So people know who I am and what I do, here’s my #introduction
I’m an ex-pat Brit living in Canada who’s done a lot of travelling, some through work. I’m ex-military, and while I have done quite a few jobs over the years, I’ve mostly worked in the #Print & #Publishing trade. Now retired (health) I’m free to indulge any number of hobbies, including #writing, #journalling, and #photography. Also big-time #science nerd.
For more on my writing, check out: http://fictionalwolfe.ca
@Taniwha2point0 Have a search for the hashtag #NZTwits and you’ll find other Kiwis. It was first adopted with the big migration on April 25. I found heaps of great people. Check out wonderful people like @AlexW in Canada, @JaneH, @heyrochelle, @Br3nda, @davidgarywood, @kumararepublic (I know IRL), @pkboi, @kiwiguy, @happyfishmedia, @mangetout, and @phil_tanner, who has made a lot of people feel at home here. Hope these links work! Apologies for anyone I missed!
I spent most of the day in the A&E yesterday and feel trashed today. Excuse me if I haven't answered you since Wednesday.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend. #magnolia #flowers #photography
Had an awful night last night so need me a good pick me up, never mind a good coffee. So today’s photo is of one of my fav animals: jellies! #jellyfish #moonjelly #photography
I'm confused why a friend is happy to visit #Instagram to look (and comment) on my photos but doesn't want to come to my blog, where they are also posted.
Why is my blog too much trouble yet, instagram isn't? 🙄
We're on are second day of rain, with rain forecast for the next two days, so I'd better find a cheery flower shot to share. #flower #MexicanSunflower #photography
I have a new #book coming out! My friend Panos and I collaborated on his autobiography last year and itʼs being released Thursday week! https://lucire.com/insider/20220516/swedens-king-of-swimwear-panos-papadopoulos-reveals-all-in-his-new-autobiography/
Happy #caturday everyone. The sun is hiding behind clouds today and it's cooled off, thankfully, since yesterday's high.
So today's flower is a magnolia from the Botanical Gardens. #magnolia #flower #nature #photography
Politics, social media
Social media’s contribution to a fragmented society is nothing new, but an article in The Atlantic really illuminated for me how destructive it has been and how susceptible people (myself included) are to “othering” those who do not hold the same values.
Although I would say the extreme right is more destructive than the extreme left.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
So, is #Severance just a very bad updating of The Stepford Wives? #AppleTV
If anyone is interested, I just signed up for a #PixelFed account.
https://pixelfed.nz/i/web/profile/430786924915004005
Just a fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) for your Friday.
I haven't explored Mastodon as much as I planned, because unfortunately some of the negative aspects of Twitter remain here too. I guess we're all just humans here trying to communicate in short sentences and I'm very tired of that.
But thanks for all the nice feedback about my art, folks! I think I will not make this platform a daily habit, but drop by when I feel like it.
#mastoart #scienceillustration #watercolor
#FollowFriday recs! ⬇️
@asrivkin - a #DART mission investigation team lead. Meaning Andy loves #asteroids, and also loves throwing spacecraft at asteroids
@sundogplanets - an astronomer + a goat farmer. Sam studies debris disks (kinda like the Kuiper belt in the Solar System) and talks about the problems with #Starlink
@xxyxxyart - Joel is an artist who makes little clay astronauts, aliens, dinosaurs, and more. I can personally attest to the quality of his creations (of which I have several!)
May 11, 2022
Waxing gibbous moon. 74% illuminated.
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #unistellar #citizenscience #moon #waxinggibbous
An avid coffee-drinker, Alex lives in Québec, with her long time partner, a library-sized collection of books, and an unhealthy amount of toys. She love to scribble stories and take photos of flowers.
#Books #Film #SF #Science