Ag Terrane @agterrane@qoto.org

The cats’ visits were not unpleasant. Well, except for Milo, better known as Murderball. A weighted blanket is one thing, Murderball laying upon you is another thing, but together they are like being pressed to death by some inquisition.

This week the cats have taken to visiting me in the night to slumber next to me. One by one they come, cat by cat, paw by quiet paw, in some foreordained order forestalling conflict. At first I thought it was the inexorable force of my personality finally working upon them, orienting them to their rightful places as faithful companions and helpmates. Can any rough beast resist me?

But then I remembered I got a new weighted blanket and apparently they like it.

December 15, 1989, KLM Flight 867- a Boeing 747 jetliner carrying 231 passengers & 14 crew - on approach to Anchorage International Airport experienced loss of all 4 engines as volcanic ash from Mount Redoubt clogged the turbines 🌋✈️

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In the south of Burkina Faso lies a small village called Tiébélé. It's home to the Kassena people; one of the oldest ethnic groups that settled in the region in the 15th century.

Tiébélé is known for their amazing traditional Gurunsi architecture and elaborately decorated walls of their homes.

Dating back to the 16th century, wall decorating has always been a community project done by the women.

#Africa #African #WestAfrica #WestAfrican #BurkinaFaso #Architecture #Houses #Homes

And here is a little bit of the Aurora Australis from Magnet Bay, no trails this time, one of the cool little bays on Banks Peninsula

#photography #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #longexposure #NewZealand #PhotoMonday #astro #astrophotography

Good morning everyone.

Here is a 🧵 of Pew Research Center's striking findings from 2022
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/12/13/striking-findings-from-2022/ #PewResearch

#StarTrek