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A bit of joy for your soul! www.ripplesandleaves.ca Nature, solar power, gardening, dancing, adventures, and more. Enthusiastically supporting human rights, dignity, safety, and opportunity for everyone. 🏳️‍🌈 ✊🏿 🐢 ✡️ 🇵🇸

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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Essential Freezing Woman Survival Guide: portal.ripplesandleaves.ca/guides/freez... #FreezingWoman #RnL #Ontario #Quebec #Canada
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here's the schedule for Freezing Woman 8: portal.ripplesandleaves.ca/activities/f... #freezingwoman #rnl #Algonquinpark #Ontario #Quebec #Canada
a woman excavates animal bones that are millions of years old in the arctic.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A sneak peek at the Freezing Woman 8 schedule as it takes shape: portal.ripplesandleaves.ca/activities/f... #FreezingWoman #RnL #Ontario #Quebec #Canada
The Freezing Woman market, featuring the best outdoors gear, and products from regional makers.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Freezing Woman 8 - Keynote: Timeless Stories with Natalia Rybczynski www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/freezin... #FreezingWoman #RnL #Ontario #Quebec #Canada
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Freezing Woman 8 Keynote: Timeless Stories with Natalia Rybczynski — Ripples and Leaves
Paleobiologist Natalia Rybczynski, known for discovering the High Arctic camel, joins Freezing Woman 8 as keynote speaker, November 21.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Share your passion at Freezing Woman 8: www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/the-spa... #FreezingWoman #RnL #Ontario #Quebec #Canada
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Share your Passion at Freezing Woman — Ripples and Leaves
Magic moments are sparked by individuals who have a passion to share, a skill to teach, or a story to tell. Propose an activity, or workshop for Freezing Woman!
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Freezing Woman: A winter festival with activities, workshops, incredible speakers, and more. youtu.be/PDZ6ehvJ41k #freezingwoman #RnL #Ontario #Quebec #AlgonquinPark
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Freezing Woman - Short Documentary
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Level up your outdoor skills at Needles and Knots 1, Aug 28 to 30, Algonquin Park: www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/worksho... #RnL #Camping #hiking #nature #Ontario #Quebec #Canada #AlgonquinPark
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Needles and Knots 1: Outdoor Skills Workshops — Ripples and Leaves
Learn Tarp and Knot, First Aid, and Map and Compass Skills.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Ripples and Leaves Event Portal helps you find your Trips, and your People. Check out this quick demo! youtu.be/j3PL5sUwQxw #RnL #FreezingWoman #Canada #Ontario #Quebec #hiking #paddling #winterCamping #nature
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Find Your Trip, Find Your People: The Ripples and Leaves Portal
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
National Geographic Explorer Jennifer Kingsley spent over twenty years traveling the Arctic, including a 50-day paddle across Nunavut documented in her book Paddlenorth. She will be speaking at Freezing Woman 8. www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/timeles... #Freezingwoman #RnL #Ontario #Quebec #Canada
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Freezing Woman 8 Keynote: Timeless Stories with Jennifer Kingsley — Ripples and Leaves
National Geographic Explorer Jennifer Kingsley, author of Paddlenorth, joins Freezing Woman 8 as keynote speaker, November 21.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The Freezing Woman store is OPEN! Get your kiln dried hardwood, cosy toques, insulated mugs, and more just in time for Freezing Woman 8: ripplesandleaves.square.site 400+ of us will be gathering in Algonquin Park for activities, workshops, and more! #Ontario #Quebec #Canada #RnL #FreezingWoman
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A carnivorous pitcher plant! They eat bugs and other small prey. Saw this on our weekend hike. #photography #nature #Ontario #Canada
A carnivorous plant with tall, slender tube-shaped leaves that flare open at the top like a trumpet, often streaked with red or purple veins, pooling liquid at the bottom to trap and digest insects.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Just returned from a lovely visit to the Purdon Conservation Area. It's a area full of gorgeous orchids. We hit the peak, when countless flowers were in bloom. It was definitely a hidden gem!
