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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Moonrise over Gagetown, NB

A full moon centres the sky illiminating a small crescent shaped cloud beside it. A couple contrails glow white across a blueblack sky. The windows of a house glow amber and cast light across a driveway, beyond the house a lawn shows bright green from the light of a streetlamp which also lights up a tree.

The glow of a full moon highlights a line of hardwood trees near the horizo . The moonlight illuminates some hazy clouds. The windows of a house glow amber and cast light across a driveway, beyond the house a lawn shows bright green from the light of a streetlamp which also lights up a tree.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I don't post for most of the hashtags I see, but #BlueskyMonday fits for this morning's view.

A small pleasure boat sits mid frame moored to a buoy. A dark line of distant shore marks the horizon across the mid point of the photo. The lake is glassy still shading from pale white-blue at the horizon to dark blue-black in the foreground. The sky is blue with a long narrow white cloud above the horizon on the right half of the image. The cloud is reflected in the water and the sun is a white spot in the top right corner.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Had the coolest experience of watching Autumn meadowhawks mating yesterday

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some good bafflegab from Cllr Tyers, but what she really means is she doesn't want to be on record as a separatist and is afraid of losing the UCP support in her municipal career if she doesnt livewirecalgary.com/2026/09/16/m...

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Mayor wants special Alberta referendum meeting; other Calgary city councillors don't

In a memo to colleagues, obtained by LWC, Ward 1 Coun. Kim Tyers laid out why she didn't want a special meeting of Calgary city council.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

And I am old enough to remember that six of the American diplomats who evaded capture by the militants were saved by Canadians.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I dont usually cross post, but I found this interesting and terrifying. Also wonder if this was part of the story behind the Bow Falls slide last year - freeze / thaw innthe rock face where it had always before been frozen... @watershedlab.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/Dcyp4L9Eg9...

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's called propaganda. That US media spreads it as gospel is the problem

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hey @thegodshow.com could you quit calling the good ones home?

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Thank you, Prime Minister

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The crazy thing about this is people are getting offers to install solar panels on $0 up front "deals" that result in panels costing 3-4 times what I paid 3 years ago!.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Heads up - Alberta Parks is repaying the pathway in Fish Creek PP. Currently it is not possible to travel from Votiers to Glennfield (i.e. under the railway and Macleod Tr bridges). The detour coming from Votiers takes you on a nice scenic loop back to Votiers 😄 #yycbike #yycwalk #yyc #calgary

A tree lined paved pathway with a barricade and sign stating PATHWAY CLOSED and detour pointing right.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Check out this little nugget of cuteness. iNaturalist suggests a meadow vole, but pictures they offer show critters with noses... so we have decided it is the Soon To Meet It's Demise Vole as 4 people and a dog observed it closely for a couple minutes and it did not stop eating its snack

A small roundish mouse-like critter on a ground with blades of grass and small snotes. It is covered in grayish brown fur. An ear is flat and a small black eye shows. A paw is visible with tiny claws holding a single clover leaf about the same size as the paw. The

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

How about a different kind of moment of zen? With sound you can hear them gnawing. #beavers

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Not a good photo but enjoyed listening to this juvenile Swainsons hawk while the dark morph adult ignored it.

2 dark bird shapes on bare dead tree branches are silhouetted against a grey sky.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@calgary.ca @jeromyyyc.bsky.social Ya, these posts are going to get some feedback. So here's mine. Good start. Yes cyclists do need to adjust to conditions and ride safely formthe environment they are riding through- especially considering the unpredictability of others.

