Katharine Tree
@treesandwords.bsky.social
Hobgoblin, garden seer, wistful novelist. She who must be obeyed/Herself.
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Welcome to February! Every month in 2026 we give you the gift of calendar pages from several of Penn's books of hours - illustrating the variety of books we have in our collection. Enjoy! #medievalsky
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Welcome to February! Every month in 2026 we give you the gift of calendar pages from several of Penn's books of hours - illustrating the variety of books we have in our collection. Enjoy! #medievalsky
Loot that drops after defeating me:
Fit-over sunglasses
L. Erickson hair ties
Goat milk yogurt
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour lip balm
Merino twinset of Go Fuck Yourself (+8 psychic armor)
Fit-over sunglasses
L. Erickson hair ties
Goat milk yogurt
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour lip balm
Merino twinset of Go Fuck Yourself (+8 psychic armor)
Loot that drops after defeating me:
💜 a clump of cat fluff (crafting item)
💜 mixed seeds
💜 a shark tooth (crafting item)
💜 lemon cookie (healing item)
💜 faded black hoodie (rare drop, +1 magic)
💜 a clump of cat fluff (crafting item)
💜 mixed seeds
💜 a shark tooth (crafting item)
💜 lemon cookie (healing item)
💜 faded black hoodie (rare drop, +1 magic)
Loot that drops after defeating me:
💥 empty wine bottles
💥 craft supplies
💥 baggy sweat pants
💥 Red Bull
💥 notebook filled with my draft skeets
💥 empty wine bottles
💥 craft supplies
💥 baggy sweat pants
💥 Red Bull
💥 notebook filled with my draft skeets
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
Fit-over sunglasses
L. Erickson hair ties
Goat milk yogurt
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour lip balm
Merino twinset of Go Fuck Yourself (+8 psychic armor)
Fit-over sunglasses
L. Erickson hair ties
Goat milk yogurt
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour lip balm
Merino twinset of Go Fuck Yourself (+8 psychic armor)
*utter collapse*
February 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
*utter collapse*
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in my Hand (Primitive Radio Gods)
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in my Hand (Primitive Radio Gods)
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Big lion, baby lion
BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.92v
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.92v
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Big lion, baby lion
BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.92v
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.92v
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
The last time I felt that an mp3 player was built in my best interests.
iPod Classic 4th Gen (2004). My first iPod, and I still have it.
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The last time I felt that an mp3 player was built in my best interests.
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News I’m somewhat late to but apparently the Indian Navy built a ship based on a fifth century painting and sailed it to Oman to recreate the trading route of the Indian Ocean in late antiquity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
INSV Kaundinya: Hand-stitched Indian ship arrives in Oman - BBC News
The ship, which has no engine and moves under square sails, retraced the ancient route in 17 days.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
News I’m somewhat late to but apparently the Indian Navy built a ship based on a fifth century painting and sailed it to Oman to recreate the trading route of the Indian Ocean in late antiquity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Two weekends ago I hauled my daughter's ass through a final essay she didn't want or need to write (she had an A already). Well guess what, the teacher graded the essay with AI and said it wasn't very good.
My dear lady. My dear ma'am. My dear.
My dear lady. My dear ma'am. My dear.
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Two weekends ago I hauled my daughter's ass through a final essay she didn't want or need to write (she had an A already). Well guess what, the teacher graded the essay with AI and said it wasn't very good.
My dear lady. My dear ma'am. My dear.
My dear lady. My dear ma'am. My dear.
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ok I will stop fiddling with this now
February 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
ok I will stop fiddling with this now
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This elaborate, stave-built bucket was discovered in a peat bog in Derreen, Co Clare. Made from yew wood and ornamented with three bronze hoops, it dates from the 8th/9th century AD.
irisharchaeology.ie/2013/03/the-...
irisharchaeology.ie/2013/03/the-...
February 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This elaborate, stave-built bucket was discovered in a peat bog in Derreen, Co Clare. Made from yew wood and ornamented with three bronze hoops, it dates from the 8th/9th century AD.
irisharchaeology.ie/2013/03/the-...
irisharchaeology.ie/2013/03/the-...
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From a tiny watermelon to 523 pounds of tapir, Ume the Malayan tapir is officially ONE! 🎉 What began as a 24-pound bundle of squeaks and spots has grown into a curious, confident tapir, stealing hearts every step of the way. 💗 Happy first birthday, Ume! We love you! ❤️
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
From a tiny watermelon to 523 pounds of tapir, Ume the Malayan tapir is officially ONE! 🎉 What began as a 24-pound bundle of squeaks and spots has grown into a curious, confident tapir, stealing hearts every step of the way. 💗 Happy first birthday, Ume! We love you! ❤️
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Pinturicchio was an “early adopter” of fantastical images called “grotesques”, found in recently rediscovered #Roman caves (“grotte” in Italian) containing Nero’s Domus Aurea.
🌕 Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/unlocking-...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #academia #renaissance 🏺
🌕 Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/unlocking-...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #academia #renaissance 🏺
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Pinturicchio was an “early adopter” of fantastical images called “grotesques”, found in recently rediscovered #Roman caves (“grotte” in Italian) containing Nero’s Domus Aurea.
