Tara Sample

@tarasample.bsky.social

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Biologist, Agrologist and lover of all things wild. Avid grower of native plants. Beer enthusiast and BJCP judge. Proud Canadian living in Treaty 4. She/her

A seven second video of the northern lights dancing across the sky.
Quote from radio discuss "Do it smartly, but don't do it in the way that, that, uh, they're doing it right now, because all they're doing is what they always accuse the NDP of doing, which is drawing fire for silly, stupid resolutions that aren't democratic and aren't really, uh, the kind of thing that you really want to be talking to the public about. "
A bowl of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich on green daisy chain Corelle dishes.
Light pink geranium.
A green wind-up paper butterfly rests beside a coffee maker.
Harvey's burger, fries and fountain drink.
The yellow and brown flowers of Brown eyed Susans emerge from a dense cluster of hair green leaves.
Current AQHI+ map of Saskatchewan showing the province blanketed in hazardous air.
Dark and heavily cloudy morning sky.
Graph showing solar power production for today. There is a significant impact from the smoke filled sky.
Me infront of the Cheers bar in Boston, Massachusetts. Cheers was a staple of my childhood.
A sun dappled dog looks longingly out a window with his head propped up on the back of the couch.
Slices of red onion stacked on a cutting board.
Metal basket of 18 colourful chicken eggs.
The Easter Bunny, reimagined as a dragon, is curled around two decorated eggs. Pencil drawing by the author of this post.
Pink ballcap sits, discarded and forgotten, on the brickwork under a metal bench in the author's driveway.
List of Saskatchewan Ridings from 338 Canada's website.
Trimmed Dahlia cuttings in the process off being placed in a yogurt container of damp potting soil.
Dumpling soup with dumplings, carrots and cabbage.
Purple carrot on cutting board with several thin cross sections showing a deep orange center.
Seedlings poke through the soil in a starter tray.
The face of a brindle Dutch Shepherd mix snuggled onto a woven blanket.
A wooly tangle of Three Flowered Avens seeds in a glass dish.
My daughter and my wrists covered in friendship bracelets.
Brindle Dutch Shepherd Mix laying on his back with his paws in the air, fully relaxed.
Map from the highway hotline showing road conditions around Regina, Sask. Most roads are yellow with a broken black outline.
Brindle Shepherd type dog face peaking out from a blanket.
A glass model of a Western Red Lily which is part of the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Jelly window decal of Santa with face peeling off.
Ice pillar phenomena occurring during sunrise over a silhouetted shelter belt of Elm and Maple trees.
A rosemary plant in a green flower pot sits in front of a south-facing window. It's a gloomy winter day.