Sharon 🇨🇦🦋
@gingerwhinges.bsky.social
Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal
Vive le Canada!
Bonjour/Hi. Hobbyist photographer, book lover, gardener, friend to bees, birds & occasional Monarch minder. Canadian politics. Environment. Stargazer. Weird sense of humour. She/her. Nasty Canadian. 🚫DMs
#TeamCanada
Vive le Canada!
Bonjour/Hi. Hobbyist photographer, book lover, gardener, friend to bees, birds & occasional Monarch minder. Canadian politics. Environment. Stargazer. Weird sense of humour. She/her. Nasty Canadian. 🚫DMs
#TeamCanada
This chucklehead was in Montreal talking with/about the aerospace industry in Canada being major suppliers to the US & vice-versa & yet his orange-hued boss, the FiC is on the news right now, spittle flying, saying the US needs NOTHING from Canada. 🤷♀️
Meanwhile a certain morning AM radio host who
Meanwhile a certain morning AM radio host who
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This chucklehead was in Montreal talking with/about the aerospace industry in Canada being major suppliers to the US & vice-versa & yet his orange-hued boss, the FiC is on the news right now, spittle flying, saying the US needs NOTHING from Canada. 🤷♀️
Meanwhile a certain morning AM radio host who
Meanwhile a certain morning AM radio host who
From the angle, the tail looks rounded so yes, likely a Cooper's Hawk. I have one that very frequently hangs around my back yard (I feed the birds). When it's around the Chickadees really sound the alarm & they all take cover and freeze. This is from last Summer.
January 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
From the angle, the tail looks rounded so yes, likely a Cooper's Hawk. I have one that very frequently hangs around my back yard (I feed the birds). When it's around the Chickadees really sound the alarm & they all take cover and freeze. This is from last Summer.
I hate spiders as much as Indie hates snakes but this has always been one of my absolute favourite cartoons from Gary Larson's The Far Side:
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I hate spiders as much as Indie hates snakes but this has always been one of my absolute favourite cartoons from Gary Larson's The Far Side:
Not the flex he thought it was! I looked in on the dead bird app & there's a whole lot of backlash as to the stupidity of the message he "designed" with his kids. Of course, in typical Repuglican fashion he's acting all butt hurt & calling everyone else out for THEIR negativity. All I can say is:
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not the flex he thought it was! I looked in on the dead bird app & there's a whole lot of backlash as to the stupidity of the message he "designed" with his kids. Of course, in typical Repuglican fashion he's acting all butt hurt & calling everyone else out for THEIR negativity. All I can say is:
Merry Christmas. ✨🎄✨
December 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Merry Christmas. ✨🎄✨
It has been 36 years since the Dec. 6th, 1989 massacre of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal and they were targeted just BECAUSE they were women. On this National Day of Action & Remembrance on Violence against Women we remember them and all those still impacted by gender-based violence.
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It has been 36 years since the Dec. 6th, 1989 massacre of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal and they were targeted just BECAUSE they were women. On this National Day of Action & Remembrance on Violence against Women we remember them and all those still impacted by gender-based violence.
The not so great one.
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The not so great one.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
[For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon]
#RemembranceDay #November11 #LestWeForget
Quelle surprise. Lich has quite the ego & considers herself as some kind of freedom fighting hero who speaks for "all Canadians" as she's so often fond of saying. She got lucky - pretty sure her bail conditions did not include hanging with the likes of Tommy Robinson or Christine Anderson. #Traitor
October 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Quelle surprise. Lich has quite the ego & considers herself as some kind of freedom fighting hero who speaks for "all Canadians" as she's so often fond of saying. She got lucky - pretty sure her bail conditions did not include hanging with the likes of Tommy Robinson or Christine Anderson. #Traitor
Doing his best to look nonchalant while expecting peanuts so gave him an A for so quietly and patiently waiting. Everyone appreciates encouragement.
#photography #backyardbirds #featheredfriends #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky #birds #Nikon
#photography #backyardbirds #featheredfriends #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky #birds #Nikon
June 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Doing his best to look nonchalant while expecting peanuts so gave him an A for so quietly and patiently waiting. Everyone appreciates encouragement.
#photography #backyardbirds #featheredfriends #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky #birds #Nikon
#photography #backyardbirds #featheredfriends #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky #birds #Nikon
Cardinal rules!
This beautiful fellow is quite skittish right now whenever I get close with my camera but, hopefully, by the end of Summer or Fall he will be less so. Making sure to choose only the fattest of peanuts for him.
#photography #birdwatching #Nikon #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky
This beautiful fellow is quite skittish right now whenever I get close with my camera but, hopefully, by the end of Summer or Fall he will be less so. Making sure to choose only the fattest of peanuts for him.
#photography #birdwatching #Nikon #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky
![A male Northern Cardinal perched upon a patio chair. Slightly out of focus background with planter pots filled with Summer annuals in shades of red, purple, orange and pink [calibrachoa, osteospermum, bidens and cosmos] and a green lawn.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rzwsyqkitc5srhgwkyhckvsz/bafkreiccjj54q3zzgguchlnspe36trnhcdycosptn2c6artd6yh3lfnoli@jpeg)
June 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Cardinal rules!
