Paul Glover
@paulglover.bsky.social
At night I write poetry and prose, write songs and paint (mainly in watercolours). I also like to play the guitar, badly, which makes the members of my band, The Fractal Cats, laugh. My academic posts are at @profpaulglover.bsky.social
Now we know the meaning of NATO - "No Americano! That's Outrageous!"
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Now we know the meaning of NATO - "No Americano! That's Outrageous!"
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Gustav Klimt, Apple Tree I, c. 1912.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
October 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Gustav Klimt, Apple Tree I, c. 1912.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
So true - some books have had their Appendix removed and their index fingered.
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
So true - some books have had their Appendix removed and their index fingered.
Hawthorn is one of my favorite plants. My painting is from a photo I took earlier in the year (for the flowers) and a branch of berries from a tree on the Nunnington Ridge near where I live. @awatercolouraday.bsky.social @flowerpainting.bsky.social #watercolour #watercolor #flowerpainting
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hawthorn is one of my favorite plants. My painting is from a photo I took earlier in the year (for the flowers) and a branch of berries from a tree on the Nunnington Ridge near where I live. @awatercolouraday.bsky.social @flowerpainting.bsky.social #watercolour #watercolor #flowerpainting
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Paul Kauzmann, German (1874-1951), Morgensonne (Morning Sun), 1915, oil on canvas, 97 x 67 cm, private collection
October 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Paul Kauzmann, German (1874-1951), Morgensonne (Morning Sun), 1915, oil on canvas, 97 x 67 cm, private collection
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The View From The Window St Margarets: watercolour
October 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The View From The Window St Margarets: watercolour
Jane Goodall RIP. She has been a Titan that helped teach the World to respect the planet and all of its inhabitants. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... We must member her by action. @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @priestleycentre.bsky.social @egu-ere.bsky.social @unileedsglobal.bsky.social
Dame Jane Goodall remembered as 'true hero for the planet'
Leonardo DiCaprio and Barack Obama are among those paying tribute to the leading conservationist.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Jane Goodall RIP. She has been a Titan that helped teach the World to respect the planet and all of its inhabitants. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... We must member her by action. @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @priestleycentre.bsky.social @egu-ere.bsky.social @unileedsglobal.bsky.social
Autumn has come to Ryedale.
October 2, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Autumn has come to Ryedale.
Marvelous and elegant, but what does it say? "Khemni 4 Dave."?
Beautifully restrained necklace worn by the Egyptian Princess Khenmet at least 3,900 years ago, with falcon’s head clasp and protective gold amulets inlaid with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise & lapis lazuli (ca 1932-1898 BC) egypt-museum.com/necklace-of-...
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Marvelous and elegant, but what does it say? "Khemni 4 Dave."?
And this is the continuing self-interest that means no decent environmentalist should ever vote Conservative.
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act #Climate
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
And this is the continuing self-interest that means no decent environmentalist should ever vote Conservative.
This avenue of trees on the edge of York leads to one of the very best embroidery and craft shops in the UK. www.vikingloom.co.uk #embroidery
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This avenue of trees on the edge of York leads to one of the very best embroidery and craft shops in the UK. www.vikingloom.co.uk #embroidery
September 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Autumn has come in the garden. Today, it was quick sketches of fruit tree leaves ... and ... #watercolour #watercolor @awatercolouraday.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Autumn has come in the garden. Today, it was quick sketches of fruit tree leaves ... and ... #watercolour #watercolor @awatercolouraday.bsky.social
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Sara, belle d’indolence - Henry James Holiday
September 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sara, belle d’indolence - Henry James Holiday
Today's watercolour, a Redstart, painted (started) in West Bank Park in the outskirts of York and finished at home. Watercolour pencil sketch loosened with water-brush and black fine-liner. #watercolours #watercolors #birdwatching
September 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today's watercolour, a Redstart, painted (started) in West Bank Park in the outskirts of York and finished at home. Watercolour pencil sketch loosened with water-brush and black fine-liner. #watercolours #watercolors #birdwatching
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September 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Been working on some cloud studies in watercolor. #watercolor, #traditionalart
September 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Been working on some cloud studies in watercolor. #watercolor, #traditionalart
Wonderful walk in the Yorkshire Moors today. Autumn clouds and all the reds and myriad browns of the coming season, but with the warmth of the senescent sun.
September 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wonderful walk in the Yorkshire Moors today. Autumn clouds and all the reds and myriad browns of the coming season, but with the warmth of the senescent sun.
...and here are the fruit mixes for the jams/jellies - 100% foraged! The sugar will be from the supermarket, though.
September 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
...and here are the fruit mixes for the jams/jellies - 100% foraged! The sugar will be from the supermarket, though.
There is nothing like a foraging day in North Yorkshire - Huttons Ambo, with sloes, haws, elderberries, apples and various other berries.
September 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
There is nothing like a foraging day in North Yorkshire - Huttons Ambo, with sloes, haws, elderberries, apples and various other berries.
Last night's Comedy About Spies was hilarious, but tonight's Back to the Future: The Musical was mind-blowing. Incredible!
September 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Last night's Comedy About Spies was hilarious, but tonight's Back to the Future: The Musical was mind-blowing. Incredible!
Last night's Comedy About Spies was hilarious, but tonight's Back to the Future: The Musical was mind-blowing. Incredible!
September 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Last night's Comedy About Spies was hilarious, but tonight's Back to the Future: The Musical was mind-blowing. Incredible!
In London with my daughter - just had an out of body experience on The Tube. Now going to the theatre - A Comedy about Spies!
September 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In London with my daughter - just had an out of body experience on The Tube. Now going to the theatre - A Comedy about Spies!