D'Ana
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A Passage from the Tale of Genji
Calligrapher: Unknown
c. 1580
(Yale University)
Calligrapher: Unknown
c. 1580
(Yale University)
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A Passage from the Tale of Genji
Calligrapher: Unknown
c. 1580
(Yale University)
Calligrapher: Unknown
c. 1580
(Yale University)
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IMPORTANT: There is a giant squirrel outside the Met, created by Choctaw-Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson. @ratatosk.bsky.social @orodentia.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
IMPORTANT: There is a giant squirrel outside the Met, created by Choctaw-Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson. @ratatosk.bsky.social @orodentia.bsky.social
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Along the dirt road. #September #wildflowers Plus the sound of crickets.
September 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Along the dirt road. #September #wildflowers Plus the sound of crickets.
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Hoatzins are widespread in the lowlands of northern and central South America and can be found along lakes, rivers, and streams. They are referred to as a flying cow because they eat leaves which are digested in the crop with the aid of bacteria, similar to cattle.
Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
September 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hoatzins are widespread in the lowlands of northern and central South America and can be found along lakes, rivers, and streams. They are referred to as a flying cow because they eat leaves which are digested in the crop with the aid of bacteria, similar to cattle.
Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
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~ Meadow Brown ~
A Meadow brown [Maniola jurtina] in the very early morning. Those beauties are not rare, but it's rare to find them still roosting.
f/4, 1/160s, ISO-320, 180mm
#Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
#insects #macrophotography #naturephotography
#bokeh #butterfly
A Meadow brown [Maniola jurtina] in the very early morning. Those beauties are not rare, but it's rare to find them still roosting.
f/4, 1/160s, ISO-320, 180mm
#Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
#insects #macrophotography #naturephotography
#bokeh #butterfly
![A photo of a Meadow brown [Maniola jurtina] in the very early morning. Only the butterfly is in focus, leaving the surrounding habitat as a bokeh lit by the early morning sun - and showing tones of green and yellow with some great pasque flowers standing out. The butterfly is still roosting on dried vegetation from last year.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qkbkouojug63y3nc3jcn6wkq/bafkreiflap4ccatbvu2rwmlxzv5va7funfxuksudkje3efn3ck3dagdjde@jpeg)
August 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
~ Meadow Brown ~
A Meadow brown [Maniola jurtina] in the very early morning. Those beauties are not rare, but it's rare to find them still roosting.
f/4, 1/160s, ISO-320, 180mm
#Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
#insects #macrophotography #naturephotography
#bokeh #butterfly
A Meadow brown [Maniola jurtina] in the very early morning. Those beauties are not rare, but it's rare to find them still roosting.
f/4, 1/160s, ISO-320, 180mm
#Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
#insects #macrophotography #naturephotography
#bokeh #butterfly
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Another hollyhock opened, bringing a little burst of colour and light into this world.
July 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Another hollyhock opened, bringing a little burst of colour and light into this world.
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Hanau ka ‘Uku-ko‘ako‘a, hanau kana he ‘Ako‘ako‘a, puka.
(Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth.)
—Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant)
NPS Photo
(Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth.)
—Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant)
NPS Photo
July 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hanau ka ‘Uku-ko‘ako‘a, hanau kana he ‘Ako‘ako‘a, puka.
(Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth.)
—Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant)
NPS Photo
(Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth.)
—Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant)
NPS Photo
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
July 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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We love native Hawaiian #birds, many protected & studied in Hawai’i national parks. We’re proud to carry fantastic pins by #laulimahawaii, a local company spreading awareness about Hawaiian birds
Online & in NPS stores. 🐥
PS: Koa bugs are cute, too.
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
Online & in NPS stores. 🐥
PS: Koa bugs are cute, too.
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
July 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
We love native Hawaiian #birds, many protected & studied in Hawai’i national parks. We’re proud to carry fantastic pins by #laulimahawaii, a local company spreading awareness about Hawaiian birds
Online & in NPS stores. 🐥
PS: Koa bugs are cute, too.
