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Folklore, Books, Nature, Sebald, Birding, Art, History, Graphic Design. Classically trained musician. Mildly obsessed by warblers. Yorkshire!
Survivors and shocked residents of Hiroshima gather in the street ten minutes after the atomic bomb, 1945.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Survivors and shocked residents of Hiroshima gather in the street ten minutes after the atomic bomb, 1945.
Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus)
October 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus)
Sophus Jacobsen-Winter Wilderness Farm
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sophus Jacobsen-Winter Wilderness Farm
In 1948, a man donned 13-pound, three-toed cast-iron shoes and walked along a Florida beach at night. The footprints led people to believe a 4.5-meter-tall penguin was roaming their lands. It continued its mischief for 10 years, visiting various beaches. The hoax was only exposed 40 years later
September 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In 1948, a man donned 13-pound, three-toed cast-iron shoes and walked along a Florida beach at night. The footprints led people to believe a 4.5-meter-tall penguin was roaming their lands. It continued its mischief for 10 years, visiting various beaches. The hoax was only exposed 40 years later
Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) was an outstanding Italian guitarist, composer, and teacher. He is one of the most significant figures in the history of the classical guitar.
He was born into an aristocratic family, first learning to play the cello.
He was born into an aristocratic family, first learning to play the cello.
August 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) was an outstanding Italian guitarist, composer, and teacher. He is one of the most significant figures in the history of the classical guitar.
He was born into an aristocratic family, first learning to play the cello.
He was born into an aristocratic family, first learning to play the cello.
A depiction of flying objects in a German alchemical text from the 17th century. The objects are large square stone blocks. Some of them are lying on the riverbed to the right, some on a hill to the left, and a pile on the road. Apparently, these are blocks from some ruined structure.
August 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A depiction of flying objects in a German alchemical text from the 17th century. The objects are large square stone blocks. Some of them are lying on the riverbed to the right, some on a hill to the left, and a pile on the road. Apparently, these are blocks from some ruined structure.
Swift's Great Mystery: Phobos, Deimos, and Time Travel.
In the third part of "Gulliver's Travels" the flying island of Laputa is described. The book contains the following quote: "They also discovered two small stars or satellites revolving around Mars.
In the third part of "Gulliver's Travels" the flying island of Laputa is described. The book contains the following quote: "They also discovered two small stars or satellites revolving around Mars.
August 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Swift's Great Mystery: Phobos, Deimos, and Time Travel.
In the third part of "Gulliver's Travels" the flying island of Laputa is described. The book contains the following quote: "They also discovered two small stars or satellites revolving around Mars.
In the third part of "Gulliver's Travels" the flying island of Laputa is described. The book contains the following quote: "They also discovered two small stars or satellites revolving around Mars.
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates furcatus)
August 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates furcatus)
tejneger's Scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri)
August 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
tejneger's Scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri)
Strange events in the skies over France in 1670.
An interesting engraving dating from 1670. Title: "Representation of the terrible phenomenon observed in Touraine from August 5 to 15, 1670."
An interesting engraving dating from 1670. Title: "Representation of the terrible phenomenon observed in Touraine from August 5 to 15, 1670."
August 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Strange events in the skies over France in 1670.
An interesting engraving dating from 1670. Title: "Representation of the terrible phenomenon observed in Touraine from August 5 to 15, 1670."
An interesting engraving dating from 1670. Title: "Representation of the terrible phenomenon observed in Touraine from August 5 to 15, 1670."
Perhaps one of the most famous paintings of the 20th century
"A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed" (1903),
C. M. Coolidge.
"A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed" (1903),
C. M. Coolidge.
August 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Perhaps one of the most famous paintings of the 20th century
"A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed" (1903),
C. M. Coolidge.
"A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed" (1903),
C. M. Coolidge.
A small limestone tablet with carvings of two quails. In the upper left corner is a sketch of a third quail.
Egypt, 400-30 BC.
Stored in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Egypt, 400-30 BC.
Stored in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
August 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A small limestone tablet with carvings of two quails. In the upper left corner is a sketch of a third quail.
Egypt, 400-30 BC.
Stored in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Egypt, 400-30 BC.
Stored in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
August 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)
August 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)
Salvador Dali, "Face of Mae West, which could be used as a surrealist apartment", 1934–35
Gouache, with graphite, on paper from a trade magazine.
Gouache, with graphite, on paper from a trade magazine.
August 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Salvador Dali, "Face of Mae West, which could be used as a surrealist apartment", 1934–35
Gouache, with graphite, on paper from a trade magazine.
Gouache, with graphite, on paper from a trade magazine.
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates monorhis)
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates monorhis)
Italian artist Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844–1905)
"Monks walking to the mountain monastery of Athos"
"Monks walking to the mountain monastery of Athos"
August 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Italian artist Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844–1905)
"Monks walking to the mountain monastery of Athos"
"Monks walking to the mountain monastery of Athos"
John Faed - "The Expulsion of Adam and Eve"
August 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
John Faed - "The Expulsion of Adam and Eve"
I'm not the religious type but this painting is wonderful.
IGNACIO ZULOAGA (1870 — 1945)
BLEEDING CHRIST (CRUCIFIXION)
1911.
Canvas, oil.
Madrid,
Queen Sofia Museum.
IGNACIO ZULOAGA (1870 — 1945)
BLEEDING CHRIST (CRUCIFIXION)
1911.
Canvas, oil.
Madrid,
Queen Sofia Museum.
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I'm not the religious type but this painting is wonderful.
IGNACIO ZULOAGA (1870 — 1945)
BLEEDING CHRIST (CRUCIFIXION)
1911.
Canvas, oil.
Madrid,
Queen Sofia Museum.
IGNACIO ZULOAGA (1870 — 1945)
BLEEDING CHRIST (CRUCIFIXION)
1911.
Canvas, oil.
Madrid,
Queen Sofia Museum.
Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich - "Misty Morning in Italy"
July 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich - "Misty Morning in Italy"
The Andromeda Galaxy is hurtling toward us at about 110 kilometers per second. In 4.5 billion years, it will collide with our Milky Way galaxy.
July 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy is hurtling toward us at about 110 kilometers per second. In 4.5 billion years, it will collide with our Milky Way galaxy.
This makes me smile. A guy making noodles is the beat for a young throat singer.
July 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This makes me smile. A guy making noodles is the beat for a young throat singer.
Take the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), for example, which is located between 6,500 and 10,000 light years away. If we were to place our solar system in this nebula, it would simply be lost among these huge clouds of gas and dust.
June 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Take the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), for example, which is located between 6,500 and 10,000 light years away. If we were to place our solar system in this nebula, it would simply be lost among these huge clouds of gas and dust.
Trethevy Quoit is a well-preserved megalithic structure between St Clair and Dariet in Cornwall, England. Locals call it the "Giant's House".
May 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Trethevy Quoit is a well-preserved megalithic structure between St Clair and Dariet in Cornwall, England. Locals call it the "Giant's House".
Watching an old episode of Trek last night. Got me wondering what happens to the 'Red Shirt' staff who invariably get injured of worse.
May 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Watching an old episode of Trek last night. Got me wondering what happens to the 'Red Shirt' staff who invariably get injured of worse.