Annie Brassey
@anniebrassey.bsky.social
Victorian Traveller, Writer and Collector (1839-1887)
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While most of our archives are from the 19th century onwards, we do have a few older records, including this #EYAMedieval land deed from 1451! It is written in Latin and relates to Ardingly, which is near where our second site Wakehurst is located. #KewLA
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
While most of our archives are from the 19th century onwards, we do have a few older records, including this #EYAMedieval land deed from 1451! It is written in Latin and relates to Ardingly, which is near where our second site Wakehurst is located. #KewLA
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#RodentOfTheDay Shark Bay Mouse (Pseudomys fieldi)
"[T] the species is now restricted to four offshore islands: Faure, Bernier, Doole and North West, where it is considered to be rare with a limited abundance"
Ph/inf:https://www.australianwildlife.org/en-us/animals/shark-bay-mouse
#MouseMonday
"[T] the species is now restricted to four offshore islands: Faure, Bernier, Doole and North West, where it is considered to be rare with a limited abundance"
Ph/inf:https://www.australianwildlife.org/en-us/animals/shark-bay-mouse
#MouseMonday
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Shark Bay Mouse (Pseudomys fieldi)
"[T] the species is now restricted to four offshore islands: Faure, Bernier, Doole and North West, where it is considered to be rare with a limited abundance"
Ph/inf:https://www.australianwildlife.org/en-us/animals/shark-bay-mouse
#MouseMonday
"[T] the species is now restricted to four offshore islands: Faure, Bernier, Doole and North West, where it is considered to be rare with a limited abundance"
Ph/inf:https://www.australianwildlife.org/en-us/animals/shark-bay-mouse
#MouseMonday
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December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Cypress trees, Monterey, California
Paul Outerbridge, 1950
Paul Outerbridge, 1950
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Cypress trees, Monterey, California
Paul Outerbridge, 1950
Paul Outerbridge, 1950
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I went for a walk along the River Arun today and when I left the main path discovered what felt like a patch of Atlantic tropical rainforest like you'd be more likely to find on Dartmoor with all the epiphytic mosses and ferns.
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I went for a walk along the River Arun today and when I left the main path discovered what felt like a patch of Atlantic tropical rainforest like you'd be more likely to find on Dartmoor with all the epiphytic mosses and ferns.
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Pet koala owned by the Davey family, Terranora Lakes, eating out of a spoon and cup
F. J. Davey, ca. 1890
F. J. Davey, ca. 1890
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Pet koala owned by the Davey family, Terranora Lakes, eating out of a spoon and cup
F. J. Davey, ca. 1890
F. J. Davey, ca. 1890
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The final COP30 agreement fails to even mention fossil fuels. Countries wanting to tackle climate change must not wait for the next meeting to take action
COP30: The UN climate summits are no longer fit for purpose
The final COP30 agreement fails to even mention fossil fuels. Countries wanting to tackle climate change must not wait for the next meeting to take action
www.newscientist.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The final COP30 agreement fails to even mention fossil fuels. Countries wanting to tackle climate change must not wait for the next meeting to take action
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It's December, the season of ghosts and all things spooky, so you know what that means - it's time for this year's SCARRED FOR LIFE ADVENT CALENDAR! Kicking things off, behind door number 1 is legendary paranormal documentary series ARTHUR C CLARKE'S WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS!
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's December, the season of ghosts and all things spooky, so you know what that means - it's time for this year's SCARRED FOR LIFE ADVENT CALENDAR! Kicking things off, behind door number 1 is legendary paranormal documentary series ARTHUR C CLARKE'S WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS!
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A lovely afternoon in Pevensey with @sjfarrer.bsky.social thank you friend 🙂
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A lovely afternoon in Pevensey with @sjfarrer.bsky.social thank you friend 🙂
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In this house we stan women in science illustration
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In this house we stan women in science illustration
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Archaeology Advent Calendar Day 1
Terracotta bird-shaped vase, Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850–750 BCE
Metropolitan Museum of Art 74.51.813
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Terracotta bird-shaped vase, Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850–750 BCE
Metropolitan Museum of Art 74.51.813
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Archaeology Advent Calendar Day 1
Terracotta bird-shaped vase, Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850–750 BCE
Metropolitan Museum of Art 74.51.813
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Terracotta bird-shaped vase, Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850–750 BCE
Metropolitan Museum of Art 74.51.813
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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I think he's smiling and might be training to become the Cheshire Cat.
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think he's smiling and might be training to become the Cheshire Cat.
