If you're having a tough day, I highly recommend giving your brain a break with the @explore.org livestream of Sea Lion Beach in British Columbia, where you will currently see piled-up sea lions in a snoozy cuddle puddle www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uoo...

POV: you live on TRAPPIST-1 e

reminder to everyone in Vancouver (myself incl) to stop staring directly at the sun

Happy Dogust, everybody.

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well hold on

A friend from Scotland is visiting and she just called Granville Island "Granton Hill" I am losing my mind

stuck in the house from skinamarink does anyone need anything

the electrolyte sports beer is the most Vancouver thing ever, A+ best thing to drink after the grouse grind

Widespread in many flavors across the Palearctic; in North America the White Wagtail only breeds in far western Alaska. No problem finding them around Gambell #Alaska #BirdsSeenIn2026 🪶

(delayed) dispatches from the sunset we had last week in Van

Taas kuollut kuutti ja sen kuolinloukkuna taas laiton katiska. Edellisestä pyydyskuolemasta kerrottiin vain viikkoa aikaisemmin. Metsähallituksen tietoon on tullut tänä vuonna jo kymmenen pyydyksiin kuollutta saimaannorppaa. Jos kalastat Saimaalla, jätä norpalle vaaralliset pyydykset naulaan.

hosting our first house guest since we bought the place, second if you count Snufkin (he doesn't pay rent)

This is such an interesting approach to reducing by-catch in bottom-set fishing nets. I usually focus on reducing animal mortality in lost and abandoned gear, but nets pose a threat when they're in use as well.

Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part

going out tonight

With God as My Witness, I Will Not Pick the Restaurant

Our 13th most-read piece of the year. 7/25/23 7/28/24 8/3/25 CALENDAR 2027

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Rauhaa ei häiritse kuin harmaahaikaran ohilento. Eikä sekään häiritse.

BREAKING: Congratulations to HAVN floating sauna & the Vancouver Maritime Museum — their innovative collaboration that financially stabilizes the museum and establishes a new waterfront activity here in Vancouver, was just approved unanimously by City Council. Happy to have helped them. See thread.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I’m one of many who believe our Vancouver waterfront should have more things to go to. Here’s one I’ve been advising & helping with— HAVN now has a proposed site in Vancouver for a floating sauna boat. They have one in Victoria already. I’ve experienced similar in Helsinki & Oslo! www.havnsaunas.com

To prevent online brain poisoning you should have to have some human interaction before you're allowed to post. If you quote a twitter screenshot you have to borrow a cup of sugar from a neighbor. For every 10K followers you have to explain yourself to a classroom of middle schoolers.

On this day in 1958, Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg. A Canadian hero, over $1 billion has been raised in his name since he embarked on The Marathon of Hope in 1980. 📸 Gail Harvey Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/UUxyYjz

Big Sur on instax

Synchrotron emission mentioned 🤙🤙

Astrobites@astrobites.bsky.social · last wk.

From Chloe Klare: Everyone loves tidal disruption events, and everyone (myself included) sleeps on synchrotron emission from thermal electrons, but they might be exactly what we’re missing. ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 astrobites.org/2026/07/21/thermal-electrons-in-tdes/

Moment of calm: the Salish Sea today through a dense stand of fireweed. Across the temperate Northern Hemisphere, fireweed is often the first plant to grow back after wildfire - a symbol of resilience.

hiljainen kaupunki

I went to Beacon Hill Park this morning to look for owls. I had to settle for duck butts. #yyj 🪶🦉

the people yearn for FamilyMart

Another Vancouver 7-11 to shut down

This one is downtown

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embracing my nordic heritage (eating the Norwegian cheese that tastes like caramel)