Lydia Elder 🇨🇦🍉

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A map of the native and non-native range of red-eared sliders in the United States. Source: USGS
A map of the native and non-native range of red-eared sliders in the US. Source: USGS
Bonnie, an older chocolate coloured female ferret, is held up by two sets of hands next to a piece of artwork. Bonnie looks sleepy but curious!
A screenshot from an Amazon Canada webpage ad for the Sony WI-C100 Wireless in-Ear Bluetooth Headphones with Built-in Microphone in Black
A chocolate coloured ferret pauses in the middle of her activities to look directly at the camera with a curious expression on her face.
Two ferrets lay curled up next to each other in a Ferret Nation pet enclosure, on a bed of blankets. The larger one (Phineas) is on the outside curled around the smaller one (Bonnie) on the inside. Phineas’ paws and muscles are twitching occasionally as he moves in his dreams. Bonnie sleeps next to him.
Governments never announce that they have become fascist. They announce that the anti-fascists are now the enemy of the state.
A red-eared slider turtle in a hexagonal, soft-sided, grey & beige coloured pet pen with black mesh and trim. The bottom and top are fully attached & enclosed. Inside is a patterned absorbent mat, a soft, padded fabric hiding spot, a small jersey fabric small animal sleeping bag, and two hard plastic pet toys. Outside of the enclosure is a coloured ferret named Bonnie, looking at Moe with curiosity but from a safe distance.
A red-eared slider turtle in a hexagonal, soft-sided, grey & beige coloured pet pen with black mesh and trim. The bottom and top are fully attached & enclosed. Inside is a patterned absorbent mat, a soft, padded fabric hiding spot, a small jersey fabric small animal sleeping bag, and two hard plastic pet toys. Outside of the enclosure is a white coloured ferret named Ferb, looking at Moe with curiosity but from a safe distance.
Article from Ghe Jerusalem Post By Yinon Ben MARCH 10, 2026 14:25 Apple recently announced its iPhone 17e – a model intended to make its AI technology accessible to a broader audience. Although the external design has barely changed, it appears that this time Apple chose to invest specifically in the areas where the previous model, the 16e, began to feel outdated. A quiet upgrade under the radar: Apple launched the iPhone 17e in a press release Without a flashy event and without a stage in Cupertino, Apple refreshed its entry device. The iPhone 17e comes with an A19 chip, full support for Apple Intelligence and a new cellular modem developed in Israel – all at the same price tag of 599 dollars.
Four ferrets cuddled up together and looking very sleepy with a grey fuzzy blanket, inside of a crinkly sack, next to a white tube.
A Venn diagram of two circles. The overlapping area of the two is highlighted in bright green.
‘I never thought leopards would eat MY face,’ sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.
An image of the character Ghost from the Call of Duty video game franchise
An image of the LEGO Icons #10334 “Retro Radio” kit. An aqua coloured replica radio with white, grey & faux wood tones. The radio includes dials and an antenna.
A black billboard with white letting shown with a background of a farm field with large hay bales. The lettering says “Tariffs are a tax on hardworking Americans” and on the bottom right is the logo for the government of Canada.
A background of brightly coloured Christmas cards, primarily with red, and a title over the section, saying “Canadian Christmas.” A left hand holding a Christmas card made by Hallmark, and showing that it “Made in USA” in the bottom left corner.
Three ferrets cuddled up together, fast asleep, amongst a mess of toys. They are squeezed between a wall and the back of a couch in a space of about 15cm (6cm in American.)
Ferb the dark-eyed white ferret is actively licking his person’s face, nose, mouth & eyes in an attempt to convince her to give him salmon oil snacks, while she looks at Bluesky posts about other ferrets. Her eyes & face are squinched tight in an effort to avoid eyeball and nose licks.
Ferb, a white ferret with black eyes and a pink nose, is standing on his hind legs, next to a bed - looking at the camera.
On October 16th, 2015, Twitter user @cavalorn tweeted, "'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party."
Bonnie the ferret is looking straight at the camera while being held in one of her human’s arms. Her human is wearing a blue hoodie & has headphones around his neck.
Lydia lying down on the couch with a colourful afghan blanket on her. Ferb the white ferret is curled up right under her next & is partly looking up to the camera while he pauses from licking her face.
Three pictures along the left side of a white background with words next to them. The first is a picture of a chocolate coloured ferret (Bonnie) standing up on her front legs on the edge of a side table & looking at the camera. She does NOT appear amused! Next to her name is the word “ferret” with a green checkmark. The next photo is an image of Furret, the ferret Pokémon. Next to him is the word “furret” with a green check mark next to it. The last photo is an image of a cartoon furry from Wikipedia. Next to the image is the word “furry” and a red circle with a line through it.
A screenshot of a Newsweek magazine article from April 6, 2023. It includes of photo of Charlie Kirk speaking, with a black background. The title of the article says “Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths ‘Unfortunately’ Worth it to Keep 2nd Amendment.”
