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Paysage rural automnal à Padoue

Cette image aérienne capture un paysage rural baigné de lumière, où les vastes champs verts et dorés s’étendent à perte de vue, ponctués par quelques fermes et des routes sinueuses. À l’horizon, les collines se teintent des couleurs flamboyantes de l’automne, un dégradé de rouge, jaune et orange contrastant avec l’azur éclatant du ciel. Des...




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Couleurs d’automne à Mont-Joli

Cette image panoramique capture Mont-Joli sous un ciel limpide, où les teintes azurées des nuages flottants se mêlent à l’immensité bleue de l’horizon. En contrebas, les toits des maisons, bariolées de couleurs vives comme le rouge, le bleu et le jaune, se dispersent harmonieusement au milieu de la verdure des arbres d’automne. La ville semble...




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Couleurs d’automne à Price

Sous un ciel azuré et lumineux, l’image dévoile un paysage grandiose du Bas-Saint-Laurent, capturé à Price. Au cœur de cette scène panoramique, une majestueuse chute d’eau se précipite avec force, enserrée par la nature qui l’entoure. La rivière, telle un ruban de satin, serpente à travers les terres verdoyantes, soulignant la tranquillité de cette région....




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Couleurs d’automne à St-Donat

Sur cette photo panoramique de St-Donat, on ressent l’essence même de l’automne québécois. La route sinueuse traverse le village, entourée d’arbres dont le feuillage éclatant de jaune, d’orange et de rouge crée un tableau vibrant. Les maisons, éparpillées dans ce paysage rural, sont comme des îlots de calme au milieu de la nature changeante. En...




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Couleurs d’automne à Rimouski

Cette vue aérienne de Rimouski, baignée sous un ciel bleu éclatant, dévoile une ville côtière paisible, nichée entre les rives du majestueux fleuve Saint-Laurent et les collines verdoyantes à l’horizon. Les maisons, disposées en un réseau de rues sinueuses, forment un patchwork harmonieux de toits et de jardins colorés, reflétant l’ambiance sereine de cette ville....




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Un beau tapis de feuille

Dans cette photographie, la lumière dorée de l’automne baigne un paysage idyllique. Les arbres majestueux, leurs feuilles aux teintes vibrantes de jaune et d’orange, semblent s’embraser sous les rayons du soleil levant. Au sol, un tapis de feuilles tombées offre une texture chaleureuse, créant un contraste saisissant avec le bleu intense du ciel dégagé. En...




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Le temps de la récolte

Cette image aérienne capture la majesté simple d’un champ agricole en pleine moisson. Les lignes dorées, tracées avec précision par la machine agricole, s’étendent à perte de vue, formant un motif presque hypnotique. Au centre, l’ombre imposante du batteur découpe une silhouette sur les sillons, témoignant de la rigueur et de la constance du travail...




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Report Warns that Ocean Plastic Waste Will Soon Outweigh Fish

By Lauren McCauley Common Dreams At this rate, plastics production will account for 20 percent of total oil consumption and 15 percent of the global annual carbon budget by 2050. The weight of plastic waste clogging the world’s oceans threatens … Continue reading




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The FBI Is Now On The Trail of Animal Abusers

The FBI is making news with its recent announcement that it will now track animal abuse in the same way it follows Group A felonies like arson, assault and homicide. Federal statutes define animal cruelty is “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly … Continue reading




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Human Influence on Global Climate Traced Back to 1930’s

The Melbourne Newsroom The human impact on our global climate has now been traced back as far as the 1930’s Humans have triggered the last 16 record-breaking hot years experienced on Earth (up to 2014), with the new research tracing … Continue reading




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President Barack Obama – Our Responsibility to Act

President Barack Obama The White House Today is Earth Day — the last one I’ll celebrate as President. Looking back over the past seven years, I’m hopeful that the work we’ve done will allow my daughters and all of our … Continue reading




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Solar Surges: Renewable Energy Jobs Topped 8 Million in 2015

By Andrea Germanos Common Dreams On the heels of clean fuel milestones in Germany and Portugal , a new report finds that the renewable energy industry employed over 8.1 million people worldwide in 2015. According to the International Renewable Energy … Continue reading




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To Improve Beijing’s Air Quality, Cut Household Fuel Use Too

By Jeffrey Norris UC Berkeley News China’s plans to curb Beijing’s health-damaging air pollution by focusing on restricting emissions from power plants and vehicles may have limited impact if household use of coal and other dirty fuels is not also … Continue reading




