Lisa

@Blueravefinn
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I do stuff.
Introvert. Very online since 1991.
Stuff I read/chat about: #Neurodiversity #ADHD #Autism #Art #Education #Photography #Dogs #Cats #History #Archaeology #Climate #HealthCare #WearAMask Horse stables smell good.
Today's Halloween costume review: "Sexy Bee Dude." This natty bee gentleman isn't a bee; with only 2 wings and incomplete venation, he's a syrphid fly for sure. As a mimic, he's likely just hoping to fool predators with his warning coloration and blue steel gaze.
Visited Zoe this morning before her surgery this afternoon. She was very comfortable, though hooked up to an IV. The vet upped the cost estimate for surgery, but I will cover anything beyond my original $5k goal. Please share! https://gofund.me/422b9069
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Heyo, here's an #Otter
Always read the plaque
Most parking tickets in Toronto are $30, but if you don't pay a $3 TTC fare it's a $425 fine. I think illegal parking is more harmful to society than fare evasion and I sure hope @PaulaFletcherTO's motion to investigate this deeply unfair situation passes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-fare-jumpers-toronto-1.6795306
Are TTC fare jumpers getting a raw deal? Councillor wants 'fine equity' with drivers who park illegally | CBC News

City Coun. Paula Fletcher wants city staff to look into correcting what she sees a serious imbalance in fines levied against those who abuse city services.

CBC

"something in the pocket of this puffy white coat....wat the

explain yourself your holiness"

An excellent idea.
I went to high school with Ali. Still a little shocking to see little Ali Velshi spitting ferocious wisdom to the world. We live in increasingly unsettling times.
Drought is involved in the deaths of tree species across the Northwest, including firs and Western red cedars. New #research from #Oregon State University illuminates the response of Douglas fir trees to a lack of rainfall and low moisture in the air. The study found that atmospheric aridity was far more determinantal to the health of Douglas firs than a lack of rainfall.
#drought #AtmosphericAridity #trees
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/28/new-finding-lack-of-humidity-not-rainfall-is-bigger-problem-for-trees/
New finding: Lack of humidity, not rainfall, is bigger problem for trees – Oregon Capital Chronicle

From “Firmageddon” to Western red cedars, drought has been implicated in the death of multiple tree species across the Northwest. Yet, how exactly drought is stressing and killing the region’s trees has remained something of a scientific mystery. But that is changing. A recent study out of Oregon State University provides new light on drought’s ability […]

Oregon Capital Chronicle