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Rachel Deering
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Onemorething on ABCtales, Bath Poet. First collection Crown of Eggshell pub. 2020. @BookWormSat w/ Signe Maene. Literature, art, myth, folklore, the gothic. Left wing. 🇪🇺 She/her 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Ally https://linktr.ee/rachel_deering
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‘Go not to the Elves for counsel for they will answer both no and yes.'~ Frodo in LOTR, Tolkien. #BookWormSat
🖼️ Janka Latečková
Artwork depicting two Elven figures from the Vanyar, a clan of Elves from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. A figure stands on the left, clad in light-colored robes and a helmet. This figure holds a spear and a shield. A second figure on the right, also in flowing robes, holds a sheathed sword. Both figures have long, flowing hair which. Between the two figures is a stylized, intertwined tree motif. The tree's roots extend downwards into a blue, wave-like pattern. The figures and the tree are framed within a large circular border featuring intricate, swirling knotwork designs.
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Hello Saturday. #Caturday
🖼️ Edward Gorey
Illustration of a man, dressed in a full tweed suit, standing next to a cat sitting on a round, cushioned ottoman. The man is leaning slightly towards the cat and appears to be offering it a small item, possibly food or a treat, which he holds between his fingers. In the background to the left, a tall, clear vase holds several branches of pussy willows.
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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William De Morgan
A ceramic tile featuring a stylized floral design, the tile has a repeating pattern of large, stylised white flowers and swirling foliage on a vibrant green background with black accents.
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Earth Guardians, Anita Inverarity.
Illustration of a badger within a circular, mandala-like design, surrounded by leaves and foliage.
November 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Book Cover of the Day:
CHARLES E. CARRYL, Davy and the Goblin, Green cover, black lettering and decoration, goblin decoration with grassy scene, bird perched on title, fireside scene in D.
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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🖼️ Rien Poortvliet
Three faces of foxes at different angles, painting.
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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🖼️ Nuthatch, Basil Ede.
Nuthatch perched in tree with autumn leaves, painting.
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Morning.
🖼️ Julia Crossland
Autumn landscape, blackbird perched on branch in foreground, White House with smoking chimney, trees either side, washing line in front: all in background, painting.
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Moon Meadow, Josie Wren.
A painting titled Moon Meadow by artist Josie Wren; a large, personified moon with a sleeping face hovering above a dense meadow of foliage. The full moon is set in the night sky dotted with small stars. The moon has closed eyes and rosy cheeks. The lower two-thirds of the image are filled with tall, dark green and yellowish-green grass and ferns. Several small, white, moth-like butterflies or flowers are scattered throughout the lower part of the meadow.
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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More Bear. Tried to kill me, but then started to nod off.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Went out in the rain, had to pick a slug off him and dry him off.
Photo of the Bear looking sleepy on the sofa.
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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‘Help!” cried Toad. “My best friend is trying to kill me!”

“I am only getting you ready for winter.” said Frog.’
🖼️ Arnold Lobel
Frog and Toad, dressed in warm winter clothing. Frog is dressing Toad. Toad is wearing a white, textured sweater, green knickerbockers, a matching green hat and no boots, showing his webbed feet. Frog is wearing a large, checkered scarf and coat combination, and green boots.
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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🖼️ The Wind, Christina Rossetti.
Ink drawing of a blustery, windy day in a wooded area, leaves in swirling air, long grass bent in wind.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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🖼️ Maggie Vandewalle #FrogForFriday
Frog perched on mushroom in the rain, painting.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Vintage colour lithograph that illustrates six different types of mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. The illustrations are highly detailed, featuring various sizes, colors, and growth stages of the fungi.
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🖼️ Emily Robertson
Fox Linocut in landscape with wintered trees in background.
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Book Cover of the Day:
FAMOUS TYPES OF WOMANHOOD, title, brown cover, gold panel for title, decoration of flowers in black outline.
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
Rabbit illustration.
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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🖼️ Goldfinch and Chaffinch, Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert.
Both birds looking at each other from branch perches amongst woodland foliage, painting.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Morning.
Raven, Charles Tunnicliffe.
Painting and sketches of Raven and aspects of a Raven.
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Richard Doyle
A Messenger by Moonlight ~ hand-coloured woodblock print, Richard Doyle; a small, winged fairy riding on the back of a large hummingbird as it flies through foliage under the glow of a full moon.
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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A story from Ross Lowe. Author of Step Forward, Harry Salt.
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Cover of Ross Lowe’s novel. STEP FORWARD, HARRY SALT ROSS LOWE Head of a Figurine Canonical type, Spedos variety Date Early Cycladic II period, Syros phase (2800 - 2300 BC)
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Vintage chromolithograph, an antique illustration of various types of fungi, published around the late 19th century. The print features several detailed illustrations of different mushrooms with corresponding numbers and German labels below.
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Great new review from the lovely @raindegrey.bsky.social. Very grateful.
Haunting, Elegant, Memorable Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2025 Format: Paperback GET THIS BOOK! Haunting, mythic, incredibly well-written, memorable, deep woods, old legends. Treat yourself to a worthy addition to the bookshelf. You won't regret it. Reviewer’s photo of my book, In the Shadow of Gods.
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Illustration of an otter, W. Eigener, F. Murr, H. Vogel and K. Grossman.
Illustration of otter perched on stone above reeds and water.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM