cēping, f.n: observation. (KAY-ping / ˈkeː-pɪŋ) #OldEnglish #WOTD

Shameful stuff but consistent with what #NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters has been signalling about wanting to help the US on the Strait of Hormuz #nzpol #auspol

While the light is still bold and dreaming of coming summer, let us braid our hands and walk the gentle paths of the dead. Let us tread where the shades are polite. Let us have a picnic tea among tender whispers and become the gossip of boneyard for days to come. – #DAKilroy, 1982

Queen Anne chocolates are bound up with childhood memories www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/un...

If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.

Tired of the old "elf on a shelf" nonsense? Canada GOTCHU.

Family dining al fresco. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

1927 fan magazine piece discussing audiences tiring of virgins and vamps alike.

You don’t need a big lens for bird photography. Especially if you live close to a gannet colony! Captured these two juveniles in action with my 17-35 f4 this morning. 🪶🇳🇿

Because you can always rely on personal responsibility that petrol station is likely to run out of diesel before the end of this weekend too. Mercy be upon the Easter Monday diesel seekers.

The FENZ incident reports site is a great resource for a nosy old woman with a view of the main road.

Thys ys a respite. Thys ys a quiet shore. Thys ys a forest full of lost songs. Thys ys a hope machine. Thys ys a treasurye of languages. Thys ys a beacon for wanderers. Thys ys a workshop for the broken heart. Thys ys wher we meet across tyme and space. Thys ys wher dreames begin. Thys ys a library.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

“Mise en Scène pour la Nuit” Available as both an original ink drawing and as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! Giclée print: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/1010... Original ink drawing: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/1406...

I say it every year. This year! This year! This year!

This is Molly. She was finally found a week after her human fell down a 180-foot waterfall while hiking together in New Zealand. Her human was badly injured and rescued by helicopter, but Molly was missing. A week later, Molly was found at the base of the waterfall and reunited with her human. 14/10

Sometimes you don't have to search for an answer as to why certain doorways are sealed. Instinctually you know. It's to stop something terrible getting out. When you run your hands across them you can feel invisible lines of warding. Sigils set in the stone. – Vicky Pender #VOH

graphic novels do count as books and being mad at your kids for liking them more than prose books is how your kids learn to hate reading

This looks like good news. Can’t wait to read the study.

Because you can always rely on personal responsibility, at least one of the two petrol stations in my town has no diesel.

Spoke to the local pharmacist last week. He confirmed that although the IMAC recommendations have changed to annual boosters Pharmac is still funding 6-monthly Covid boosters. Hopefully by now you’ve found a pharmacist to give your the LP.8.1 vaccine!

March 27, 1964 - a M9.2 subduction #earthquake struck southern #Alaska. Shaking was felt across much of #BritishColumbia and Yukon and the resulting #tsunami caused damage in some coastal BC communities. Details (USGS): earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6TB... ⚒️🧪🌊

Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended

This Be The Plan (after Larkin) They fuck you up, do Nic and Chris. They always mean to, so they do. They take an awful lot of piss And add some extra, but not for you. #nzpol

rest, f.n: rest, repose, sleep; bed, couch; a place of rest. (REST / ˈrɛst) Image: Sherborne Missal; England, early 15th century; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 74236, p. 66. #OldEnglish #WOTD

I saw someone on Facebook remark that NZ is "a tiny island in the middle of nowhere" and I'm like my dude, that is the coloniser mindset you've internalised, because we are a large archipelago in the middle of somewhere. It's just a different somewhere

New: Wikipedia has officially banned AI-generated content. After months of heated debate and previous attempts to restrict the use of LLMs, volunteer editors accepted a new policy that prohibits using them to create articles for the online encyclopedia www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Friends Trying On Each Other’s Glasses Revel In Glorious Mayhem Of Having Slightly Different Prescriptions https://theonion.com/friends-trying-on-each-other-s-glasses-revel-in-gloriou-1824020054/

146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on this day in 1911. The bosses responsible were never held accountable for the awful working conditions that sparked the blaze. Remember this today as politicians and their corporate backers attack workplace safety.

To improve account security, we now alert you if your #AO3 password matches a password known to be compromised on other sites. If you see this banner when logging in, please change your password. For more advice on protecting your account: otw-news.org/y8jnay3v

Ivan Meštrović (1883-1962) - The Cry - Bronze

I am convinced that the pandemic will lead to 2 paradigm shifts. The first, as described in this article, is a reconceptualisation of pathogens as not just common causes of acute illness, but also common causes of chronic illness. The second will be the end of droplet dogma time.com/article/2026...

The best type is radio drama on the interwebs. There is much excellent listening out there especially if you like horror.

In photography you really just wanna make sure that the cat is properly exposed. Photo from my collection no info/date.

Mind blown, learning that 'fossick' is a term unique to New Zealand (and Australian) English!

Imagine your one big achievement in politics is shafting tens of thousands of women? Don't let the door hit you.. #NzPol

Here, I know how much you guys love carpeted toilet accessories. Photo from my collection, 1966.

BVV's legacy: -screwing over workers -cancelling Fair Pay Agreements -brought back 90-day trials -stopped Uber drivers from being decently paid -hurt working women by canning pay equity -rolled back worker protections -creating low-wage, low-protection labour market www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The first post I saw about this discussed the lack of nipples, which is certainly distracting but nowhere near as distracting as that awful wig. Fabio Maui.

The bébé. Photo from my collection, 1956.

Some scientists have blamed the haunting of the Ashcourt Docks foot tunnel on infrasound. Vibrations causing visual distortions, auditory phenomena. This is of little comfort for those engulfed by dread when walking it – especially if they remember those scientists blame everything on infrasound.

ramm, m.n: a ram (animal); an instrument for pounding or battering. (RAHM / ˈram) Image: Aries in a Psalter; England, 13th century; @trincolllibcam.bsky.social B.11.4, d. ii r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

The timeline

One of my favourite drawings that Jon Morris ever did.

Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery

'Our analysis of New Zealand’s post-disaster reviews over the past decade shows the same problems – some dating back to 1986 – have been repeatedly identified but rarely translated into meaningful policy reform.' theconversation.com/disaster-ine...

Because our armed forces have absolutely no need of anyone who's not a white male, right, Todd Stephenson?