A professional photo of Vivian Wilson wearing an orange and green, sleeveless, oversized dress, and holding a pale tan coloured purse on one finger. Her left arm crosses her body at her waist and her right arm is bent where her other arm is and is held up to her chin where the purse balances on her pinkie. Vivian looks off to the right, wistfully… or model-like or something?
A black billboard with white lettering on it is displayed with a backdrop of a farm field behind it. On the billboard are the words “Tariffs are a tax on hardworking Americans” and on the bottom right-hand corner is the logo of the government of Canada.
A Venn diagram with the left circle in red, the right circle in grey & the overlapped section in a purpleish colour. The left circle says “Dumbest Times.” The right circle says “Darkest Times.” The overlapping section says “You Are Here” and it couldn’t be more accurate. Ugh.
A photo of a colourful, 4-section room divider made with antique wallpaper. Each section is unique with a large cutout image of a building or woman’s profile in the centre, and surrounded by cutouts of flowers, hand mirrors & fans made from cut out pieces of what, again appear to be wallpaper.
Chart 9 from Statistics Canada’s webpage “Insights on Canadian Society: Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019.” This chart is one of two in the sub-section “Religiosity varies across Canada” and describes the “frequency of participation in group activities and individual religious or spiritual activities, by province of residence and year of birth, 2017 to 2019.” Data from chart 9 is available in full detail in the drop down member below the chart image itself and all info is available at the url here: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2021001/article/00010-eng.htm
A screenshot of the front page of Fire Keeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Bouley
Min 19 years of age Excellent character Cdn citizen or perm resident (with a min of 3 years of recent work exp in Canada) Grade 12 diploma or equiv, PLUS a min of 30 credits of academic post-sec education from an accredited uni or college that falls under the BC Council on admissions and transfers. Education outside of Canada must be evaluated by the International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES) Physically fit & in excellent health; able to pass the POPAT (Police Officer’s Physical Abilities Test) and a medical examination Basic first aid cert with CPR Level C and AED for BC Valid Class 5 BC driver’s licence with a good driving record No crim convictions, charges under another fed statute, or criminal charges pending Uncorrected vision of not less than 20/40 with both eyes open, with one eye no worse than 20/100 Corrected vision: 20/20 with both eyes open, with one eye no worse than 20/40 Colour vision: colour vision should be normal (ie. the applicant must pass the Ishihara test or Farnsworth D-15 test) Peripheral vision: 150 continuous degrees along the horizontal meridian binocularly, and 30 degrees above & below the fixation point Binocular vision: stereoacuity of 100 seconds of arc or better (i.e. pass the TITUMS or RANDOT Circles test) Candidates who have had successful laser eye surgery will only be considered after 3 months post-operation. Hearing loss in one ear not greater than 50 dB and the other ear not greater than 30 dB in the 500-3000 Hz range Preferred Qualifications The following qualifications are not necessary, but applicants possessing any of these criteria will be considered more competitive and given preference in the selection process. Post-sec edu beyond the min of 30 credits. Completion of a uni degree is an asset. We are looking for employees who are top performers or supervisors in their present work roles. Exp interacting with the public is an asset. Law enforcement-related employment or exp. Fluent in a second language other than E…
A screenshot of the July 21st BlueSky post by Senator Klobuchar’s team after they deleted one from the day before.
With a background of mountains & blue sky and light clouds, a pedestrian overpass of a highway shows several people waving, walking, or looking out at traffic. Surrounding them include two large signs which say “Stop Genocide” “Let Gaza Live” and “Stop Genocide” “Free Palestine” as well as numerous large Palestinian flags waving in the breeze.
A photo of one of the billboards that the government of Canada had put up across US states with messages like this one which says “Tariffs are a tax on hardworking Americans” in white font on a black background.
Moe the red-eared slider turtle in his above tank basking area while it was in the process of being assembled. The enclosure is make with black metal cube shelving components which have approximately 1” wide openings between the metal grates. He is right against the front with his head & two front legs all sticking out of one hole, trying to will his 3x wider & 2x taller body through the opening. Moe is optimistic about what he can fit into. I feel his pain.
Phineas the ferret is flopped out on a white, faux sheep skin cat bed. His belly is pooched out slightly and his eyes look tired & gross feeling as he cools down… all because he’s a dork who won’t choose to nap where it’s a comfortable but instead where all his 4 siblings have also shoved themselves into a small spot to cuddle for their midday nap. Because cuddles are more important than comfort when you’re a ferret!!
Screenshot of a post from 2022 by Zohran, with the photo of the interior of a bookshop, a link to a fundraising site, and the following text: “CYCO Books is an institution that we must save. Founded in 1948, the Central Yiddish Cultural Organization is singular in the knowledge it imparts, the history it belongs to, and NYC would be all the poorer without it. Let’s keep it alive:”