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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road

@leslieek.bsky.social
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I’m a retired minister of The United Church of Canada, fascinated by astronomy, geology, fungi, and committed to social and racial justice. Unknown roads thrill me.

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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is really quite astonishing. A butterfly migrating from Manitoba to Mexico in 40 days. Amazing! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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1st of 29 monarch butterflies tagged on Canadian Prairies reaches Mexico after perilous migration | CBC News
The first of more than two dozen endangered monarch butterflies tagged with radio trackers on the Prairies this summer has made it to Mexico to overwinter, a mere five weeks after fluttering off from ...
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#fungifriday not much to see on my walk today but I like what I saw.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
a rather old slime mold.
a globular rather metallic growth on dead wood with a white base.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I can't access the full article but I agree completely with the heading. We don't have the luxury of posturing. We need assessment and constructive criticism all of which are part of working together to create good governing.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#thisisaboutlife#cancer#faith So my niece wanted to know why I got cancer when I work for God. I am a minister. God has nothing to do with developing cancer but everything to do with having the courage to do what is needed and keep on living. It rains on all indiscriminately as does cancer.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Completely unexpected. I only saw this a few minutes ago. No idea when it emerged. No idea what it is cause it isn't the normal flower pot mushroom. #FungusSunday
small yellow gilled mushroom growing on orchid mulch with a tiny bromalid.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Went for a walk today. The forest is dry but i found some lovelys #fungi.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Went for a walk today. The forest is dry but i found some lovelys #fungi.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Completely unexpected. I only saw this a few minutes ago. No idea when it emerged. No idea what it is cause it isn't the normal flower pot mushroom. #FungusSunday
small yellow gilled mushroom growing on orchid mulch with a tiny bromalid.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Oh wow!
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
True but I have known a number of young people who have known. Some have told me that that is a way they can feel alive like cutting is but it is the increase in numbers and the deaths that seem to be almost inevitable that increases my concern. Do they believe that life can be meaningful?
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We really need to ask ourselves why so many young people dance on the edge of death.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
in St John NB old cemetary.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#fungi friendsAn unexpected find on my walk in town along the verge and under cedars in Bobcaygeon ON CANADA.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
a very good approach. We need to stand together and support each other.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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sciencedaily (@sciencedaily11)
Night Sky on Mars as seen from NASA Curiosity Rover.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
parasites #fungfriday
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
hahahaha
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Slime molds are my favorites
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
from a walk in the woods and surrounds today. some edible and some not. can you identify then?
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My daughter and I visited Churchill 36 years ago and stayed at the Beluga Motel (now gone) right on the shore. We sat on the deck and watched the whales on the other side of the river and listened while they sang. It was mystical.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I was there in May. Wonderful.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#thisisaboutlife #cancer#faith Two years before my cancer diagnosis I felt a longing to embrace death. Some family experiences broke my heart and almost broke my spirit. I dreamed blood flowed from my breasts. Not much commitment to life. I pray to be faithful to my God given life.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Leslie Elizabeth King (@leslieelizabethking)
#thisisaboutlife #cancer #faith A year ago I published the story of how cancer gave my life back to me. Here is the first of some excerpts. “My niece asked ‘Why did Auntie Leslie get cancer? She w...
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#fungifriends
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
birds nest fungus.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Fifty years ago when I was married with a baby our weekly grocery bill was $10. Yesterday I bought 1 normal bag of apples for $9.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
What is mysticism? Is it a vision, a voice, an experience? Is it limited to a specific time and place? Or is it a response to an unexpected experience? Is it a relationship? Let's chat.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I was a Beta tester for Gander Social and think an all Canadian social network is a necessary idea but I'm usually at a loss about how to make things work. So I ended up unable to transition to it when it went public. i don't know how to get back in. Verification is ugly. help.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Leslie Elizabeth King (@leslieelizabethking)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/widlfires-smoke-air-quality-michigan-congress-republicans-9.7272538 Again?! Really. Don’t these people understand that the air and wind know no borders? Grow up!
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Collins Bay Ontario on fire.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What happened in Newfoundland? In May I drove to Newfoundland from Ontario. 8511 km return trip. Aside from the disintegration of my Fitbit I came home with lots of stuff and a strong visual and emotional connection. Jewelry and fossils. Rocks.
a split black sedimentary rock with the impression of a long segmented sea dwelling creature.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My Fitbit the dust. Cracked the corner and dust got in.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
#fungi
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
not sure what this is. growing under cedar trees south central Ontario.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
wolf's milk slime mold.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Meet the author at Chapters in Peterborough went well and I'll do it again.
Leslie Elizabeth King and her book this is about life and intimate story of Cancer from the turn-of-the-century to COVID-19 sitting in chapters bookstore Peterborough and having a really good time.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I recognized this instantly. Nauseating fear.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Sunday 22 Feb I'm the author you can meet at Chapters in Peterborough ON at 11 am. The book? This is About Life: An Intimate Story Of Cancer From The Turn Of The Century To Covid-19. Straight from my Journals. See you there.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Here is our street every spring.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
these are one stage in the life cycle of fire blight that attacks apple trees and in our part of south Ontario the 'bloom' on Eastern Red Cedar trees. The spores then travel to plants if the rose family and create blight.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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ADHD Academic (@canadianadhdacademic)
I do everything in Apple Pages, Keynote and Numbers, and use the Ukrainian PDF Expert for my PDFs. My cloud storage is sync.com, which is Canadian and has geographically Canadian servers. I’m also ve...
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Arlene Dickinson (@arlenedickinson)
If you’re wondering what you as a Canadian can do right now, do this. Tell your MP you expect 🇨🇦 to stand firm. Call. Write. Be very clear. Tell them you will back a tough stance on trade & sovereign...
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Thank you to everyone for posting these pictures. They make me smile on a cold, wet, chilly day that has seen snow, sleet, fog and rain in southern Ontario. Your posts take me back to my foraging and exploring days in northern Manitoba. And may all of you enjoy this holy season.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
thank you for posting this marvellous array. I love it.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
beautiful.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
I think the idea of an Advent Art Calendar is wonderful. Here is a collage I made of many of the fungal drawings I did across Canada.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
As much as an oncologist will say - I have graduated from Cancer! The reality of that thrills me, shakes me. I want to dance and sing and twirl about. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for me, made me laugh, put up with my obsession with cancer, and used medical skills.
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Leslie aka Old Woman On The Road @leslieek.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
a successful fungal search in my sister's back yard. Wolf's Milk Slime Mould and a mystery fungus I can't identify. Southern Ontario.
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