On the left: straw brown spikes of dead perennials poking out various shades of white snow drifts. Parts of plant material also still visible in top right.
Liatris punctata showing off its winter interest structure during the last of the late winter snowfall. #nativeplants #abnativeplants #gardening #yyc
Orange box filled with text saying “I’m on a 150 day learning streak! Duolingo.” Yellow and orange phoenix like image of cartoon bird to the right.
Joined Duolingo during winter break. Thought it was a good diversion to break the Meta habit. Now, I’m wondering if it too should be ditched…
Gift article from @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/660f8be...
Can't make it to tonight's public lecture featuring distinguished speaker Justin Ling, investigative journalist and columnist for The Toronto Star?
Justin's lecture, “Telling the Truth in Hyperreality: Journalism in a Time of Lies,” will be livestreamed here: https://bit.ly/4uii7Up
Don't miss it!
Now trying @eh-now.bsky.social and so far so good. Streamlined platform, succinct posts, easy to find groups and already found news about donating some of my artwork to a local organization. Also, reminder we’re back on water restrictions. 🤣✨🇨🇦
Spring is on its way and this is what it looks like in my part of the world.
bwanhill.ca/2026/03/08/p...
This Painting is a Mirror
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2012
Alpine strawberry plant with blossoms and ripe fruit. Growing under LED growlights.
Four alpine strawberries held in an open Caucasian hand. Black growing tray and terracotta pot in background.
I’ve been growing an Alpine Strawberry plant indoors this year and it’s going modestly well. 🍓❤️
Love the rabbit to celebrate the first of the month! 🐇✨
Wooden support spindle, resting on a wooden bowl, resting on a wooden floor. Blue and white rolag of silk and wool filling the spindle, part of the unspun rolag cushioning the shaft of the spindle so it doesn’t touch the floor.
“How do you meditate?” She asked.
“Light a candle and breathe.” He said.
At the time, she was disappointed by the answer.
Now, she understands it.
The Other Side of the Inlet
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun ~ Hul’q’umi’num Coast Salish, Syilx
2021
Painting of a stylised landscape with tall trees on exaggerated thin and long trunks, green fields and hills
Trees in the Sky, 1939 by Canadian painter Emily Carr #womensart
I have been privileged to be reporting on Tumbler Ridge for more than a decade.
I wanted to provide a little more context for why it is so incredibly unique and why the word "resilient" keeps popping up when people talk about it
It's a town that doesn't give up
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bluesky is turning out to be somewhat (a lot) disappointing. Just saw this now. Perhaps it will get better in time. Or perhaps we’re all just getting tired of connecting through devices and turn to more human forms of communication. In the meantime, I’ll look for your newsletter in my inbox. ✨
Oak kitchen table in daylight strewn with laptop open to a paused recorded Zoom class, wild rose photo reference and drawing of Manitoba wildflowers, coloured pencils, ear pods and book on Teacher Wellness.
Close up of coloured pencil drawing in progress showing columbine, wild rose and lady slipper. All imagery provided by Dr. Heather Hinam.
Catching up on professional reading, catching up on personal wellness. ✨ Spinning/knitting has taken a back seat to drawing class via Zoom with Dr. Heather Hinam @secondnaturemb.bsky.social
The cloud formations tonight were wondrous.
A reminder that Albertan independence is not popular
Pollara found Albertan independence at 19%
Ipsos found it at 28%
Research Co found it at 31% (Which I covered below)
All had strong majorities against independence
Read it here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/albertan-i...
Looks great! ✨ I am also new to it and also don’t love it yet; however, I do like the resulting texture of the yarn I’m spinning - seems like maybe a better way to spin mohair.(?)
A paper collage with abstract and space-like shapes arranged on a black paper square surrounded by art supplies on a wooden desk. The collage lays on a green cutting mat. White coloured pencil crayon title on the bottom corner of the collage: Abstract Advent ‘25.
Solved! Late, but fun. #abstractadvent2025
Green cutting mat covered with lemon juice burned cutout paper shapes, black and tan botanical gelli prints and bright yellow onion skin dyed stars. A black piece of paper provides contrast under the shapes.
Boxing Day puzzle. Adding some onion skin dyed stars and gelli print leftovers to solve my belated #abstractadvdnt2025 composition.
24 drawings in pencil and pen. Mostly black green and yellow.
Here are my 24 drawings for #AbstractAdvent2025.
We’ve been using Abstract Advent at work to start off lessons this month: abstract shapes taken from children’s book illustrations that we turned into whatever came to mind.
Some really tricky ones this year but I did enjoy the process.
Well done. I fell off the bus this year. Hope to pick up the shapes and do something with in the next few days.
Frost enrobed unidentified plant material rises vertically from a snow covered prairie landscape - cropped close. A grey sky is pierced by an ice-crystal-hazy afternoon sun.
Syncing the Socials with frozen plant material today. No exciting frost out there this morning, so this is from a few weeks ago. Sending sparkly vibes to you all! ✨❄️
Beautiful knitting and star bread. Merry Christmas! 🎄✨
Crispness in Calgary ❄️
There is a stubborn visual block I’m having. Instead, just writing: bwanhill.ca/2025/12/21/a...
Thanks! This is helpful. Not too worried about forums, but video learning fits with my schedule and location. I’ll check it out.