A cluster of Showy Lady's Slipper Orchids, their pink, and white blooms striking against a lush green background in the forest.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Seven of us paddled into Temagami. The last paddler arrived Thursday evening. She rounded the point, stepped out of her canoe, and that's when... www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/trip-re... #RnL #WomenInTheWoods #Nature #Camping #Canoe #Canada #Ontario #Adventure
Two women fishing on the shores of a northern Ontario lake. One is holding a fishing rod as she reeled in a lake trout. The other is squatting as she netted the lake trout.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
We have another really fun group car camping trip coming up called Needles and Knots. It features a choose your own adventure of workshops, activities, and more. This one is very beginner friendly! #rnl #womeninthewoods #RipplesAndLeaves #nature
The shiny new Needles and Knots logo. It features a profile of a woman, a raven, a compass needle, and a rope looped. They are inside a light green frame.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
It was cold today, so visited my friends in the at the greenhouse today. #nature #photography
A rich field of cacti, in a greenhouse.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Sunny day today 😎 Our panels were producing lots of power today. Batteries are fully charged. I charged all the things, did laundry, and more. Still sent 25 kWh of excess power to the grid. #solar #nature
a dashboard showing 71.7 kWh of solar power generated, 25 kWh sent to the grid, and 69.5 kWh used total.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I spent 4 days learning to keep people alive in the backcountry when help is far away. It’s a heavy responsibility, but building these skills brings a new kind of confidence and humility. www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/keeping... #canada #ontario #borealriverrescue #WAFA #WMA #backpacking #nature
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Advanced Wilderness First Aid — Ripples and Leaves
A reflective look at earning a Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) certification in the Quebec woods. From the communal kitchen at Ciel et Bois to practicing assessments in -15°C, discover how this c...
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Hauling sleds into the backcountry is hard work, but this view is the payout. Part 1 of "Sleds & Stories" is live on the blog. www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/sleds-s... #WinterCamping #HotTent #Backcountry #RipplesAndLeaves #photography #nature
A serene winter camping scene at dusk. A person wearing a patterned sweater and a knit hat sits in a camp chair, facing away from the camera toward a wide, snow-covered frozen lake. The sky is a vibrant gradient of deep purple and bright pink from the setting sun. To the right, a white canvas "hot tent" has thick grey smoke billowing from its stovepipe chimney, with a darker tent pitched beside it. Bare trees and evergreens frame the snowy shoreline, and a dark gear sled (pulk) is visible in the foreground. The overall atmosphere is cold, quiet, and cozy.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
What do you value in your outdoors gear? Who influences you most when you buy gear? And who would you like to hear at Freezing Woman 8? Complete this survey: forms.gle/qDXD7fbXQpgd... #Ontario #Quebec #Canada #FreezingWoman
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Camping in a Lake Huron Snowstorm at Camp Chilly Bum 3. www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/trip-re... #photography #winter #Canada #Ontario #RipplesAndLeaves #Nature
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Camping in a Winter Story off Lake Huron — Ripples and Leaves
Camp Chilly Bum 3 at Killbear Provincial Park. A cozy winter camping trip featuring hot tenting in deep snow.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Care for a swim? #photography #Canada #Ontario #Nature
A gloomy, stormy sky over Georgian Bay. The beach is covered in snow and ice, and a sign reads "No Lifeguards. Water safety is your responsibility"
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Norway car sales hit 96% electric www.reuters.com/sustainabili... > Just under 96% of new cars registered in Norway last year were fully electric, official data showed. #news #business #tech #cars
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Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Just under 96% of new cars registered in Norway last year were fully electric, official data showed.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11... #news #tech #business #cycling
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280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Trip Report: Freezing Woman 7 www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/trip-re... including the survey results from participants. #freezingwoman #Ontario #Quebec #Canada #winter #algonquinPark
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Trip Report: Freezing Woman 7 — Ripples and Leaves
A full recap of Freezing Woman 7 (Nov 20–23, 2025) in Algonquin Park. Join Andrea for highlights from 350+ attendees, including workshops, the Polar Bear Dip, and keynotes from legends Jill Heinerth a...
