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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This praying mantis wasn’t too thrilled that I disturbed him while doing garden cleanup.

A praying mantis holding its front legs near its face, and its wings open in a defensive posture

A side view of the praying mantis showing that its wings are quite translucent and a bit ragged.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Mother Nature kicking August to the curb.

A foggy view of a lawn with garden beds, a wild back field, and a line of trees.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Enjoying a relaxing coffee break at Almore Coffee in downtown #LdnOnt. I enjoy supporting brave entrepreneurs.

A colourful mural on a black wall depicting a coffee farmer and a branch of a coffee plant with coffee beans.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I love the idea behind this dedication in Ivey Park. Visiting #ldnont for a couple of days and would love to get together with some Londoners for coffee.

A memorial plaque that reads welcome to the London peace Garden dedicated to global peace based on justice, freedom, truth, and love. Located in London Ontario.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is not shaping up to be a good week for 80-year-olds.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The right-wing in the United States can’t take the risk that you might PROPERLY blame the deliberate failure to act on #ClimateChange for the record-setting #wildfires we’re going to see EVERY year from now on. And they don’t want you knowing how many wildfires happen in the United States itself.

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Always Seeking 🇨🇦 @alwaysseeking.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Do NOT fall for scam callers! If someone calls posing as your bank or credit card company tell them you’ll call direct. Then hang up and go online to check your account and call the authorized number your financial institution has provided if you’re still concerned. Never, NEVER do as a caller asks.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My favourite #Macro shot for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme. Nature's velcro.

close-up of a burdock seed showing the tiny hooks that makes them so hard to dislodge

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Saluting my dad, gone more than 30 years now, by working in my garden today. #FathersDay #gardening #growwhatyoueat #eatinglocal #100footdiet

An older man working in his garden, standing beside a homemade scarecrow wearing an old shirt, a red dress, and a hat on top of a Styrofoam head form. The man is the man is rightfully proud of the bountiful garden he built over three decades.

A refrigerator filled with bags of carrots and parsnips grown by my father in the last couple of years of his life.

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Jason M Ernst @jason-m-ernst.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Space is uninhabitable. The Moon is uninhabitable. Mars is uninhabitable. Where do people think we’re going when Earth’s ecosystems collapse? Why do people think they’ll be evacuated even if there is somewhere to go? Why do rich people think wealth matters on a dead planet? W.T.F? 🌏

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Sharing pics from the woodlot on our land, including a bountiful crop of trilliums. #ForestFriday

A large plot of naturally growing trillions in a wooded area

A low angle view across an expanse of fallen leaves to barely leafed out trees in the background

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Lil Cin 🇨🇦 @cindylee2102.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"It behooves us to fully digest the fact that we are currently engaged in a rational debate about our future with the sort of people whose capacity for self-reflection is exhausted when the Tim Hortons drive-thru menu switches screens". #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Some days require Pharrell Williams’ video of “Happy” on repeat just to get started. Today is definitely one of those days. I hope your day has started off well. youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs?...

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Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Video)

YouTube video by PharrellWilliamsVEVO

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This is an amazing thread. What a brilliant idea!

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

One of the cleanest options for generating electricity is below our feet. The technology exists to make 24 hour baseload power from #geothermal part of our future. @mark-carney.bsky.social here’s a nation-building project to get behind.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

They can be a bit show-off-y, but a blooming Amaryllis is always exciting. #flowers #blooms

A pair of deep red amaryllis blooms on a tall stock in front of a window.

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Always Seeking 🇨🇦 @alwaysseeking.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A few inspiring pieces from the Tropi-X: Brazilian Art in Canada exhibit at Museum London. #LDNONT

The Entity video installation - Mariana Marcassa

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

#Women in #parliaments now hold at least 20% of parliamentary seats 🏛️ in 31 African countries 🌍, Higher #representation is linked to gains in girls’ education 🎓👧🏾 and gender equality ⚖️♀️, demonstrating that political inclusion 🗳️ can translate into broader social progress 🌱✨.

dw.com

More women sit in African parliaments — but equality eludes

The number of female representatives has increased since 2000 in parliaments across Africa. In some countries, that has meant more legislation with women in mind. In others, it hasn't changed much — y...

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

One more highlight of our #ldnont trip - the Grand Theatre’s excellent production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Fabulous cast, impeccable performances, superb production. It’s on for 1 more week, highly recommend.

Cover of the program with the title, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, in white text over an image of a performer in a green satin Victorian gown.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Moments from our trip to #ldnont. This city has much to offer.

View of the Covent Garden market in downtown London from above

At Museum London: a man stands in front of a colorful Brazilian-Canadian artist’s painting depicting jungle animals, environmental destruction, logging, vegetation, mounted on a brilliant yellow wall.

