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Science, art, gardening, 🎶, Human Services Advisory Committee, Housing TF, Health, Inclusion. PTA Golden Acorn award! Brownie / GS co-leader, Cub Scouts, Campfire Kids. Type 1 Diabetes and Down syndrome research and advocacy Past life at DownSynAdvocacy
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to empower and give voice to individuals, youth and families impacted by disabilities in Washington state.
Summer Camps for Individuals with Disabilities
Registration for summer camps usually open January through March.
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Perspective on Public Arts by Toka Valu
Having the opportunity to infuse my heritage into public spaces and to be involved in some transformative projects has helped my practice grow in ways that I can’t begin to describe. The experience has been phenomenal...."
artbeat.seattle.gov/2024/01/30/p...
Toka Valu is an indigenous Pacific Islander Artist and Illustrator. His artistic influences are culturally rooted and informed by his cultural upbringing in Tonga and cultivated by the Duwamish lands that he now calls home in the Pacific NW.
www.tokavalu.com/about-tokavalu
Panorama of a mural depicting salmon swimming amongst the Moon, Thunderbird, Sun, and other beings on the side of an airport fence
On the mural, a blue and yellow Thunderbird with wings spread out and lightning behind it
On the mural, a river of salmon swims from people in a canoe past the blue colored Moon
On the mural, red colored salmon swim underneath a Boeing 737 airplane towards the Sun
5/5 I enjoyed seeing the “Return on Investments” mural by Tommy Segundo and Toka Valu which was created by indigenous artists who wanted to honor the land’s Coast Salish stewards
The Special Olympics website calls the word used by Christian a form of hate speech.
“Those who use the R-word often do so with little regard for the pain it causes people with intellectual disabilities – and the exclusion it perpetuates in our society.”
www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
A greetings card with a watercolour bluebird on the front
A lino print in yellow ochre of a hare surrounded by wild flowers
A lino print of an oak tree in copper ink
An original painting of a white-breasted nuthatch
My Super Seconds Sale is now live, and it'll be live all weekend. There's lino prints, art prints and a few originals all marked down by around 75% :) Here's some of the work that's included:
www.georginadoodles.com/collections/...
#linoprint #watercolours #birdart
Photo of wren. Description from ebird: ‘A medium-sized, uniformly-colored wren found in the upper subtropical and temperate zone of the Andes from western Venezuela to extreme northern Peru. Bright rufous-brown overall (brightest in the northern populations) with black lores and indistinct dark barring on wings and tail. Similar to Sharpe’s Wren, but brighter brown and typically found at higher elevations. Occurs from around 2,200-3,800m. Small parties forage in the understory of forest, often around bamboo thickets. Can be skulky and difficult to see well. Sometimes follows mixed-species flocks. Listen for the harsh chattering calls.’
Wren of the Day:
Rufous Wren
📷 Michael Todd
Heron, upper body and head, side profile, drawing.
🖼️ Jemima Blackburn, 1895.
Listen to The mesmerizing whale song as a humpback 🐋 whale and its calf swim in the coastal waters of Tonga 🇹🇴
📹Paul Nicklen
One dark Double-crested Cormorant flying over blue water toward a rocky outcropping where several other cormorants are resting and preening.
You know you are an adult when your idea of a wild time is sitting on a rock and doing some light grooming. This Double-crested Cormorant is flying in hot to the absolute best hangout spot in the bay just to do absolutely nothing with its friends. Truly the dream! 🌊
#birds #doublecrestedcormorant
📖 #oilpainting #art
Something new is coming to one of Seattle’s most historic neighborhoods.
We’re installing a protected bike lane from Occidental Ave S to the waterfront, closing a critical gap in the City Center Bike Network!
Writer Storm Jameson's archive reveals fascinating details about the lives and vital role of women workers in munitions factories during WW2. New blogpost @britishlibrary.bsky.social English and Drama www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
Three people in a semi circle facing each other. They are smiling.
Call for presentations at #TechAbility26 is now open.
Showcase your #AssistiveTechnology practice or highlight your impactful research to other #ATech professionals.
Complete the presenter call form to be considered bit.ly/ta26presente...
Deadline for submission is 24 April.
Between 1895 and 1899, Cézanne painted numerous landscapes of the abandoned and overgrown quarry, known as Bibémus, located east of Aix-en-Provence, France. The area's vibrant colors and rough, partially man-made topography suited the increasingly geometric style of the artist's later works. The frenetic brushstrokes and dynamic tonality create both the shimmering surface pattern and the striking illusion of depth, as the vista's stony terrain and lush vegetation give way to the cooler hues of a distant mountain range and the sky above. Areas of unpainted canvas call attention to the flatness of the painting's support, yet also give the impression of volume, as they articulate bare areas of ground and rock. The painting's nuanced optical effect captures the elusive spontaneity of vision while presaging the imminent emergence of abstract painting. #art #painting
Bibémus, ca. 1895-99
Paul Cézanne
Oil on canvas
#ArtSky
The fresh water of the Lake Washington Ship Canal meets the saltwater of Shilshole Bay as boats big and small including the Northwest crabbing fleet leave this way.
A sharp-dressed man walks in front of a snowy Alamo, 1951. This photo was taken by noted Fort Worth photographer Byrd Williams III and is courtesy the fabulous The Portal to Texas History. Some pretty cool cars there, too!
🪨🏹It’s teeny, it’s tiny, a Mesolithic flint arrowhead 18x11mm.
#FindsFriday #FlintFriday #Archaeology #Mesolithic #Prehistory #Wirral
"Each culture had their own complex culinary traditions."
Let's say it again: they were just as smart, as innovative and creative as we are.
#Unlearn ideas of "primitive life"
phys.org/news/2026-03...
Pale blue striped flowers with mid-green foliage. The Lebanon squill is native to the mountains of Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and Syria. Flowering here in Yorkshire in peace. A poignant sight in these troubled times.
I planted loads of these beautiful little Puschkinia libanotica (Lebanon squill) in my own garden, but none have come up. Either they couldn’t cope with my heavy clay soil (probable) or the local wildlife ate them.
Never mind, at least there were plenty flowering at Harlow Carr today to enjoy. 😊
It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of related works, a necklace and two pairs of earrings that embody the power and medicine of the flames: wingssilverwork.com/friday-featu....
A grey cat sits in a small cardboard box just bigger than her.
I’m found this box. Am safe in it.
All right, tonight's inventory selection. Just one.
Today's feature s a trio of works, a necklace and two pairs of earrings [shown below], in orange-red spiny oyster shell.
We have a cuff that matches beautifully, set with 4 orange-red spiny oyster cabs.
A picture of a small dog sniffing the air outside in the sunshine while sitting in a patch of little blue wildflowers
Can I offer you a cute picture of AJ in this trying time?
Roadshow for Democracy Mike McGuire Congress March 7 Chico Democracy and Donuts The Palms 10:30am 2947 Nord Avenue Chico 95973
California State Senator Mike McGuire, fresh on the heels of getting the @cademocrats.bsky.social endorsement for both #CA01 races over Democratic candidate Audrey Denney, will be in Chico tomorrow for a meet and greet at 10:30am, open to the public.
Louisville and Lexington players paused the USL Championship season opener for 60 seconds after kickoff, letting the clock run without play. A fearless show of unity from the USL Players Association as negotiations reach a critical stage. It’s time for the league to act. #StandUpForStandards
Maine's catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean.
www.news4jax.com/business/202...
The Winter Paralympics officially open on Friday and bring a record number of athletes and medals to the Milan Cortina Games.
The opening ceremonies of the paralympics at the Verona arena today was impressive. Artful, entertaining, inspiring.