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Scientists Say Expect More 1,000-Year Events Like Louisiana Flood

By Nike Knight Common Dreams Louisiana’s devastating rainfall was the state’s second “1,000-year” flood this year Parts of Louisiana’s disastrous, ongoing flooding has been upgraded by meteorologists to once-in-1,000-years rainfall, with other areas classified as 500-year and 100-year events, nola.com … Continue reading




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Leonardo DiCaprio Premiers “Before the Flood” Climate Change Documentary

Environmental activist and Academy Award®-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens premier their documentary film, Before the Flood, a compelling account of the powerful changes occurring on our planet due to climate change. Before the Flood will … Continue reading




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Earth Day: A Grassroots Moment that Sparked a Movement

By VOA News This 2010 Earth Day video is just as relevant in 2017. Happy Earth Day.




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Insects Are ‘Glue in Nature’ and Must Be Rescued to Save Humanity, Says Top Scientist

By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Rapidly falling insect populations, said Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, “will make it even more difficult than today to get enough food for the human population of the planet, to get good health and freshwater for everybody.” A … Continue reading




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Earth Day Songs for Kids

HAPPY EARTH DAY! Enjoy these Earth Day Songs for Kids




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SCHOOL OF NATURE: 8 Ways to Jumpstart a Great School Year with a Dose of Vitamin N

By Richard Louv Children & Nature Network A Natural Teacher is anyone who uses the power of nature as an environment for learning – not only about nature, but about any subject. Professional educators, parents, grandparents, librarians, park rangers, the … Continue reading




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Researchers Use Augmented Reality to Teach Kids About Climate Change

By The University of British Columbia While Pokémon Go has helped to bring augmented reality to everyday life, UBC researchers are using similar technology to teach high school students about climate change. Based on the community of Delta B.C., the … Continue reading




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13 Year Old is “America’s Top Young Scientist”

Maanasa Mendu, a Ohio 9th grader, developed an inexpensive energy-producing device inspired by systems observed in plants, winning the 2016 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Maanasa hopes her invention will help to provide energy to the world in an … Continue reading





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NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Public Events, Online Activities

By PRNewswire-USNewswire This year, NASA will celebrate Earth Day, April 22, with a variety of live and online activities Thursday and Friday, April 20-21, to engage the public in the agency’s mission to better understand and protect our home planet. … Continue reading




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11 Year Old, Gitanjali Rao, Tackles Lead Contamination in Water

Concerned by the Flint, Michigan water contamination crisis, 11 year old Gitanjali Rao went to work. She developed a portable and inexpensive device that can identify lead compounds in water. This is Gitanjali’s video submission for the Discovery Education 3M … Continue reading




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Celebrating the Art of Happy Biodiversity in Moscow

The Moscow Flower Show celebrated its sixth International Festival with the theme of ecology, for the enhancement of biodiversity. Here you can see Guest of Honor Claude Pasquer, representing the renowned French International Garden Festival of Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, conduct a … Continue reading




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2023 Goals

Today was my third New Year’s Day in my new home. Well, it’s hardly a “new” home at this point. Or, maybe it is. Technically, I’ve been here for just over two years, but I have yet to finish unpacking. How about we compromise and call it newish? So, today…




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Muscadines, Gloom, and the Healing Power of Sunshine

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been sending my thoughts out here into the void that is the world wide web for a full two decades. But, here I am. Today officially marks the 20th anniversary of this blog. When I wrote those first words, “Welcome to My Site,” all…




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Five Years of Reading

Five years ago, on December 3, 2018, I made a decision. That decision was to make reading a habit. More specifically, I decided that I would read every single day for a year. Rain or shine. Sick or well. Two hours or 15 minutes. I would read from a book…




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2023: A Year of Challenges

As has become my ritual, I’m spending December 31 reflecting on everything that happened throughout the year. Then, I’ll spend the night hunkered down with the kitties, safe from the pops and bangs at midnight. 2023 has most definitely been a challenging year. So challenging that I failed to write…




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2024 Goals

A new year is here. And it’s time for new adventures and new experiences. But, first, I need to lay out my plans. As always, my goals are never entirely set in stone. Circumstances and events—basically, just life itself—will always change how the year unfolds. Because I cannot see into…




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Over Twenty Years Together

November would’ve made 21 years. Smeagol was with me for over half my life, and pretty much my full adult life to this point. He was with me as I fell in and out of love who knows how many times over the years. He was with me as I…




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Putin Ally Calls for Destruction of Critical U.S. Infrastructure

In a recent broadcast, Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian state TV host and known ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, called for the destruction of America's critical infrastructure if the United States tries to give Moscow "any kind of an ultimatum" in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.




