Chimbly
@chimbly.bsky.social
Vermont Progressive/Social-Democrat
Lover of mathematics, philosophy, the arts and my wife *
ANTIFA
Vegetarian since 1978
Currently having a lover’s quarrel with the world
* Not in that order
Lover of mathematics, philosophy, the arts and my wife *
ANTIFA
Vegetarian since 1978
Currently having a lover’s quarrel with the world
* Not in that order
Pinned
Chimbly
@chimbly.bsky.social
· 10d
Without love, this world, for me, would amount to little more than an idle curiosity. Nothing would matter without it. Everything matters because of it.
“This is where we find ourselves, trapped in a diminished world of our own making. Today only 30% of all birds are wild; the other 70% are mostly poultry chickens. In essence, Earth is now a coal mine, and every wild bird is a canary – what ecologists call a “bio-indicator” – in that mine.”
Birds are remarkable and beautiful animals – and they’re disappearing from our world | Kim Heacox
In the past half century, North America has lost a fourth of its birds. Earth is now a coalmine, and every wild bird is a canary
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“This is where we find ourselves, trapped in a diminished world of our own making. Today only 30% of all birds are wild; the other 70% are mostly poultry chickens. In essence, Earth is now a coal mine, and every wild bird is a canary – what ecologists call a “bio-indicator” – in that mine.”
“Destroying a tropical rainforest for profit is like burning all the paintings of the Louvre in order to cook dinner.”
E.O. Wilson
E.O. Wilson
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“Destroying a tropical rainforest for profit is like burning all the paintings of the Louvre in order to cook dinner.”
E.O. Wilson
E.O. Wilson
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
My brother attended high school school in Denmark. I remember him remarking that some of the girls there would knit whilst seated at their desks.
I know for a fact that knitting relaxes my wife and helps to put her mind at ease. How often I’ve heard, “Just a few more stitches!” as we’re leaving 😉
I know for a fact that knitting relaxes my wife and helps to put her mind at ease. How often I’ve heard, “Just a few more stitches!” as we’re leaving 😉
why is everyone knitting in copenhagen?
YouTube video by Soph Knits Daily
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
My brother attended high school school in Denmark. I remember him remarking that some of the girls there would knit whilst seated at their desks.
I know for a fact that knitting relaxes my wife and helps to put her mind at ease. How often I’ve heard, “Just a few more stitches!” as we’re leaving 😉
I know for a fact that knitting relaxes my wife and helps to put her mind at ease. How often I’ve heard, “Just a few more stitches!” as we’re leaving 😉
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Simon Palmer.
Británico, nacido en 1956.
Dibujando sobre el ocre.
Británico, nacido en 1956.
Dibujando sobre el ocre.
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Simon Palmer.
Británico, nacido en 1956.
Dibujando sobre el ocre.
Británico, nacido en 1956.
Dibujando sobre el ocre.
My wife worried our local knitting store would would be out of red yarn. She found instead a table in the middle of the store heaped with red yarns of every variety.
“Is this for…?”
“You betcha!”
Red toques are suddenly in vogue around town.
“Is this for…?”
“You betcha!”
Red toques are suddenly in vogue around town.
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
My wife worried our local knitting store would would be out of red yarn. She found instead a table in the middle of the store heaped with red yarns of every variety.
“Is this for…?”
“You betcha!”
Red toques are suddenly in vogue around town.
“Is this for…?”
“You betcha!”
Red toques are suddenly in vogue around town.
One year later…
I am more proud of my neighbors today than I ever thought possible.
I am more ashamed of my country today than I ever thought possible.
I am more proud of my neighbors today than I ever thought possible.
I am more ashamed of my country today than I ever thought possible.
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
One year later…
I am more proud of my neighbors today than I ever thought possible.
I am more ashamed of my country today than I ever thought possible.
I am more proud of my neighbors today than I ever thought possible.
I am more ashamed of my country today than I ever thought possible.
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"Der Nationalsozialismus hat sich vorsichtig, in kleinen Dosen, durchgesetzt - man hat immer ein bisschen gewartet, bis das Gewissen der Welt die nächste Dosis vertrug."
-Stefan Zweig-

