If you order/create/post this advertisement, you are truly out of touch with reality. The pigs killed for this sickening food were killed in gas chambers. So yes, it hurts and no, it doesn't taste good #KFC.

#VeganLife #AnimalLove
Days #687-688 of Our Epic Trip

We stay with a friend in Indiana and are treated to great food and live music.

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Visste du at dyr sjampis oftest er vegansk? #vegan #veganlife

🌿🐭Käse-Eskapaden für vegan Lebende!

🤗Was steckt hinter veganem Käse – und wie macht man ihn selbst? Wir nehmen das auseinander: pflanzliche Milchalternativen, Okara-Variationen mit Paprika, Matcha und Kräutern, Tofu- und Kichererbsen-Tofu, eingelegter Hirtenkäse. Alles selbst gemacht, alles zum Mitnehmen. Zutaten sind im Kursentgelt enthalten.
Mit Alexandra Adam.

🚩 vhs Neukölln
📅 Sa, 09.05.2026, 10:30–17Uhr
ℹ️ https://www.vhsit.berlin.de/VHSKURSE/BusinessPages/CourseDetail.aspx?id=783642

#VHS #Berlin #Volkshochschule #Vegan #Cheese #Bildung #Kochen #VeganLife #Kochkurs

Some images are not just about what you see—but about the journey behind them.

This one was captured by my wife during a long, warm 25-kilometer walk across the Mookerheide near Nijmegen. Armed with her Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm, and a small backpack with just the essentials, she spent the day finding her own way in the field. I carried the heavier load—12.5 kg of gear—and together we climbed several steep inclines under the summer sun. By the end, “tired” doesn’t quite cover it.

And somewhere along that journey, she found this: Polygonia c-album, known in Dutch as the gehakkelde aurelia, or in English, the comma butterfly. Named after the small white comma-shaped marking on the underside of its wings, this species is a master of camouflage—often resembling a dead leaf when at rest.

I gave her complete freedom on this one. No intervention, no correction in the moment. Just: observe, try, and we’ll review later.

Back home, we looked at the image together. It works—beautiful subject, strong moment. And just as important, it carries the kind of lessons every photographer learns to see over time: a wing intersecting the eye, a slightly busy foreground, and challenging light. Not flaws to dismiss the image, but signs of growth—of learning to truly observe, to refine, and to recognize what makes an image stronger.

Growth lives in both the success and the imperfection.

And after all that? A well-earned rest and a wonderful dinner at ’t Zwaantje—highly recommended, even for vegan photographers like us.

#PolygoniaCalbum #CommaButterfly #GehakkeldeAurelia #ButterflyPhotography #InsectPhotography #MacroWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Sigma100400 #Canon7DMarkII #FieldWork #PhotographyJourney #Mookerheide #Nijmegen #OutdoorLife #HikingAndPhotography #BehindTheShot #PhotoCritique #NatureLovers #WildlifeMoments #PatienceAndPractice #CloseUpNature #TinyWorlds #VeganLife #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #WonderingLens
Days #669-675 of Our Epic Trip

We explored Omaha, Nebraska and found another “World’s Largest” item. We also have a new favorite snack recipe.

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Lentil Crackers (WFPB, Vegan, Oil-Free)

These lentil cracker are so good and crispy!

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💥 Breaking news: 1991! #Aliens are made of... meat?! 🥩 Terry Bisson's groundbreaking revelation in "They're Made Out of Meat" is here to remind us that humans might not be the *only* sentient beings capable of a juicy steak. Spoiler alert: vegans not included. 🌱🤓
http://www.terrybisson.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-2/ #BreakingNews #Meat #TerryBisson #SciFi #Humor #VeganLife #HackerNews #ngated
They’re Made Out of Meat - TERRY BISSON of the UNIVERSE

Copyright, Terry Bisson, 1991 Originally published in OMNI, 1991, and featured in HARPER’S and around the internet since. It has even made its way into several books on consciousness and brain science. I’m surprised, pleased, and proud. But please do not reprint, perform, alter or adapt in any way without first checking with the author. Thanks.

TERRY BISSON of the UNIVERSE - Science Fiction Writer
Days #662-668 of Our Epic Trip

We befriend a mouse, marvel at giant chainsaw art, and learn more about the CCC.

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Days #660-661 of Our Epic Trip

We enjoyed a morning walk through beautiful Wyoming and briefly hung out with teenagers and their trucks.

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