The first of our Peony’s blooming ❣️😍 #BloomScrolling

Carolina Dove Nest, Plate from Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio, 1886.

Children's author and naturalist Beatrix Potter's (1866–1943) watercolour illustrations were by created with inflences from her knowledge of nature #Womensart

Other work of the Ladybird artists. ‘The Swallows’ Rendezvous’ (1937) Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #13

Ingleborough From The Terrace Of Hornby Castle https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/ingleborough-from-the-terrace-of-hornby-castle

An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #14

Two Trees in a Meadow - 1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10213

I saw this barred owl yesterday as well, just feet from where the egret was hanging about. I'm not entirely sure what it was doing, I took this photo from directly below so it was essentially laying down on the branch and looking at me. #Scrollback #BirdOfTheDay #Photography #Birds #Owls

Who doesn't love a ship shaped chandelier? This one hangs in Lady Londonderry's Sitting Room at Mount Stewart, County Down. 📷Andreas Von Einsiedel

#CapeCod #Poetry #Painting #Spring It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamaha

Rocky Bay with Figures https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/rocky-bay-with-figures

The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/the-battle-of-trafalgar-as-seen-from-the-mizen-starboard-shrouds-of-the-victory-1808

An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #12

Glacier and Source of the Arveron, Going Up to the Mer de Glace https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/glacier-and-source-of-the-arveron-going-up-to-the-mer-de-glace

Hero and Leander's farewell https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/hero-and-leander-s-farewell

An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #8

Could not tell you why, but I did not expect Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough's handwriting to be this messy. #earlymodern

John Opie born #OTD 1761. British portraitist, fascinating new theory that he's the painter of supposed Turner self portrait - recently put forward by James Hamilton in @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social lecture. He convinced me.

An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #9 (as long as you have a ‘bell’ you are a bluebell 🤗)

I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it William Shakespeare

Our talk on 20 May 2026 is A Historical Heated Rivalry more details here tinyurl.com/TableyDucPhi... about Philippe, Duc d'Orléans the fascinating brother of Louis XIV of France by the brilliant @jspan.bsky.social with tea and cake provided #Cheshire #Knutsford #Tatton #Arley #Tabley

We're celebrating spring with today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange! 🌷 This watercolour of Birds Marsh in Langley Burrell, painted by Lucy Ashe, captures the moment when spring begins to stir and the bluebells emerge. 🖼️ Birds Marsh, c.1900, Lucy Ashe, watercolour on paper

Saint George is often imagined as the dragon-slaying patron saint of England, but is there more to his story? 🐉 Read more for #StGeorgesDay 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/saint-george-a-multicultural-icon#StGeorgesDay 📷 The National Gallery

A baby oak, with the acorn below Young leaves appear red due to concentrations of anthocyanins, which act as a protective sunscreen & antioxidant during early development Anthocyanins absorb blue, blue-green, and green light. Therefore the light reflected is red

The Vale of Ashburnham https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/the-vale-of-ashburnham

Happy birthday J. M. W. Turner! 🎂 Today is the artist's (likely) birth – a date he claimed, perhaps to link with St George’s Day and Shakespeare’s birthday. 📷 The National Gallery, London

Shipwreck off Hastings https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/shipwreck-off-hastings

#AI can help with no original photo. #Arley Nun Katharine Egerton Warburton taking tea with Eastenders and a goat @clha.bsky.social @cheshiretowns.bsky.social @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social Landowner Princess Nun #Talk @ #TableyHouse details here www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/local-events...

Nearly 1 in 6 UK species are threatened with extinction. We've lost 97% of our wildflower meadows since the 1930s. We have 73 million fewer birds than in the 1970s - a decline of almost a third. And yet some politicians still just see wildlife as a blocker to progress.

A Canal Tunnel Near Leeds https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/a-canal-tunnel-near-leeds

The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/the-battle-of-trafalgar-as-seen-from-the-mizen-starboard-shrouds-of-the-victory-1808

Dido Building Carthage https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/dido-building-carthage

Our oaks have woken up 🤗🌳

It's not just birds that make a walk so joyous! Some pretty flowers from today (Marsh Marigold, Cuckoo Flower and Bluebells) and of course an Oak Tree at Sunrise!

Cheshire Villages Great War Society presents two talks about #WWI at 7.30pm on Thursday 16th April 2026 at Eaton Church Hall near Congleton CW12 2NH. Free admission, refreshments available @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social @clha.bsky.social

It's amazing what you can see & hear on a walk, I must have had my ears & eyes closed when I was younger! Today's star was the Redstart. Also Ravens, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Cetti's, Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests, Greenfinches, Swallows, Kestrels, Yellowhammers, Linnets etc! #ukbirding

I am mystified. What is this lady doing in the middle of the picture? Sharpening her pencil? Making a brew? Turning a wheel to start a garden fountain? #regency

Join the Art UK team 📣 We're looking for a People and Culture Officer and a Schools Officer. More details and how to apply 👉 https://artuk.org/about/jobs

Gravy says hello and good morning and hopes everyone has a lovely day😁😊

Look how talented our retail team is! These seasonal chalkboards at Lyme Park, Cheshire, were created by Megan Thomas, showcasing a variety of nature 🦊

Oh thank you for sharing Sue!

Landowner Princess Nun. #Arley Katharine Egerton Warburton nun of St Saviour's Priory Haggerston @jodrellbank.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social @clha.bsky.social @cheshiretowns.bsky.social @researchnt.bsky.social details here www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/local-events...

Landowner Princess Nun. #Tatton Princess Olga, wife of Sir Edwin Egerton Parisian #designer #fashion @jodrellbank.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social @researchnt.bsky.social @nt-scones.bsky.social @clha.bsky.social details www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/local-events...

Landowner Princess Nun. #Tabley Eleanor Leighton Warren's desperate 1912 sale of Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen @williamturner.bsky.social Details www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/local-events... #art #painting #BlueSkyArt @jodrellbank.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social nrylands.bsky.social

Our AGM talk on 22 April 2026 is Landowner, Princess, Nun more details here www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/local-events... about 3 fascinating women with very different lives #Cheshire #Knutsford #Tatton #Arley #Tabley #LocalHistory

If you think it's just another Regency romance, you're wrong: The Unknown Ajax is possibly Georgette Heyer's finest moment. there's a fabulous hero, a smuggling plot, and one of the greatest finales in any book.... clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

Painted eggshells fragments by artist Ruby Silvious #WomensArt #Easter

Hurray!

Calais Pier, with French Poissards Preparing for Sea, an English Packeet Arriving https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-turner/calais-pier-with-french-poissards-preparing-for-sea-an-english-packeet-arriving