Fine art and portrait photographer She/her #Toronto (BEY) Double twin mom and also 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️mom Atheist, feminist, pedestrian vigilante, anti-fascist, anti-racist #photography, politics, 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, art, #Canada, and anything interesting. Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight - Bruce Cockburn ELBOWS UP!! 🇨🇦 Header photo: "Children's Portrait Artist" followed by 4 photos of children in winter clothes Avatar: woman wearing glasses and blue floral dress looking to side
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Last Notes npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Fuck these 5 provinces in particular https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/premiers-carney-withdraw-court-submission-notwithstanding-1.7653648?cmp=rss npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Blue Jays are up 5-0 after 3 npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Here’s some photos I took today #photography https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/115/023/331/692/965/139/original/c731612aaf6c19d4.jpeg https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/115/023/331/872/710/714/original/05642a1934b7bf5a.jpeg https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/115/023/332/108/248/726/original/6b6ffaacc6160925.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Hey Ottawa peeps!! Ottawa Trans March is ON!!! Friday August 22 at 6 pm Starts at Bank and McLaren #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Ottawa https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/115/016/458/524/385/937/original/d0fa95fe8a5e01b7.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney #Toronto #NoKings https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/682/975/657/884/451/original/ed08a31ff2f0c86b.jpg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney If anyone is in #Toronto tomorrow, has kids, and likes Pride events, East End Kids Pride is on at Dentonia Park from 10am to 2pm (just west of Vic Park station, near the cricket pitch). Performances, face painting, crafts, arts fair, and more! Bring a picnic! I'll be at the letter writing booth. https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/603/917/610/807/726/original/b017b568f5406b73.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/603/917/643/891/749/original/2eab197ca619071d.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/603/917/644/191/148/original/e0b57975633182f2.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/603/917/644/480/661/original/249d3c52e47e8136.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney #fensterFreitag #WindowFriday https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/597/664/718/279/028/original/af67b42f09170100.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Can’t sleep. Gonna try some weed. Thanks Trudeau! npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney I need to get a new home for my website now. Is there a good Canadian place to call home? npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Cross Country Checkup and Ian Hanomansing tried to sell us out. Looks like they changed the framing of Sunday’s show from “What would Canada as the 51st state mean to you?” to “What do you think of Trump's comments about Canada becoming the 51st state?” Let them know 51st state talk is a violent threat and NOT a thought experiment. Use the link below to comment. https://cbchelp.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/requests/new?ticket_form_id=6847715188379 https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/048/348/558/291/152/original/6f26048b6c301562.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/048/348/714/811/020/original/debc2850d310c32d.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney First full day on the Canadian roasted coffee (Kicking Horse 3 Sisters). It’s much smoother. I could have been drinking this the entire time?! #BuyCanadian #CdnPoli npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Poking around my fridge for products I need to replace. Diana sauce and Frank’s Red Hot (Lime) are both Canadian. My other favourite (Valentina) is Mexican. So yay for me!!! npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Things are looking up… #photography #florespondence #BloomScrolling https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/853/337/705/604/975/original/24d457a2678ae2cd.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/853/337/775/433/803/original/f38d99959db2c1e9.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney #WindowFriday #FensterFreitag Look at this retro beauty… (there are windows in it) https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/853/032/646/879/026/original/5922bfc65f51dd2e.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Ottawa Trans March!! August 23 6pm!! Bank and Gladstone!! I’ll be there!!!!!!!! https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/849/580/471/013/773/original/8467e262ff5efbd7.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney The NYT is fooling itself if it thinks 1 good article and 1 good editorial will make me click on them. That ship has sailed and it took no clicks with it. NO CLICKS. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney #SilentSunday #photography https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/627/955/363/794/233/original/181e4dd974cf9d81.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/627/955/565/895/017/original/2f4164321792c992.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/627/955/702/003/721/original/cfc47127a3322d62.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Happy birthday to these two https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/576/051/634/377/104/original/216b3587e6db8c77.jpg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/576/061/728/781/103/original/febbd5783e59c25a.jpg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/532/102/497/754/522/original/90c5f584f52e2f19.mp4 npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Saw a car today with a bumper sticker that said “Fully vaccinated by the blood of Jesus” Yuck. Blood is gross. