Anne Burbidge
@anneburbidge.bsky.social
gardener, sketcher out of @humberpoly.bsky.social hort program *she/her
Stomping grounds of yesteryear. Found book deal here yesterday aft. (Closed today.) #local #notAmazon #books
Pleasantly surprised date of maturity of parsley seeds wildly inaccurate! Said 65-75 days on packet & grew in ~45-50 days so don't go by packet info. #gardening #growyourown #food
Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
Ontario boy died after a bat sat on his face. There were no visible bites: nationalpost.com/news/canada/... @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca
Ontario boy died after a bat sat on his face. There were no visible bites
The 11-year-old boy was visiting a cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 and awoke with a bat on his face.
nationalpost.com
Documentary #film on #AI compelling. Good intro to what is really going on... like, we don't know & should collaborate to make it safe for a decent future. #tech m.youtube.com/watch?v=KbTv...
AM I? | A Documentary About AI Consciousness
YouTube video by AM I?
m.youtube.com
Who has a recipe for fresh goji berries? Even a jelly, chutney, or pepper-goji jelly. Bumper yield this year. 🍽️
"The complaint, now public, accused the two Russians of running the largest illegal library in the world, a website with tens of millions of digital books, and millions of regular users, called Z-Library." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The race to collect every book ever written
When the FBI seized Z-Library, it looked like the end of illegal book sharing. Now, its pirate project is central to the AI revolution
giftarticle.ft.com
As landscaper in this city, this intervention by feds re airport expansion is major good news for health impacts amongst other positives of decision. Big thank you! ☆Mayor Olivia Chow @juliedabrusin.bsky.social #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli
It's not quite "gobsmackingly bananas" but monster forecasts for the record El Nino brewing the Pacific Ocean get pretty close. Here's what to make of it in my first for @nature.com: 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’
Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights.
nature.com
Thx to Bateman's Trail bike shop for fixing my wheels (minor, was free) after long shift at work-- they're open after 7pm (on Laird). #biketo
Guy who got famous for carrying his corgi in a dog backpack is now helping rescue dogs get adopted by carrying them in a dog backpack. This is Tonka. [📹 madmax_fluffyroad] Original post
Seen on TO bus shelter today-- free energy saving help, including heat pump, if you qualify ---> www.saveonenergy.ca/eap #climate #onpoli
Energy Affordability Program | Save on Energy
Having difficulty paying your electricity bill? Save on Energy has free help for low income households across Ontario.
saveonenergy.ca
Strong fragrance of Yucca plant flowers a nice change from wildfire smoke. #gardening #Toronto #dlws
It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.
jentrification@jentrification.com · 3w agoTwo Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
No filter. The reality is slightly more yellow but this is close.
Avoid US berries, lettuce, basil, cilantro… “Cyclospora has a tough, sticky outer shell, which makes it difficult to wash off produce…has become endemic, especially in the southern United States, but not in Canada.” Endemic in South & Central America too Another reason not to buy American produce.
Frances@frances2023.bsky.social · 4w ago