This beautiful fellow is quite skittish right now whenever I get close with my camera but, hopefully, by the end of Summer or Fall he will be less so. Making sure to choose only the fattest of peanuts for him.
#photography #birdwatching #Nikon #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky
This beautiful fellow is quite skittish right now whenever I get close with my camera but, hopefully, by the end of Summer or Fall he will be less so. Making sure to choose only the fattest of peanuts for him.
#photography #birdwatching #Nikon #NorthernCardinal #Montréal #CanadaSky
Happy Summer Solstice a day late. Bought what I thought was a typical flat of Cosmos at the market & it was clearly mislabelled. I've been continually surprised, as they open, to instead see a mix of Candy Stripe & Picotee. Yes, you bet I'll be collecting the seeds! #photography #flowers #gardening
June 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy Summer Solstice a day late. Bought what I thought was a typical flat of Cosmos at the market & it was clearly mislabelled. I've been continually surprised, as they open, to instead see a mix of Candy Stripe & Picotee. Yes, you bet I'll be collecting the seeds! #photography #flowers #gardening
Someone is head over heels that it's World Bee Day. Me too!
To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.
#WorldBeeDay #May20 #ecosystem #pollinators #photography
To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.
#WorldBeeDay #May20 #ecosystem #pollinators #photography
May 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Someone is head over heels that it's World Bee Day. Me too!
To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.
#WorldBeeDay #May20 #ecosystem #pollinators #photography
To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.
#WorldBeeDay #May20 #ecosystem #pollinators #photography
Montréal, Monday, March 24th, 2025 - 4-8 PM local time.
For Canadian sovereignty, democracy, peace, human rights & shared values.
#StandUpForCanada
#StandUpForDemocracy
For Canadian sovereignty, democracy, peace, human rights & shared values.
#StandUpForCanada
#StandUpForDemocracy
March 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Montréal, Monday, March 24th, 2025 - 4-8 PM local time.
For Canadian sovereignty, democracy, peace, human rights & shared values.
#StandUpForCanada
#StandUpForDemocracy
For Canadian sovereignty, democracy, peace, human rights & shared values.
#StandUpForCanada
#StandUpForDemocracy
Down to the wire as usual but, yay, I completed the voting process! It was a beautiful day to walk to my local post office & get the i.d. process started & confirmed at 13H03 (still kicking myself for forgetting to pick up eggs). Two hours later to the very minute, I had my pin & got 'er done!
March 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Down to the wire as usual but, yay, I completed the voting process! It was a beautiful day to walk to my local post office & get the i.d. process started & confirmed at 13H03 (still kicking myself for forgetting to pick up eggs). Two hours later to the very minute, I had my pin & got 'er done!
It's #WorldWildlifeDay so I am sharing a photo of one of my BFFs (backyard feathered friends) Elvis. Typically I cannot tell the Black-Capped Chickadees apart but when it comes to this one, it's easy. Can you figure out why?
#photography #birds #BlackCappedChickadee
#photography #birds #BlackCappedChickadee
March 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It's #WorldWildlifeDay so I am sharing a photo of one of my BFFs (backyard feathered friends) Elvis. Typically I cannot tell the Black-Capped Chickadees apart but when it comes to this one, it's easy. Can you figure out why?
#photography #birds #BlackCappedChickadee
#photography #birds #BlackCappedChickadee
What's that on my countertop cozying up to my beloved & ancient Half Pint? Products from various locations in Québec including Snowdon Bakery right here in Montréal, as well as from Alberta, Chile, Costa Rica & Morocco. Nada from USA. When 🍁 syrup's less than $5 a tin, we buy more than 1 am I right?
February 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What's that on my countertop cozying up to my beloved & ancient Half Pint? Products from various locations in Québec including Snowdon Bakery right here in Montréal, as well as from Alberta, Chile, Costa Rica & Morocco. Nada from USA. When 🍁 syrup's less than $5 a tin, we buy more than 1 am I right?
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
December 22, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Happy Winter Solstice! Fortunate to live in such close proximity to the mighty St-Lawrence River. I appreciate its beauty no matter the season but there's something pretty magical about it after freshly fallen snow on an extremely cold day. #photography #WinterSolstice #CanadaSky
December 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Happy Winter Solstice! Fortunate to live in such close proximity to the mighty St-Lawrence River. I appreciate its beauty no matter the season but there's something pretty magical about it after freshly fallen snow on an extremely cold day. #photography #WinterSolstice #CanadaSky
Love that choice for a name and Kodama is the best girl ever! Already mutuals thank you and no dogs or cats. All my BFFs are feathered. Does that count?
December 2, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Love that choice for a name and Kodama is the best girl ever! Already mutuals thank you and no dogs or cats. All my BFFs are feathered. Does that count?
And of course let's not forget about that guy endorsing this guy not so long ago.
November 17, 2024 at 4:17 PM
And of course let's not forget about that guy endorsing this guy not so long ago.