Screen shot of a post from city of calgary. It says : Ride to the conditions. Not just the limit.
Crowds, corners, hills and low visibility areas all require extra caution. Be predictable and give others space to move safely

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This is good info, but here's an idea, Canada - maybe get over the idea that you need to eat lettuce 365 days of the year. Eat what is fresh and in season and local. You will be shocked by how good a fresh local carro can taste

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This is very sad for her and her family. It raises a question - will there be a spike in deaths of assisted living residents who were evacuated as their bodies fail to adapt to the stress of the abrupt evacuation.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Driver going wrong way with woman and child in car... Makes me wonder if it's murder suicide - cuz how could 3 people in a vehicle not realise something is wrong? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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4 dead, 4 injured after crash on Calgary's Stoney Trail | CBC News

Calgary police say four people are dead after a crash on Stoney Trail late Sunday night.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Excellent words - thanks for sharing them Senator

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

How do I say no, fuck no and no fucking way?

Screen shot of email from Google Workspace saying I've been selected to try new AI features.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We actually caught photos of our garage bumblebees! iNaturalist isn't helping us be sure of which bombus it is, perhaps red-belted (rufocinctus), or great basin (centralis)? @ratliw.bsky.social @loriweidenhammer.ca

A bumblebee is seen flying into a corner. The bumblebee is mostly yellow with a black thorax and tip, and reddish-orange stripes separarated by black. on the right of centre is a white garage door, left of centre white painted door framing, and foreground is old concrete with a crack in the middle. There is a small hole between the bottom of the garage door and the concrete.

This time the bumblebee is seen flying out of the corner corner so its head is mostly visible and doesn't show the reddish strips on the abdomen. On the right of centre is a white garage door, left of centre white painted door framing, and foreground is old concrete with a crack in the middle. There is a small hole between the bottom of the garage door and the concrete.

A lower view of a bumblebee flying to a gap below a garage door. Most of the photo is of old concrete with a crack going diagonally left top to right bottom. The bumblebee's wings show as a grey blur, its yellow head, black and yellow thoracic section show well as does the abdomen with black and red strips alternating to a black tip.

Another view of the cracked concrete and bottom of garage door. The bumblebee is faintly seen as a black spot entering the gap under the door. Its full orange pollen baskets are clearly visible almost like orange eyes.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Well this provided excellent inspiration for our latest #dinorama. @ratliw.bsky.social

3 metal skeletal dinosaur sculptures are arranged on green lawn. The brontosaurus on the left holds a pancake flipper. A small t-rex stands before an old green Coleman campstove that has a frying pan with fake pancakes on it. There is a plate of 'pancakes' (slices of wood) between these dinos and the views. The pancakes are topped with a swirl of tar (think a dollop of whipped cream but black) . On the right a pteranadon holds up a big tree slice pancake that says Bite this Dani. In the background is a red and white lawn sign that says "forever Canadian" and has a maple leaf on it. Above it all is a small Pride flag.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Shop local - this is the season where all our best food is home grown, buy it people!

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We've created native gardens in our yard but won't get rid of the hollyhocks because we love watching the bumblebees on them.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It has taken a long time to personalise my new* bike, but Betty is looking pretty good. Thanks to calad.ca for the beautiful handlebar bag. *got in the fall to replace stolen bike then spent winter in storage.

Photo shows a black bicycle (mountain bike style) with "Marin" in bright green letters with neon green pedals, water bottle holder and a small neon pink and green bag on the handlebar

A the front half of a black bicycle showing off a black, neon pink & green bag on the handlebar, and a neon pink fender covered in stickers (a trout, a deer face and "ckua")

A top tube bag on a bicycle..the bag is made of cream coloured fabrick, a red zipper and had a painting of a cyclist in a nature scene on the side.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

@caffinyyc.bsky.social Was that a C17 Globemaster I saw come in tonight about 8pm?

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We had great viewing of Killdeer at Rock Creek campground in Grasslands NP last week. Pairs chasing and competing over a puddle (or something, I don't really know what they were doing, it could be mating rituals but seemed late in the year) #birds

A killdeer (small shorebird with white belly, brownish-grey back, vibrant black and white strips on neck and a brownish-grey cap) stands on a gravel pathway. The background is a mixture of greens from grey-green of sage to bright greens of various grasses and other plants

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Aurora started showing just after sunset at our campsite in Saskatchewan landing park but we dismissed them as just wispy clouds catching the last light... wrong. Was a spectacular show.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Really feeling the Bruce Cockburn lyric "the trouble with normal is it always gets worse" these days.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Hey #Canada did you know that Canadian Sarah Ruggins just made the fastest trip on bicycle from the SW tip of Spain to the N tip of Norway? She knocked 3 days off the previous record! www.instagram.com/reel/DZwHQb1...

