Ann Marie Wilson
@annmariewilson.bsky.social
Historian at Leiden University College. Environmental history, Dutch history, gardens, birds, city parks. Oh and lots of dusty old nature guides.
Snow makes neighbors of us all.
January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Snow makes neighbors of us all.
Cape Lion! ππ¦π§‘ Can't wait to see the book.
October 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Cape Lion! ππ¦π§‘ Can't wait to see the book.
And more! www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie... π₯°
Julie de Graag
www.rijksmuseum.nl
September 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
And more! www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie... π₯°
Love her escherinhetpaleis.nl/en/whats-on/...
September 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Love her escherinhetpaleis.nl/en/whats-on/...
Reposted by Ann Marie Wilson
When people ask, "Right before the Republic crumbled, who was doing the best 19th century literary pun stencils?" remember my name.
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When people ask, "Right before the Republic crumbled, who was doing the best 19th century literary pun stencils?" remember my name.
Absolute unit sighting at hollandmuseum.org in Holland, Michigan -- across the pond from @themerl.bsky.social and worth a visit. π
August 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Absolute unit sighting at hollandmuseum.org in Holland, Michigan -- across the pond from @themerl.bsky.social and worth a visit. π
Hereβs an essay I wrote about trees. Itβs also about climate narratives, loss, and Dutch women in early twentieth-century botany. But mostly itβs about π³π³π³ (and πͺ²πͺ²πͺ²). With illustrations from @naturalis.bsky.social
What do we tell ourselves when trees simply vanish? Weβve put Ann Marie Wilsonβs beautiful essay Β« Tree illness as metaphor Β» in front of the paywall for you to find out. Read it here: europeanreviewofbooks.com/tree-illness...
July 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Hereβs an essay I wrote about trees. Itβs also about climate narratives, loss, and Dutch women in early twentieth-century botany. But mostly itβs about π³π³π³ (and πͺ²πͺ²πͺ²). With illustrations from @naturalis.bsky.social
First baby is out of the nest. πͺΆ
June 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
First baby is out of the nest. πͺΆ
I could, and shall, spend the whole day listening to these baby birds sing. #Birds #Koolmeesjes πͺΆ
June 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I could, and shall, spend the whole day listening to these baby birds sing. #Birds #Koolmeesjes πͺΆ
Nogal intens, dit. Uit de Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden, 1926. π·πβ€οΈ @ubleiden.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Nogal intens, dit. Uit de Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden, 1926. π·πβ€οΈ @ubleiden.bsky.social
My students and I are organising this event at @unileiden.bsky.social on May 17. Open to current students, prospective students, staff and alumni. For more info and to register, visit: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/ex...
April 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My students and I are organising this event at @unileiden.bsky.social on May 17. Open to current students, prospective students, staff and alumni. For more info and to register, visit: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/ex...
Reposted by Ann Marie Wilson
ce n'est pas une universitΓ©
In a first for the Ivy League school, Columbia's new officers have the same powers of warrantless search and arrest as any other police officer under New York law. The state law permits the officers to use "physical force and deadly physical force in making an arrest or preventing an escape."
Columbia University's new campus patrol officers appointed by New York Police Department
The 36 new special patrol officers announced last month by Columbia University were appointed by the New York Police Department and will be subject to the orders of the police commissioner, an arrangement confirmed by a Columbia spokesperson this week.
www.reuters.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
ce n'est pas une universitΓ©
Yes! It's a delightful, weird, charming little museum. And for a coffee and downtime I remember liking Booksa's cafe, and the Program Bar next door.
February 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Yes! It's a delightful, weird, charming little museum. And for a coffee and downtime I remember liking Booksa's cafe, and the Program Bar next door.
Reposted by Ann Marie Wilson
I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
January 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
Reposted by Ann Marie Wilson
One of my favourite things in headlines are where you can see the muscle memory of legal training being applied to animals, buildings, train lines.
This headline reads like the BBC is terrified of being sued for libel by the rhino.
January 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
One of my favourite things in headlines are where you can see the muscle memory of legal training being applied to animals, buildings, train lines.
Haha, must be the legs. A famous Dutch bird guide from 1912 suggests that once you're in the hide, the birds will settle faster if you go in there with some friends, and then ask one of them lto eave. Then the birds think the coast is clear! But the book warns that crows can count to 4. β€οΈ
January 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Haha, must be the legs. A famous Dutch bird guide from 1912 suggests that once you're in the hide, the birds will settle faster if you go in there with some friends, and then ask one of them lto eave. Then the birds think the coast is clear! But the book warns that crows can count to 4. β€οΈ
Ooh thank you for mentioning it! Very much enjoying this: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Keartons: inventing nature photography β in pictures
Richard and Cherry Kearton were possibly the worldβs first professional wildlife photographers. The brothersβ pioneering photos include the first shot of a birdβs nest with eggs and the first Masai li...
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ooh thank you for mentioning it! Very much enjoying this: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Ann Marie Wilson
I *love* your collage! And wow, it has been a long time - email me!
January 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I *love* your collage! And wow, it has been a long time - email me!
I will never tired of photographs of people walking around carrying bird hides on their head. From the book, In de ban van vogels (a history of Dutch ornithology), by Karel Voous.
January 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I will never tired of photographs of people walking around carrying bird hides on their head. From the book, In de ban van vogels (a history of Dutch ornithology), by Karel Voous.
Reposted by Ann Marie Wilson
Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
December 14, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Though I guess I should have served them to (or flung them at) the leaders of the CDA, SGP, and ChristenUnie π‘ www.dutchnews.nl/2024/12/chri...
Christian parties side with coalition on education budget cuts - DutchNews.nl
The three Christian parties in parliament have sided with the right-wing government and far-right parties to ensure a majority for education cuts in the senate, saying the deal βhas made a bad budget ...
www.dutchnews.nl
December 12, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Though I guess I should have served them to (or flung them at) the leaders of the CDA, SGP, and ChristenUnie π‘ www.dutchnews.nl/2024/12/chri...