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Heritage Staffers Think Lying to Voters is Hilarious

Tweets are flying around X about how, actually, now that Donald Trump has won, Republicans can admit that Project 2025 really is the agenda. And the thing is, no one is laughing harder than the actual staffers at The Heritage Foundation. Sources told NOTUS that, in recent days, Heritage group chats have been filled with these sorts of tweets, celebrating how conservatives "tricked the Libs into believing Project 2025 wasn't real."




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Trump Announces Tom Homan will Serve as 'border czar'

President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as "border czar" in his incoming administration.




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With Trump, Israel Pushes to Annex West Bank

Israel's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the US election "brings an important opportunity for the State of Israel," Smotrich told the Knesset, or Israeli parliament.




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New Era Dawns -- Tech Bros Strut in the Corridors of Power

Carole Cadwalladr: The era that began with the Great Disruptor's first term is over. Beware the emerging elite.




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Russian State TV Airs Melania Trump's Nudes on Prime Time

Russian state television network congratulated Melania Trump on her husband's reelection as president of the United States by showing nude photographs of her on live television, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.




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Trump Hands over Immense Power to White Nationalist Miller

A former Trump staffer and renowned nativist is about to make a comeback at the top of Donald Trump's policy machine. In the coming days, Trump is expected to announce the appointment of Stephen Miller to serve as White House deputy chief of staff for policy, reported CNN.




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Russian Doctor, Accused of Antiwar Stance, Jailed After Child's Testimony

The mother of a 7-year-old boy accused the Moscow pediatrician, Nadezhda Buyanova, of telling him that his father's death while fighting in Ukraine was justified.




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Who Really Supports Free Speech?

Judd Legum: For actual examples of government censorship, consider what is happening right now in a state that has embraced MAGA-style politics: Florida.




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Trump Names Noem Homeland Security Czarina

Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.




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Trump Picks Ally Lee Zeldin as Environment Chief

Donald Trump has picked Lee Zeldin, a former New York congressman, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), vowing the appointment will "ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions" by the regulator.




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Trump to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to name Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) as his secretary of state, The New York Times reported Monday night.




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Nazis Wave Flags at Anne Frank Play in Michigan

President-elect Donald Trump's reelection was credited for emboldening a group of people waving Nazi flags in Michigan over the weekend. WLNS reported that the flags were seen in two cities, including at a Jewish play. According to the report, "many people" were seen displaying flags with swastikas on Saturday night as the Fowlerville Community Theater performed the "Diary of Anne Frank." The same group was also seen outside the American Legion Post in Howell.




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Mike Pence Opposes Pardons for Jan. 6 Insurrectionists

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the Dispatch's Summit 2024 and made clear he opposes President-elect Donald Trump's plan to pardon January 6 rioters - especially those who attacked police. "At the end of the day, I'll always believe that, by God's grace, we did our duty [on January 6] to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America," Pence said according to Dispatch on social media.




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Musk 'Efficiency' Effort So Unserious They Named It DOGE

President-elect Trump is appointing Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an effort to cut government spending, eliminate regulations and restructure federal agencies. To give you an idea of how clownish the project already is, they're calling it the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Dogecoin is the name of a cryptocoin created as a joke to mock crytocurrency speculation. People bought it for the lulz and it's currently worth 39 cents.




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JUST Creative wins Awwwards. ‘Typography Honors’ for Brand Builders Summit ’24 Website

Brand Builders Summit 2024 wins ‘Typography Honors’ at Awwwards for outstanding typography and design, attracting 60K+ visitors globally. 2025 waitlist open!




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2024 Black Friday + Cyber Monday Deals for Designers

Save cash with these top best 2024 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for graphic designers, creatives, artists, web designers, professionals & photographers!




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39+ Best Christmas Fonts for Festive Holiday Creations (Free & Premium) ????

Before we know it, the Christmas season will be here. Use our Top 39 Christmas Fonts for Festive Graphic Design to add some holiday cheer to your designs!




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[Podcast] Humour in Branding with Paddy Gilmore

Discover how clever humor can enhance brand identity, engage audiences, and create memorable marketing campaigns.