🧵 'Dragon Aurora over Norway' is an enchanting pic showing an impressive auroral curtain, captured by Marco Bastoni above Tromsø in Northern Norway. The aurora's glittering green glow somehow reminds of a large dragon. 🔭 ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap18041... 🧪 ⚛️ #sciart #astrophotography #science 1/4

Some would say having a portal to the netherworld in the sauna is a problem, but we look at it as an opportunity.

"Only the hard. Only the strong."

I finished making the Star Trek table runner quilt top. I’m off to buy batting and backing fabric. I look forward to handquilting this. #Startrek #quilting

Karen kept wanting to get out when you were not supposed to.

It may sound odd, but to switch myself off after busy days, I make stuff. Often simple things, but sometimes I lose myself in more complex models, a kind of meditation. This little ship has been exactly that. 🙂 Made entirely from recycled cardboard tubes. www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #skyart #UKEd

Evening

A different perspective of a Torpedo Ray, a ray with the ability to stun prey with a jolt of electricity. One eye is visible but the Ampullae of Lorenzini, sweeping arc of light dots on the rt side, really stand out. They're specialized sensory pits that detect weak electric fields of prey & motion.

This is Ethel. She loves science.

New "This is fine" just dropped

The Red Lipped Batfish is one of the ocean's weirdest creatures. This is a creature that looks like you might see it on a bad documentary about what life might look like on other planets ... and the artists were high.

Hello Thursday. Book of Hours, England c.1300. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, fol. 78v.

We’re seeking a mysterious new bookseller to join our team! Details in the alt text…

Promotional image taken during production of "Doctor Who: The Moonbase" (1967). #DoctorWho #DrWho #scifi #sciencefiction

Tucked away in remote southern Utah, Little Egypt is a hidden gem of towering hoodoos and sculpted sandstone. Shaped by wind and time, it echoes ancient temples. Wander crimson spires in near silence as shifting light sets the stone ablaze in surreal color. #utah #landscape #desert #photography

oh my god

I’m very excited because I’ve won a copy of this marvellous book! I can’t wait to read it 📖

Very few people could get away with strapping on a guitar and remaining completely still on national television. Dick Clark wanted to usher in a new era of music in 1980. Bowie decided to sing a hit that ushered in the previous decade. Brilliant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBj5...

Good grief. Everyone knows they were just friends.

Superb Fairy Wren Hand embroidered thread painting artwork #birds #BlueSkyMonday #embroidery

Pride of Madeira, top view #flowers #photograhy #art

Ok. The world’s terrifying and I have very little control. I’m off to make my silly little bits of art and try to at least make MY BIT better and share that as far as I can…

It's the Winter Olympics, so here's a mosaic of a Roman who is *definitely* skiing. ⛷️👍 #MosaicMonday

While I'm a #2D animator, my greatest idol is #Jim #Henson! A lot can be learned for #animation from his #Muppet performances. Take this clip in which Henson perfectly sells that #Kermit is tap-dancing - without showing his legs and feet once! 😆

douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

Despite having seen countless photos of Delicate Arch, we weren't prepared for its enormity in person. We stood at its base while a kind stranger snapped our photo. It provides some scale for its towering stature. #StunDay #Landscape #Scenery #Nature #OrangeSun #NationalParks #Hiking #Utah

For many years, fans believed it to have been a winning entry in that year's "Blue Peter" 'Design a "Dr Who" Monster' competition (presumably confusing it with the creation on the left).

Billy Bragg, "I was more interested in what Marco Rubio said, about support from the USA being based on whether we follow their values" "I'm concerned about that because the current values coming from the USA is might is right"

My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here. societyforunusualbooks.com

How to Repair Broken Glassware With Gold Resin Using the Ancient Japanese Art of Kintsugi laughingsquid.com/kitnsugi-rep...

French prosecutors are reviewing the Epstein files and ties to French nationals to determine any criminal wrongdoing.

Just looking through some old comics and found a mail order advert for Small Prophets

This week's blog is published. The Witch is waiting with freshly brewed tea and a ridiculous amount of comfort blankets. Join her for folklore and poetry, and a shout out to @film-authority.bsky.social . ko-fi.com/post/Lady-Of... #Writing #SundayFringe #Poetry #Folklore #Trees #Art

Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.    Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.     Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice

Go Through The Doorway Monument Rocks 2025 #VueltaDelPendejo🚗 #fotografia #photography #fotografie

The underground odyssey that led archaeologists to a Zapotec burial site In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade

this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema

Finished and posted this piece today to #postcardArtExhibit26 in support of people affected by Alzheimer's. Thanks again for the kind invite to contribute @paeartforacause.bsky.social Exhibition opening and sale will be on 6th June in The Hague / NL More info: www.postcardartexhibit.com #birdArt

Painting finished - rabbits amongst plant foliage Watercolour on 300gsm cold pressed Arches paper #watercolour #watercolor #art #rabbits #plants #painting

Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"??? www.positive.news/society/yout...

I’m hearing music in the distance and am tempted to investigate but I am very warm under my duvet and it is very cold outside

Remembering Tim Buckley on his birthday. Here he is playing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees TV show in 1968, two years before he released a very different version on his Starsailor LP

My second novel, the Britpop-era romance 'End of a Century', is one year old today – Valentine's Day! To celebrate, I'm giving away one hardback and one paperback copy. Just retweet this post and I'll pick the two winning retweeters at random tomorrow. ❤️ www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-... #BookSky

"I'm fleeing the UK!" Says grifter who doesn't live in the UK, is a Spanish resident and has an Irish passport which gives the Brexiter freedom of movement in the EU

It was -16C at the lake this morning but worth the wait for the sunrise, even with a slight shoulder injury after climbing over the rocks. 😂 #Scape #Sunrise #Photography #EastCoastKin

Nile Rodgers & CHIC: Tiny Desk Concert - NPR (2023) 🎶🎧 #coffeebreak www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRER...

Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by @the74.bsky.social reveals.

Hearts appear throughout the natural world, in leaves, flowers, seed pods and unfolding fronds. A small gathering of botanical hearts for St. Valentine’s Day. #ValentinesDay