Minna, with Franziska in attendance, spending the night with a friend.

@revkin.bsky.social Just listened to new version by Noel Paul Stookey. Thought you might be interested in this project.

Thanks for contribution from PA #obeautifulfor O beautiful for soldiers brave who fought fascism past Who bled, and died, and suffered much so dignity could last. America! America! Remember history, and honor those who risk their lives to save democracy!

Woody Guthrie was born #OTD 1912. youtu.be/wxiMrvDbq3s?...

the International Criminal Court was created to ensure that no one is above the law: no president, no prime minister, no general. It draws from one of the core lessons of the Second World War, as formulated in Nuremberg: Crimes are committed by men, not by abstract entities (states). Think about it

(Admired) Miranda sails up to Minna (von Barnhelm):a literary encounter

A university capitulating to Trump through "negotiation" was always a moral failure, but now it would also be a complete strategic miscalculation. Trump is weak and getting weaker. Others have shown that he can be beaten. Why not fight? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...

#BornOnThisDay Artemisia Gentileschi and Käthe Kollwitz, both born on this day, 8th July, both extraordinarily talented artists #womensart

Oh, hello!

And there was thunder & lightning later.

She’s tied up with the big kids.

Back at the pond

Pots of Geraniums, 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12736

Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.

Mmm yummy vetch nectar!

Baucis & Philomen My favorite Ovid’s telling is humorous in a way that communicates that B’s & P’s dignity doesn’t depend on suavity

Update on the Robin family

@billhaines37.bsky.social Coming soon to London

Sidewalk litter #northwestPhiladelphia

#walls Northwest Philadelphia

Hydrangea for all you who celebrate @qerese.bsky.social

Happy Birthday, Boat Girl!

The Cliffs of Isle au Haut (1974) by Fairfield Porter

Starting to dig a hole, presumably for eggs

Augusta Savage,  Gamin, ca. 1929, The sculptor was a pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance #WomensArt

Belfast against racism and the far right: this is our Belfast!

Hot dog reclining

Named by FIFA to officiate during the World Cup, the Somali referee Omar Artan, elected best African referee for 2025, was denied entry to U.S. territory despite holding a diplomatic passport.

Right out the camp window

Good morning, Lake!

Watercolor portraits Pretty amazing

The Hermitage of Pontoise (1881) by Paul Cézanne

Illustration from Lente by Jac. P. Thijsse, illustrated by L.W.R. Wenckebach, Jan van Oort, and Jan Voerman, Netherlands, 1906. #booksky #artsky #naturesky

We pretend it’s a commercial establishment and are more productive

Bringing flowers to Mom from her gardens

The Farm at Jas de Bouffan and the Chestnut Trees (1884) by Paul Cézanne

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.