Selfie

Images: Subjects and photographers unknown.

The Beauty of the Hare

Image: Photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• The Beauty of the Hare | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX
• Golden Eyes in Golden Light
• Hare in Summer Field
• A Still Moment
• Mostly Solitary
• Unhoused
• Solitary Hare

Encounter

Image: Subjects and photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Merman – I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII
• A Merman Named Eric
• Poseidon

Running Hare in Gold

Art: Catherine Hyde.

See also the previous posts:
• An Early Leap Into Spring
• Harvest Moon
• Hare and Swallows
• White Hare Over Water
• Into the Dark Woods
• In Golden Light
• Hare in Field of Gold

River Brothers

Images: Subjects and photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Feeling Nature
• “It Is Time to Rewild”
• The Beauty of Nature
• Waterfall
• The Wouri River Divers
• Bel Homme – 6/12/17
• Bel Homme – 6/2/11

Catching Falling Stars

. . . to help us light the way
Art: Elizabeth Foster

See also the previous posts:
• Hare in Starlight
• Starlight Hare
• Tree of Stars
• All Will Be Well
• All Is Enchanted
• Lepus
• Autumn Hare
• Hares in Winter
• The Comet and the Hare
• Inspiring and Intriguing

Torso

Torso (TOR-soh): The main part of the body that contains the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and back. Most of the body's organs and the backbone are found in the torso. Also called trunk.

Images: Subjects/photographers unknown.

Master of the Field

Artwork: Mark Langley.

See also the previous posts:
• Call Him Hare King
• A Still Moment
• Souls Alike
• Standing Hare
• Be Silent and Lsten
• Hares and Fieldfares
• Meadow Doorway
• Harvest Moon

Bel Homme

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• “It Is Time to Rewild”
• The Beauty of Nature
• Thomas Moore on the Circling of Nature as the Best Way to Find Our Substance
• The Divine Masculine Principle
• “We Are Still Mythical”
• I Call to Cernunnos

Today’s “Economic Blackout”

The People’s Union USA is a grassroots movement dedicated to economic resistance, government accountability, and corporate reform.

Founded by John Schwarz, the People’s Union is not a political party, but a movement for all people, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or political affiliation. The goal of the People’s Union is to unite Americans against the corruption and greed that has kept everyday citizens struggling for decades.

In response to the plutocratic coup currently underway in the United States, the People’s Union is calling citizens to participate in an “economic blackout.”

Following is author, lawyer, and political commentator Robert Reich’s thoughts on today’s economic blackout.

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Friends,

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers – including Amazon – [today], February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

The purpose is to send a clear message: We have the power. We don’t have to accept corporate monopolies. We don’t have to live with corporate money corrupting our politics.

We don’t have to accept more tax cuts for billionaires. We don’t have to pay more of our hard-earned cash to Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg or the other billionaire oligarchs.

We don’t have to reward corporations that have abandoned their DEI policies to align themselves with Trump’s racist, homophobic, misogynistic agenda.

We have choices.

Most Americans are struggling to keep up. Most live from paycheck to paycheck. Most can barely afford housing costs, food prices, and pharmaceuticals – kept high by monopolies, and fueled by private equity.

If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly.

From midnight tonight to midnight Friday night, please: No Amazon, no Walmart, no Best Buy, no Target, no Disney, no Google, no Facebook. Don’t spend on fast food, major retailers, or gas.

Avoid using credit or debit cards to make nonessential purchases.

Buy essentials such as medicine, food, and emergency supplies, of course, but make those purchases at small, local businesses.

Consider this a test run. If lots of people participate, I’m sure a longer one will be organized.

[Today’s] economic blackout is an initiative of The People’s Union USA, which describes itself as a “grassroots movement dedicated to economic resistance, government accountability, and corporate reform.”

I hope you'll join.

– Robert Reich
via social media
February 27, 2025

Related Off-site Link:
A Movement Is Calling for an "Economic Blackout' on Friday. Here's What to Know – Chandelis Duster (NPR News, February 27, 2025).

See also the following at The Leveret’s brother site, The Wild Reed:
• Marisa Kabas: “We’re Witnessing a Coup By an Unelected Billionaire Propped Up By a Felonious President”
• Timothy Snyder on Resisting the Oligarchs’ “Logic of Destruction”
• “This Is Essentially Viktor Orbán’s Playbook”
• “An Extremely Clever Ruse” by and for the Rich: Owen Jones on Elon Musk’s Coup
• “To Be a Rib in This Body of Our Country”
• Quote of the Day – February 21, 2025
• Robert Reich’s Ten Reasons for “Modest Optimism” During the Trump-Vance-Musk Regime

On Your Shore

Strange how my heart beats
To find myself upon your shore
Strange how I still feel
My loss of comfort gone before

Cool waves wash over
And drift away with dreams of youth
So time is stolen
I cannot hold you long enough

And so this is where I should be now
Days and nights falling by
Days and nights falling by me
I know of a dream I should be holding
Days and nights falling by
Days and nights falling by me

. . . Strange how I falter
To find I’m standing in deep water
Strange how my heart beats
To find I’m standing on your shore

See also the previous posts:
• “It Is Time to Rewild”
• The Divine Masculine Principle

Images: Davey.

A 10-Minute Low Impact and Full Body Beginners Workout

The following video by fitness trainer Joe Wicks (aka The Body Coach) is a “10-minute low impact and full body beginners workout.” It’s perfect for anyone who is completely new to exercise or getting back into it after a time away. Its aim is to gently build back both one’s level of fitness and confidence.

It’s also a great way to start the new year, especially if you’ve allowed your regular exercise regime to go by the wayside over the recent holiday period. So have at it!




See also the previous posts:
• Joe
• A 10-Minute Ultimate Beginners Workout
• An “Ultimate Beginners” Workout
• A “Super Beginner” Workout
• “5 Minute Abs” with The Body Coach
• Day 1 of The Body Coach’s “7 Days of Sweat Challenge” | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
• Jordan Yeoh’s 10 Minute Bodyweight Workout
• Funk Roberts’ 10 Minute Bodyweight Workout
• Yoga for Burning Belly Fat
• Stan’s Workout Targeting Lower Abdominal Fat
• Ten Chair Exercises to Help Reduce Belly Fat

Related Off-site Link:
• Joe’s Official YouTube Channel