The Centre for Useless Splendour
@gerritb.bsky.social
I'm Gerrit. Retired, hurt: hence the useless splendour. 😁
"We are all just walking each other home." Ram Das
Focus: #wisdom #climate #beauty #dem-soc #Cdapoli.
Me: 👨🏻🦳🇨🇦🇿🇦🪖♿️🏺🥗 [Ally: 💙🇺🇦🇵🇸🖤🤎🌍]
Dad & FIL of 🏳️🌈 & 🏳️⚧️
"We are all just walking each other home." Ram Das
Focus: #wisdom #climate #beauty #dem-soc #Cdapoli.
Me: 👨🏻🦳🇨🇦🇿🇦🪖♿️🏺🥗 [Ally: 💙🇺🇦🇵🇸🖤🤎🌍]
Dad & FIL of 🏳️🌈 & 🏳️⚧️
Pinned
🇺🇸 The Liberty Bell was cast with the lettering:
"Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land
unto all the Inhabitants Thereof."
The legend is that it was rung
at the revolutionary victory in 1776.
Perhaps the resistance whistles of the blue cities
could then rightly also be called Liberty Whistles.
"Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land
unto all the Inhabitants Thereof."
The legend is that it was rung
at the revolutionary victory in 1776.
Perhaps the resistance whistles of the blue cities
could then rightly also be called Liberty Whistles.
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We have a few red-breasted nuthatches this winter and the yard is filled with their nasally beeps.
But there is occasionally a slightly louder nasally beep and it belongs to this guy!
This male White-breasted nuthatch was in today checking out the spruce trees for snacks!
#Birds 🪶
But there is occasionally a slightly louder nasally beep and it belongs to this guy!
This male White-breasted nuthatch was in today checking out the spruce trees for snacks!
#Birds 🪶
February 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
We have a few red-breasted nuthatches this winter and the yard is filled with their nasally beeps.
But there is occasionally a slightly louder nasally beep and it belongs to this guy!
This male White-breasted nuthatch was in today checking out the spruce trees for snacks!
#Birds 🪶
But there is occasionally a slightly louder nasally beep and it belongs to this guy!
This male White-breasted nuthatch was in today checking out the spruce trees for snacks!
#Birds 🪶
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Bufflehead ducks swimming next to San Francisco Bay Trail, Emeryville, California.
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Bufflehead ducks swimming next to San Francisco Bay Trail, Emeryville, California.
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
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Still Life with Decanter and Lemons on a Plate - 1887
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14159
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14159
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Still Life with Decanter and Lemons on a Plate - 1887
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14159
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14159
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#NatureIsArt
Falling aster - Sep 2025
#Phonetography
#SundayFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #beautifulblur #fuzzy
Falling aster - Sep 2025
#Phonetography
#SundayFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #beautifulblur #fuzzy
February 2, 2026 at 2:30 AM
#NatureIsArt
Falling aster - Sep 2025
#Phonetography
#SundayFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #beautifulblur #fuzzy
Falling aster - Sep 2025
#Phonetography
#SundayFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #beautifulblur #fuzzy
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Bees
Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep.
Dream for those who’ve forgotten how to.
#bees #goodnight #dream
Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep.
Dream for those who’ve forgotten how to.
#bees #goodnight #dream
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Bees
Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep.
Dream for those who’ve forgotten how to.
#bees #goodnight #dream
Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep.
Dream for those who’ve forgotten how to.
#bees #goodnight #dream
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Heard Island Commerce Announcement:
In case you missed it: Our nationally renowned facilities that make yardsticks will not be making them any longer.
In case you missed it: Our nationally renowned facilities that make yardsticks will not be making them any longer.
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Heard Island Commerce Announcement:
In case you missed it: Our nationally renowned facilities that make yardsticks will not be making them any longer.
In case you missed it: Our nationally renowned facilities that make yardsticks will not be making them any longer.
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Another backyard bird -
a New Holland honeyeater in the shadows. I really like these guys.
#birdsseenin2026
a New Holland honeyeater in the shadows. I really like these guys.
#birdsseenin2026
February 2, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Another backyard bird -
a New Holland honeyeater in the shadows. I really like these guys.
#birdsseenin2026
a New Holland honeyeater in the shadows. I really like these guys.
#birdsseenin2026
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Hiroshi Yoshida
A Garden in Okayama
A Garden in Okayama
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Hiroshi Yoshida
A Garden in Okayama
A Garden in Okayama
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Hiroshi Yoshida
In the Botanical Garden
In the Botanical Garden
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Hiroshi Yoshida
In the Botanical Garden
In the Botanical Garden
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Walter Battiss
Aloes near a River
Aloes near a River
February 2, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Walter Battiss
Aloes near a River
Aloes near a River
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February 2 is World wetlands Day.
So, I'm posting this photo I took of a black swan at a local wetland area.
(One of my all time favourite photos, btw.)
#worldwetlandsday
So, I'm posting this photo I took of a black swan at a local wetland area.
(One of my all time favourite photos, btw.)
#worldwetlandsday
February 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
February 2 is World wetlands Day.
So, I'm posting this photo I took of a black swan at a local wetland area.
(One of my all time favourite photos, btw.)
#worldwetlandsday
So, I'm posting this photo I took of a black swan at a local wetland area.
(One of my all time favourite photos, btw.)
#worldwetlandsday
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Pretty pitcher of dragonfly in the sunset... Newark Delaware...
#DragonflyMagic #NatureInspiration #InsectBeauty
#DragonflyMagic #NatureInspiration #InsectBeauty
February 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Pretty pitcher of dragonfly in the sunset... Newark Delaware...
