Claudia Kinmonth MRIA FSA PhD MA(RCA) BTecHND
@claudiakinmonth.bsky.social
Author of books with Yale University Press & of 'Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000' @corkup.bsky.social ... Board Member @nmireland.bsky.social ... @ria.ie ... green optimist
I love shadows, how they show us our sunlight
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I love shadows, how they show us our sunlight
I recommend it highly too, it's a single villa, unearthed comparatively recently, & full of absolutely beautiful frescoes & mosaics also gardens now replanted with appropriate trees, full of birdsong during our visit in April. Quite deserted compared to Pompeii, which was lovely too.
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I recommend it highly too, it's a single villa, unearthed comparatively recently, & full of absolutely beautiful frescoes & mosaics also gardens now replanted with appropriate trees, full of birdsong during our visit in April. Quite deserted compared to Pompeii, which was lovely too.
Apparently it's a mast year for oaks this year
November 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Apparently it's a mast year for oaks this year
I've always somehow loved, a door within a door...such an elaborate way to gain an easy little entrance...
November 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I've always somehow loved, a door within a door...such an elaborate way to gain an easy little entrance...
Brilliant to have filmed it, I've never even seen a wren fan out its tiny tail before, let alone watch it wash. What a perfectly natural birdbath with good cover, thanks for letting us enjoy that!
October 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Brilliant to have filmed it, I've never even seen a wren fan out its tiny tail before, let alone watch it wash. What a perfectly natural birdbath with good cover, thanks for letting us enjoy that!
Amazing to zoom in then notice at least nine frogs competing to reach the view from that tree top
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Amazing to zoom in then notice at least nine frogs competing to reach the view from that tree top
That's wonderful, so cleverly disguised I had to zoom in to spot this attenuated bird in its camouflage clothing...thankyou for sharing
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
That's wonderful, so cleverly disguised I had to zoom in to spot this attenuated bird in its camouflage clothing...thankyou for sharing
I like the use of colour, & it seems quite restrained compared to The Stones of Venice...
October 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I like the use of colour, & it seems quite restrained compared to The Stones of Venice...
Like a lovely presentation, indeed!
October 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Like a lovely presentation, indeed!
He's given her a distinctly shifty expression...
October 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
He's given her a distinctly shifty expression...
What an intriguing object (new to me) cleverly ergonomic, and with good comparative examples putting it into context. Thanks for sharing that.
October 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
What an intriguing object (new to me) cleverly ergonomic, and with good comparative examples putting it into context. Thanks for sharing that.
Well done!
Research that takes you into a sideline...I'm so familiar with that unnerving situation, but sometimes it is fantastic: like your discoveries!
Research that takes you into a sideline...I'm so familiar with that unnerving situation, but sometimes it is fantastic: like your discoveries!
September 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Well done!
Research that takes you into a sideline...I'm so familiar with that unnerving situation, but sometimes it is fantastic: like your discoveries!
Research that takes you into a sideline...I'm so familiar with that unnerving situation, but sometimes it is fantastic: like your discoveries!
We had black swans living wild on a marshy inlet, nearby, in coastal county Cork, years ago. Why is this one fenced in, in an overgrazed, barren paddock like a zoo, it seems sadly unnatural as a habitat, for this wild bird.
September 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
We had black swans living wild on a marshy inlet, nearby, in coastal county Cork, years ago. Why is this one fenced in, in an overgrazed, barren paddock like a zoo, it seems sadly unnatural as a habitat, for this wild bird.
Yes the little figures working so hard to hold the font up, on their shoulders, are wonderful. What a great photo, thankyou for sharing it!
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Yes the little figures working so hard to hold the font up, on their shoulders, are wonderful. What a great photo, thankyou for sharing it!
Wine cooler?
September 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wine cooler?
Speech bubble 'see my point?'!
September 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Speech bubble 'see my point?'!
Who needs swathes of badly coloured sticky notes (leaving remnants of glue) when a good length of ribbon pinned onto a board makes a far nicer wall mounted arrangement for temporary reminders?
September 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Who needs swathes of badly coloured sticky notes (leaving remnants of glue) when a good length of ribbon pinned onto a board makes a far nicer wall mounted arrangement for temporary reminders?
I enjoyed this talk so much, learned so much of importance (including how deadly poisonous this elegantly 'rewilded' flower is growing up our pear tree)!
September 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I enjoyed this talk so much, learned so much of importance (including how deadly poisonous this elegantly 'rewilded' flower is growing up our pear tree)!
Well done, & is it yet available in UCC library to borrow, or UCC bookshop perhaps?
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Well done, & is it yet available in UCC library to borrow, or UCC bookshop perhaps?
Jam did spring to mind! Your presentation was great yesterday, but there wasn't enough time for anything but such a brief talk (I had to dash away before the reception)
September 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Jam did spring to mind! Your presentation was great yesterday, but there wasn't enough time for anything but such a brief talk (I had to dash away before the reception)
Great colours & I especially adore the damsons
September 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Great colours & I especially adore the damsons