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Wish you were ear… https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/216/059/759/219/839/original/96553c259ae4f153.jpg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney I started fiddling with my smoke pics again. This time I put them in photoshop and inverted them. Then I played with the colours. #photography https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/153/173/478/051/256/original/c2c4e70c2781df5b.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/153/173/672/596/512/original/e9c70331c9d115dc.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/153/173/858/096/456/original/ca623494ec06a8ec.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/153/174/013/997/264/original/ad61886045c57f01.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney @npub1zak…d6uu it just means that I used 2 flashes in different colours to light up 2 smoke trails, making sure I only lit up one trail with each light. I had them super bright so that I could get more in focus. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney @npub1zak…d6uu two alien bees flashes with different coloured gels. I set one incense stick in one light and another in the other light. Then use a deeeeeep DOF to try to get maximum in focus. I flagged the flashes to minimize spillover. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney @npub1zak…d6uu grab one and use it. I can give one or two away for free. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney @npub1xsy…cevg @npub1n7h…55sr King Charles? npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Nature’s butthole https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/033/792/732/754/150/original/eff8e6df3e94f3be.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Went to the Nex vigil in Toronto last night. Everyone there was very sad and very scared. My heart was racing. Is it still a panic attack if you have a good reason to panic? npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Mulroney was corrupt but I don’t think he was a fascist. That’s all I got. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Garnett Genuis and Arnold Viersen told Justin Trudeau to "butt out" of provincial matters, circulating 9 petitions saying this presented in the HoC. Waiting for them to tell Poilievre to "butt out" about single-sex spaces that he himself admits is provincial jurisdiction. Meddling is only ok when we are drumming up hate for trans people. #CdnPoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-ban-trans-women-sports-bathrooms-1.7120972 npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney You know, in Canadian football games, they score some points. Is that not something they do in American football? #SuperBowl #NFL #CFL npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Proof of concept, taken on my iPhone #photography https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/897/178/662/399/328/original/632d1d4f229519b6.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney My husband sent a very pointed email to my Conservative family about not voting CPC. He didn’t CC me which is good because I could not handle more gaslighting. I’d rather they didn’t respond than respond poorly (which they usually do). npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Getting ready… #CdnPoli #TransRights https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/885/553/713/951/481/original/81f3890006cda760.jpg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney I bought new runners because the old ones were hurting my feet. Walked home almost 4k. I had them throw out my old ones at the store. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney #SilentSunday https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/873/903/066/215/356/original/8869d9316ac11867.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/873/903/150/888/604/original/0e54baa0cc0daf4d.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/873/903/228/712/478/original/57223f4bc8840266.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney #CdnPoli #AbPoli https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/857/621/454/922/608/original/4efb4830e57919e2.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Every time I pick up the cats now I ask “WHY BABY SIZED” npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Dried flowers #photography #BloomScrolling #florespondence https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/681/747/710/090/300/original/8bf96328f8c73a23.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Magnolias #florespondence #BloomScrolling #photography https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/670/390/604/219/252/original/35fc49be05756c5a.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/670/390/803/685/802/original/9e6805d6f3e50fc1.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/670/391/146/999/325/original/453b93970e44ac67.jpg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/670/391/428/301/056/original/c0b498fdce5d2145.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Live from Mar-A-Lago… https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/609/762/759/492/019/original/ad1ab76accb0ca38.mp4 npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Hang the cats, I mean, stockings for Xmas #CatsOfMastodon https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/580/192/851/184/797/original/162c945b54fcfde5.jpg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney @npub1xsy…cevg beautiful! npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney Super glad non-binary people were and are willing to speak up. It makes raising my baby enby (age 10 and has been out since age 6) so much better. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/i-shouldn-t-have-to-look-non-binary-1.6903041 https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/110/856/025/609/325/881/original/89aded95b0371465.jpeg npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney @npub1gvl…8ag7 @npub13rw…nfd8 natural planning works well to try to figure out when is the best time to get pregnant. The reverse does not work well. npub1cmfurcqz8dmdpmzd6pkwakskqnvzm2dw6tlw6mukplfpk4xte0qs0dknjt Monica Rooney I’ve been doing a lot of doom scrolling so how about some #BloomScrolling? Three peonies in my neighbour’s yard #Florespondence https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/110/516/534/501/532/629/original/3cb25cea353dde92.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/110/516/534/882/596/640/original/7ba91b0235530c72.jpeg https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/110/516/535/133/553/435/original/ebf1705b6805faf4.jpeg