Nezka Pfeifer
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2/2 The Oude Kerk in Delft, during a sermon, 1669. Again with that great play of light, which Emanuel de Witte is so good at.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
2/2 The Oude Kerk in Delft, during a sermon, 1669. Again with that great play of light, which Emanuel de Witte is so good at.
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The Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, during a sermon. Love in this one how you can see light from the windows behind-above us making patterns on floor, column, walls. Genius of Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, during a sermon. Love in this one how you can see light from the windows behind-above us making patterns on floor, column, walls. Genius of Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
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For 20 years, Google and Bing have been assaulting the textfiles.com server, but the new scraper bots are a thousand times more aggressive.
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For 20 years, Google and Bing have been assaulting the textfiles.com server, but the new scraper bots are a thousand times more aggressive.
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
The Woman Painter Who Taught Brueghel How to See
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The Woman Painter Who Taught Brueghel How to See | Artnet News
Brueghel the Elder was the son-in-law to Mayken Verhulst. Recent research suggests she may be the mysterious 'Brunswick Monogrammist.'
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November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Woman Painter Who Taught Brueghel How to See
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#SmellingTheBouquet Native to tropical America, especially Brazil, but invasive in other regions, goat weed is an aromatic herb used in many traditional medicinal applications for wounds, and as an insecticide and nematicide.
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#SmellingTheBouquet Native to tropical America, especially Brazil, but invasive in other regions, goat weed is an aromatic herb used in many traditional medicinal applications for wounds, and as an insecticide and nematicide.
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#SmellingTheBouquet Native to southeast Asia, Patchouli gained popularity in Europe during the 1840s due to its distinctive aroma, which was associated with exported Indian fabrics such as cashmere shawls, which were packed with its leaves due to its insect repellent qualities.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#SmellingTheBouquet Native to southeast Asia, Patchouli gained popularity in Europe during the 1840s due to its distinctive aroma, which was associated with exported Indian fabrics such as cashmere shawls, which were packed with its leaves due to its insect repellent qualities.
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#SmellingTheBouquet Priprioca has attracted scientific and commercial attention in Brazil due to the pleasing scent of its essential oil, extracted from the rhizomes. Its stems produce small tubers that, when cut, release a fresh, woody, and spicy fragrance.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#SmellingTheBouquet Priprioca has attracted scientific and commercial attention in Brazil due to the pleasing scent of its essential oil, extracted from the rhizomes. Its stems produce small tubers that, when cut, release a fresh, woody, and spicy fragrance.
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Banho de cheiro (“scented bath”) is a traditional Amazonian practice that uses aromatic herbs for physical and spiritual cleansing. This knowledge, rooted in traditional Indigenous practices, has been passed down through generations, transformed by various communities and religions over the years.
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Banho de cheiro (“scented bath”) is a traditional Amazonian practice that uses aromatic herbs for physical and spiritual cleansing. This knowledge, rooted in traditional Indigenous practices, has been passed down through generations, transformed by various communities and religions over the years.
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NEW ARTICLE: Yemeni coins trace relations between pirates, merchants, and enslavers that traversed the North American, Arabian, & Madagascar coasts in the 1690s and shed light on colonial material exchange.
#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
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#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
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A Trail of Coins from Yemen to New York: Pirates, Plunder, and Enslavement in the World of Margrieta van Varick, ca. 1695 - Panorama
Panorama is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication dedicated to American art and visual culture (broadly defined). The journal is intended to provide a high-caliber international forum for d...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NEW ARTICLE: Yemeni coins trace relations between pirates, merchants, and enslavers that traversed the North American, Arabian, & Madagascar coasts in the 1690s and shed light on colonial material exchange.
#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
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#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
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Bath and Body Works is pumping GCT with scents of vanilla and pine apnews.com/article/gran...
Why does this NYC subway station smell 'Christmassy'? It's an ad
A new advertisement inside the Grand Central subway station is filling the air with a seasonal scent.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Bath and Body Works is pumping GCT with scents of vanilla and pine apnews.com/article/gran...
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Restoring Palo Santo, the Holy Wood of the Tropical Dry Forest: The research of Elizabeth Collins, George Mason University #SmellingTheBouquet 👃💐
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Restoring Palo Santo, the Holy Wood of the Tropical Dry Forest: The research of Elizabeth Collins, George Mason University #SmellingTheBouquet 👃💐
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
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This palo santo is one of the most used among Bolivians as incense in Indigenous rituals, such as offerings to Pachamama (goddess of the earth) for whom it was named for science; it is also used for Catholic religious services. In 2023, it was listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This palo santo is one of the most used among Bolivians as incense in Indigenous rituals, such as offerings to Pachamama (goddess of the earth) for whom it was named for science; it is also used for Catholic religious services. In 2023, it was listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List.
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This species of palo santo grows in the Yungas, a narrow band of forest on the eastern slope of the Andes north of La Paz, Bolivia. It was named by @mobotgarden.bsky.social botanist Alfredo Fuentes; despite the popularity of this incense plant in Bolivia, it had never been scientifically described.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This species of palo santo grows in the Yungas, a narrow band of forest on the eastern slope of the Andes north of La Paz, Bolivia. It was named by @mobotgarden.bsky.social botanist Alfredo Fuentes; despite the popularity of this incense plant in Bolivia, it had never been scientifically described.
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Palo santo, the holy or sacred wood incense of the Americas ... #SmellingTheBouquet
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Palo santo, the holy or sacred wood incense of the Americas ... #SmellingTheBouquet
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
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#SmellingTheBouquet Elephant Tree or Torote (Bursera microphylla) is native to the Sonoran Desert, from the SW US to NW Mexico. The Indigenous people of this region—the Comcáac and the Coahuilla—use it medicinally (it's antibactierial!) and burn its resin (copal) as fragrant incense in ceremonies.
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#SmellingTheBouquet Elephant Tree or Torote (Bursera microphylla) is native to the Sonoran Desert, from the SW US to NW Mexico. The Indigenous people of this region—the Comcáac and the Coahuilla—use it medicinally (it's antibactierial!) and burn its resin (copal) as fragrant incense in ceremonies.
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Resin plants used for incense grow around the world. 👃💐
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Resin plants used for incense grow around the world. 👃💐
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
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Not all plant resin smells the same ... 👃💐 In perfume, Peru balsam (Myroxylon peruiferum) is used in amber accords and other gourmand scents (those that smell like food such as chocolate or honey). Its scent include vanilla, smoky, balsamic, and clove notes. You can smell it in #SmellingTheBouquet
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Not all plant resin smells the same ... 👃💐 In perfume, Peru balsam (Myroxylon peruiferum) is used in amber accords and other gourmand scents (those that smell like food such as chocolate or honey). Its scent include vanilla, smoky, balsamic, and clove notes. You can smell it in #SmellingTheBouquet
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#SmellingTheBouquet All of the plant parts can be used to make a medicinal tea to deal with many ailments. It also produces a resin used for varnish, perfume, and incense. The resin exudes from the bark and trickles to the ground where it hardens into lumps and is able to be collected or harvested.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#SmellingTheBouquet All of the plant parts can be used to make a medicinal tea to deal with many ailments. It also produces a resin used for varnish, perfume, and incense. The resin exudes from the bark and trickles to the ground where it hardens into lumps and is able to be collected or harvested.
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#Incense #SmellingTheBouquet Courbaril, Black copal, Copal negro (Hymenaea courbaril)
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Incense #SmellingTheBouquet Courbaril, Black copal, Copal negro (Hymenaea courbaril)
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.