There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortabl

New Nanovew: Millennium. www.youtube.com/shorts/dqtOX...

“I am happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you as a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”

Bowl by Alexandra Raphael, artist who specialises in enamel bowls and jewllery #WomensArt

Surf girls of Bangladesh. The girls work as beach vendors but asked to take surfing lessons inspired by their surroundins. Despite sceptisicm from the community, they quickly proved they were great surfers. (Photographer Allison Joyce) #WomensArt #FridayFeeling

Things I enjoy doing in my academic job? - teaching (when the opportunity presents) - presenting/designing presentations - science communication - writing up research findings

Bye Zurich, so glad your Schnecken could beckon

The TV repairmen are here and they are useless. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Caravan https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20012

Unidonk & Pegagoat. Fantastical critters in digital charcoal. Unidonk prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/vmad... Pegagoat prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/vmad...

unicorn sword

Expedition Aqua Aurea https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19698

Buckle, 1913, by Jessie Marion King, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts jewellery designer and illustrator #WomensArt

Business deal: complete.

'Mushroom Medley' by photographer Jill Bliss, based in the Pacific Northwest. In parts of Central America folktales relates that mushrooms are little umbrellas carried by woodland spirits to shelter them from the rain. #WomensArt #FolkloreThursday

The cafe at the train station had cherry scones this morning. It's the little things.

Sorry, MC Hammer needs these for his garden

A man in Kings Cross walks his very cute, new puppy, both of them constantly exchanging looks of pleased-to-be-togetherness.

DIY lesson number 1: always scream at your power tools. 📸 @toesknows.bsky.social

Are we going to bed yet? 🛌🧸🩷 #whimsical #cottagecore #frog #summervibes #cozy

New photo donated! It's of historic cats!! We know their names!!! This is Topsy and Toby at Stapleford, 1920. Thanks to the archive, their adorable little faces will live on in our collection forever.

It's the human touch that really sets this message apart

They have discovered a planet. It is just beyond the horizon. The sunrise beams frightfully over its impolite valleys. Can you go there with me?

We report: later on, when we think back to this moment, we remember how cold and windy it was. The colder it got, the brighter the sunset was. We were standing in the half-empty car park, and the scale of the sky above us made us feel so small, crushed under the light.

Nicola Kantorowicz, contemporary stained glass artist #womensart

I was in a prison yesterday, administering a research survey to some folks. Guy: Where you from? Me: Philadelphia. Guy: That's where they make the cheese! Me: We have flavours of cream cheese you've never even dreamed of. (I list them.) Guy: When I get out, I'm going.

Embroidering the Earth's mantle https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19539

Bye Munich! Thank you for being perfect

tfw you can't really tell your characters' genders based on their looks so you have to go all out with the lesbian colour-coding

raspberry bomb 💥

WILD PLANET • PHOTO OF THE DAY Take Part: https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/uwp Bee-eaters, Mysore, India by Prasanna Bhat

Native American, Northern Arapaho-Seminole artist Carol Emarthle-Douglas, Gathering of Nations, 2010 #womensart

his name is weapon

So I was just filling out a form and got THIS as my "prove you're not a robot" thing and wtaf is this nightmare fuel

Little girl in a shop (to her mum): Mum! Her mum: Yes? Little girl: Most dogs don't know they're not wearing clothes.

Autocomplete really has my vibe down

archaeologists have unearthed what many are calling "the most metal shit anyone's ever seen"

We report about the sea of fog in the valley this morning. Tendrils of mist are curling against the flanks of the mountains, slow enough in their movements that we really do mistake it for the ocean at a glance. We do not expect it to last long past mid-morning.

jewel ink+watercolour #art

A little boy refuses to get onto the train at Brighton Station until his family agree to refer to him as 'The Most Beautiful of Helens'.

Lil bee-butt for you today🐝 #art

Look at this babe 🌻🌞🧡 #whimsical #cottagecore #frog #summervibes #cozy