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Independent feature writer, content creator and copywriter (www.JohnLeeWriter.com). Massive nature nut and huge Christmas fan (www.VancouverChristmasGuide.com).

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Clotheslines are for the birds, says Westinghouse (with a slightly vested interest) in this vintage advert on board the Steveston Tram.

13.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beds in the Chinese Bunkhouse building at Steveston's Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site:

13.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Man's blue skin A&E panic was just bed sheet dye Tommy Lynch rushed to hospital when he woke with blue skin but it turned out to be from his sheets.

Whoops! www.bbc.com/news/article...

13.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tea break at the recent Regional Assembly of Text's monthly Letter Writing Club.

13.03.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kingfisher in the winter light. Taken during the Christmas break. #bird #nature #photography #art #BlueSkyArtShow #eastcoastkin

13.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking Up #trees #woodland #treeclub

13.03.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 381 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bailiffs board Ryanair plane after airline refuses to pay delayed flight compensation Austrian officials took action after airline ignored court order to pay €890 to unnamed women

How capitalism works: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

13.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning , and thank you to Claire Louise Millgate for today's #FoxOfTheDay !

13.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 508 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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The whole reason writers like to get up early is that you have the house to yourself, a pot of delicious coffee in the kitchen, and you can write freely with nobody distracting or judging you.

12.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
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City of Richmond, BC Hydro agree to 'pause' sequoia removal The large tree was scheduled to come down on Wednesday.

Well done to everyone involved in saving this tree -- hopefully permanently: www.richmond-news.com/local-news/r...

12.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sotted this huge mammoth tooth on display at UBC's Pacific Museum of Earth!

12.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of two stylised British banknotes featuring wildlife. The top note shows a Barn Owl, its pale heart-shaped face looking forward against a soft peach background. Slightly overlapping below is a grey-toned note with an Atlantic Puffin, its black-and-white head turned to the side while holding several small fish in its colourful bill. Each note has a pound symbol in the corner

Illustration of two stylised British banknotes featuring wildlife. The top note shows a Barn Owl, its pale heart-shaped face looking forward against a soft peach background. Slightly overlapping below is a grey-toned note with an Atlantic Puffin, its black-and-white head turned to the side while holding several small fish in its colourful bill. Each note has a pound symbol in the corner

It’s no surprise to us that the UK public chose wildlife as the theme for the next series of banknotes! 😍

After all… who wouldn’t want to carry a Puffin around in their pocket?!

Tell us which of our iconic species you’d be most excited to see on a tenner...

12.03.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 218 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 2
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Good morning! Today’s timeline cleanse is the Ministry of Silly Walks, Patagonia style.

12.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
A pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta)

A pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta)

Pintail

#birds #photography

11.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 661 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Good morning , a #FoxOfTheDay today from @henderslh.bsky.social . Have you seen any foxes lately ?

12.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 518 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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🦊 Basil was posing for me this morning 😍 🦊 #basilbrush #basil #fox

11.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Merlin hunts from a high perch atop the Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) in Central Park.

11.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Update: BC Hydro 'pauses' sequoia removal in south Richmond for now Residents gathered by the tree early Wednesday to express their opposition to its removal.

Well done to these locals and city councillors. Fingers crossed that a solution that saves this treasured tree can be found! #bchydro www.richmond-news.com/local-news/b...

11.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada lynx kitten

11.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 437 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9
Passageway with whitewashed walls and archway under brick building.

Passageway with whitewashed walls and archway under brick building.

You’ve got to love Antwerp’s pedestrian passages

11.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The night Trump was re-elected, I struggled to name the feeling. Subsequent events have served to clarify what I and so many others were staring at on November 5, 2024. It was the abyss. It was the sense that every horrible possibility had been enthusiastically enabled by the American people.

11.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Checked out the Richmond Art Gallery today!

11.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why I brought a classic 1970s car from New Zealand to Orkney Dutchman Hans Compter travelled around the world to deliver the Austin to Cathleen Hourie in Orkney.

Nice one! www.bbc.com/news/article...

11.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Chaffinch stands proudly on a mossy perch, its chest puffed out and head held high, as if overseeing an important inspection. Its warm orange breast contrasts with its soft grey-blue head, while its sharp gaze gives the impression that it’s carefully assessing the scene.

A Chaffinch stands proudly on a mossy perch, its chest puffed out and head held high, as if overseeing an important inspection. Its warm orange breast contrasts with its soft grey-blue head, while its sharp gaze gives the impression that it’s carefully assessing the scene.

Inspection time! A Chaffinch has dropped by your feed to keep an eye on things... πŸ‘€

πŸ“· @kiransimpson.bsky.social

11.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 233 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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A detail from the BC Binning mosaic mural at the downtown #Vancouver Shoppers Dug Mart. Love the helicopter!

11.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Met a happy, sausage-shaped dog yesterday whose custodian told me she was probably half-corgi, half-German Shepherd.

So never doubt that love will find a way.

10.03.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On this unusually warm day the Crocus flowers were drawing the attention of Western Honey Bees in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden. πŸπŸ’™

10.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Grey wolves howling

11.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9
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Thank you to Nicki Chilcott for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay

11.03.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 695 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
Westmalle Dubbel. Neon sign above bar. Drinkt De Koninck.

Westmalle Dubbel. Neon sign above bar. Drinkt De Koninck.

Cafe de Kat, Antwerp. (Earlier) Cheers!

10.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0