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🎉🦕 Big news! The Palaeontological Association has just released the abstract booklet and programme for the 69th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association (Portsmouth, 11–15 Dec 2025)! 🌍📖 ⬇️
palass.org/annual-meeti...
#conference #PalAss25 #uk
palass.org/annual-meeti...
#conference #PalAss25 #uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🎉🦕 Big news! The Palaeontological Association has just released the abstract booklet and programme for the 69th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association (Portsmouth, 11–15 Dec 2025)! 🌍📖 ⬇️
palass.org/annual-meeti...
#conference #PalAss25 #uk
palass.org/annual-meeti...
#conference #PalAss25 #uk
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Holy Trinity Church in Uppington is mainly a Victorian building, though it does have some earlier features. Perhaps the most remarkable is the Norman doorway, which has an 11th-century tympanum above it. Thought to be either late Saxon or Early Norman, it depicts a wonderfully Intricate dragon.
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Holy Trinity Church in Uppington is mainly a Victorian building, though it does have some earlier features. Perhaps the most remarkable is the Norman doorway, which has an 11th-century tympanum above it. Thought to be either late Saxon or Early Norman, it depicts a wonderfully Intricate dragon.
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"A sad tale's best for winter: I have one of sprites and goblins"
("The Winter's Tale")
🎨 Frederick Sandys "Perdita" (1866)
#shakespearesunday
("The Winter's Tale")
🎨 Frederick Sandys "Perdita" (1866)
#shakespearesunday
November 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"A sad tale's best for winter: I have one of sprites and goblins"
("The Winter's Tale")
🎨 Frederick Sandys "Perdita" (1866)
#shakespearesunday
("The Winter's Tale")
🎨 Frederick Sandys "Perdita" (1866)
#shakespearesunday
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A reminder that our Mammals gallery (Blue whale model) will be closed from today until 5 December 2025 for planned conservation works. 🐳
We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and hope that you can still enjoy the rest of the Museum. 🦕
We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and hope that you can still enjoy the rest of the Museum. 🦕
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A reminder that our Mammals gallery (Blue whale model) will be closed from today until 5 December 2025 for planned conservation works. 🐳
We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and hope that you can still enjoy the rest of the Museum. 🦕
We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and hope that you can still enjoy the rest of the Museum. 🦕
Sunbeam #Mehetia #Pacific 1.12.1876. "The people came down to meet us, & conducted is to the house of the chief, who, with his pretty wife, received us kindly, but with much gravity & dignity. Mats were placed for me to sit upon, wreaths were offered me...& cocoa-nut milk to drink." #Brassey #1870s
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Cold, cold is the blast when December is howling,
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Cold, cold is the blast when December is howling,
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
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The Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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This is one of my favourite Japanese prints, I love the atmosphere and sense of tranquillity. I was lucky enough to be able to visit Chionin Temple when I was last in Japan and I've included some photos in the reply below.
🎨'Chionin Temple' - Kawase Hasui, 1933.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
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🎨'Chionin Temple' - Kawase Hasui, 1933.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
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December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This is one of my favourite Japanese prints, I love the atmosphere and sense of tranquillity. I was lucky enough to be able to visit Chionin Temple when I was last in Japan and I've included some photos in the reply below.
🎨'Chionin Temple' - Kawase Hasui, 1933.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
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🎨'Chionin Temple' - Kawase Hasui, 1933.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
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Tonight!
Next week: join us for our next online talk: Rosemary Power, 'On Social Life and Stories: Traditional Tale-Telling in 1970s Rural Iceland'. Monday 1 December, 19:00-20:30 GMT on Zoom. Tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-social-...
On Social Life and Stories: Traditional Tale-telling in 1970s Rural Iceland
Folklife, social culture, storytelling content & context, & traditional singing in a northern Icelandic valley in 1970s & early 1980s
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Tonight!
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“Night's black Mantle covers all alike.”
(Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas)
🎨 Benjamin Rabier
#owlishmonday
(Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas)
🎨 Benjamin Rabier
#owlishmonday
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“Night's black Mantle covers all alike.”
(Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas)
🎨 Benjamin Rabier
#owlishmonday
(Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas)
🎨 Benjamin Rabier
#owlishmonday
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The dolmen de Blanc in Nojals-et-Clotte (Dordogne) has a 4x2.5m chamber with a narrow offset passage. A local tale said it was built by the Virgin to protect a young shepherdess from a storm hence its other name of Grotte de la Vierge.
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The dolmen de Blanc in Nojals-et-Clotte (Dordogne) has a 4x2.5m chamber with a narrow offset passage. A local tale said it was built by the Virgin to protect a young shepherdess from a storm hence its other name of Grotte de la Vierge.