@jguiot17
Retired ESL teacher. Interests: reading, movies, nature, protecting wildlife and its habitat, nordic skiing and nordic walking, easy hikes in the mountains and by the sea alike. I mostly use English. Can't stand lies, fake news, violence and dictators.
Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.
A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered their quality of education.
They first came for wolves, now they're coming for the Iberian lynx, one of the most endangered mammals in Europe.
The #RestoreNature laws can't be enforced too soon.
#UPDATE The leader of Germany's conservatives Friedrich Merz, whose CDU/CSU bloc won national elections, said Monday that he intended to form a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
So much work was put into this. It's certainly not the most unusual thing to see, but I aways admire beauty in a utilitarian non-natural object .
Large spider web in my backyard #Royan #CharenteMaritime #France
This is so sad. "Deportation" is a word that makes me shudder every time. "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes".
Sunset beyond the Gironde estuary. Saint-Georges de Didonne #CharenteMaritime #France
La Grande Côte. A beautiful place for some nordic walking, while other folks are busy with lunch. Spring pretends to be around the corner, but could well be fooling you. #CharenteMaritime #France
I love this shot, Eric. He's a beauty, but looks a bit despondent. If he knew what a blessing this annoying water from the sky actually is! (As I've left Meta, I found out you were on Bsky and feel so grateful!)
One of my favorite light phenomena. #CharenteMaritime #France
On February 5th, the weather over my favorite beach was perfect, and nordic walking so nice. Today is a typically gloomy winter day by the ocean.