Tess Maxwell
@tessmaxwell.bsky.social
Feminist media and archives phd student in Ōtepoti, Aotearoa (she/her)
toitū te tiriti & free Palestine
toitū te tiriti & free Palestine
'Argo' is also the ship from Jason & the golden fleece & is derived from Greek ᾰ̓ργός which apparently gives us both shining/swift & idle - would love an etymology person to explain!
April 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
'Argo' is also the ship from Jason & the golden fleece & is derived from Greek ᾰ̓ργός which apparently gives us both shining/swift & idle - would love an etymology person to explain!
(I always forget carrier pigeons were real)
March 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
(I always forget carrier pigeons were real)
My favorite anecdote from Frances Walsh's write up about the 1909 keeper & his son:
"Pigeons sometimes landed on the lighthouse, after losing their bearings during delivery missions or races. James managed to return them to their owners, if he could read their leg bands"
"Pigeons sometimes landed on the lighthouse, after losing their bearings during delivery missions or races. James managed to return them to their owners, if he could read their leg bands"
March 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My favorite anecdote from Frances Walsh's write up about the 1909 keeper & his son:
"Pigeons sometimes landed on the lighthouse, after losing their bearings during delivery missions or races. James managed to return them to their owners, if he could read their leg bands"
"Pigeons sometimes landed on the lighthouse, after losing their bearings during delivery missions or races. James managed to return them to their owners, if he could read their leg bands"