Brandee

@bcontroversial

Working towards a better world, one kindness at a time. Probably going to get political. Definitely going to post pics of my dog.

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Brandee@bcontroversial· Jul 3

Spent the first half of yesterday birdwatching and it was the best day I've had in a long time. My favourite thing about the prairies is definitely the #birds.

2 American coots (black birds with white beaks) and 6 of their babies with little red heads floating in the water behind some reeds.

American white pelican flying low above the water. There are 3 Western Grebes and 2 brown ducks in the water below (barely visible).

A brown bird (believe it is Swainson’s hawk) sitting on a fence post next to a small bird house.

Over a dozen double-crested cormorants swimming with pelicans.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Jun 26

I just adore this little guy. 💗

Brandee@bcontroversial· Jun 23

The black terns are pretty cool too and way more aggressive.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Jun 2

I’ve already found a spot for them. 💗

A bookshelf filled with books and several keepsakes: 2 small clay bears, a trilobite fossil, 2 small rocks, and a Mexican tile with a stylized jaguar.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Jun 1

I've been sharing my apple cores with the magpies the last few weeks and yesterday they left these for me. 💗

Brandee@bcontroversial· May 4

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Then, in March, students at my eleven-year-old daughter’s public middle school began receiving new Google Chromebooks, and that is when I heard the tap-tap of the cloven hooves approaching our doorstep. The Chromebooks, which the students use in every class and for homework, came pre-installed with an all-ages version of Gemini, a suite of A.I. tools. When my daughter, who is in sixth grade, begins writing an essay, she gets a prompt: “Help me write.” If she is starting work on a slide-show presentation, the prompt is “Help me visualize.” She shoos away these interruptions, but they persist: “Help me edit.” “Beautify this slide.” The image generator is there, if she’d ever wish to pull the plug on her imagination. The Gemini chatbot is there, if she ever wants to talk to no one.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Apr 16

35+ cm of snow overnight is causing lots of chaos for the birds. These 2 yellow headed blackbird babies are getting some much needed rest on the porch.

2 yellow headed blackbird babies get shelter from the snow. One sits on a red railing and the other is perched on a bench.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Mar 7

Grateful for a beautiful day and a long walk with my best bud, Jack.

A small orange dog with white markings stands on the side of a gravel road.

A big brown field, with snow and standing water and clear skies overhead.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Nov 4

Here's the best boy in the world to brighten your feed. 🐾

A healthy-looking dog with white markings on his face, chest, and back. He's standing in the grass.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Oct 17

This is the first year that this cactus has bloomed. I think it's 4-5 years old. It's incredibly pretty.

A potted cactus with bright red flowers. Next to it, there are a couple of sparkly pineapple decorations and stack of magazines.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Sep 21

It's a good day when new books arrive! I'm looking forward to all of these. #BookSky

4 books on a table. The titles are: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See, The Rez Sisters by Tomson Highway, Bad Cree by Jessica Johns, and Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Sep 5

Spotted a yellow-rumped warbler in the backyard- first one I've seen out here. There are so many birds right now! I'm going to miss them when they leave for winter. (Photo from Tom Grey: tgreybirds.com) #birds

A yellow-rumped warbler: small light brown bird with white and black markings and a striking splash of yellow on its back. (Photo from Tom Grey: https://tgreybirds.com/)

Brandee@bcontroversial· Aug 12

I love them! I was already thinking about getting into zines, but yours inspired me to dust off my printer.

A Lexmark printer sitting on a table. A stapler, some markers, and an envelope are partly out of view.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Aug 10

Waited until the weekend to open my mail so that I’d have these zines to look forward to. I love everything about these- what a treat! Thank you, @veronique.bsky.social! 🥰 #zines

An arrangement of 4 zines. Titles starting from top left: how to share your zines without social media, Monstrous Existence Issue 7, zines > screens, and Monstrous Existence No. 8. Zines are by Veronique who can be found @veronique.bsky.social‬

Brandee@bcontroversial· Aug 4

You just posted a rapist next to a rapist.

A screen cap from an old ABC detergent commercial. The tagline for the commercial is, "I can't see the difference. Can you see the difference?"

Brandee@bcontroversial· Jul 25

Happy Friday! ✌️

A group of flowering weeds- the flowers are blue and purple.

Brandee@bcontroversial· Jul 24

I love this time of year- there are baby birds everywhere! Baby crows, red-winged blackbirds, goldfinches, Baltimore orioles, barn owls, yellow-headed blackbirds, robins, meadowlarks… Shane managed to get some decent pics of the red-tailed hawks.