Rossetti's smile

#edusky #history

I've only just caught up with the sad news of the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife.

Hackman was one of my all time favourites. One of Hollywood's greatest ever actors. He was brilliant in everything he was in and played every role with conviction, whether drama or comedy.

#RIPGeneHackman

Why did they call it “Lord of the Rings” and not “Walkin n Tolkien”?

Why did they call it a bird's nest and not a twigloo

I used to think Les Miserables was the main character’s name.

"thou unfit for any place, but hell." - Richard III (A1, S2) #Shakespeare #BardInsults

A family of splitgill mushrooms grow aligned on the edge of an upturned branch in a bare winter forest. They look like seashells on wet stone All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

I love that one movie with the mix-up resulting in whimsy.

“I'm not sure if I fancy it”

Translation: I'd rather roll down a hill made of mousetraps.

Can't wait for Spotify Wrapped to drop so I can relive the year's trauma!

If I can stop one Heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching,
Or cool one Pain,

Or help one fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

#EmilyDickinson

So THAT’S what’s happening.

Great tool —> earth.nullschool.net

Healthcare is a Human (and Shark) Right.

I'm a soldier
In a Greek horse I hide
I'm one of
Several others inside

- Trojon Bon Jovi

Cmon, it's a little bit funny

Terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.

Welcome back 'cotta

Ancient yew tree in a churchyard

The Crowhurst Yew, St George’s churchyard, Sussex 🌲

Not to be confused with the Crowhurst Yew, St George’s churchyard, Surrey 40 miles away 🤨

At least 1,300 years old

Massive away win for the little fella.

Want a homemade triple chocolate chunk cookie?

Me trying to entice you into my van to assemble a bookcase

hey there, hang in there it’s just a bad day not a bad life

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When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, the winter is at hand;
Richard III [II, 3]
#ShakespeareSunday

Yea, like the stag, when snow the pasture sheets,
The barks of trees thou browsed'st.
Antony and Cleopatra Act 1 Scene 4 #ShakespeareSunday

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“as the icy fang and churlish chiding of the winter’s wind, which when it bites and blows upon my body, even till I shrink with cold” Duke, As You Like It II.1 #ShakespeareSunday

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Blow, blow, thou winter wind Thou art not so unkind, As man's ingratitude.

As You Like it 2:7
#ShakespeareSunday

I spoke with her but once
And found her wondrous cold.

AWTEW 3.6 #ShakespeareSunday #TildaSwinton

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Fear no more the heat o’ the sun,
Nor the furious winter’s rages
Cymbeline IV.2

#ShakespeareSunday
#GameofThrones

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The third day comes a frost, a killing frost.

Henry VIII A3Sc2 #shakespearesunday #winter

Birds sit brooding in the snow.
Love's Labour's Lost
#ShakespeareSunday

What's the matter,
That you have such a February face,
So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?
MAAN 5.4
#ShakespeareSunday

🍂🌨️🍂"What freezings I have felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"

🤍Sonnet 97
#ShakespeareSunday