Life-drawn portrait of Lorna, a frequent sitter in the '90s who lived nearby, pastel on Ingres paper. I still have this one hanging on the wall and others are in her possession. Unfortunately she is now too far away now to add to the collection.
#art #pastel #drawfromlife #portrait

The awe inspiring Grundtvigskirken towers 2 km above icebergs at its base. Sailing through East Greenland's O-fjord, we were blessed with one breathtaking view after another. A privilege to witness!

#bluesky #photography #landscape #travel #nature
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #greenland

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Watercolour painting in a woodland, with an interesting wooden footbridge over a stream. This is the second version: I gave the first version to the person who owned these grounds but she has since moved. I hope it's a nice reminder for her.
#art #watercolour #woodland

American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born #OTD in 1863.

Co-credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme that organizes/classifies stars by their temperature & spectral type. She classified >300,000 stars & her system is still used today.

#WomenInSTEM #astronomy

“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.

Garlic is pretty easy to grow, as are shallots...the blooms are pretty, too

WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil