First Snow

Portland decided it had to get in on all this polar vortexing action. We haven't had major snow like this in 3 or 4 years, and are supposed to be getting double what's on the ground (5-10 inches already) with some freezing rain too. Never let it be said that Oregon does anything half-heartedly.

Poor ducklets. The Great Blue Heron that is a regular around here has absconded somewhere else. Hopefully she's found a place with a little more wiggle room.

Links!

Susan after Narnia (this is absolutely beautiful, and I might have cried a bit in places) http://ink-splotch.tumblr.com/post/69470941562/there-comes-a-point-where-susan-who-was-the

Soraya Chemaly continues to be awesome http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/too-much-estrogen-the-gol_b_4589941.html

On Being Poor http://the-toast.net/2013/12/03/class-navigation-on-being-poor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=class-navigation-on-being-poor&utm_reader=feedly

The problem with Indian mascots http://nativeappropriations.com/2013/12/10-examples-of-indian-mascots-honoring-native-peoples.html

You should check out this guy's photography--especially his Iceland ones (under the Northern Landscapes) http://www.kilianschoenberger.de/

Medieval People Of Color  http://medievalpoc.org/

This is my new favorite poem

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