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

These bollards dont seem excessive at all... husband for scale on the path...

4 yellow bollards block a pathway that is barely 1 meter wode

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

@saskajanet.bsky.social are you the one who has posted about bumblebee nests. We suspect one in the corner of our garage and are wondering if we should do anything other than flag the corner as a reminder to not mess with that stuff for now.

A jumble of stuff and junk in the corner of our garage behind a fluorescent pink cross made of duct tape. The metal frame of the garage door is on the left, with various sized pieces of lumber and a couple metal poles leaning into the corner of the concrete coloured walls. Orange and blue bags hang from jooks on the wall on the right of the corner

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hello #yycbike Does anybody known if it is possible to get onto 178Ave SE from 88St down in Mahogany? I recall there being guardrail/fence between the lanes on 88st, but dont know if there is any barrier to getting from NB 88 to 178th

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Well, that's a cute little tail... must be a very interesting bird in that feeder. #birds #notabird

A hanging wooden bird feeder has a brown, fuzzy, furry tail sticking out of one of the bird entry holes.

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Marianne Denton @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Oh my heart From beginning to ending, this is an absolute lesson in compassion

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Summer session of Good Grief walking is now available for registration. Please check it out and pass it on to folks who might like some company for a while on their grief journey.

Image of a poster advertising a program called Good Grief Nature Walking Through Grief and Loss. The program runs Wednesday evenings 7-8:30 pm in Fish Creek Provincial Park fir 8 weeks. For more information email info@friendsoffishcreek.org, visit the website www.friendsoffishcreek.org/goodgrief/ or call 4032383841

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Does the female Wood Duck wake up after breeding and go, "whoa, who are you?" Because this is not a pretty boy

A post breeding male wood duck stands on a log which appears to be onnthe edge of water. The duck's bill is orange and eye is red. His plumage is a mottled mess of irridescent blue-green and mottled browns, with pale white chin stripe. It is a marked change from crisp bright colours of its breeding plumage

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Saw these only because I stopped to pick up some garbage by the creek today.

Two wildnrose blossoms with a muddy creek and bridge in the background.
The flowers have bright pink petals with a sunny yellow center. There are rain drops glistening on the petals and the flowers are bright against the backdrop of green leaves. Slate grey rocks mark the shore where a muddy brown creek rushes past. A gently arched concrete and metal pedestrian bridge frames the top of the photo with a cloud grey sky showing below and above the bridge

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A company that makes a no-tech, repairable tractor is having trouble keeping up with demand from farmers sick of John Deere's repair monopoly and simply want a tractor that turns on and works: www.404media.co/demand-is-bo...

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Demand Is Booming for New No Tech, Repairable Tractor

"There is consumer pressure to back away from technology that is unnecessary to perform everyday tasks."

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

People freaking out about trees in Calgary really leave me shaking my head. Yes trees are good, but do none of you know that before we urbanised, this was a bald-assed prairie? Look at old air photos, or historic photographs.

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

1) I want bollards like this 2) I'm going to the gym so I am comfortable jumping down after!

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hey Calgary... Looks like the plan to improve EMS response times is to create formal HALLWAY MEDICINE in your newest built hospital! 🧵 No plan to improve ED flow and admissions... just expand its Waiting Areas! 1/6

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 19/03/2026

Something extraordinary – yet predictable – has happened over recent days on Facebook. Fake accounts that usually post anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim content generated using AI to fuel division and hate in UK are now pushing out AI-gen content asking: "Should the UK produce its own fuel again?"

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Cool thread of Calgary ... being here all the time let's us forget / stop noticing things. Nice to have someone point out interesting stuff.

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