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Julia Peterson
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A Nice Jewish Queer Canadian journalist. 'Hilariously unacceptable to most.'

Stories? Tips? [email protected]
Poor, *poor* puppy ... nothing good has ever happened ... not ever in your life ...

(Or: It's 30 minutes till dinnertime, and she KNOWS IT 😅)
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Lily Pals!

(Or, I was trying to sketch some calla lillies, and it turns out they kind of look like birds)

🍃🪹🖌️
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Well, this was a great read!

Sometimes, the work really does pay off ... even if it takes a while to get there 🦉

www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
After 18 years banding 600 tiny owls in Nova Scotia, this researcher's first has been recovered alive in Massachusetts
Over the past 18 years, Randy Lauff has caught, collected health data on and then banded over 600 saw-whet owls behind his Antigonish County home.
www.saltwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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ye olde trans rights. now and forever. 🏳️‍⚧️✨

#TDOR #TransDayofRemembrance
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Bread-y or not ... it's winter baking time!
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
What a lightshow!
October 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
No, YOU'RE way too excited about coming 5th in the local pie contest (and winning a really nice pie server)!
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A page from the sketchbook 💐 🎨

#natureart #artsky
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Pug in a truck!
September 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sometimes, my friends see some very cool things on their adventures! And take pictures! And then I get to draw them!

#artsky
September 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Thirteen ways of looking at a dragonfly 🫶

#natureart
September 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Zinnia? Zinnia!

#natureart
September 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Some true Chaotic Good vibes spotted in Vancouver, B.C. this week (including a great use of the singular 'grafito!')
August 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Calendar says it's three weeks past the end of berry-picking season ... but the blackcurrants and haskaps (and even a few delightfully stubborn raspberries) disagree!
August 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Well, I was TRYING to take a reference photo for drawing ... I can't tell if this means that my favourite four-legged art critic approves of the composition, or thinks it needs a more dynamic element!
August 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Once again, it is my favourite time of the year in Saskatoon - Fringe season!

Here are my reviews of all 23 shows: thestarphoenix.com/news/local-n...

(The festival runs until August 9, and there is SO MUCH good stuff on the stage. #yxe, don't miss it!)
Saskatoon Fringe reviews: We rate all 2025 shows and performances
Between July 31 and Aug. 9, StarPhoenix reporter Julia Peterson reviews all 23 of this year's Saskatoon Fringe shows.
thestarphoenix.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Only realized slightly too late after I started drawing that I didn't actually have any pink coloured pencils ... oh well!

#drawing #natureart
July 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Well, chalk that up as a brand-new life experience - timed, competitive 20-minute painting in front of an audience!

Joining the YXE Urban Games art battles was *spectacularly* fun ... can't wait to try something like this again in the future 🎨 🖌️ 🎉
July 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Three months ago, I started drawing for fun every day ... and I can't wait to see what I'll be able to do three months from now!

How it started: How it's going:
July 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
July 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
June 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Me now, to me at age nine:

Guess what, kid? In 20 years, you'll have way shorter hair and fewer dresses, but you'll never stop getting that great big grin every time you sing, and that's the important thing.

(And also, you'll have so much more to smile about than you ever could have dreamed 💖)
June 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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When the world is falling apart or seems to be, just remember that there is always room for the heart to love just little more. 💞🪶
June 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM