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Morning.
Currawong, Elizabeth Gould.
October 2, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Mary Edwards Walker worked as a surgeon for the Union Army during the Civil War. She was captured by Confederates after crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilians & arrested as a spy. She's the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor - pictured here, wearing it.
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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What?!

#medievalsky #caturday #catsofbluesky

The Morgan Museum & Library MS M.179, f. 44v
March 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
First signs of spring. The winter aconites in the park are out and the snowdrops will soon follow.
February 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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'Crow and Cherry Blossoms' - Ohara Koson, ca. 1930's.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga #crows
December 11, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Medieval elephant at Basel Cathedral, Switzerland.
November 28, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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'Black Crow' - Kawanabe Kyosai, ca. 1870s.
#crows #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
November 20, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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If you ever hear music when no-one is around, it could be a koto-furunushi. The koto is a Japanese stringed instrument which, if forgotten, can transform into a #yokai resembling a wild beast that can move on its own and play all the songs ever played on it.
#MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore
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November 25, 2024 at 1:21 PM
A little color on a grey day.
November 24, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Evening walk in the park with a very dramatic sunset.
November 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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"this is fine"

British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
November 16, 2024 at 11:36 AM