Once again, just the Sea and the Sky…….Oh, wait! Tanker!

The Queen Mary 2 sails out the mouth of the St Lawrence, and heads down toward Nova Scotia. We have a Sea Day with no port calls. From our balcony. Sea and Sky Sea https://videopress.com/v/WmTXTKxL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true In the morning, gray sea and sky When we returned to our cabin after lunch, conditions had changed a bit. …

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More adventures down the St Lawrence in Canada.

The Queen Mary 2 gets underway late in the afternoon, just after our Mark Steyn group comes together for a taping of Mark’s regular show. Yesterday, we traveled from Quebec City overnight to Saguenay up the Fjord, which we totally missed. We did hear the ship moving, but it is remarkably stable. This morning we …

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News from the Environment

I saw all these stories recently. Mother Nature is more powerful than we are. https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/2023850637629481139?s=20 Hey, this is the time for Situational Awareness! https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/2023361802722001278?s=20 Hey drivers, watch where you're going! And from Ireland: https://twitter.com/cormac_mcginley/status/2023684176306991596?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/2023593252017111457?s=20 My readers might remember my photos of that same volcano when we were in Hawaii in 2018. That eruption was …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #383: Looking back to #174-Shapes and Designs

I learned that "shapes" are what are found in Nature; "designs" are what humans make, often mimicking that Nature. "I think that I shall never see a Poem as lovely as a Tree" is a little snippet of poetry that I'll bet every school child learns (author is Joyce Kilmer, who was male-yeah, I never …

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Random photos, Hillsdale College campus

We have never been on campus in the winter before. This time, the daytime temperatures hovered around 23F, and at night got close to zero. The campus is in the middle of a huge construction boom, with multiple areas closed off and full of construction equipment. Snow was everywhere. One of the new buildings going …

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It’s a First! Gotcha, Mr Cardinal!

We are in south central Michigan this week for a Hillsdale College conference. The high temperature so far has been 23F. Until today, I hadn’t seen many birds at all, but when I looked out the window at breakfast this morning, I saw my first Northern Cardinal. Cardinal on branch I think I am lucky …

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Reporting Live from the Minneapolis Civil War Zone

Below is what was posted a short time ago by James O'Keefe. In his own words. This is turning into an armed insurrection against the United States Government, aided, abetted, and paid for by the City Mayor, the State Governor, and numerous "NGO" groups who get bags of Government Funds (scare quotes necessary due to …

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Whoa!! See what Russia’s Kamchatka Region is getting?!

This is real, not AI. https://twitter.com/chayasclan/status/2013264799296078228?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Hit the Play button Now that is some serious snow! Beautiful in its way, but scary, too. Russians are used to harsh winters, but this is worse than usual. https://twitter.com/electroversenet/status/2013280295341179216?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Whee!!

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #379: Favorite photos of 2025

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 …

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Merry Catmas! Christmas cheer and some snow with Simon’s Cat.

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)!