I encourage you to watch international news for a different perspective on this insanity in the Middle East
Reuters, AP, and AFP, broadcasters BBC, Al Jazeera, and France 24.

Slimy, slimy, slimy.

Disconnect from the big picture much?!!!

Live météo S France

Merdique (crappy)

Super cute!

Good morning , happy Thursday. All day rain In Brooklyn. Marley got his raincoat ready 😂😁🐾☮️❤️🐶

The Greek poet Theocritus helped shape the pastoral idyll with poems about shepherds, fields, and rural song. His verses imagined a countryside both simple and poetic. #BookologyThursday

Art: Henry Harris Lines

A vote to fund the war in Iran is a vote for the war.

Congress has the power of the purse. Time to use it.

‘Milana.’ #Streetart by Sasha Korban in Mariupol, #Ukraine #art

Black-and-white formal portrait of Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), the Swedish diplomat, sociologist, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is photographed against a dark background, resting her chin thoughtfully on her left hand, which displays a large, ornate ring. Her expression is calm, wise, and slightly introspective, with deep-set eyes, fine lines of age, and a gentle smile. Her silver-gray hair is styled in a soft, voluminous updo typical of the mid-20th century, and she wears a dark tailored jacket or dress with a simple collar, along with a distinctive metal wristwatch on her left arm. Alva Myrdal was a pioneering figure in social policy, women's rights, and international disarmament. With her husband Gunnar Myrdal, she co-authored the influential 1934 book Kris i befolkningsfrågan (Crisis in the Population Question), which shaped Sweden's progressive family and welfare policies. She served as Sweden's Minister for Disarmament and Church Affairs (1966–1973), headed UNESCO's social science department, and played a key role in the United Nations. In 1982, she shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Alfonso García Robles for her lifelong work on nuclear disarmament and peace advocacy through organizations like the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Pugwash Conferences. Known for her intellectual rigor, feminist principles, and commitment to global justice, she remains an icon of principled leadership in diplomacy and social reform.#AlvaMyrdal #NobelPeacePrize #Disarmament #SIPRI

Alva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat & a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She shared the #Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 (w/A. Robles) "for their work for disarmament & nuclear and weapon-free zones." #WHM

It's International Day for #Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.

Daffodils on Glastonbury Tor in that early morning light with Angel like clouds above St Michael's tower.

Scott Gustafson.
"The March Hare"
oil on panel. #March

YouTube video by EdBlackmail Sam and Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming

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🎨Jesse Wilcox Smith (1905)
from ‘A Child's Garden of Verses'
#BookologyThursday #WorldBookDay

"There were green alligators and long-necked geese. Humpy-backed camels and chimpanzees. Cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born, the loveliest of all was the unicorn."

-Shel Silverstein

Gustav Klimt's "Lady with Hat and Featherboa" captures a mysterious and fashionable woman enveloped in a dark, luxuriant boa, with just her eyes and enigmatic expression peering through a sea of fabrics. This sumptuous work, showcasing Klimt's fascination with bold patterns and rich textures, exemplifies his style during the Vienna Secession period.

Lady with Hat and Featherboa
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28544

“…so glad were spirits and men
Before the coming of the sinful Queen.”

(Tennyson "Idylls of the King")

🎨 Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1913)

#bookologythursday #booksky #bookillustration

Welcome to #BookologyThursday 🍃

Congress passed a law less than a year ago to give ICE $75 billion to terrorize our communities.

We can easily afford pay for the expansion of SSI, if we prioritize helping the most vulnerable instead. - Jeff Cruz, Latinos for a Secure Retirement

Illustration of a winged fairy wearing a blue and white dress, with daisies in her hair. She is kneeling on the grass, tending to some daffodils.

'Come and let us seek together
Springtime lore of daffodils,
Giving to the golden weather
Greeting on the sun-warm hills.'
~L. M. Montgomery

🎨Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Nine close-up photographs of bumblebees visiting pale pink cherry blossom. The bees cling to the flowers and buds while feeding on nectar, their fuzzy black-and-yellow bodies dusted with pollen against soft blue spring skies and blurred green backgrounds.

“I have somewhere seen it observed that we should make the same use of a book as a bee does of a flower; she steals sweets from it, but does not injure it.”

-Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

Bumblebees gently “stealing sweets” from cherry blossom in celebration of #WorldBookDay

“Tea with Sickert” by Ethel Sands

In "Abut," Remedios Varo masterfully depicts a mysterious, ethereal figure interacting with a box that seems to hold an enigmatic presence. The surreal atmosphere, created with Varo's characteristic fine detail and dreamlike imagery, invites viewers into a world where the boundaries of reality and imagination blur.

Abut
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19656

Minnesota residents’ collective response to the surge has ricocheted across the internet, captivated the country’s attention and given the state a new identity.

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“Girl Sewing, Auppegard, France” by painter Ethel Sands

Moments of peace, bird song and sheep.

Bawan Bavji Jain Tirth near Mount Abu

Bawan Bavji Jain Tirth near Mount Abu is an exquisite white marble temple known for its symmetrical and tiered architectural design.
The structure features grand intersecting staircases that create a striking geometric pattern while symbolizing spiritual ascent.

Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey: some arresting art on the side of a shop undergoing renovation. The 21st century version of the old ‘ghost signs’ that can still (but increasingly rarely) be found.

Duomo of Florence (Santa Maria del Fiore)

The Duomo of Florence (Santa Maria del Fiore) is a Gothic masterpiece that also stands as an iconic symbol of the early Renaissance