They have queer habits; I tried to grow them under trees, which is their natural condition; but they seem to prefer coming up in the middle of a stony path. Plants are really most unpredictable. #gardening

Carlisle Cathedral's jazz nocturne of a vault.

'A Wiltsire Landscape,' (1928) casts up an early morning mood - a magic realm. By the time of this work, William Nicholson had married Edie Stuart-Wortley and moved to the Old Manor House in the village of Sutton Veny in Wiltshire.

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Love these! I've just bought one of Emma's miniatures - an autumn maple leaf - and the detail is stunning. Come on, people, £38 (some may be more) for a *framed* original! It's a massive bargain, and you support an independent artist. What's stopping you? #art #IndependentArtist #miniature

One of the Great Barkers of Bluesky…

Sherlock Holmes collection for this Friday miniatures. And a special print - The Game’s Afoot! emmastubbs.uk/collections/...

Love an oak leaf!

What do you mean... "you've never seen this before"? Are you stark staring mad? Get your eyeholes around this NOW you FOOL! youtu.be/aHun58mz3vI?...

Wow! 😮🤩 There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓 itiner-e.org We might have to have a lie-down.

Tackling a dog eye …as you do!

Not much wildlife in our sterile granite laden street but our wee feeder sees some action.

In the studio later… byob 🤣🤣

Study for “Cosmic Spring” (“Printemps cosmique”) and “Amorpha, Fugue in Two Colors” (“Amorphe, Fugue à deux couleurs”) by František Kupka, 1911 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137726

1776: Farmer Cannings has fine weather for his barley harvest.

I always enjoy an opportunity to post this ~ Alphonse Bertillon, pioneer of the front-&-profile criminal mugshot, did some practice runs with his nephew, a notoriously hardened criminal, aged 2. His crime? 'Nibbling pears' (Silver albumen print, 1893 MoMA)

Vincent van Gogh, Street in Auvers-sur-Oise ; Village Street ; Road at Auvers, 19?? #finngallery #europeana

Good morning wulferhampton have a wonderful Wednesday Hump Day you wondering weirdos

Other work of the Ladybird artists ‘Bonfire Night’ (1951) Artist: Ronald Lampitt

Painted in 1913, 'Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice,' John Singer Sargent has abandoned the 18thC panoramic tradition and painted a cropped version of the church, creating a more visually dynamic and arresting viewpoint.

Morning the Bluesky!

Halloween calls for a view of my favorite Halloween-themed species I've photographed over the years: the northern ghost bat from Costa Rica!

Bird of the day, confident Robin observing the feeders... #BirdOfTheDay #FestiveDailyRobin #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography

Exhausting stuff

Lover’s eyes…make a nice commission maybe 🤔

Some eye action 👁️

If you’re daunted by the prospect of late autumn & winter & are able to get outside, here’s a film I made for @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social with 5 scientifically proven nature-based tips to alleviate anxiety & lift your mood 🌿🧠: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

"It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life," Thinking about this a lot recently. My impulse is always to simplify and observe the small things, hence my small artworks haha

Norshteyn's "Hedgehog in the Fog" is one of my all-time favorite stop motion animations (particularly great for this time of year) and you can watch the whole thing here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFUi...

#YellowThu #ColorADay #Photography #EastCoastKin

I once sheltered from a thunderstorm in the rotunda ⛈️

❄️It's time for Old Fox to plan his Advent Calendar! Throughout December, I will be writing one frozen fragment each day, blown in by the North Wind. Join my patreon or buy me a chocolate on Ko-fi & write Christmas in the message, a theme or a dedication, & I will add you to my list of 24 windows❄️

Email subscribers will get the nod ahead of release. Even though it’s a preorder you might be lucky! I’ve got a few of these in most sizes and first 10 orders get @fangoria.bsky.social vintage tradings card pack unopened from 1992! 🧟

Since Steve has been barred from the pub (again), he's taken up art. It's actually quite impressive.

I don’t want to say the ‘C’ word…

Moin, Bluesky 🦋. Heute war der Katzenwecker im Einsatz 🐱 und jetzt die Kaffeemaschine ☕️. Draußen ist es kalt und sternenklar ❄️. Ein Fünftel der Arbeitswoche ist geschafft und weiter geht's. Schönen Dienstag und Grüße aus dem frostigen Süden ☕️ 👍 🇦🇹. (Motivierendes Foto aus dem Archiv)

Back in the 12th century, French sculptor Gislebertus carved this angel as (s)he appears to the three Magi as they dream, waking one with the delicate touch of a finger, and pointing her other forefinger toward the Bethlehem star (Cathedral of St Lazare, Autun)

Just to remind folks these are paintings by me…not real sea pottery! emmastubbs.uk/products/tid...

'Thistles.' (1861) Rosa Brett was one of the many women associated with the pre-Raphaelite story and whose contribution to the movement has never been fully acknowledged; in her lifetime it was common for her to sell pictures under her brother John's name.

Having once owned a spaniel (and sort of survived…) I suggest you read this cautionary tale

We Otter hold Hands

It’s that time of year 🎃🎃🎃

Love this beautiful book, out now from Tuttle.

I hope every P.G. Wodehouse fan gets to see this passage 😄🤞🏻 (Includes a delightful description of an Autumn morning, an opposition to lunching on raw carrots, and the most terrific word in 'rannygazoo': an old American slang term for a scheme, or a foolish carrying-on.)

No more emojis, just gravestone reactions. (These are all from Old Norwichtown Burial Ground in Norwich, Connecticut.)

Getting ready for Friday’s miniature collection. Can you guess the theme this week? 🎃👻