Pinar S. 🦦
@pinars.bsky.social
Used to be a Byzantinist, now an independent researcher, potter, part time translator and interpreter &person of leisure. Posts on history, art, archaeology, nature, mythology, folklore, the occult, books, language, καὶ τὰ ἕτερα. Team Oxford Comma.
Look at these absolute units at the Neues Museum in Berlin! @themerl.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Look at these absolute units at the Neues Museum in Berlin! @themerl.bsky.social
Impressive skies on the island of Samos looking towards Turkey. Michaelmas weather.
September 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Impressive skies on the island of Samos looking towards Turkey. Michaelmas weather.
Came across this. Perhaps it was the angle that throws me off. This one looks different though it’s probably the same mask from a different angle. I find this one very plausible.
September 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Came across this. Perhaps it was the angle that throws me off. This one looks different though it’s probably the same mask from a different angle. I find this one very plausible.
And of course Happy #InternationalDogDay from the little lady herself.
August 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
And of course Happy #InternationalDogDay from the little lady herself.
Happy #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay. Here are a couple of own photos of a visiting tawny owl to Emin Yogurtcuoglu’s, aka birddetective’s, suburban garden. They named him Hikmet.
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay. Here are a couple of own photos of a visiting tawny owl to Emin Yogurtcuoglu’s, aka birddetective’s, suburban garden. They named him Hikmet.
I never get tired if this view.
July 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I never get tired if this view.
A wild Gorbachev appears whilst filming a student short in Central Park.
July 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A wild Gorbachev appears whilst filming a student short in Central Park.
I saw it myself near Istanbul last week. Not as photogenic!
July 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I saw it myself near Istanbul last week. Not as photogenic!
A selection from last week for #wildflowerhour
June 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A selection from last week for #wildflowerhour
Made friends with a juvenile crow today. Unlike the grown ups, the youngsters are usually curious and less wary. It was hopping around this tree. Cc @flintcrow.bsky.social to show I made some progress. 🖤
June 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Made friends with a juvenile crow today. Unlike the grown ups, the youngsters are usually curious and less wary. It was hopping around this tree. Cc @flintcrow.bsky.social to show I made some progress. 🖤
This is who runs this account.
June 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This is who runs this account.
Oh you dropped by in my neighborhood! Isn’t he the best? There’s another lovely statue not too far away in Fenerbahce.
June 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Oh you dropped by in my neighborhood! Isn’t he the best? There’s another lovely statue not too far away in Fenerbahce.
Yessss, my lovely @helleborezine.bsky.social bundle arrived today and everything is magical. 🌙✨
June 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Yessss, my lovely @helleborezine.bsky.social bundle arrived today and everything is magical. 🌙✨
Wow! Wasn’t expecting that. 😳
From Júlia Carreras Tort’s excellent book Land of the Goat: Witchcraft in the Pyrenees.
#witchcraft #witchhunt
From Júlia Carreras Tort’s excellent book Land of the Goat: Witchcraft in the Pyrenees.
#witchcraft #witchhunt
June 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wow! Wasn’t expecting that. 😳
From Júlia Carreras Tort’s excellent book Land of the Goat: Witchcraft in the Pyrenees.
#witchcraft #witchhunt
From Júlia Carreras Tort’s excellent book Land of the Goat: Witchcraft in the Pyrenees.
#witchcraft #witchhunt
There’s something EXTREMELY weird going on about Etsy and Turkish vendors.
June 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
There’s something EXTREMELY weird going on about Etsy and Turkish vendors.
Kitten siblings for #Caturday, spotted at the local park. The red tabby was super friendly but the other four siblings were aloof. This masked little guy unsure.
June 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Kitten siblings for #Caturday, spotted at the local park. The red tabby was super friendly but the other four siblings were aloof. This masked little guy unsure.
You could? Well here’s my next door from home!
June 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
You could? Well here’s my next door from home!
If you see this, post a witch.
May 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If you see this, post a witch.
Visited a magnificent place yesterday. Only about 2 hrs drive from home, there is a beautiful waterfall and after riding on a motorbike and walking in 29C it was a wonderful experience to feel the cold spray on my face.
May 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Visited a magnificent place yesterday. Only about 2 hrs drive from home, there is a beautiful waterfall and after riding on a motorbike and walking in 29C it was a wonderful experience to feel the cold spray on my face.
A lovely tribute to Istanbul’s beloved street cats and dogs who are increasingly under threat by new laws, terrible government, and horrid people.
May 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A lovely tribute to Istanbul’s beloved street cats and dogs who are increasingly under threat by new laws, terrible government, and horrid people.
This gorgeous flower made me smile today. Different hued flowers on the same stem.
May 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This gorgeous flower made me smile today. Different hued flowers on the same stem.
Habemus papam! That was quick. I was honestly hoping for a proper struggle.
And everybody knows who my outside candidate was.
And everybody knows who my outside candidate was.
May 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Habemus papam! That was quick. I was honestly hoping for a proper struggle.
And everybody knows who my outside candidate was.
And everybody knows who my outside candidate was.
Here’s the magnificent wisteria from my neighborhood. It’s native to China, Japan, and Korea but is introduced in many other places. There seems to be a good deal of folklore about it in Japan that is related to love (in Kabuki theatre) as well as to longevity but I am no expert! #folklorethursday
May 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Here’s the magnificent wisteria from my neighborhood. It’s native to China, Japan, and Korea but is introduced in many other places. There seems to be a good deal of folklore about it in Japan that is related to love (in Kabuki theatre) as well as to longevity but I am no expert! #folklorethursday