learning from the world, my family, students, birds, trees, plants, waterways, relationships. unlearning. biophiliac. growing roots along great lake ontario. settler. she/her. class site: https://bsky.app/profile/k2westacres.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwwqd6mxkk2cSo happy to hear Diva Laci on @gofactyourpod.bsky.social Already adored her but her scorching take on AI had me wanting to shout it from the roof. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwqd6mxkk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwwq2bssac2cThey’re referring to Diva Laci and that’s absolutely correct. Charismatic and so, so smart. One of the things I regret about pulling the plug on my old (bad place) account is losing track of some people I adored. Now going on a deep dive to catch up on all the Scam Goddess stuff I’ve missed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwq2bssac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwwio6h7sk2cMamdani a year ago… 🔥 “You sought to access her private gynecological records,” Mamdani said, referring to actions that Cuomo’s legal team undertook as part of his defense. “She cannot speak up for herself because you lodged a defamation case against her. I, however, can speak.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwio6h7sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwuc6o72hc2eMy kitty’s been sick (then better, then sick again… $$$ and 😭) and school a lot (re-org… collapsed classes, new schedules, Open House soon) but also I got an invite to a Pawpaw party. What a gift! I’d just been thinking about them… partly bc the Concord grapes in my kitchen smell a bit like pawpaw.02 Oct 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuc6o72hc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwp3znwvns25My kid can always make me laugh. And that sign? 😵‍💫30 Sep 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwp3znwvns25https://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwk7iyvxwc22Help Ashley, whose generosity and organizing efforts have helped so many other people. May she heal quickly and not worry about the medical bills. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwk7iyvxwc22https://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwk77xo7e222Given that I adore turkey vultures and chimney swifts who rarely come down below the treetops… this looks like a dream home to me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwk77xo7e222https://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwjte2trj22wA fascinating bee on fall asters, with the breeze and dappling of sunlight through the cottonwoods beside me making it tricky to focus.27 Sep 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjte2trj22whttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwjmasc7o22w“See You in Court host, Falen Johnson and journalist Clare Bonnyman detail the multi-year saga of R. vs. Jacob, a case that challenged and eventually changed how the law treats women who bare their breasts.” I can hardly believe it happened that long ago… https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-secret-life-of-canada/id1434339568?i=100079113159827 Sep 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjmasc7o22whttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwixwncpxc2hTo be fair, there are A LOT of current, popular songs I haven’t heard. I listen to a bunch of quiz shows, and I never get the musical clues. Not sure this is a genre thing.27 Sep 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwixwncpxc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwirebtxe22f3 Christopher Walken movies that show his range. Dead Zone Pennies From Heaven Catch Me If You Can [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Sep 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwirebtxe22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwhs3shre22cBig moon over the lake, with a chorus of crickets and a few of my favourite “castanet katydids” clicking away in the trees overhead. I love the park in the dark. Nothing but lake to the south, and nice and dark at the bottom of the hill. Traffic sounds drowned out by the lapping waves.27 Sep 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhs3shre22chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwhqlwclr22cThere have been killdeer calling outside for well over an hour. I went for a walk, got back around 9:30. Moon was quite bright even when clouds passed over. Heard them all around the block. Now, outside my window… windy but you can definitely hear them.27 Sep 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhqlwclr22chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwglqew5gs2oLast weekend was fraught, with my poor kitty in pain and passing blood, squatting nonstop, beside herself with discomfort. Pain meds helped, but made her floppy. So I’m grateful to our vet and happy to share our girl, back to her usual charming self. She’s a social eater, likes to be walked to food.26 Sep 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwglqew5gs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwgi2knvcc2oFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. Rough to learn the only gif of the movie has been memed… there’s so many iconic images. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgi2knvcc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mweqpf7vyc2xI love that I saw this today, after I took a bunch of students to examine one of the flowering crabapple trees along the edge of the schoolyard. The tree had mostly pink blossoms like the other trees, but also a cluster of white. Now, in fall? Big red apples on top. Tiny crabapples on the bottom. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweqpf7vyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurelfynes.bsky.social/post/3mwe4p6qsjk2xVultures are kettling again today… Big black beauties soaring in circles in the bluest skies of the year. Glorious.25 Sep 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:6tymxnn2kl65fd5fqhcmaq74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe4p6qsjk2x