILVER FOR CANADA 🇨🇦
NATALIE WILKIE WINS CANADA’S SECOND MEDAL AT THE PARALYMPICS
Wilkie wins silver in the women’s para biathlon sprint standing event. It’s her EIGHTH Paralympic medal. One of Canada’s flag bearers for these Games. Outstanding.
SILVER FOR CANADA 🇨🇦
KALLE ERICSSON AND SIERRA SMITH WIN CANADA’S MEDAL AT THE PARALYMPICS
In his Paralympic debut, Kalle Ericsson alongside his guide Sierra Smith wins silver in the men’s visually impaired downhill event. A great start for the Canadians in Cortina.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
The 2026 Winter Paralympics are officially open. The spotlight is on 611 athletes from around the world, 50 of them from Canada.
Competition starts Saturday morning. Watch every event live on CBC Gem throughout the Paralympics.
Phew!
Puzzle #1000🎉 of #NYTConnections
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#Puzzle
Wishing you a marvelous March, Susan!
#HaikuSaturday #haiku
Hi, everyone. I'm taking a break and won't be participating this month. I'll miss interacting with you and reading your gorgeous creations. I hope you have a marvelous March. Happy almost spring. "See you" in April!
I'm grateful to be the featured artist of the Riverbend Villager March issue. You'll find my composite image "Matriarch" on the cover and an excellent article about my work by Lynne Williams on page 9. www.villagerpublications.com/riverbend-vi....
#ldnontartist #compositephotography #artwork #tree
Is it possible for #coyotes and humans to co-exist?
Wildlife rehabilitators think so.
In our latest #blog, we explain coyote behaviour (they really aren’t stalking you) and share tips on steps you can take to keep coyotes at bay.
Read more 👉 www.salthaven.org/s/stories/co...
Note: check deadline for
ACES Poetry Contest . . .
Darn, missed by two days!
#haiku #senryu
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay. This year's theme is Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods.
Reconnect with Ontario's edible plants and check out our free Northern Forest Foraging Guide here:
onnaturemagazine.com/northern-for...
#forage #guide #ontarionature
A 2026 composite image honouring the Downy Woodpecker to celebrate #WorldWildlifeDay.
#compositephotography #DownyWoodpecker #Woodpecker #bird
It's time to celebrate! 🎉 Submissions for our 8th edition are now OPEN! We will be accepting poems, stories and illustrations on the theme 'celebrations' until 14th April at 23.59. See our website for full submission details (link in bio).
A Great Blue Heron tucking in one leg against the cold while standing along the riverbank.
Today is #RareDiseaseDay
Through EB Research Partnership, families, scientists, and supporters are pushing research forward, pioneering progress in EB and helping reshape what’s possible for rare diseases.
It’s not a matter of if.
It’s a matter of time.
🦋 Learn more: ebresearch.org
PM Carney has forgotten the story of the crocodile.
The appeaser supports feeding others to the crocodile in the hope that the crocodile will eat them last.
We are watching horrific violence in the Middle East.
Canada cannot stand with the crocodiles.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-fee...
Submissions are open for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals
with guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social!
We can't wait to see your #kidlit poems, stories and artwork that shed light on the traditions and rituals that make our world a more magical place.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
Statement from the Green Party of Canada on the US Attack on Iran - www.greenparty.ca/en/news/stat...
Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
CANADA 🇨🇦 PARALYMPIC FLAG BEARERS
Para ice hockey captain Tyler McGregor and Para nordic skiing star Natalie Wilkie have been selected as Canada’s Opening Ceremony flag bearers Paralympics
McGregor is entering his 4th Paralympics. Wilkie is making her third appearance.
Searching for simple beauty in this never-ending winter, like light reflected on puddle ice crystals.
#icecrystals #photography
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "The president talked about protecting Americans, and I just had to remind him that his administration was responsible for killing two of my constituents."
Morning.
We're calling on the federal government to get fossils OUT of the picture ❌⛽and invest in a resilient, people- and nature-centred future for Canada — powered by renewables. ⚡🌿
Add your voice: dsfdn.org/RejectABsPip...
Today's newsletter reminded me of an Ansel Adams quote.
"A good photograph is knowing where to stand."
A Great Blue Heron tucked in against the snowy weather along the river's bank.
Submissions window opens in March for 2 weeks (1/3 until 14/3/2026) ... open theme.
JH x
#PoetryForChildren
#DirigibleBalloon
My artwork was published in the first issue of Blade and Bloom, a Windsor, Ontario, literary magazine.
You'll find my composite image on page 36 of "Frost".
#litmag #art #compositeimage
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Proud of Team Canada and proud to be Canadian 🇨🇦
Prime Minister Carney is presented a jersey by the national women’s hockey team.
Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.
Prime Minister Carney poses for a photo, wearing a hockey jersey.
Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.
Could not be more proud of you, Team Canada.
You’re coming home with 21 hard-fought Olympic medals. Though what Canadians will remember most is how you wore the Maple Leaf: with pride, with grit, and with determination.
