The octopus waves back [📍 London's Sea Life Aquarium] Original post

Uzbek embroidery design which could decorate suzani wall hangings, bedspreads (choshabi or ruidjo) and table-clothes (dastarkhan) #WomensArt

@snowkitten.bsky.social I definitely feel you need to see these..

Perfect ✨

Exactly 💯

@gridflay.bsky.social Aren’t these spectacular? I hope they like their theme song

don’t talk to me or my muscular son ever again

Artwork by Angela Smyth, contemporary artist #WomensArt

I’ve eaten an entire kebab and can hardly move.. #joy

Thrush etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #WomensArt #Spring

Small joys.. I found a tiny sprig of pink blossom, in the road this morning. #Joy #Spring

Unbelievably stunning photo! @gridflay.bsky.social

Soooo modern 👌💕

Compressed.. 🫤 Which I now know = burnt out (Thank you Greg)

Queen of the Music Hall Marie Lloyd born on this day! Here's a clip of a tribute to her in my tv series 'The Stories Behind The Songs' on #TPTV Her song 'My Old Man' (Don't Dilly Dally On The Way') #MarieLloyd @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

I think these are myrtle. They smell like concentrated bluebells. #Spring

Maybe this is what’s missing? We need people Churus

"It won't be about colour or sexuality It won't be about where you're from or what you believe It won't be about religion, it won't be about oil It won't be about lines drawn in the sand anymore When cometh the hour, cometh the war It'll be the rich versus the poor" Beans on Toast

Not sure if the feeling is depression or compression

@teamidris.bsky.social Isn’t this fantastic - in a kind of scary brilliant way

@snowkitten.bsky.social A sad truth 😢

The ancient Egyptians never cease to amaze.

Happiness is…playing along to treasured records! This is ‘Mammy’s Arms’ recorded by my dad, Dave & Joe Brown in ‘92. Have a lovely weekend. #ChasandDave #JoeBrown #FridayFeeling

Neolithic recycling ✨

Unusual morning: A big badger hurtling through the front garden. Is that some kind of omen? 🤔

Four paintings from tne 'Bush flowers' series, by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Australian Indigenous artist from the Tweed Valley area of NSW #WomensArt

Laughing While Digging, 2022 by Roxana Halls, contemporary UK painter #WomensArt

This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it. The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT. Let's talk about it.

Behold!

This is superb 💕 ..listen

Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn #art #history www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Absolutely certain these beauties will sprout little eyes and shuffle off (stage right) giggling.

🙀😹

I am going to give the accordion a bashing for 10 minutes

@soundcube.bsky.social Heart (and Robin) warming

If they close anymore roads round here, I will implode..

Just look at these cheerful, friendly little mites 😘

Dave’s not alone.. It’s been a hard weekend

Crocheted mandala, street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt

Metre-high marble head of Antinous, the teenage Greek male favourite of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. When the head was unpacked on its return from an exhibition tour, it was obvious that someone had given it a couple of kisses (Louvre, 2nd century)

Thank goodness for the neurodivergent Where would we be without them 🤔

I decluttered 7k emails and felt epic til I looked around the room and realised there was zero material change 😢

My Boxing Day gift from the local field (bottom left) which occasionally gives up a great treasure - for seekers. #FossilFriday ok, near enough!

This somewhat reminds me of an arrangement you might make! @soundcube.bsky.social

I have done the swimming and am satisfyingly wrinkly-toed 🏅

Going swimming..