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
2 Weeks to Go! Freezing Woman 7 Workshops, Activities, Keynote Talks, a Market, Author Book Signings, and much more. www.ripplesandleaves.ca/campaigns/vi... #FreezingWoman #Ontario #Quebec #NewYork #Toronto #Ottawa #Montreal #GTA
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2 Weeks To Go! Freezing Woman 7
Freezing Woman 7 Market! With Author Book Signings
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Legendary Authors Kevin Callan, Jill Heinerth, Hap Wilson, and more doing book signings at the Freezing Woman 7 Market: www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/freezin... #Ontario #Quebec #Newyork
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Book Signings: Callan, Heinerth & Wilson — Ripples and Leaves
Here is a shorter version, about half the length: We're honoured to host author signings with Canadian adventure legends Kevin Callan, Jill Heinerth, and Hap Wilson at the Freezing Woman 7 Market. Jo...
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
One month until Freezing Woman in Algonquin Park. Excited for our keynote speakers, explorer Jill Heinerth & canoeist Becky Mason, plus authors Kevin Callan & Hap Wilson. Skills, community & inspiration for women outdoors www.ripplesandleaves.ca/freezing-woman #Ontario #Quebec #FreezingWoman
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Freezing Woman — Ripples and Leaves
Freezing Woman is an annual winter camping event in Algonquin Park, Canada. Hundreds participate each year!
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Freezing Woman 7 Keynote Speaker Jill Heinerth - Diving Into Darkness www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/freezin... Amazing Speakers, Workshops, Activities, and much more at Freezing Woman 7: www.ripplesandleaves.ca/freezing-woman #ontario #quebec #toronto #montreal #ottawa #canada
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Diving Into Darkness: The Fearless World of Jill Heinerth — Ripples and Leaves
As a cave diver and explorer, Jill Heinerth collaborates with scientists to film and document extreme environments, including her historic first-ever exploration inside an Antarctic iceberg.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Home for the night after a long hike. The cooler temperatures as we approach fall are supportive of hiking. #photography #nature #hiking #rnl
A ZPacks Triplex, illuminated by the early sunset, making it glow. A stand of pine trees are in the background, and a gorgeous backcountry lake.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Back from a backpacking trip. The weather was fall-like. Cool with rain, but that's OK. No bugs, no crowds, crisp air - dreamy! We did one more shorter hike in a pine forest on the way home. It was almost spiritual with cool mist and deafening quiet. #photography #nature #hiking #rnl
A golden path of pine needles winding through a pine forest. The orange of the forest floor covered in dropped needles, the brown of the tree bark, and the green of the live needles is an interesting contrast.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Wildflowers from our garden. #photography #flowers #canada #ontario
A bouquet of cut wildflowers in a purple vase, sitting on a table, with a pine wood background.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
We were enjoying a sunset swim, and realized we weren't alone. 🐸 #photography #wildlife #nature #summer
a frog, with green skin on top, and yellow skin on the bottom, sits on a beach of a lake.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Snails on Trails 2 is coming up! We carry everything we need to thrive for a few days right on our backs. This trip is all about embracing a slower, more mindful pace. No land speed records will be broken here! www.ripplesandleaves.ca/snails-on-tr... #hiking #ontario #Ottawa #Toronto #Montreal
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Snails on Trails — Ripples and Leaves
Snails on Trails is an annual group backcountry hiking trip. Like a snail, we carry everything we need to thrive for a few days right on our backs. This trip is all about embracing a slower, more mind...
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The beautiful Barron Canyon in Algonquin Park, Ontario. I both paddled it, and hiked it, not long ago with a group of wonderful friends. #photography #hiking #camping #paddling #ontario #canada #algonquinpark #rnl
A stunning view hundreds of feet up from a river running through a canyon in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. In the foreground, there's a rock outcropping fro the lookout point. And far below, the river winds through the canyon. With a coniferous forest visible on the opposite side of the canyon
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says www.theguardian.com/environment/... > António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels #news #tech #business #Science
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World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says
António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Amy looks pretty and regal in this picture. 🤣 #cats #photography
a grey tabby cat with a crown of flowers, a wig of yarn, looking off in the distance
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
How does Freezing Woman work? Freezing Woman is an annual winter camping trip with hundreds of participants. Read more about it here: www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/how-doe... #ontario #quebec #newyork #ottawa #toronto #montreal
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How does Freezing Woman Work? — Ripples and Leaves
Join hundreds of incredible women embracing winter! Discover the magic of Freezing Woman , where adventure, community, and unforgettable memories await in Algonquin Park!
