iNaturalist BioBlitz — Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. George Genereux Urban Regional Park.
This week until Aug 30 work with the Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC as a conservation volunteer! Contribute to community science in your own afforestation area! Grab your smartphone, tablet or camera and contribute to online community science by searching for plants, animals and insects in your backyard or local green space. Track your observations […]
FOWC with Fandango: Vapid — Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss
She hated taking the last train in the evening, but there was no choice. The party dragged on into the late hours of the evening. Everyone else lived near, but Joan lived in the next town and it seemed that no-one was travelling in her direction. She was alone on the platform when the train […]
via FOWC with Fandango: Vapid — Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss
Raise Our Voices, a poem
Beautiful!
Some of us
are the songs,
she says…
the lilting melody
the gentle birdsong
the reverberating pulse
that soothes the inner spaces.
Most of us
are not aware of this,
but still – we sing,
filling the silence
with reassurance
and hope.
Some of us
are the songs,
she says…
and some of us
have not yet learned
to sing.
© Sumyanna 2018
I Won’t Leave You Alone, a poem
I whispered
in the silent moments,
when no one else
was brave to speak
I wanted people to know –
I knew they were there.
Often, in the shadows
they would stand quietly,
hands in their pockets,
head down,
holding their worn,
uncomfortable smile
for fear someone would notice
that they were all alone.
But I had learned somehow –
to be unafraid.
I know the yearning
the desire for kindness
and I know how many times –
I was left empty-handed
wearing a well-worn smile
to hide the tears.
I saw you standing
in the corner
all alone
but I did not allow
the emptiness between us
to swallow us up.
Hand raised,
a rush forward,
“Hello”
and then . . .
your
beautiful
smile.
(c) Sumyanna 2018
Are you a biophiliac? — stbarbebaker
“The eminent biologist E.O. Wilson first called our affinity for the natural world “biophilia,” and the term has stuck.” F. Kaid Benfield. KE. O. Wilson defines biophilia as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life.” When you think about Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden) in Paris, France, it is amazing to find a […]
Anticipation: Train Ride of Life
Beautifully said!
Riding in the train
excitement in the air
anticipating the journey
living life with a flair
Slight breeze
through the open window
train chugging along
reaching for tomorrow
Trees and wildlife
beauty along the tracks
living in the moment
unable to go back
Always anticipating
hard to enjoy the day
so much life around
worry gets in the way
The train of life
continuously flowing
so many adventures
the sun is glowing
Train slowing down
a sharp turn around the bend
time to reflect
coming toward the end
Life is beautiful
filled with family and friends
learned so much on this ride
living it fully until the end
copyright 2018 Debbie Pierce
A New Daily Post Word Prompt – June 14th, 2018 – Word: Phenomenal
Daily Prompts – Words and Images
To participate in This Daily Prompt, all you have to do is publish a post on your own blog that responds to the prompt. It can be words, images anything that you like. All you have to do is put your post’s link into the comments below(I know it’s not as pretty as the original, but it works)
Today’s Word: Phenomenal
Step 1.
Please link to this prompt in your post by using this URL in the text of your post or at the end of your post:
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/a-new-daily-post-word-prompt-june-14th-2018-word-phenomenal/
Step 2.
Please leave the LINK to YOUR post below in the “Leave a Reply” Comment section at the bottom of THIS post so others can visit you.
Leave a small comment with your URL if you wish or a short message to readers. If you’re not sure how to get that link check out…
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Google workers oppose complicity in war crimes, resign
Take a look, decide for yourself!
This 14 May 2018 video from the USA says about itself:
News Today | Some Google employees are resigning due to involvement with Project Maven
From Gizmodo.com in the USA:
Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract
by Kate Conger
Today 6:00am
It’s been nearly three months since many Google employees—and the public—learned about the company’s decision to provide artificial intelligence to a controversial military pilot program known as Project Maven, which aims to speed up analysis of drone footage by automatically classifying images of objects and people. Now, about a dozen Google employees are resigning in protest over the company’s continued involvement in Maven.
The resigning employees’ frustrations range from particular ethical concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in drone warfare to broader worries about Google’s political decisions—and the erosion of user trust that could result from these actions. Many of them have written…
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Comparison
Simply beautiful!
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other waythan this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.”
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets
Let me tell you what you mean to meyou are that feeling of homemy tired feet feelwhen they step inside thecold streama wild brookafter walking a whole day You are the soothing feel of the sun onmy face incrisp winters You are a waft of that fresh breezewhen I open the window to spring mornings You are that soothing smellthat petrichorwhich rejuvenates me from within You are the feel of dewdrops falling…
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Covert Novelist 