Saturday, January 25, 2020

Oak Woods Cemetery

A snowy walk at the atmospheric Oak Woods Cemetery on Thursday.

Photo: Marge Ishmael

This made me think of my favorite cemetery in London: https://secretldn.com/highgate-cemetery-beautiful/

Photo: @ems.and.i



Friday, January 24, 2020

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Chicago beaches disappearing

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Chicago is taking a climate beating from Lake Michigan. City beaches are disappearing under record-high water levels. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chicago-takes-a-beating-as-lake-levels-surge/

Joker awards buzz

I hope Joaquin Phoenix wins the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role next month. 
Movie Director, Michael Moore, puts it best.   He starts by mocking the idea that we should be afraid of Joker when there's so much real-life horror going on in the world.

“I would suggest the opposite: The greater danger to society may be if you DON’T go see this movie. Because the story it tells and the issues it raises are so profound, so necessary, that if you look away from the genius of this work of art, you will miss the gift of the mirror it is offering us. Yes, there’s a disturbed clown in that mirror, but he’s not alone — we’re standing right there beside him. Joker is no comic book movie. The film is set somewhere in 1970s Gotham/New York City, the headquarters of all evil: the rich who rule us, the banks and corporations whom we serve, the media which feeds us a daily diet 'news' they think we should absorb.”  - Michael Moore



Monday, January 13, 2020

Aboriginal Australians - "bush needs to burn"

Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn' ... The fires burn up fuel like kindling and leaf detritus, meaning a natural bushfire has less to devour. Since Australia's fire crisis began last year, calls for better reintegration of this technique have grown louder. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51043828

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Almond milk craze is deadly for bees

Photograph: Caitlin O’Hara/The Guardian
 
Bees are essential to the functioning of America's titanic almond industry – and billions are dying:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybees-deaths-almonds-hives-aoe#img-1

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Free bookmarks are a big hit!

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Today we had fun coloring in free bookmarks so the kindergartners could take them home.