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The Aurora Tree apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26030...
The unusual Earth-sky collaboration was witnessed in March of 2017 in Iceland.

Lola says, “Thank you!”

An IDF spokesman announces & maps are shared on social media. People who are tracking social media then share posts through WhatsApp groups. Survival might depend on someone posting to the right chat in time for others to see it & make calls telling people to flee. Sometimes, there is no warning.

Screenshot from Avichay Adraee's official Telegram channel showing two maps of neighborhoods in Sour and Saida, Lebanon, with red circles depicting a 300m radius drawn over satellite maps of areas that will be targeted. Landmarks are featured in English and Arabic, including a dental center and a daycare facility. Time is 9:25am, when many people would still be asleep after waking up early to eat before fasting for Ramadan.

Post from beirut_today Instagram account with carousel of evacuation maps from the IDF, titled "Israeli Army Issues New Displacement Warnings in Tyre and Saida" [Tyre=Sour]. Maps show red 300m radius around buildings to be targeted.

Friends in Saida, Lebanon texted that the IDF will be targeting something close to them, so they've left their home. Having warning depends on access to social media/internet. They only found out b/c friends called them repeatedly to wake them up.

This what the Insta/Telegram evac posts look like.

A group of long stemmed Orange Emperor tulips reach for the sunlight . A hint of purple in the background is provided by Blue Jacket Hyacinths.

From my archive, some blossoms for #TulipTuesday. The leaves have emerged on my new bulbs . Can’t wait ‘ til they flower! #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #Flowers #GardenReport🌱 #Photography

Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi | The dry and the wet burn together The war launched against Iran by the United States and Israel is a war of choice and of hubris. There is scarcely even...

Best essay I have read on the war so far by @eskandarsadeghi.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

Lola the Tuxie cat reclines on a creamy white chair. Her black fur contrasts with the upholstery. Her front paws are demurely crossed in front of her white bib. Her green eyes are looking directly into the camera.

A demure pose from Lola, who always sheds her best velvet black fur on a white chair. Wishing all of her paw pals a happy #TuxieTuesday ! #TuxedoCats #CatsOfBluesky #Cats #Photography #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJuxtaposition

Opinion | We Are Being Governed by Unserious People

We Are Being Governed by Unserious People www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

Gracie Mansion Attack Came Amid Chaos of Influencer’s Anti-Muslim Rally

He’s running for Senate.
“Mr. Lang,…first gained notoriety when he was arrested and charged for using a baseball bat to beat officers who were protecting the Capitol entrance…on Jan. 6, 2021…

Gracie Mansion Attack Came Amid Chaos of Influencer’s Anti-Muslim Rally www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

Lola the Tuxie has her green eyes fixed on the sunlight pouring over the sage colored chair that she is loafing in. She is resting her chin on its arm. The rest of her body is stretched across the chair cushion.

It’s #KittyLoafMonday so the only thing Lola has to do today is to recline into a baguette and bake in the spring sunshine. #catsofbluesky #Cats #TuxedoCats #Pets #EastCoastKin #Photography

You’re welcome. We need to humanize the people in those buildings, especially the children. That doesn’t mean we have to agree with their government.

You are not alone in the US. Iran has a rich culture.Many works of Persian literature (1001 Nights) are known to Americans (eg,Aladdin), but we don’t realize their origins.For something more recent, try Persepolis (2003),a graphic autobiography.Film?Try the unforgettable Children of Heaven 1997.

Thank you, Dianne for posting these lovely pieces of Iranian art. They are reminders that there are a people, a culture, and a history that reach beyond our disagreements to enrich our spirits.

Tile, made in Iran in the 17th century. #Art #FlowerReport #Flowers

That's why institutes of technology should always be situated next to music or dance schools!

Either they didn’t think about the effect of the invasion on oil and gas prices or they did and didn’t care. I wrote a paper once distinguishing malice, recklessness, negligence, and incompetence. Sometimes you get them all at once.

Truth. Why we need the liberal arts.

A pinkish purple blossom with a hint of pale green leans over a bud that is just beginning to open. New green leaves are also uncurling.

Finally, my first hellebore of 2025! Enjoy nature’s many messengers as they announce that #SpringisHere !
#ColorADay #PinkMon
#MacroMonday #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #Flowers #DailyFlower #FlowerReport #Photography

"I wish
it need not
have happened
in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do
all who live to see such times. But
that is not for them to decide.

All we have to decide
is what to do with
the time that is
given us."

International relations theory thinks of mutually assured destruction in terms of nukes. We need to be thinking in terms of water infrastructure & environment.

Also, I realize that actors have trashed international law, but yes, civilian utilities are supposed to be protected under the Geneva Conventions. We’ve seen how Russia has acted in Ukraine & Israel in Gaza & Lebanon. It’s bad for everyone when war becomes a/b freezing & dehydrating civilians.

Threats to infrastructure are a big reason people are leaving the Gulf right now. Yes, missile interceptors will eventually run out, but keep in mind that interruptions to water & power would be devastating. 99% of Qatar’s municipal water (what is used in homes) comes from desalination.

Probably not. But they’ve likely played a lot of video games where no real blood is shed.

The location of the plaque that was just hung, is in a place that it will not be visible to the public. While I am thankful for this first step, our lawsuit continues until they plaque is hung in accordance with the law.

Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been terrorism, Norway police say Police say they are investigating other motives after the blast caused minor damage to the embassy building.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Love keeps his revels where they are but twain;
Be bold to play, our sport is not in sight:
These blue-vein'd violets whereon we lean
Never can blab, nor know not what we mean. - Venus & Adonis #ShakespeareSunday

GIF of the Tardis traveling through the time vortex Alt: GIF of the Tardis traveling through the time vortex

Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. I'll tell you
who Time ambles withal, who Time
trots withal, who Time gallops withal,
and who he stands still withal.

As You Like It 
Act III Scene 2
#ShakespeareSunday
#NewAndBlue
#Tardis

The lights burn blue.

Richard III V, 3 #ShakespeareSunday

so many purple and blue flowers...

Flowers purple, blue and white;

The Merry Wives of Windsor V, 5 #ShakespeareSunday