"Oh, I'm burning! I wish I were out of doors! I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free; and laughing at injuries, not maddening under them!" ~ Emily Brontë, 'Wuthering Heights' Boreas (1903) John William Waterhouse

Daily Chill Octordle #1490 4️⃣8️⃣ 9️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣🕐 🕚🔟 Score: 66

I just solved this Sudoku in 11 minutes and 12 seconds. Can you beat my time? www.britannica.com/games/sudoku... #Sudoku

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#Wordle 1,709 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Blossom Puzzle, February 22 Letters: K N O I P S T My score: 343 points My longest word: 14 letters 💮 🌹 🌻 🏵 💐 🌺 🌸 🌼 🌷 💮 🌹 🌻 🏵 💐 #MerriamWebsterGames

Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 22, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 💔 🎉 My Score: 1700

#OnThisDay - 21 February - in AD 4 Gaius Caesar, grandson of Augustus, died in Lycia, aged 22. He had been adopted by Augustus in 17 BC and given a series of honours marking him out as a likely successor. #History 🏺 Image: RIC Augustus 198; ANS 1909.78.22. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

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#Wordle 1,708 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Blossom Puzzle, February 21 Letters: C G I O L N S My score: 383 points My longest word: 11 letters 💐 🌹 💮 🌸 🌼 🏵 🌻 🌷 🌺 💐 🌹 #MerriamWebsterGames

Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 21, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 🎉 My Score: 2060

#OnThisDay - 20 February - in AD 116 Trajan despatched "laureatae missae" ('laurelled letters') back to the Senate, denoting his claim of victory for his campaign against Parthia. #AncientHistory 🏺 Image: RIC II Trajan 373; British Museum (1867,0101.662). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

#FrescoFriday - Discovered #OnThisDay - 20 February - in 1851 at the Scavo del Principe di Montenegro, Pompeii (VII.16.10), a scene that is typically identified as Omphale, the Lydian Queen, looking down on a drunken Hercules . #Pompeii 🏺 Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9000)

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Blossom Puzzle, February 20 Letters: A E N M P R T My score: 416 points My longest word: 12 letters 🌹 🌸 🏵 💐 🌷 🌺 🌻 💮 🌼 🌹 🌸 🏵 #MerriamWebsterGames

#Wordle 1,707 3/6 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 20, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 🎉 My Score: 1940

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Blossom Puzzle, February 19 Letters: B C E U O R S My score: 320 points My longest word: 10 letters 💮 🌺 🏵 🌷 🌸 💐 🌻 🌹 🌼 💮 #MerriamWebsterGames

#Wordle 1,706 3/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 19, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 ✅ ✅ 🎉 My Score: 1990

#OnThisDay - 17 February - the Romans celebrated the Quirinalia, the rites of Quirinus - the name ascribed to Romulus following his death and deification (cf. Ovid, Fasti II.475vv.). #Rome 🏺 Image: RRC 427/2; BnF (REP-15138). Link - numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-...

#OnThisDay - 17 February - in AD 364 the briefly-reigning Roman Emperor Jovian died, while travelling from Ancyra to Constantinople. #AncientHistory 🏺 Image: RIC VIII Sirmium 115; ANS (1944.100.21071). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

I adore this superb chariot racing mosaic: ca. 2nd Century AD. Discovered #OnThisDay - February 18 - in Lyon in 1806, the elements of the Circus' 'spina' are especially plain to see. #Roman #Archaeology 🏺 Image: Lugdunum Museum (2000.0.1209). Link - lugdunum.grandlyon.com/fr/Oeuvre/14...

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#Wordle 1,705 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Blossom Puzzle, February 18 Letters: E F I P O R T My score: 349 points My longest word: 10 letters 🌻 🏵 💮 🌺 🌼 🌹 🌸 🌷 💐 🌻 #MerriamWebsterGames

Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 18, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 💔 🎉 My Score: 1960

This weird and wonderful Greek amphoriskos (flask) depicts a bird-man, but the explanation is astonishing. It almost certainly relates to Aristophanes' famous comedy 'The Birds' (first produced 415/414 BCE) and may represent a costume worn by members of the chorus. 🏺 #ancientbluesky #MetMuseum 📸 me

"Fun math fact for the day" #math #maths #iteachmath #primenumbers #multiples #mathsky

A poem for Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

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Blossom Puzzle, February 17 Letters: D I L O N S W My score: 332 points My longest word: 11 letters 🌺 🌷 💮 🌻 🌸 💐 🏵 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌷 #MerriamWebsterGames

#Wordle 1,704 3/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 17, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 🎉 My Score: 2030

It's Mental Math Monday! How would you mentally calculate 360÷8?

Tablet addiction is nothing new... Discovered #OnThisDay - 16 February - in 1740 and associated with the Theatre at Herculeaneum. A woman dressed in white holds both writing tablet and stylus, seemingly deep in thought. #Archaeology #Art 🏺 Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9074).

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#Wordle 1,703 4/6 🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🐓

Blossom Puzzle, February 16 Letters: B E H T O R S My score: 358 points My longest word: 10 letters 💮 🏵 🌷 🌺 🌻 💐 🌹 🌸 🌼 💮 #MerriamWebsterGames

Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 16, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 🎉 My Score: 2030

Ending Sunday with... • Siegfried Sassoon •

Just in time for #caturday, I noticed something very interesting on this ancient Greek pelike (jar) featuring Poseidon and Amymone. A very rare representation of a cat. It doesn't seem to be very impressed by the presence of the gods. Perhaps this is a scene from a play ... 🏺 1/ #MetMuseum 📸 me

15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage. I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong. Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole. Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you... (Photos AP)

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Blossom Puzzle, February 15 Letters: B M O E R S Y My score: 333 points My longest word: 11 letters 🌷 🌸 💐 🌻 💮 🌼 🌺 🏵 🌹 🌷 🌸 #MerriamWebsterGames