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And this morning the Shed is a block print design, depicting multicoloured sheds against a yellow background…

Meanwhile the substance of our first act Will be shadows, and the strife with shadows. T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral

Hear What the Language Spoken by Our Ancestors 6,000 Years Ago Might Have Sounded Like: A Reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European Language

For the truest kind of thanks-giving to and for life, a #birddivination from the dear hummingbird. Find it as a stand-alone print and part of the deck of 100, along with the story and process behind them, at almanacofbirds.org

Artist: Anne Patay

Watch The Amazing 1912 Animation of Stop-Motion Pioneer Ladislas Starevich, Starring Dead Bugs

Tonight's moon through the A7R V and 200-600mm #photography #astrophotography #moon #uk

a dark and windy night

A Love Story Artist: Elisabeth Lawrence

Adagio ~ Ellen Bryant Voigt

When Life Pulls You in Different Directions Artist: Elisabeth Lawrence

"Having begun to love you, I love you forever—in all changes, in all disgraces, because you are yourself." ~ Thomas Hardy, 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑’𝑈𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠 🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw

Exceptionally beautiful Squirrel of the Day for November 27, 2025 #sqrlpix

ㅤ emotional regulation. Not just books, watching a film or listening to a record together does the same. With couples too, don't need a large group. ㅤ www.sciencealert.com/our-heartbea...

If you are going through a hard time, this #birddivination is for you. Find it as a solo print and part of the deck of 100, along with the story and process behind these strange creations, at almanacofbirds.org

“I am / not ready to hatch. Teach me / to harden in the air” — Dominique Ahkong (@domkeykong.bsky.social) . . . This poem appeared in Pirene’s Fountain Volume 18, Issue 26, 2025. Shared here with deep gratitude.

Let you into a little secret Every day I place a hand on an oak tree for a few seconds Of course I do not know if I am transmitting, receiving, or both

🦃 Happy Turkey Day aka Eat-Lots-of-Good-Food Day to all who celebrate! 🥧

I’m in my refuge, Watching the rain fall outside, A song on the roof. #haikuchallenge refuge

Perhaps many things inside you have been transformed; perhaps somewhere, someplace deep inside your being, you have undergone important changes while you were sad. Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

Into the Woods. #ballinastoe #wicklowmountains #visitwicklow #ireland #forestpath #woodlandwalk #naturelover #hikingadventures #moodyphotography #forestlife #scenicview #landscape #outdoors #smartphonephotography #photography

#BirdOfTheDay theme is all about #HeadShots and here's a very well-groomed Torresian Crow (Corvus orru) waiting for its casting call as the lead in a remake of "The Birds". #Brisbane #Australia #birds #nature #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Photography

The patterns, the textures, the mood... I want to be there. Love this illustration by Ulla Thynell. #beautifulbizarre #artwork #bookillustrations #fantasyart #magic #fairytaleart #art

Andrea Kowch, contemporary US painter #WomensArt #Thanksgiving

19th century wooden “walking” doll with a wheel of eight legs ~ when costumed, the doll’s long dress would cover most of the leg mechanism, allowing the doll to “walk” when moving, while appearing to have only two legs at any one time www.theriaults.com/events/listi...

Wind warns November’s done with. The blown leaves make bat-shapes, Web-winged and furious. Sylvia Plath, The Collected Poems

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. Vonnegut

Mystical crowning under reflective moonlight: a powerful, silent wonder is captured in 'Coronation' by Brad Kunkle, 1st Prize Winner of the RAYMAR Painting Award in the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Oil, gold and silver leaf on wood panel. Collection of the New Salem Museum #beautifulbizarre

"Every woman must have a room where she can be completely herself." A poem . . . theodoragosspoems.com/2020/02/21/a...

The daily crow. ✨

The first and final truth of life – wonderful read from a wonderful mind (who was both a scientist and a poet) www.themarginalian.org/2024/08/11/l...

All this hashed out presence everywhere

Proximity – gorgeous visual poem about reaching for what you cannot grasp, inspired by the wisdom of trees www.themarginalian.org/2021/03/10/p...

Love anyway www.themarginalian.org/2024/03/22/l...

Juliet Schreckinger treats us to a wonderfully atmospheric moment where life and death mingle in the fog in ‘The Shinnecock Lighthouse’. This piece is on show at Arch Enemy Arts in Juliet’s solo show ‘The Ghost Lights Vol: III’. For more info visit: www.archenemyarts.com/theghostligh... #art

And this morning the Shed is a hieroglyph on the carapace of an emerald beetle, resting under a date palm…

Now Watching:

Tonight’s movie: “Train Dreams” (2025), directed by Clint Bentley

I resent the unfounded accusation that I was digging in your planter. #backyard #squirrels #nature #flowers

From Marge Piercy's book, To Be of Use. #poem #books #writing

The river carves the land. Collects its gossip, hears all its spirited stories. Blends them into its own song. Witches listen to this fluid singing of place, gathers omens as they float by. She runs with the river and absorbs its wisdom. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #WitchSky

Oh Mary... you truly made magic ❤️ #poetry #maryoliver #nature #naturepoetry #writing #poet

Olga Suvorova The Enigma, 2023 Oil on canvas

ㅤ — Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden ㅤ