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Time to book for Freezing Woman 7! www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/time-to... #freezingwoman #hiking #camping #wintercamping #Ontario #quebec #newyork
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Time to book for Freezing Woman 7 — Ripples and Leaves
It’s time to book for Freezing Woman 7! Freezing Woman is one of the largest winter camping events in the world, and it takes place each year in Algonquin Park.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Wild camping on Dartmoor backed by Supreme Court www.bbc.com/news/article... > The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon. #hiking #camping
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Wild camping on Dartmoor backed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Tesla Superchargers are being removed from the N.J. Turnpike as state opts for third-party EV chargers www.fastcompany.com/91344468/tes... #news #tech #politics #faafo #tesla #cars #🤣
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Tesla Superchargers are being removed from the N.J. Turnpike as state opts for third-party EV chargers
After reaching a third-party deal, the state has asked Elon Musk's EV company to remove 64 existing chargers from the busy thoroughfare.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Trip report: How to hang a tarp so it is storm worthy? www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/how-to-... #hiking #camping #fishing #nature #photography #womeninthewoods #rnl
The view of a camp set up under a bright orange tarp. There's a campfire going, and food cooking.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
This picture I took of of a Canada Goose cracks me up, and it's very much the spirit of the times. #Canada #photography #nature #birds
A Canada Goose, close up, with a single blade of grass hanging out of its mouth like a cigarette. It's making strong wide eye contact.

The text reads Get Ready to Give'r with a Canadian flag.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Bioelectrical synchronization of trees during a solar eclipse royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... "Trees anticipated the eclipse, synchronizing their bioelectrical behaviour hours in advance. Older trees displayed greater anticipatory behaviour" #science #nature #biology #interesting
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Bioelectrical synchronization of Picea abies during a solar eclipse | Royal Society Open Science
Regular light–dark cycles greatly affect organisms, and events like eclipses induce distinctive physiological and behavioural shifts. While well documented in animals, plant behaviour during eclipses ...
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Navigate a career in tech with a compass. Dev Guides is a low ratio mentoring program designed to help you focus on the most important skills, concepts, and techniques for investing in your growth: www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/dev-gui... #tech #technology #programming #community
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Dev Guides - navigate tech with a compass — Ripples and Leaves
Invest in yourself with low ratio tech career mentorship. Which skills are important? How do you accelerate your growth? This is a space to give yourself a compass to navigate, and thrive in a tech ca...
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
For Ottawa peeps, the Outdoor and Adventure Travel show is this weekend (April 26-27) at the Nepean Sportsplex: www.adventureottawa.ca #hiking #paddling #camping #kayaking #adventure #nature #Ottawa
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Surviving and thriving in the freezing cold - an introduction to winter camping Picture this: a world blanketed in pristine snow, where the air is crisp and the stars shine with an almost unbelievable brilliance. Watch on YouTube here: youtu.be/gLkxn4P3esg #Canada #Ontario #nature #photography
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Surviving and thriving in the freezing cold - an introduction to winter camping
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
It's a grey rainy day. Snuggling with a soft grey kitty, and a book. #photography #cats
A grey ticked tabby cat, on her side, with her belly exposed. The light is low because it's a grey rainy day here.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
HEADS UP: "NOAA forecasters are predicting a strong G3-class geomagnetic storm (aka. Aurora) on March 23rd when a CME is expected to directly hit Earth." www.spaceweather.com #space #astronomy #aurora
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
One of Us! The Power of Community www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/one-of-... #adventures #art #hiking #paddling #gardening #pottery #biking
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One of Us! The Power of Community — Ripples and Leaves
Solo adventures are wonderful, but what if there's something more ? Discover the profound richness of true community, where trust, knowledge, and belonging intertwine.
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Ripples and Leaves @ripplesandleaves.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Lovely afternoon with a dear friend. She served us tea in these beautiful cups. #photography
A cup of tea in a gorgeous white porcelain cup with a vivid blue floral design. In the background, a plate of cookies can be seen.
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