may all the hatchlings survive and fledge. then they can grow into beautiful adults like Bluster-Murphy here:

fantastic news! the first kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Pukenui / Anchor Island:-

https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2026-media-releases/first-kakapo-chick-in-four-years-hatches-on-valentines-day/

@Gigi in Māori, the term for autism - "takiwātanga" - translates as "in their own space/time". i love how it is not framed as a bunch of deficits.

https://maimoa.nz/blogs/news/more-than-a-diagnosis-reclaiming-neurodiversity-in-te-ao-maori

@Gigi in Māori, the relatively newly coined word for ADHD—"aroreretini"—translates as "attention goes to many things". i love how it isn't as stigmatizing as the English term.

one of Toronto's respite centres, the BLC, is shuttering a month early, on Mar.15, owing to an agreement with FIFA World Cup organizers.

super cruel - it's been a particularly tough winter already, with shelters overwhelmed amid long stretches of extreme cold.

"I'd really like to know where all those people are going to go. I think about 300 people are staying there every night...We know the shelters are full. The other respites are full & the warming centres are full." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/especially-cold-winter-homeless-response-9.7084618