If you blink you might just overlook these striking and important insects.
Nature as a Quilt: Bee Flies – The Blink of an Eye
January 18th, 2025 2 Comments
Tags: Adorned Bee Fly · Banded Bee Fly · Bee flies · Greater Bee Fly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dtet · Nature · Tiger Bee Fly
Woke: Boxing a Shadow
January 11th, 2025 Comments Off on Woke: Boxing a Shadow
Tracing the origin of the term “woke” and arguing that it is time to retire it.
Tags: awake · metaphor · Michae Robert Dyet · stay woke · woke · wokeism
A Canadian’s Letter to Donald Trump
January 4th, 2025 Comments Off on A Canadian’s Letter to Donald Trump
An average Canadian’s letter to Donald Trump as he prepares to take office as president of the United States a second time.
Tags: Donald Trump · Greenland · Justin Trudeau · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Pierre Trudeau · tariffs
New Year’s Resolutions: Learn, Live, Hope
December 28th, 2024 Comments Off on New Year’s Resolutions: Learn, Live, Hope
Sage advice from Albert Einstein on how make New Year’s Resolutions we can keep.
Tags: Albert Einstein · Charlie Brown · Donald Trump · Justin Trudeau · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · New Year's Resolutions
My Christmas Wish 2024
December 21st, 2024 Comments Off on My Christmas Wish 2024
My 2024 Christmas Wish for all.
Tags: Merry Christmas · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Random Act of Metaphor: Scarecrow Tree
December 14th, 2024 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: Scarecrow Tree
Finding inspiration in the scarecrow outline of a tree on a frigid winter day.
Tags: a new day · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · tumbling leaves · winter tree
My Virtual Escape from the Chaos
December 7th, 2024 Comments Off on My Virtual Escape from the Chaos
Revisiting the best insect sightings of the summer past as an escape from the discontent and chaos in the world.
Tags: Arrow Clubtail · Furrowed Horse Fly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Pipevine Swallwtail · Tapered Mason Wasp
Nature as a Quilt: Tiny Treehoppers
November 30th, 2024 Comments Off on Nature as a Quilt: Tiny Treehoppers
Is that thorn really a thorn or something much more interesting?
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · quilt of nature · Treehoppers
Is Your Vote for Sale?
November 23rd, 2024 Comments Off on Is Your Vote for Sale?
Welcome to the age of tranparent, unapologectic vote buying.
Tags: Doug Ford · metaphor · Michae Robert Dyet · Pierre Trudeau · Working Canadians Rebate
Trump’s Victory: Cloud of Discontent
November 16th, 2024 Comments Off on Trump’s Victory: Cloud of Discontent
Like him or hate him, Donald Trump’s path to victory was well mapped out from day one.
Tags: Democrat · Donald Trump · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Republican