Ingrid van Amelsfort

Be our allies, there is so much to fight for in this era of eroding rights #IWD2026

Thank you, Sir, for speaking plain truth.

Poor dog. I've seen this dynamic before.

It's good, but have you read the Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin?

Such cute dogs deserve the whole cookie

Een cartoon van een vampier voor een klas met vleermuizen achter schoolbanken maar eentje is een oranje kat. De tekst in witte tekstballon “Bats, Demetri, we turn into bats!”

Gewoon voor de lach.

It's a clear pattern. Glad to hear she got some recognition of her important work.

One on left is a black dog and above it the words “Reality”. Below it is “I chased a squirrel” One the right is a black dog and above it says “LinkedIn”. Below it says, Proud to announce that I effectively executed a rapid-response squirrel displacement strategy to mitigate potential yard intrusions. Humbled by the unwavering support of my family and local stakeholders. This experience reinforced the importance of vigilance, ownership, and continuous improvement. Looking forward to scaling this impact in future engagements.

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Ik, elke ochtend 😅 ☕

Painting, gathering of sparrows in snow.

Sparrows in Winter, Shozo Ozaki.

Ida B Wells in the 1920s. She is a Black woman with greying hair.

#OnThisDay, 30 Jan 1913, Ida B Wells forms the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, Illinois, to give a voice to Black women who had been excluded by national suffrage organisations because of their race.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory 🗃️

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I didn't know but now I do so hot chocolate here I come 🥳

Yet they look so cute and peaceful when they sleep...

Cat stuck in trash been while another cat checks up on it

Things were attempted

Marram grass leaf. Light micrograph of a cross section through a closed (unravelled) leaf of Marram grass, Ammophila arenaria. The deeply grooved leaf is thrown into folds. The folds conserve water and withstand salt, and prevent excessive evaporation. Round vascular bundles are visible inside each fold, serving to transport food and water through the leaf. They look like smiley faces. The large "eyes" are the xylem, which transport water. The bright blue "mouths" are the phloem, which transport sugars produced during photosynthesis. The spiky, curved structure is a natural adaptation to drought conditions, helping the leaf to roll up and conserve water. Spines on the surface discourage animals from eating the leaf. Marram grass is important in coastal ecology, since it is one of the commonest grass species in Britain to stabilize sand dunes.

Mother nature is a raver.

Good news! I hope they win many Oscars

DO YOU HAVE ANY TROPHIES OR AWARDS I CAN HAVE?

Four large dogs are sitting in chairs. A Doberman Pinscher is saying, "I'm tired of people assuming I'm ferocious. I'm DELIGHTFUL!" The dog next to her is saying, "The only thing I've ever attacked is a pepperoni pizza." A Rottweiler is looking at a German Shepherd next to her, who is waving his paws and saying with a smile, "I don't want to be a guard dog. I want to be a DANCER!" The bottom of the comic reads "Big Dog Support Group."

It's nice to get some support

#dogs #bigdogs #supportgroup

A little orange dragon with blue horns and gold wings, surrounded by gold leaves

#SomethingBeautiful a little orange dragon from a medieval manuscript

Black and white cat on a chair

#FridayThoughts are still loading

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

Enheduanna (c. 2285–2250 BCE) was a Sumerian high priestess, poet, and the first known author in history to sign her name to her literary works. The daughter of Sargon of Akkad, the founder of the Akkadian Empire, she served as the high priestess of the moon god Nanna in the city of Ur, a position that gave her both religious and political influence. Enheduanna is best known for her powerful hymns and poems, especially the Exaltation of Inanna, which praised the goddess of love and war. Her writings combined personal emotion, spiritual devotion, and political messaging, helping to unify Sumerian and Akkadian religious practices under her father’s expanding empire. Through her poetry, Enheduanna laid the foundation for later religious and literary traditions.

Enheduanna (c. 2285–2250 BCE) was a Sumerian high priestess, poet, and the first known author in history to sign her name to her literary works.

#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen

Black and white art of a woman holding a white cat

Fumi Yanagimoto, 2024 Woodblock print

linocut - dark trees in a quiet landscape, the branches forming a mosaic of falling snow, afternoon sun, and winter sky, the ground blanketed in soft white

Winter Garden

French artist
Géraldine Theurot

Can confirm: her Broken Earth trilogy is awesome and so far the best series I have ever read. Don't walk, run to your library or the nearest bookshop and give it a try.