#WalesOnWednesday View from the train.

Kyoto downpour, Japan Photography by Gavin Thomas

'Die Ruine des Klosters Walkenried im Winter' (The Ruins of Walkenried Abbey in Winter) Carl Hasenpflug 1843 #art #painting #gothic #winter #snow

221 years ago, on the 2nd of December 1804, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre Dame Cathedral. The 'Crown of Charlemagne' used previously had been destroyed during the revolution. 48 years later to the day, Napoleon III became Emperor. #otd #history 🗃️

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'He would follow people into shops, he would wait at street corners because of a small resemblance, just as though the woman he loved was only lost and might be discovered any day in a crowd'.

Listening to the Yale lectures on the history of political thought. 'The study of political philosophy may be the highest tribute you ever make to love'.

Fernand Khnopff. Listening to Schumann. 1883.

A robin from the Sherborne Missal, an English illuminated manuscript, ca. 1400.

I love this, thank you. 'A woman must have money and a room of her own . . . '

Miserable day. Feeling rubbish. Which colour do you think?

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There is a bit of background information, some explanations of what we can see but the possibility to zoom in on the details is the real joy here:

Thought I might post some short stories for advent - but I may be overestimating my industry & your interest Still, here's day one at least - something quietly astonishing from the great David Means in Zoetrope www.all-story.com/preview-exce... (Not an excerpt despite what the link says)

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Social media, eh? Actually from a pamphlet published in Berlin, in around 1828.

Good morning December

The sun sets on autumn in the garden. All will be quiet until the snowdrops arrive.

I feel loved! How nice.

Cactus #wren avoiding the pomegranates to go after the suet #bird #birdphotography 🪶

Good morning World

Evening

I love this

Irish artist Mildred Anne Butler, Shades of Evening, 1904 #womensart #November

#OnThisDay 1867 Lily Maxwell cast her vote at a by-election in Manchester, despite women being excluded from the parliamentary franchise. Find out more here: historyofparliament.com/2025/03/14/l...

A wonderfully dismal summation of the academic life from Betjeman. Is it time for another mince pie yet?

Time to let the little one show off their style for #WrensDay, here we have Walter, Winnie, Wilbur & Wendy Wrens out looking for lunch at various venues this year. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #BirdLife

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Good morning World

Lovely

The Monhegan Boat, 1918 #hopper #edwardhopper

Good morning World

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Yes

Is this true? Thoughts?

Two #histmed CFPs with deadline for abstracts Jan 2026! Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) & Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick) For more details 👇

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Sky and Water II, 1938 #escher #opart

Thanks to @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social we have discovered today is #WorldWalrusDay! Our illustration from Millais' 'The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland' 1904 might not be as expressive but we think it's just as majestic 📖BL.95/M

November in a portrait - terrific!

804 years ago, on the 24th of Novemeber 1221, Genghis Khan defeated the Khwarazmian prince Jalal al-Din, completing the Mongol conquest of central Asia. The defeated Jalal al-Din managed to establish a small state in India after the defeat. #otd #history 🗃️

The morning Jackdaw

Good morning World Pelargonium 'Bold Ann' for you. Today, I suspect, we may need to be bold.

Even the alchemists had said: “One book opens the other. Read many books and compare them throughout and then you get the meaning. By reading one book alone you cannot get it, you cannot otherwise decipher it.” ~ Marie-Louise von Franz, Alchemical Active Imagination

My daughter, home for the weekend, brings me volumes of bleak poetry. So much joy for three and six. And look at the cover - that's a cause for joy in itself.

Good morning World

'Winter fields' by Hester Cox, English printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

𝙸’𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸’𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚘, 𝚋𝚞𝚝— 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚘 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠. 𝙵. 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝 𝙵𝚒𝚝𝚣𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚍