Sharing these adds pressure to "make them work". And while that is not the point of my study, I'm very happy with the results from the extra effort here.

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent goats I have met during walks in the British countryside. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

You meet friends at a rowdy tavern made from derailed train cars. Self-flagellation is ubiquitous here.

If you see this post your blue #art

The Anglo-Saxon crypt of St. Wystan’s Church at Repton in Derbyshire. Dating to the 8th century, the crypt served as a royal mausoleum for two Mercian kings, as well as the resting place of St. Wystan. 📸 My own. #SaxonSunday #Repton #Derbyshire

this has become a very important video to me

The Lewis Chessmen These 12th-century chess pieces are packed with personality, and have such charmingly expressive eyes! ♟️ 👀 From a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831. 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

Let us go

you better watch out you betTER WATCH OUT YOU BETTER WATCH OUT Happy Krampusnacht!

Esnupi and the boys

Another comic from this past year. Sometimes I'm in awe about how incredibly small birds can be.

The Awful Underground.

Carved in Stone: Columba of Iona, Oswald of Northumbria and their relics.

Thankful for all of the writers, translators, and readers who still believe in the possibilities of literature. Here is the SCHATTENFROH balloon from the Macy’s parade this morning. Slightly smaller than the real book, but what can you do?

The @rialibrary.bsky.social Book of Ballymote (MS 23 P 12) is a fantastic 14th-century compilation of biblical texts, saints’ lives, topographical works, and even a table of the Ogham alphabet! Love the fun initials and illustration possibly depicting Noah’s ark 📜🎉

For those who do not want to deep dive into my brain, here is my new series "Monde Intercalaires", a very strong departure from my usual style. For those who want to read more about it: www.patreon.com/posts/mondes...

Early Bird Charles V 🤝 Diet of Worms

I’vd always loved El-Mohtar’s writing but this is really something else. Go read it.

obsessed with the Roseisle pictish silly goose

Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”

Nikon N60 | Fuji 400 #filmphotography

Bison, Elk Ranch, Grand Teton National Park. September, 2019. 📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR 🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 2500 🏷️ #Bison #Photography #NationalParks #Wildlife

Give Gillespie as much money as he wants #suns

It's that special time of year we've all been waiting for, happy #GISDay everyone! 🗺️ Here's a mini #AntiquityThread on some of the fantastic #archaeology research published in Antiquity this year that applied this now-indispensable tool 1/6 🧵 🏺

Asterion

"Protestantism is false Catholicism is true I am a Shia Muslim"

Pope Leo absolutely cooking

There is something wrong with Dillon Brooks. So happy he’s on the Suns.

Here is a cute happy dragon to brighten your day (floor-tile, early 13th century)

Never let the cynics and naysayers grind you down. You *can* have it all at once.

'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'

The Deskford carnyx - shaped like the head of a boar, AD80-250. Made of brass & bronze - a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts, used in warfare & ritual. 📷 Deskford Carnyx / Replica / Gundestrup cauldron More about the Celtic Warrior - do not miss today's Trimontium Talk zurl.co/g0Vmy

What's that? 🤔 You wanted an isolated Cornish boulder shaped like a dog's head? Of course.. 😊🐶 📷 Gwennap Head, West Penwith, last week

in retrospect the metoo movement did not go too far and in fact should have been given spanish inquisition levels of power and authority

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgp7... Charli XCX really said party's over lmao

BREAKING: Vatican announces new liturgical text for the United States of America

40 yard TD pass, fumble to a TD and tripping while catching the kickoff. This is definitely a Cardinals game

Bookstore

In Mexico, I asked Lewis Hamilton about what pet ownership taught him about himself. A simple question... but one with a LOT of baggage in the #F1 paddock. This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think. open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

nothing bad can happen. it can only good happen. :)

Living and dying with Max Scherzer: defector.com/living-and-d...

And now for something completely different. 3rd November 1310 was the earliest use of the F-word. #MedievalSky #Medieval www.medievalists.net/2023/08/earl...

Blue Jay’s In 8! ##baseeball