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mandolin mama

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poet, musician, singer-songwriter, environmentalist, animal and human rights advocate, adoptive mum to naleku at sheldrick wildlife trust, book lover, librocubicularist, vegan, love baseball, recovering anthropologist, carbon-based lifeform, peacenik. 🕊 🇨🇦

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December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM

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paulownia tree and chrysanthemums

two panel folding screen

by sakai hōitsu early 1800s

(read alt text for explanation of his lovely technique)

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#japaneseart #japanesescreens

two-panel folding screen, 'paulownias and chrysanthemums'. ink and colour on gilded paper by japanese artist sakai hōitsu. image- on the right, a twisted paulownia tree leans diagonally across the screen. the textures on bark and leaves are wonderful. it's created by the 'tarashikomi' technique where ink and colour are allowed to pool on the surface, creating the mottled effect. the tree also has lovely blue flowers. below the tree are two patches of chrysanthemums growing. yellow on the left, white on the right. there is a meandering stream wandering off into the distance on the left.

December 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM

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lake keitele 1905

by finnish artist akseli gallen-kallela

i'd love to be sitting on that island watching the light play on the water...

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#art #painting #finland #finnishart

painting by finnish artist akseli gallen-kallela:- lake keitele 1905. foreground and midground are of a glassy lake reflecting the blue and white sky and striped with greyish blue created by wind, maybe. background on the right is a small wooded island reflecting in the calm water. behind that is a line of mountains and trees.

December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM

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a cheeky, defiant glaucous-winged gull...

ya gotta love it!

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#gulls #birds #cheekybirds

photo:- round sign- a red circle with a red slash through it and the silhouette image of a gull. standing on top of the sign is a cheeky glaucous-winged gull. caption- "a cheeky, defiant glaucous-winged gull... ya gotta l Iove it!"

December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM

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breakwater, san sebastien 1918

joaquin sorolla

you can almost feel the wild wind blowing through your hair!

i love the colours of the sea and the sky...

#spanishart #painting #seascape

painting by spanish artist joaquin sorolla:- "breakwater, san sebastien". a stormy scene in a bay. foreground shows a line of people leaning on a wall beside the water. the ocean is a grey-green colour with wild white tipped waves. background shows a hill with steep cliffs rising out of the ocean. the sky is a greyish purple colour with white and light grey storm clouds.

November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM

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VIVE LA FRANCE!!!

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#dogs #france #kindness

photo:- a lovely golden retriever type dog. caption:- france makes dog abandonment a jailable crime to ensure animals receive protection instead of being cast aside.

November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM

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mood today...

"i can see clearly now the rain has gone...🎶"

#crows #rain #trees #moodtoday

photo by june hunter- a crow is sitting on top of a tall evergreen tree. the sky is white. there is a much smaller tree below on the left. caption:- "mood today..." 2nd caption:- "i can see clearly now the rain has gone..."
musical notes emoji.

November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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relax, my friend. we're both too cute to worry about instructions!

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#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky

November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM

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it feels like we are
pilgrims on a dusty road
to a ruined shrine

#haiku #pilgrims #roadtoruin

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photo:- a small group of people walking away from the camera on a dirt road towards a foggy mountain.
haiku:- it feels like we are
pilgrims on a dusty road
to a ruined shrine

November 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM

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happy caturday from annie cat!

(i swear she can make herself comfortable just about anywhere)

#caturday #cats #rescuecats

annie cat posing rather regally in my desk chair in the study. she has her 2 front paws draped over the right arm of the chair.

November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM

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hello, thorlabby, from down south in selma park! 💖🐾🕊

November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM

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...so am i! ☺️🕊

#joy #peace #priorities #photography #nature
#waterwednesday #lifeisbeautiful

photo of me sitting on a big rock on the beach. just my feet and ankles visible. calm ocean waves midground and two islands in the background. ocean and sky are pale grey-blue. one swoopy grey cloud over the islands.

November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM

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margaret atwood is 86 years old today!
she is truly a national treasure.

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#margaretatwood #canadianwriters #nationaltreasure
#literature #canlit

head and shoulders photo of canadian writer margaret atwood. she is dressed in a deep pink outfit with a big ruffed collar. she is wearing a deep pink glove and holding her right index finger in front of her mouth.
quote:- margaret atwood is 86 years old today. she is truly a national treasure.

November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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la mer aux saintes-maries 1888

vincent van gogh

they know vincent painted this 'au plein air' (in the open air) because they found sand in the dried paint layers!

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#vangogh #painting #frenchart #enpleinair

painting:- la mer aux sainte-maries by vincent van gogh. foreground- lovely big waves, in blues and whites with sunlight yellow on top, hitting the sandy beach. midground- two sailboats (probably fishboats) with curved bows and sterns and triangular sails are riding the waves. background- progressively smaller boats on the horizon. the sky is blustery blues and whites. they know van gogh painted this on the beach because they found sand in the dried paint layers!

November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM

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on this day in 1840 claude monet was born.

an avenue in monet's garden at givernay 1902

"nowhere a fixed form-everything is colour!"

#claudemonet #impressionism #painting

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