🌕 Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/unlocking-...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #academia #renaissance 🏺
🌕 Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/unlocking-...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #academia #renaissance 🏺
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It's always a personal highlight to visit the University Library at the end of the semester, but this time we were shown a real treat: Cod. Pal. lat. 864, containing excerpts from Gregory of Tours' Histories and Fredegar's Chronicles - written in Lorsch around 800! #MedievalSky
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It's always a personal highlight to visit the University Library at the end of the semester, but this time we were shown a real treat: Cod. Pal. lat. 864, containing excerpts from Gregory of Tours' Histories and Fredegar's Chronicles - written in Lorsch around 800! #MedievalSky
I'm going to take a TEST this afternoon, and I'm worked up.
I haven't taken a test for over twenty years. I remember walking out of my last one, and the comfortable--albeit alien--feeling that I'd never have to take one again.
Oh well.
I haven't taken a test for over twenty years. I remember walking out of my last one, and the comfortable--albeit alien--feeling that I'd never have to take one again.
Oh well.
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I'm going to take a TEST this afternoon, and I'm worked up.
I haven't taken a test for over twenty years. I remember walking out of my last one, and the comfortable--albeit alien--feeling that I'd never have to take one again.
Oh well.
I haven't taken a test for over twenty years. I remember walking out of my last one, and the comfortable--albeit alien--feeling that I'd never have to take one again.
Oh well.
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Choices Were Made*
*Don Quixote came in two parts, 1605 and 1615... Someone REALLY needed their first edition bindings to match! @newberrylibrary.bsky.social i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
*Don Quixote came in two parts, 1605 and 1615... Someone REALLY needed their first edition bindings to match! @newberrylibrary.bsky.social i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Choices Were Made*
*Don Quixote came in two parts, 1605 and 1615... Someone REALLY needed their first edition bindings to match! @newberrylibrary.bsky.social i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
*Don Quixote came in two parts, 1605 and 1615... Someone REALLY needed their first edition bindings to match! @newberrylibrary.bsky.social i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
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For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic showing the labyrinth of the Minotaur on Crete. The monster’s head is depicted in the centre. The simple depiction is alluding to the myth of Theseus, in which the Greek hero slays the Minotaur in the labyrinth with the help ... 🧵1/2
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#Archaeology
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#Archaeology
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 AM
For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic showing the labyrinth of the Minotaur on Crete. The monster’s head is depicted in the centre. The simple depiction is alluding to the myth of Theseus, in which the Greek hero slays the Minotaur in the labyrinth with the help ... 🧵1/2
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#Archaeology
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#Archaeology
I bought this Brooks Brothers silk & cashmere cardigan cheap because it has these stains, and now I'll try to get them out. They look like turmeric stains, the very worst kind.
I'm starting with vinegar & Woolite bc it's the gentlest possibility, but let's be real, it won't work.
I'm starting with vinegar & Woolite bc it's the gentlest possibility, but let's be real, it won't work.
February 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I bought this Brooks Brothers silk & cashmere cardigan cheap because it has these stains, and now I'll try to get them out. They look like turmeric stains, the very worst kind.
I'm starting with vinegar & Woolite bc it's the gentlest possibility, but let's be real, it won't work.
I'm starting with vinegar & Woolite bc it's the gentlest possibility, but let's be real, it won't work.
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Welcome to my crib
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Welcome to my crib
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Undercover crow. ✨
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Undercover crow. ✨
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Wonderful group portrait of six syndics of the Amsterdam cloth-makers guild, 1599, by Pieter Pietersz. His day is today.
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Wonderful group portrait of six syndics of the Amsterdam cloth-makers guild, 1599, by Pieter Pietersz. His day is today.
I did not take five interesting university courses but I was a CS major for 1.5 semesters, and this is correct.
The process of learning new skills in coding is bashing your head into a wall until the wall gives. If you always skip the bashing part, I'm not sure how the skills develop.
January 31, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I did not take five interesting university courses but I was a CS major for 1.5 semesters, and this is correct.
I have a girl-crush on an Instagrammer who is everything I'm not. I try to watch but not comment, but yesterday she asked her followers a question I knew the answer to, so I answered. Many agreed with me, but my answer was so terminally unhip that she gave me a shout-out for it.
sigh
sigh
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I have a girl-crush on an Instagrammer who is everything I'm not. I try to watch but not comment, but yesterday she asked her followers a question I knew the answer to, so I answered. Many agreed with me, but my answer was so terminally unhip that she gave me a shout-out for it.
sigh
sigh
I've missed the college course meme, but the three most interesting-sounding courses I can remember were Close Relationships, History of Sub-Saharan Africa (somehow 90% Caribbean history?), and The Bronte Sisters.
January 31, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I've missed the college course meme, but the three most interesting-sounding courses I can remember were Close Relationships, History of Sub-Saharan Africa (somehow 90% Caribbean history?), and The Bronte Sisters.
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I went to a camel festival in the Gobi Desert this morning, a celebration of nomadic life, and it was absolutely amazing
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I went to a camel festival in the Gobi Desert this morning, a celebration of nomadic life, and it was absolutely amazing
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Kay Nielsen, Danish (1886-1957), 'And then she lay on a little green patch in the midst of the gloomy thick wood', illustration for East of the Sun and West of the Moon, 1914, ink and watercolor on paper
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Kay Nielsen, Danish (1886-1957), 'And then she lay on a little green patch in the midst of the gloomy thick wood', illustration for East of the Sun and West of the Moon, 1914, ink and watercolor on paper