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Rose R

@rinrat86.bsky.social
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Every day cyclist - its how I get around, not a statement but I don't have a death wish so fight for safer spaces for anybody not in a car. Volunteer in Fish Creek and other conservation orgs because I love nature. Maker of Dinoramas. Fiercely Canadian

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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 5h
Aw, the kids are all right... 2 boys with bikes down on sidewalk. Stopped to check. One had had his foot slip off his pedal, ended up with a minor wound on his ankle. 1 buddy keeping him company, a 2nd gone home tonget a bandaid and a 3rd pulling up and asking if ok...
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Whatcha lookin at buddy? Beaver active in broad daylight is unusual for me. Multiple beaver in the colony were crossing a path to harvest an aspen and take it to their cache. I was watching one drag a branch about 10m away when this one came out of the water less than 2m away.
Close view of a beaver. It is standing up on its hind legs. It's fur is wet and shades of brown.it is directly facing g the camera.  It has small round ears, tiny black eyes, a big black nose abd prominent orange teeth. It holds its front paws in front of its chest, with long pink/brown claws showing.
The background is a variety of green vegetation
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've never played a piano but even I can see the layout of keys is wrong
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ride safe friends.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think it is likely a beaver lodge. Something to check for is mud - beaver often add mud to the sticks to help weatherproof.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Caveat - the $13 applies to the first 28 hours when school is in session - and all hours when school is out. Employers simply hire multiple kids rather than give anyone hours over 28.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You'd think, wouldn't you?
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What, like the hundreds and hundreds of craft breweries? Or are you referring to the big brewers Labatt and Molson which are made in Canada but are internationally owned?
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not good, but could be worse. You could be a youth in Alberta.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Frustrating, but I think I would take the $800 if it were offered in Fredericton tomorrow. That's enough to cover a delightful seafood dinner. Also we had a couple lifers on our trip, including this elegant one...
A red throated loon in the ocean. The ocean is silver grey. The loon swims low in the water, it's back a mottled grey-white. It's neck rises straight up with a slightly uplifted dark, narrow beak. The back of the neck is dark grey, the front base shows white and the rest is pale grey
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Set your time zone to Central Standard - same as Saskatchewan
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The image with this post does not seem very Manitoba like to me
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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 · 24/09/2026
Bc folks I know will likely punish Eby... if they can find an alternative that isnt batshit crazy. They are very upset with Eby's spending.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This!
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I cannot bear offending anybody, so I will refuse to form an opinion and offend everybody.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The idea that all the west stays on "daylight" is so stupid.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Like what? What scientific records are there that are going to show the flora and fauna that exist on a bit of land 500km from anywhere that a developer wants to turn into a mine?
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How can a decision be made within 1 year when a proper environmental assessment MUST look at conditions in all seasons, and one year conditions (drought, heat, rain, snow, cold) can radically skew the results?
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wow, that sounds amazing. I could feel it in my chest. It's been a long time since I had that kind of coyote experience.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lots of folks became radicalized by a stroller -- you were already 3/4ths there so I guess you're screwed.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here's what I found (original post showed a bit of the yes we logo inside the shoe) Personally, I wouldn't trust this site as there is no local info, no return info and the terms of service page describes them as a service allowing you to order custom pillowsheets... but you do you I guess.
yeswevibe.com
Maple Flag Crack
Core Features • True to Size • Fit wider feet • Removable insole • Top quality 100% Vegan materials • Lightweight & breathable mesh• Amazing colors & print quality• Custom made Just For YOU! D...
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Looks like a company called yeswevibe. I can't find any info where it is located, and I suspect that its some fly-by-night dropshipper as the terms.of service claims it is a platform to let you purchase custom pillowcases ... and there is no returns info.
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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 · 21/09/2026
It's the place I first saw cacti growing wild.
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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 · 19/09/2026
Congratulations
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yah, right.i don't know if they are even hiring anybody to count
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
No.
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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 · 17/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Vancouver Island man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2024 hit-and-run cyclist death | CBC News
Steven Henry Squires, 47, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of cyclist Rodney Kelly on Vancouver Island in 2024.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My kids learned this as part of the standard high school socials curriculum. It's already taught.
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I say just ride... grab the stuff you got and go
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Tired Golden Retriever Dog Looks Down
ALT: Tired Golden Retriever Dog Looks Down
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Blech
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sorry, tomorrows another day. Hope it's much better
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fuuuuuck
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thank you, so I can't access his full post, nor share the original 😒
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Is this post actually on bluesky? I cannot find it on Colettos account
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sorry for your loss. How beautiful that a mourning cloak visited you
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Funny how we use them all the time, but when we try to think of them directly they escape. Was chatting with someone last weekend and realised what I was saying was not standard English and had to rephrase.
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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 · 07/09/2026
Even better, sucked dry
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Murdered might be a better term than die...
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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 · 03/09/2026
Cool, the Easter cottontail is much bigger and longer than than the mountain (nuttals) cottontail we have in our yard. They are super adorable and the little ones would fit in my cupped hands (a guess since sadly they won't let me get close enough to try)
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
From the lanky-ness I would guess some kind of hare, but I don't know what lives where you are
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
They are such unfairly flyers and then the disappear into the dark of trees. Watching a flock roost is a delight though
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I think that seasoning and cooking up fruit comes from one of 2 sources. First you are growing it and have a glut and can only eat so much of it. Second we have gotten so used to shipped around the world subpar fruit that we need to do things to improve the taste
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Rose R @rinrat86.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's a bit weird here - can go to an optometrist if you have infection or damage and its covered, but annual check for eye disease and vision aren't
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