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&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 2d

I loved this XKCD map and wanted to see a version for Canada and well, here we are

A map of Canada with the most observed animal and plant in each province/territory entered into iNaturalist (copying a map made by XKCD for the USA)

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 3d

This clip is from 2019. This was a larger piece and here I was using a Kuretake synthetic fountain brush pen rather my usual Chinese brush.
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Vilain @vilain.bsky.social · 15d

Et voilà le travail !

Nez de Jobourg - Jour de petite houle

Linogravure format A3 (29,7*42 cm), encre typographique sur papier de Chine.
Dispo mercredi, sûrement.

#linocut #linoprint #art

Estampe en noir et blanc montrant un paysage maritime, avec un cap rocheux avançant dans une mer un peu agitée. Sur l'horizon voilé de nuages apparaît une sphère noire qu'on devine immense.

La partie gauche de l'estampe, avec la falaise

La partie droite, avec la sphère noire parmi les nuages

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · Aug 12

This is truly heartbreaking news and consistent with what we have been denouncing:

There is a genocide happening in Gaza and everyone and everything that is meant to support Palestinian life -- that includes those who are witnesses like journalists -- is at risk or targeted.

Sana Bég @sana.msf.ca · Aug 11

#Israel’s unabashed killing of an entire @aljazeera.com team in #Gaza is an assault on truth. Its continued targeting of aid workers is an attack on humanity.

📣 Murdering the messenger doesn't erase the truth.
📣 Killing aid workers won’t make the medical emergency go away.

A banner that reads "First they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened next."

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · Aug 13

#Copernicus #Sentinel2 timelapse 7th Aug and 12th Aug 2025 - apart from stripping vegetation from Sawyer Island, the tsunami waves caused a lot of destruction toward Sawyer Glacier as well.

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Snufflewort @snufflewort.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’m very grateful to the Capital Daily for featuring my ovarian cancer fundraiser this week. Mark Brennae wrote a really lovely account of my cancer journey, books, and online friendships. #yyj #fuckcancer #cancer www.capitaldaily.ca/news/victori...

Victoria author and cancer warrior starts online fundraiser 'to give back'

Novelist Jean Paetkau says women should recognize the symptoms and share them with their doctors.

www.capitaldaily.ca

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&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · Aug 4

That sucks, I wonder why the groups weren't interested. Writing to mayor and council of the municipalities is a good start, maybe an op-ed or opinion piece in local news? Also, I'm so sorry about those folks you know, I've been following the news and it's heartbreaking.

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Ed Wiebe @edwiebe.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · Aug 4

Here's my Month in a Minute video for July, 2025. This is the view looking north from #uvic in #victoriabc.

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Matt Crump @mattcrumplab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Vancouver scribble picture #digitalart

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Snufflewort @snufflewort.bsky.social · Aug 1

To celebrate 8 months in remission I’m combing my mission to help others & my love of fancy dress in an Ovarian Cancer Fashionista Fundraiser!!! Every time it grows by $500, I’ll post a selfie in a smashing outfit on the breakwater! Please share! ❤️ #yyj #fuckcancer tinyurl.com/Jean-Fundrai...

I'm supporting Canadian Cancer Society!

In trusted partnership with donors and volunteers, we improve the lives of all those affected by cancer through world-class research, transformative advocacy and compassionate support.

tinyurl.com

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 31

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

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Christopher Solar 🇨🇦 @christophersolar.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just finished: a set of pendants made from reclaimed Parliament copper. The patina was left as-is on the top sides, and I painstakingly cleaned the undersides back to clean metal. Will be installed as a group of 5. Sizes range from 20" to 27" diameter.

Four pinecone-like pendants made from folded pieces of reclaimed roofing copper.

Detail showing two pendants and the contrast between the patinated top surfaces and bright copper undersides.

Detail looking straight up at the overlapping copper petals of three pendants.

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Kunst_dfp @kunstdfp.bsky.social · Jul 28

We needed a stripe 🧶
Still weaving with paper

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Sophie Hell 😈 @sophlouisehall.bsky.social · Jul 28

I like my men like I like my Gouda

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&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · Jul 25

So awesome!!
#climatesky #greensky

Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · Jul 2

“Interest has been record-breaking:” Ikea launches its own balcony solar kit onestepoffthegrid.com.au/interest-has...

“Interest has been record-breaking:" Ikea launches its own balcony solar kit - One Step Off The Grid

Iconic Swedish furniture retailer jumps aboard the balcony solar craze, launching its own range of "balkonkraftwerk" panel and battery kits in a booming European market.

onestepoffthegrid.com.au

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Multimodal Explorer @multimodalexplorer.bsky.social · Jul 25

If you're looking for a #yyjbike ride this weekend, check out these cycling network maps from the City of Victoria. Hard copies are available at the bike valet (intersection of Broad St & Pandora Ave). The QR code also links to a web map with directions. #bikesky #bikevalet #bikelanes

A map showing a AAA bicycle route around downtown Victoria and surrounding neighbourhoods. This route includes protected bike lanes and bicycle boulevards.

A map showing a AAA bicycle route around James Bay in Victoria, BC. This route includes protected bike lanes and bicycle boulevards.

A map showing a AAA bicycle route around Victoria West. This route includes protected bike lanes, multi-use pathways and streets with traffic calming.

The back of each map includes tips for a smooth ride including a summary of infrastructure, the area visited and hand signals.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 21

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die
July 21, 2025

AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024.

Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years.

We refuse to watch them die.

One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.”

Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness.

Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.”

Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%.

AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)

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Lottie Stone Anderson @msinkyfingers.bsky.social · Jun 24

What NOW?

Watercolour and mixed media on heavy paper

#watercolourandink #watercolour #mixedmedia #abstractpainting #abstractwatercolour #Abstractart #contemporaryart #contemporarywatercolour #artonpaper #arte #kunst #aquarrel

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&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · Jul 22

Saw so much amazing local art at the #yyj Paint-In this weekend, including these incredible ceramics!

Deidre Wilson @dwdpottery.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just starting out this platform…. Just a few pics of recent work!

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tinytinyll.bsky.social @tinytinyll.bsky.social · Jun 10

a tiny tiny love letter to onions,

thank you for lending your flavor and aroma to just about any meal <3
(guest starring other alliums i.e. garlic, leeks etc.)

3"x4" graphite, watercolor and colored pencil

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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐 @stellerarts.com · Jul 21

I am “painting” Jupiter with fabric. I purchased 50+ different types of patterned fabric and prepared thin sections with an adhesive. Each piece is cut individually, then stuck on the template I made hanging on the wall. The living room is consumed with my creative chaos. 🔭

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&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · Jul 21

Wow, open already! Going to go there ASAP

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&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · Jul 15

Totally agree

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&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · Jul 11

I saw this gif on Reddit showing how much plug-in balcony solar has been growing in Germany. So cool! Gives me some optimism about clean energy!
#climatesky

www.reddit.com/r/de/comment...

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Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · Jul 10

Victorian tableau.

#UrbanGaze #G+Circle #Photography #Tableau #Vicatoria #BC

Tableau of people at or around a bus stop in Victoria, BC, on a sunny afternoon. There is a trio of young girls eating snacks on the left, a pair of woman chatting to their right, three women apparently waiting at the bus stop itself, and a woman passing on a bike on the far right. There are a brick building and a fairly large urban tree in the background.

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