#DragonflyMagic #NatureInspiration #InsectBeauty
#DragonflyMagic #NatureInspiration #InsectBeauty
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Caught the surfer emerging from the waves, perfectly timed with a bold shadow. Cool blues meet warm morning light.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind?
What’s the first thing that comes to mind?
February 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Caught the surfer emerging from the waves, perfectly timed with a bold shadow. Cool blues meet warm morning light.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind?
What’s the first thing that comes to mind?
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NEW Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Sticks with Crispy Rice 🍫 gets an A Tier (Great)!
Have you tried it?
All reviews @ vegantierlist.com
#vegan #govegan #veganfood #plantbased #plantbasedfood #traderjoes
Have you tried it?
All reviews @ vegantierlist.com
#vegan #govegan #veganfood #plantbased #plantbasedfood #traderjoes
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
NEW Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Sticks with Crispy Rice 🍫 gets an A Tier (Great)!
Have you tried it?
All reviews @ vegantierlist.com
#vegan #govegan #veganfood #plantbased #plantbasedfood #traderjoes
Have you tried it?
All reviews @ vegantierlist.com
#vegan #govegan #veganfood #plantbased #plantbasedfood #traderjoes
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February Moon
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
February Moon
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 250
Bumblebees love #thistles (as do many #insects and #birds).
Forget boyband bedding plants (so 90’s,pretty but ultimately useless) and have these kickass #punks of the #wildflower world in your patch.
Sunflower family.
#bees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 250
Bumblebees love #thistles (as do many #insects and #birds).
Forget boyband bedding plants (so 90’s,pretty but ultimately useless) and have these kickass #punks of the #wildflower world in your patch.
Sunflower family.
#bees
#nature
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 250
Bumblebees love #thistles (as do many #insects and #birds).
Forget boyband bedding plants (so 90’s,pretty but ultimately useless) and have these kickass #punks of the #wildflower world in your patch.
Sunflower family.
#bees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 250
Bumblebees love #thistles (as do many #insects and #birds).
Forget boyband bedding plants (so 90’s,pretty but ultimately useless) and have these kickass #punks of the #wildflower world in your patch.
Sunflower family.
#bees
#nature
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A Red-bellied Woodpecker showing his red belly. This is one of the more colorful Red-bellied Woodpeckers in the park so he has a decent amount of red, some have very little on their tummies.
February 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
A Red-bellied Woodpecker showing his red belly. This is one of the more colorful Red-bellied Woodpeckers in the park so he has a decent amount of red, some have very little on their tummies.
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The actual number was 205K cubic metres/day, from Jul 1-Nov 30, 2025.
The public was kept in the dark,
“Among the documents is one prepared by the BC Energy Regulator, a government agency that oversees the oil and gas sector and other industries. It detailed “an
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f...
The public was kept in the dark,
“Among the documents is one prepared by the BC Energy Regulator, a government agency that oversees the oil and gas sector and other industries. It detailed “an
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f...
Equipment issue led to excessive LNG Canada flaring, docs reveal | The Narwhal
LNG Canada delayed reporting ‘integrity issue’ to regulators and never fully informed the public, while locals raised concerns about noise, smoke and emissions
thenarwhal.ca
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The actual number was 205K cubic metres/day, from Jul 1-Nov 30, 2025.
The public was kept in the dark,
“Among the documents is one prepared by the BC Energy Regulator, a government agency that oversees the oil and gas sector and other industries. It detailed “an
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f...
The public was kept in the dark,
“Among the documents is one prepared by the BC Energy Regulator, a government agency that oversees the oil and gas sector and other industries. It detailed “an
thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f...
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Franz Bischoff (1864–1929)
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Franz Bischoff (1864–1929)
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It’s imperative we shift from mining to processing rare earth minerals:
“What we want to do is create a minerals-to-metals refinery that is vertically integrated in three components,” Crabtree said.
“First is the processing facility, which strips away all
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/a...
“What we want to do is create a minerals-to-metals refinery that is vertically integrated in three components,” Crabtree said.
“First is the processing facility, which strips away all
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/a...
Can Canada pivot to exploit a rush on rare earths?
Canada is investing billions of dollars to challenge China’s grip on rare earths and other critical minerals essential for modern technologies. As Canada races to build its own supply chain, refining ...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
It’s imperative we shift from mining to processing rare earth minerals:
“What we want to do is create a minerals-to-metals refinery that is vertically integrated in three components,” Crabtree said.
“First is the processing facility, which strips away all
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/a...
“What we want to do is create a minerals-to-metals refinery that is vertically integrated in three components,” Crabtree said.
“First is the processing facility, which strips away all
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/a...
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Reflecting on the big thoughts...
Reflecting on the big thoughts...
February 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
White-breasted Nuthatch
Reflecting on the big thoughts...
Reflecting on the big thoughts...
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#Minneapolis
“Whatever you see or hear on the news, it’s worse."
“Whatever you see or hear on the news, it’s worse."
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
#Minneapolis
“Whatever you see or hear on the news, it’s worse."
“Whatever you see or hear on the news, it’s worse."
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February 1, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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“The vast majority of Quebecers (86%) say they’re proud to be Canadian.” ⚜️🇨🇦
Large majority of Quebecers oppose Quebec sovereignty
A large majority of Quebecers oppose Quebec sovereignty.
cultmtl.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“The vast majority of Quebecers (86%) say they’re proud to be Canadian.” ⚜️🇨🇦