-Stefan Zweig-

February 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"Der Nationalsozialismus hat sich vorsichtig, in kleinen Dosen, durchgesetzt - man hat immer ein bisschen gewartet, bis das Gewissen der Welt die nächste Dosis vertrug."
-Stefan Zweig-

-Stefan Zweig-

By the Ukrainian artist, Ivan Didovodiuk
February 8, 2026 at 1:48 AM
By the Ukrainian artist, Ivan Didovodiuk
My mother, Clara Irene.
So often I'd waken to the muffled sound of her talking and singing quietly to herself downstairs, as she prepared breakfast. Just as I do to this day. I still hear her voice in mine. I smile some mornings, if only to see her reflected smile in the mirror.
So often I'd waken to the muffled sound of her talking and singing quietly to herself downstairs, as she prepared breakfast. Just as I do to this day. I still hear her voice in mine. I smile some mornings, if only to see her reflected smile in the mirror.
February 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
My mother, Clara Irene.
So often I'd waken to the muffled sound of her talking and singing quietly to herself downstairs, as she prepared breakfast. Just as I do to this day. I still hear her voice in mine. I smile some mornings, if only to see her reflected smile in the mirror.
So often I'd waken to the muffled sound of her talking and singing quietly to herself downstairs, as she prepared breakfast. Just as I do to this day. I still hear her voice in mine. I smile some mornings, if only to see her reflected smile in the mirror.
"Bless me father, for my sins are insipid."
February 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"Bless me father, for my sins are insipid."
My default countenance.
My normal state of mind.
My normal state of mind.
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
My default countenance.
My normal state of mind.
My normal state of mind.
“Self-discovery”
Only around the margins do humans find themselves on the same page.
Only around the margins do humans find themselves on the same page.
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“Self-discovery”
Only around the margins do humans find themselves on the same page.
Only around the margins do humans find themselves on the same page.
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“We have to remember that what we see is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”
Werner Heisenberg.
Werner Heisenberg.
January 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“We have to remember that what we see is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”
Werner Heisenberg.
Werner Heisenberg.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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#AmericanReadalong
„…millions of mixed shades and shadows, drowned dreams, somnambulisms, reveries; all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still; tossing like slumberers in their beds; the ever-rolling waves but made so by their restlessness.“
Moby-Dick
C111
Ill. Rockwell Kent
„…millions of mixed shades and shadows, drowned dreams, somnambulisms, reveries; all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still; tossing like slumberers in their beds; the ever-rolling waves but made so by their restlessness.“
Moby-Dick
C111
Ill. Rockwell Kent
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#AmericanReadalong
„…millions of mixed shades and shadows, drowned dreams, somnambulisms, reveries; all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still; tossing like slumberers in their beds; the ever-rolling waves but made so by their restlessness.“
Moby-Dick
C111
Ill. Rockwell Kent
„…millions of mixed shades and shadows, drowned dreams, somnambulisms, reveries; all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still; tossing like slumberers in their beds; the ever-rolling waves but made so by their restlessness.“
Moby-Dick
C111
Ill. Rockwell Kent
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Teeilluminationskunst aus dem Büro.
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Teeilluminationskunst aus dem Büro.
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A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM
A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Reposted by Chimbly
Forever & Ever
Nicki Ault
2023
Nicki Ault
2023
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Forever & Ever
Nicki Ault
2023
Nicki Ault
2023
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Impossible to respect people that allow themselves to be openly robbed on this level. From Congress to the courts to ordinary voters, Americans have become slow, stupid and pathetic -- a citizenry incapable of operating our once-promising experiment with self-governance.
We are, all of us, marks.
We are, all of us, marks.
Donald Trump Jr, who has exactly zero experience or competence in manufacturing or defense, has received more than $600,000,000 in contracts from Pete Hegseth's "Department of War."
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Impossible to respect people that allow themselves to be openly robbed on this level. From Congress to the courts to ordinary voters, Americans have become slow, stupid and pathetic -- a citizenry incapable of operating our once-promising experiment with self-governance.
We are, all of us, marks.
We are, all of us, marks.