Artist Helio Eudora’s installation entitled Battle Against Destiny. The artwork is larger than life-size figure covered in fabrics and buttons and badges and beaded necklaces and a helmet-like headpiece.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Love the dish or hate it, Hawaiian Pizza is a uniquely Canadian invention. It was created by a Greek-Canadian, who was inspired by Chinese dishes, leading to an Italian dish with a Polynesian name. This is the story. 🧵1/10

Close-up of a pizza in a cardboard box topped with melted cheese, chunks of pineapple, and pieces of ham. The crust is golden and slightly thick, with tomato sauce visible beneath the toppings.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

My first #birdoftheday, for #GreyDay. I took this shot of a seagull years ago and even printed it to put on cards, but nobody was interested in buying them.🤔

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GotDemNYers @zenxny.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

#megachurch and #millionaire pastors should definitely NOT be a thing! #econsky

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

In such a fraught world, things can just feel so hopeless. But when we throw our weight behind the meaningful things, we understand that somewhere, somehow, we can still make a difference. Building a better world doesn't happen without such decisions. #LdnOnt

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🇨🇦 Canadian farmers are harvesting record spring wheat and canola crops 🌾🌻, driven largely by widespread no-till and zero-till farming 🚜 that locks in soil moisture 💧 and cuts erosion 🌱. Longer term, yields are up 77% for wheat and nearly double for canola since the mid-1990s ⏳🔥.

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Global #EV sales hit 20.7 million in 2025, up 20% year on year 🚗⚡, according to #BenchmarkMineralIntelligence. 🇪🇺 Europe surged ahead of 🇨🇳 China as the fastest-growing major market. Sales outside China, the EU, and N America jumped 48% 🌍🚀. It comes to show how global the EV transition has become.

rhomotion.com

Global EV sales reach 20.7 million units in 2025, growing by 20%

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, specialising in EV and battery supply chain research and insights, reports that 2.1 million electric vehicles were sold globally in December 2025, bringing the end of y...

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

This is so cool! I’m grateful that our government had the foresight several years ago to undertake such a very big project. Not just a restoration of our parliament buildings, but re-fitting for the future.

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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 08/01/2026

🔌💡 What’s ahead in 2026? Five #energy policy experts predict many of the themes from 2025 will continue, generating new policy challenges & opportunities. #Gas prices, Canada, Next-Gen #Geothermal & #Drones - the experts have weighed in 💬 👉 www.forbes.com/sites/energy... #greensky #energysky

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Is the dire news about climate change getting you down? I suggest following @0lsi.bsky.social to know that progress is happening and all is not lost.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

This is so well said and needs to be our modus operandi as a nation.

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John Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Oooh, I know this one! Is it "because the Conservatives relentlessly politicize crime despite evidence to the contrary as a means of drumming up racial hate and resentment towards the poor"?

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

This is a smart move by Manitoba. Now increase the compensation packages for public nurses etc. The province is paying them that much now plus profit on top of it. Cut out the profit part and save big $. Doug Ford needs to do the same thing. No more private healthcare. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms | CBC News

A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care syst...

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

We had an Eastern Twohee visit our feeder today. Never seen one before. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern...

Eastern Towhee, a sparrow-sized bird with a black head, back and tail, and brown patches on the sides on a snow-covered porch.

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

The traditional pumpkin pie is ready. It’s time for Christmas.

Too delicious looking pumpkin pies fresh from the oven.

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 12/12/2025

The rule of law isn’t some abstract thing for lawyers and people who own briefcases. It’s the reason your neighbour can’t just take your barbecue and declare sovereignty. New piece on why it matters… and why breaking it never ends well. www.brittlestar.com/p/the-rule-o...

brittlestar.com

The Rule of Law: It’s Not Just for Lawyers and People Who Say “Whereas”

Ours To Protect

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Penny Olorenshaw 🇨🇦 @pennyolo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Today was one of those stupendous, quintessentially beautiful Canadian winter days.

Morning, son, kissing the tops of snow laden spruce trees

A snowy Ontario landscape featuring bear branches of a willow tree, a fence, and a lot of snow

Snow laden spruce trees against a blue sky

Fluffy white snow, clinging to bright red, willow branches like little cotton puffs

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React @react.dev · 11/12/2025

We disclosed two new RSC vulnerabilities: - Denial of Service (High): CVE-2025-55184 - Source Code Exposure (Medium): CVE-2025-55183 Patches are available now, please update immediately. react.dev/blog/2025/12...

react.dev

Denial of Service and Source Code Exposure in React Server Components – React

The library for web and native user interfaces

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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Truthful facts 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🎯

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