Léonie

Award winning Cdn fibre artist & designer.
Defender of social justice.
Lover of arts, textiles, music, the ocean, ice hockey, animal protection & the mystic.

[Judy Stevens @JudeStevens]

On my walk, sweet wild garlic in season — soetwildeknoffel in local speak😊. #wildflowers #nature

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

Absolute clownery. We are at war. He’s not in the Middle East assuring allies, coordinating operations, or overseeing operations. No. He’s cosplaying as a real warrior. An Infantry officer who didn’t graduate Ranger School so he has to dress up like the actual qualified soldiers that did.

[Léonie @needlenymph]

@moorviewgm @NorthEastTweets Please do. 🥰

[noor୨୧ @wottheberry]

i took a 45-minute uber ride home from the airport last night after a brutal, three-day business trip.

i was completely emotionally and physically drained, and my social battery was at absolute zero.

when i got into the car, the driver.. an older guy named kabir.. didn't say the usual "how was your flight?" or turn on the radio.

instead, he just handed me a small, laminated piece of paper attached to the back of his headrest.
it was a literal "ride menu."
it said:
1. *the silent ride* (total quiet, no pressure to talk).
2. *the therapist ride* (if you need to vent about your day, i am listening).
3. *the tourist ride* (i will tell you cool facts about the city).
4. *the radio ride* (we just listen to old jazz and coast).

i smiled, pointed to number 1, and whispered, "silent ride, please. thank you."

he gave me a warm nod in the rearview mirror, adjusted the AC, and drove the entire 45 minutes in absolute, beautiful silence.

it was the most peaceful, therapeutic boundary i’ve experienced all year. i felt my entire nervous system finally reset.

when he dropped me off, i gave him a massive tip and told him, "that menu is a genius business idea. you must get amazing reviews."

He looked back at me and said, "i didn't make the menu to get better tips, dear.

my daughter has severe social anxiety, and she told me that the hardest part of her day is navigating small talk with strangers when her brain is tired.

she told me it feels like running a marathon.

i made the card so that anyone who gets into my car can feel completely safe dropping the mask for a little while."

i walked into my apartment and just sat on my suitcase.

we live in a world that is constantly screaming at us to perform, to network, to be "on," and to over-communicate.

but sometimes, the deepest form of love and respect you can show another human being is just creating a small, safe pocket of silence for them to rest in.

pay attention to the people who give you permission to be quiet. they are rare.

[Blue Cross UK @The_Blue_Cross]

Meet Moto, who has received the fewest applications. 💔

He was found outside a train station, with a tail injury, which then had to be amputated.

We hope his lack of tail isn't putting people off, because Moto is full of love!

Meet him. 👉 https://t.co/ddsqqZIsNW #Caturday

[Nate Mook @natemook]

Breakfast delivery for cats living in front line areas in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine. It’s very dangerous, but Olha from the Hachiko team does everything she can to help the cats and dogs here. 💔

[Laureen Teskey Harper @LaureenHarper]

Love this. Thank you Joel.

[Eric Alper 🎧 @ThatEricAlper]

Barbara is all of us

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Love this! 😂😂😂

[Gandolf’s Legacy Cat Rescue @gandolf_s]

In dire need of a free retweet please for the babies still waiting for help💔❤️🙏 CASH MATCH❤️

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly.

Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species.

She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines.

Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks.

What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

This is why cat people are cat people..🐈🐾😍

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 WOW! Erin Brockovich completely destroys the AI data center narrative. She confirms these massive facilities emit a non-stop, 24/7 deafening noise that is literally driving local residents crazy!

She exposes the total lack of environmental oversight. Pure corruption!

[Robbie @Robbie_Reasons]

The Somerset Farmhouse of 1 North Street, Williton were approached by a "food influencer" that wanted to charge them £2,000 for a review.

They put out a video of Sally eating a sausage roll instead 😆.

Lets make Sally and the Somerset Farmhouse famous for free.

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Why are Kegseth’s kids with him in Normandy wearing military fatigues….it’s not Halloween smh

[Fred the Canadian Cat @FredCanCat]

Babies need a home

[Mark 🍁 @Markfry809]

Official word from The Whitehouse

“Trump is the sharpest, most accessible and energetic president in American history”

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

Nothing says grift more than America’s Warpig taking all six kids to France on the taxpayers dime