The betrothed and Eiffel Tower https://www.wikiart.org/en/marc-chagall/the-betrothed-and-eiffel-tower-1913

Oof talk about harshing my squee. @russeth.bsky.social named Flora Yukhnovich's Frick mural the "worst artwork he saw" in 2025, calling it "hackneyed." I just saw her exhibit at Hauser & Wirth in LA and I thought her work was sublime! A classic agree to disagree moment, Andrew!

Managed to capture some of the lovely iridescence on this Buffledhead this morning. Corte Madera Creek #Marin #California 🪶

ruh-roh migraine aura. 50% of the time, they don't turn into actual painful migraines. Fingers crossed. 🤞

Hilarious 😆

For #AnimalArtTuesday I have a lovely crab, after a painting by Van Gogh. Crab season just opened here in Northern California, and I'm looking forward to eating lots! 🦀 #ArtYear #Gouache #Watercolor

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme set by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #SideProfiles. The first thing that came to mind was the distinctive schnozz of the Ruddy Duck. 🪶 This one was photographed at #BothinMarsh #Marin #California

These are some damned fine feet. You can really feel the weight of them pushing against the floor.

As an old, Apple's ease of use and cross-app integration make my life easier every day. HOWEVER, their refusal to work with Android phones is infuriating. My 26-year-old son is here right now & he got my laptop talking Android again so I can type texts with a real keyboard. It shouldn't be so hard.

What a remarkable woman. We pride ourselves in the Bay Area on our tolerance and inclusivity, so it's humbling to see one Black woman's actual lived experience over 104 years. (Gift Link) www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Not a huge Dali and/or surrealism fan, but I love this one! Bonus #Hoopoe content

Fish Image https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/fish-image-1925

"Writing, at least until I find my groove, feels like training a ferret. Making art feels more like releasing the animal and seeing where it runs.” — Irina Dumitrescu #SundaySentence

Driving back from the Party From Hell, and got caught in the #SFPowerOutage From Hell. Swung by our friends’ house in the Presidio and rescued their fridge and freezer foods, now proceeding to the safety of our fridge and freezer in Marin. Jeez what a day.

I’m in a very crowded party with very loud music and 2 hours to go. Halp. #IntrovertHell

Something lovely for the weekend! A 1,800 year-old Roman glass flask shaped like a mouse! Squeak squeak! 🐭❤️ 📷 by me www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Archaeology

To me, artist Allen Seaby is best known as the illustrator of the first Ladybird bird books. But I also love his Japanese influenced woodcuts. ‘Snow and Hare’ (c.1923)

Ending a very constructive discussion of Jewish representation on #TheArchers. @keridavies.bsky.social is a real mensch.

My favorite night of #Chanukah is when it overlaps with #Shabbat, then you can have *all the fire*. Husband made the challah (Molly Yeh's unbeatable potato challah) and the kiddush cup is from our trip to Venice this year. Bonne Maman jam, of course, because they resisted the Nazis. #JewsOfBluesky

Daughter is staying with us and she is sick, so my husband made her Jewish penicillin, aka Matzoh Ball soup. #JewsOfBluesky #HomeCooking

You know you're an Apple user when your laptop begins behaving funny and you remember that you haven't rebooted in about 6 months.

Your periodic checkin on my daughter's hair.

Very sweet episode of #TheArchers. If only John had had a child with whom they could now celebrate what would have been his father's 50th birthday. 🤔

I had a very nice encounter with an American Bittern today at Las Gallinas Water Treatment plant in San Rafael #Marin #California. Usually they're so shy, but this one was like, "Photograph me like your French ladies!" 🪶

Cindy is at the vet, waiting for her 17 year checkup. She tells me she feels like she’s being watched. #Cats #CatsOfBluesky

Speaking as apparently the only Jewish listener to #TheArchers, the mere existence of Jews at all, let alone British Jews, has never been acknowledged in my 20 years of listening. Not editing the reference to Bondi this week was galling. Do better, #TheArchers! @keridavies.bsky.social

In my next life, I am coming back as this man

So do British people pronounce Shallots "Sha-LOTS" not "SHALL-uts"? #TheArchers #TIL

Bostoo Yook Yarters! I would 100% root for them, if they existed.

@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Groups. Here is a flotilla of American White Pelicans grazing for fish along Corte Madera Creek #Marin #California 🪶

For #WindowOnWednesday, a 2020 pic of my kitties at our old house in #SantaRosa #California. We had a big backyard that the cats loved gazing at. Buddy on the left (RIP) & Cindy on the right (still going strong at 17). The huge tree is a 250-year-old Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) #Cats #Gardens

Gorgeous pair of female Hooded Mergansers, fresh from the salon. Corte Madera Creek #Marin #California 🪶

I have had such difficulty scheduling a colonoscopy, but it's finally in the calendar! I have some special needs for that specific procedure (don't ask) and while no one argued the point, the system was just not set up to accommodate me.

Female Hooded Merganser showing off the goods! 🪶

My first-ever #painting of a human -- birds, cats, dogs, any animal is fine, but I've always been scared to paint people. I did this in #Acrylic so I could fix mistakes. This is the son of my mom's caregiver at her board & care facility. His name is Uriel ❤️ #ArtYear

Part 226 of 200 in historically interesting things The oldest still existing menorah found in Judea estimated to be from 70 CE

One measure of my sense of my personal wealth is when I think about how much someone would have to pay me to see a particular movie that I don't want to see. My price today for "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is $500. When I was younger, I would have gone for free popcorn and a drink.

Winter moonlight over Coll Watercolour on Fabriano paper 150x110mm #ArtYear #Waterccolour #Watercolor ##Landscapepainting #Seascapeart

#Abstract #Landscape #Watercolor #Gouache #ArtYear

Plate 413 - California Partridge Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.

David mansplaining the solstice to Esme 🤯 #TheArchers

To my taste this from one of the best books I've read in 20+ years. When the bar got really busy Uncle Charlie would tell a customer, "The most important and beautiful thing we can do in an orderly and civilized society--is patiently wait our turn. - JR Moehringer, The Tender Bar #SundaySentence

A positive light appeared to issue from Fezziwig’s calves. #SundaySentence

Check out this *stunning* Lark Sparrow at Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve in West Hills, San Fernando Valley #California 🪶

Same.

For my #abstract art class, we had to produce a series, based on a theme, using a consistent style so that it hung together. My theme was my love for #California, and I chose to depict abstract California poppies through the seasons. #Abstract #Watercolor #ArtYear

Rare actual photo of me, at #Lightscape at #GoldenGatePark #SanFrancisco last night. Fantastic, fun light show. Fun fact: the wings are real.

PSA: if you use this url for Facebook, it gives you a feed of nothing but your friends' posts, in chronological order, like in the old days (remove asterisks for actual use). *https://www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr*

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