Emma

@hopsolutely.bsky.social

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Anti-racist & anti-misogynist; supporter of reproductive & all other human rights. Canadian (via immigration). Heartbroken about Nov 5th, and scared of similar right wing insanity in Canada. Craft beer fan. Engineer (retired). She/her.

View of Waterloo ON's Silver Lake at sunset, with the glass of the Perimeter Institute reflecting the yellows & reds of the sunset, and visible in the waters. There are some apartment buildings behind the PI, and the moon is visible overhead. Some vegetation is in the foreground, and magically there was a breeze and no bugs on the walking path

View of a pride flag flapping underneath a cotton ball cloud in a brilliant blue sky

Tracy Chevalier book "Girl with a Pearl Earring' on a wooden table with a bookmark stuck halfway

Opened navy blue package of sea salted caramel "beaver nuggets" from Buc-ees

Ad for Voltaren Active showing well used grass and three people playing soccer, presumably with less painful joints thanks to the power of this magical heating gel (note: don't tough your eyes!). Clearly a YouTube ad for the appropriately aged audience before seeing the magic (?!) of this Rick Astley video...

Emergency alert from Environment Canada warning that there was a "TORNADO in this mobile coverage area..." Alert was accompanied by an alarming siren noise.

Bright blue sky interspersed with white puffy clouds above Silver Lake in Waterloo ON. The view is of the walking path and boardwalk between Perimeter Institute on the left, and the wee lake on the right. There is an apartment building behind the lake, and an unusual lack of Canada geese in the scrubby spring bush foreground

Light green, milkshake-looking beer in a stemmed Third Moon glass beside a McDonald's milkshake of the same coloour

Blue & white LRT passing through a wet pavement intersection (at Union & King St) in Waterloo ON with a delightful rainbow in the cloudy sky above the train

Danny Michel wearing a blue shirt & jeans playing a battery-powered electric guitar, standing, and singing at a microphone

A huge bag of Doritos titled "collisions" with pictures of Pizza (in red area with flames) and Cool Ranch (in blue area with snow)

Blue & white ION streetcar with a rainbow in the sky behind it, going through the Union St intersection with visibly wet pavement

An out of focus shot of a GRT train running behind a large TV screen that is elevated from a professional truck. The screen is showing 3 talking sportsheads from the World Series pre-game show. This is a view of the north end of Waterloo Town Square taken before the start of tonight's Game 4.

Picture of half of a perfect avocado on a black & pink countertop. Captured in the 5 minutes between rock hard & rotten, it is perfectly ripe and has a very small seed.

Amazing red wigs and colourful muumuus on a group of ladies that look like they are having a blast

Vibrant red and yellow leafed tree in a manicured rocky roadside bed beside Park St in Waterloo ON

Tree with red fall foliage on the side of an urban road in Waterloo ON

The last golden and pink rays of sunset reflect off the Perimeter Institute, which is itself reflected in Silver Lake, Waterloo ON. This is seen below a wide expanse of clear, dusk sky and above autumn foliage surrounding the lake.

Goofy looking purple blow up character in a public square, that has been inflated due to enthusiastic public yelling

Bright green tree with top quarter turning red and yellow, lit brightly by a municipal light on the left, with clouds on a black sky in the background; Waterloo ON

Red and green leafed tree in front of a blue sky with puffy white clouds on a residential street in KW, ON.

Cover of AC/DC's "The Razors Edge" CD

White light shade that looks like a pine or hop cone suspended between two chairs and illuminated with a green light

Cartoon still frame borrowed from the internet of the Wonder Twins touching fists to "activate", with their monkey teammate looking eagerly on. Completely crazy cartoon with limited good characters, plots or stories that I'd completely forgotten about

9 open daisies, relatively short-stemmed, over rocks & hops in Waterloo ON

Photo of the executive director of The Walrus (Jennifer Hollett) starting tonight's talk and welcoming those of us (600 households) watching on-line

Twilight looking across Silver Lake in KW, with the last reds & yellows of the setting sun reflecting in the glass of the Perimeter Institute.

Election results for PP's new riding "Battle River-Crowfoot" showing the conservatives with 81.8% of the vote and PPC even more scarily with 1.6%. Lib & NDP with 11.4% and 4.4%, respectively. Crazy town.

5 goslings and 1 parent (the other is hissing at another goose just out of frame) on a rocky shore with shallow moving water at the edge of Waterloo Park. The goslings survived a busy road crossing thanks to a very brave, masked young lady.

Photo of the outside of the Perimeter Institute and its reflection in Silver Lake that was taken this grey afternoon

Fuzzy picture of full moon with red tinge on lower portion, as the earth blocks the sun's rays

Photo of 3 lengthy and empty shelves that used to hold "American Whiskey", taken at an LCBO this afternoon

Picture of a raccoon paw print in the snow beside a clean summer deck chair

A piece of pumpkin pie that is covered in whipped cream and missing the first forkful; the guilty fork is on the right hand side of the plate

A copy of the book The Poison Squad, borrowed from the Waterloo Public Library

Weather network description of -8C feeling like -16C on a snowy background

Stock photo of Pat Metheny playing a 42 string guitar, called the Pikasso. It has two necks in the front and several at the back, plus strings across the body. It is remarkable.

Local pub called "Arabella Park" with a colourful, bright and welcoming entrance, underneath a clear & dark sky

Boardwalk reflecting in Silver Lake at gloaming, with full spectrum of blues