Today a bunch of Austin friends and family and dogs came out to the farm for a hang-out. There was a new baby to squeal over, and a big box of donuts. But for me the highlight was when somebody’s golden retriever alerted us that a dazed and bedraggled hummingbird had just fluttered down onto the porch (good boy!).

Hummingbirds, who don’t typically land on porches containing dogs and screaming newborns, have crazy metabolism and require nutrients something like every hour or they go tits up. This one was in trouble. Springing into action, the group mobilized with but a single, unified thought: SAVE THE BIRD. I scooped it up, Bjorn produced Gatorade*, and Niece shouted, “use a bottle cap for a dish!”

Lil Buddy duly lapped up our hastily improvised offering with its thread-like tongue; it was about the cutest thing I’ve ever fucking seen. After 10 minutes or so it regained its composure and flew away amid full-throated cheers, well-wishes and high fives. The End.

* Don’t knock it till you’ve saved a hummingbird with it

#birds

Good to see @CarolineLucas call out @UKLabour over failure to commit to scrapping new anti-protest laws

‘If Labour isn’t going to stand up for fundamental human rights, then that is really chilling and we’re in a very serious place’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/08/labour-urged-to-say-whether-it-would-scrap-new-anti-protest-laws?CMP=share_btn_tw

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreenPartyMolly/status/1655615310790029313

jumping #fox
PHOTO: G. Soligny

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #MastoArt #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

In a conversation on reddit today someone asked if other languages have phrases like "rightie tightie, leftie loosie" to remember which way to turn screws/lids/etc. And one person answers that in Spanish, the phrase is:

"La derecha oprime, la izquierda libera."

or:

"The right oppresses, the left liberates."

(Now I kind of want to put this on a t shirt)

When Republicans are in power, they rack up giant deficits, mainly by cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy.

Then when Democrats take the reins, Republicans blame them for being spendthrifts.

It's the same story every time.