...or The Civilizational Suicide of Europe. For the past 20 years, European countries and the EU have been engaging in behavior that is leading to the potential downfall of Western Civilization. Formerly clean, beautiful cities are now filled with trash, graffiti, and homeless tents. Christmas markets are canceled or shortened. Crime, including rape of women …
Continue reading Lights going out all over Europe and the UK
I think I took some very good photos last year, and I am quite happy to post them again. I'll start with my very favorites, the best ones I took last year. I think they would make good postcards. They are boats at the Everett Marina, which I took after dark in November. There was …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #379: Favorite photos of 2025
Cat makes snowman? Nope! Snow cat! https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/2000577335133909218?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/2001634300119146770?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Meanwhile, indoors… https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/2000908266310611246?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1998442717718663269?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Back outside… https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1998034520856199225?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1999478043602215019?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Follow Teddy. https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1999551991626838292?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Merry Christmas from me, and Simon’s Cat (s)!
I just love Christmas music. Tonight, while shopping for our Christmas dinner makings, there was a church choir singing outside the store. They are from the Emmanuel Church in Bothell, Washington. Here they are. https://videopress.com/v/ASIu4jjD?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FASIu4jjD%2Fimg_2185_mov_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I was going to add many more YouTube links for many of my favorite songs. Unfortunately, the folks at Google …
This is a woman whose account I follow on X/Twitter. She posts the most wonderful videos, of her "Hand of Snacks," wherein she holds out her hand full of bird snacks, and they come and eat. She must have an iron arm, because she can hold still for long periods while the birds come to …
Continue reading I am proud to introduce Jocelyn Anderson, Bird Photographer
As per the rules, this last challenge is supposed to be photos we have not posted before. Like Tina, many of my photos are plants and critters, from my back yard first, then other places. We are fortunate to have a yard with plants that turn gorgeous colors in Autumn, especially our Japanese Maple trees. …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #378: Last Chance 2025
Just watching out my back glass door, as numerous birds come to take advantage of our feeders, both seed and suet. The seed feeder is nearly empty, since I will be bringing it in for a thorough cleaning. Both suet feeders are full, and attracting lots of hungry birds. Just in the last hour, there …
Continue reading Welcome to the suet feeder, woodpeckers! And chickadee!
This past weekend was a good one for posts on Ancient Egypt. My readers will know that I have been on an "Ancient Egypt" kick for a while now, and that I am listening to the Egyptian History Podcast, which is just wonderful. Here are a couple of good posts that showed up for me. …
Continue reading Here’s your dose of Egyptian History for the week.
This week, the unelected, tyrannical European Commission issued notice of a 120 Million Euro Fine against Elon Musk and the free-speech platform X (formerly known as Twitter). His wrongdoing? Failure to respond to European notices to CENSOR posts issued by European members that ran afoul of the Digital Services Act covering all online speech. https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1996958605015158830?s=20 …
If this doesn't make you smile, nothing will. I hope you all love this, from my favorite cartoonist Sandra Boynton. She just keeps getting better and better! ENJOY!! CLICK THAT "PLAY" BUTTON! https://twitter.com/SandyBoynton/status/1995869595845230953?s=20 Stupidity? I don't think so!
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