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
Online & in NPS stores. 🐥
PS: Koa bugs are cute, too.
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
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June 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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My husband took this at the Grand Canyon years ago. One of my all time faves.
June 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
My husband took this at the Grand Canyon years ago. One of my all time faves.
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The State never intentionally confronts a man’s sense, intellectual or moral, but only his body, his senses. It is not armed with superior wit or honesty, but with superior physical strength. I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.
~Thoreau
~Thoreau
June 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The State never intentionally confronts a man’s sense, intellectual or moral, but only his body, his senses. It is not armed with superior wit or honesty, but with superior physical strength. I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.
~Thoreau
~Thoreau
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My new favourite little guy 🥰 He pops up every morning in one corner of the field, and this morning serenaded me from a sea of sunshine yellow
Whitethroat, Liberton #Edinburgh #birds
Whitethroat, Liberton #Edinburgh #birds
May 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My new favourite little guy 🥰 He pops up every morning in one corner of the field, and this morning serenaded me from a sea of sunshine yellow
Whitethroat, Liberton #Edinburgh #birds
Whitethroat, Liberton #Edinburgh #birds
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Really like this photo I got of a preening Barn Swallow. The evening light was just lovely! 😍
May 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Really like this photo I got of a preening Barn Swallow. The evening light was just lovely! 😍
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Minoan fresco of swallows in Spring at Akrotiri, on the Greek island of Thera. This fresco & others were buried/preserved under ash when the Minoan settlement was destroyed after a catastrophic volcanic eruption 1600-1500 BCE.
(now in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens)
(now in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens)
April 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Minoan fresco of swallows in Spring at Akrotiri, on the Greek island of Thera. This fresco & others were buried/preserved under ash when the Minoan settlement was destroyed after a catastrophic volcanic eruption 1600-1500 BCE.
(now in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens)
(now in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens)
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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A female Northern Cardinal diving downwards on a snowy day
March 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A female Northern Cardinal diving downwards on a snowy day
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Rabbit rabbit rabbit. 🐇
Rabbits (Les Lapins). Henri-Charles Guérard, 1893. National Gallery of Art. #SciArt #WoodCutPrint
Rabbits (Les Lapins). Henri-Charles Guérard, 1893. National Gallery of Art. #SciArt #WoodCutPrint
March 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Rabbit rabbit rabbit. 🐇
Rabbits (Les Lapins). Henri-Charles Guérard, 1893. National Gallery of Art. #SciArt #WoodCutPrint
Rabbits (Les Lapins). Henri-Charles Guérard, 1893. National Gallery of Art. #SciArt #WoodCutPrint
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3 years ago, Ali met Ukrainian teen Nastya Shpot as she and her family fled the emerging war. Now 18, she still hopes for peace in her country. “The situation is getting more horrible,” she says, but “I’m still hoping for a peaceful sky.”
#Velshi
#Velshi
‘I’m still hoping for a peaceful sky’: catching up with a Ukrainian teen after 3 years of war
Three years ago, Ali Velshi travelled to Eastern Europe to cover the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While talking to Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Ali met then 15-year-old Nastya Shpot. She and her family were forced to flee their hometown, leaving behind Nastya’s father, a military chaplain who stayed to fight for their country. Ali kept in touch with Nastya and her family over the years and now, just one day before the 3rd anniversary of the start of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, Ali caught up with Nastya, who is back in Ukraine to reunite with her father. “The situation is getting more horrible” Nastya says, “It’s a miracle that [my father] stayed alive”. Despite the worsening conditions, Nastya tries to stay optimistic. Today, she’s a full time student in the U.K., where she’s determined to educate herself to be in service of Ukraine. “My country needs people like me.”
www.msnbc.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
3 years ago, Ali met Ukrainian teen Nastya Shpot as she and her family fled the emerging war. Now 18, she still hopes for peace in her country. “The situation is getting more horrible,” she says, but “I’m still hoping for a peaceful sky.”
#Velshi
#Velshi
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Moon shadows in the Winter garden
February 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Moon shadows in the Winter garden