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Some Like It Hot (1959) Director: Billy Wilder #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞

Great googalooga, can't you hear me talking to you. Sayin'... ball of confusion. That's what the world is today, hey, hey. Let me hear ya Sayin'... ball of confusion. That's what the world is today, hey, hey. Let me hear ya Sayin'... ball of confusion. #Temptations 🥁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HjU...

just spent some time under this absolute legend of a #MoretonBayFig #tree 🍃❤️‍🔥🦘 #sydney #straya

Dwarf beech, one of my favourites. It is growing in the forest nearby. I took the photo two days ago on a walk. #dwarfbeech #vresbok #sünthelbuche #Sweden #trees

‘Like a bolt out of the blue Fate steps in and sees you through When you wish upon a star Your dreams come true’ ~ Cliff Edwards When You Wish Upon a Star #WishUponAStar #Lyrics

The Ivenack Oaks (Quercus robur) in Germany’s Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region are some of Europe’s oldest and largest trees, located in the Ivenack Tiergarten. The main, record-setting oak is approximately 800–1,000 years old, with a height of ~35 meters. Photo by Jeroen Pater

The 60-Year Sealed Garden In 1960, David Latimer sealed a spiderwort sprout in a jar and basically created a mini-Earth. 🌿He only watered it once (1972) before sealing it for good. 60+ years later, it’s still thriving. Bacteria recycle dead leaves into CO2, keeping the ecosystem perfectly balanced

@robklippel.bsky.social Thought you might like this. Be safe. 💙

Y'Olympics Vibe 🎉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkPa...

Thank you to everyone who came together to celebrate the new edition of ‘Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari’, written by the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council Aboriginal Corporation 🖤 Check out the book: bit.ly/49yH8T2

We have been trialling underwater robotics in Loch Ness for nearly a decade, but this is the closest the team – or our underwater robots – have come to encountering Nessie. 🦕👀🎞️ Here's what happened next... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #BoatyMcBoatface #Nessie #LochNessMonster #LochNess

Perfection

Top tip for taking bird photos: plant a tree that's full of seeds they like, then wait... Juvenile crimson rosella nomming on our bookleaf pine tree. 📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 f4.5-6.3 ƒ/6.3 | 1/1000s | 400mm | ISO2500 #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm #crimsonrosella #australianbirds #canberrabirds

🪘An unapologetic wake-up call from 1971. ‘The revolution will not be televised Will not be televised Will not be televised Will not be televised The revolution will be no re-run, brothers, The revolution will be live.’ #GilScott-Heron #Jam #TheRevolution #NotOnTV www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VJu...

Bless our friends, the birds! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meet the “blue button jelly,” a stinging cnidarian that’s more like a tiny team than a single animal. WHOI’s jellyfish expert Larry Madin tells @popsci.com what he knows about this "quasi-colonial organism: go.whoi.edu/popsci-jelly

Wombats have the largest brain of any #marsupial. Their blank expressions are just a reflection of the fact that they know they can outsmart you.🧠 #WombatWednesday #fieldwork #Tasmania #wombats #MammalWatching #WildOz #wombat

A little girl and a little cat

Billy said with pride,“Well, Motown called it the Funkadelic Era.” ‘Shakey Ground’ (1975) #Temptations Co-written by Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel, and on bass, Funkadelic's Billy ‘Bass’ Nelson (1951-2026). #BillyBassNelson #RIP #Bass #Parliament #Funkadelic www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Ux...

🐐 After dogs, goats are definitely the best! Look at this beautiful goat on a skateboard! 🛹 #goat 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #art #Greece

🔎 Februarius panel from the 3rd-c. mosaic of the months at El Djem, Tunisia. It was the shortest month of the #Roman calendar from which the Julian & Gregorian February derived. The word is derived from februum, a tool used for ritual purification. #mosaicmonday 🗃️ #arthistory 🏺 #archaeology #art

Please, I'm trying to stream the best community radio stations from around the world, and would like a recommendation for a good one to stream from London. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. x

Baobab "alley" in Madagascar. Beauty sustains us. #trees

Happy Wednesday from a sunny Glastonbury. Yes actual sun!!

I'm livin' livin' livin' life with all its ups & downs I'm givin' givin' givin' love & smiling at the frowns You're in trouble when you find it's hard for you to smile A simple song might make it better for a little while] Let me hear you say Yaa, ya-ya, ya ya #SimpleSong youtu.be/nPA15aPEzAg?...

Avre Potabilis Chimice Preparati-Arbol de la Vida (Alchemical Tree of Life - 17th century) #Alchemy #TreeofLife

All Things Must Pass —George Harrison Now, the darkness only stays, at nighttime In the morning it will fade away Daylight is good at arriving at the right time It's not always gonna be this gray [Chorus] All things must pass youtu.be/bpbdsIQb87A #GeorgeHarrison #Lyrics

Gorgeous hair lovingly carved on the grauwacke head of the god Serapis, from Alexandria, 2nd century CE, now held in Munich #AncientBluesky

The Powerful Owls were being elusive this morning, so some more of the Tawny Frogmouth chick #NotAnOwl #brisbane #birds #wildoz

Backseat Driver

The edge of ice.

. 'oleanders' by vincent van gogh 1888 the book on top to the left of the bouquet is 'la joie de vivre' by emile zola... 🩷🤍💛💚🕊 #art #vangogh #lajoiedevivre #emilezola

Mondays are better with an octopus squid 🦑💫⁠ ⁠ The octopus squid (Octopoteuthis deletron) is unusual among squids. Most squids have eight arms and two long tentacles, making a total of 10 appendages. As young Octopoteuthis mature, their two feeding tentacles are reabsorbed into their bodies.

James Joyce - born 2 February 1882 - with Sylvia Beach. She published "Ulysses" in 1922 when no one else would.

76 years ago today, the British film "The Third Man" had its American premiere, and in due time, the title theme by Anton Karas became an international hit record. Here's a ska version by Granville Williams & His Orchestra. #1001CoverSongs Song # 160: youtu.be/oghvoXdcBzE?...

Lunch in Gila Bend

You need a lot of confidence to rock a hairstyle like this 😆 A pink cockatoo at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.

🪶 Anyone leaving their boots outside can expect magpies, cockatoos or noisy miners to try them on! #Birds #AustralianWildlife #Parrots

A Yellow-tailed black cockatoo enjoying some banksia seeds. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia #birds #australianbirds #WildOz #parrots #nature #cockatoos

I play it cool And dig all jive That’s the reason I stay alive. My motto, As I live and learn, is: Dig And Be Dug In Return. ---Langston Hughes, born February 1, 1901, died May 22, 1967.

That Bad Bunny speech really got me. Amen.

Joined by musicians & dancers from 8 different countries, this powerful performance is in celebration of #TheDoors 60th Anniversary. It reimagines a classic anthem through the lens of unity, hope, & musical connection that knows no boundaries. #RidersOnTheStorm www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSiu...

Food, a place to rest and a view of the sea. Rainbow lorikeet living the good life high above Sandon Point, NSW. 🪶

When life gives you oranges... buy a convertible.

A silver light over the pristine sands of the north-east coast. Bay Of Fires, Tasmania, Australia. © 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮. #photo #photography #australia #tasmania #WhiteSandBeach #beach #MoodySky #Ocean #sea