Andrea Cesari

I've always thought that Bull Kelp would be a fine name for a swashbuckling hero of some sort.

That first one is bull kelp, I think. Sometimes I only know the east coast versions of things so maybe the 4th one is rockweed and maybe it's not. Helpful, right?

The book cover of "Math for Knitters," by Kate Atherley, is on a patterned background of calculators and arithmetic symbols. A heading reads, "Pre-Orders Open! 10% off for earlybirds."

MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social, breaks down the numbers behind knitting so you'll never be left guessing (or hyperventilating) again.

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1. Confirms their priors about the period
2. Agrees with their favorite movie about the period

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Another fine looking apple from an Oregon orchard. This apple is apparently still grown & is said to have a very fine taste

An apple from just down the road from here. It doesn’t appear to be in cultivation any longer

But… where are you going to put your sewing supplies?

Oh I am so very sorry. I was so hoping she would pull through.

It’s not sinking, it’s just resting 😜

A black bollard with a picture of Charlie Chaplin at the top.

The Charlie Chaplin bollard.
#WorldBollardAssociation

A gray cat sits on the back of a sofa. He has his right front paw on the arm of a person who is wearing a short sleeved white and lime green shirt. He looks at the camera with an expression that says “see what I have to put up with?”

Victor giving me a gentle nudge to let me know I’m sitting on HIS SPOT on the sofa #caturday

For some reason my eye sent “pomegranate pomegranates” to my brain, which immediately returned “paranoid pomegranate” and the next thing I know I’m asking myself “How would you know?” Not sure my caffeine levels have stabilized yet this morning

A small green and tan pacific tree frog is perched on the stem of a lavender bloom

Lavender inspector. The tree frogs emerge every afternoon as soon as the garden is shaded from direct sun.

Canopy & Ember: Indigenous Women in Forestry and Wildland Fire Advancing Women Leaders A Women’s Forest Congress conversation with Nicole Stiffarm and Dr. Serra Hoagland

Indigenous women in forestry: “As knowledge holders, land stewards, educators, and community ambassadors, our contributions are essential. And now is the time to ensure that Native women are empowered to bring that leadership forward — supported, mentored, and seen.” medium.com/@intertribal...

My favorite linen for weaving used to come from Belgium. I would love to weave with US grown linen.

There can never be too many pika photos

Nocturnal Scene: Couple Walking behind a Woman with a Lantern, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1655

(Rijksmuseum)

A woman sits with a stick by a fire while a large smiling monster stands behind her.

An 1828 illustration by Tuscarora artist David Cusick depicting the Haundenosaunee story of the flying heads. In Cusick’s version, a cursed and cannibalistic flying head sees an old woman eating acorns from a fire and, believing she is eating live coals, flees from her enormous power.

1975 high school graduate here and yes, plate tectonics was taught in my earth sciences class as *just recently accepted!*

YouTube video by Elle Cordova a geological meet cute

I just watched this yesterday!

Such a great program. Note that one of attendees specifically mentioned wild fire management as a reason for reintroducing beavers. 🦫

mannequin in a brown coat, arms flung to the side in rapture

mannequin in long-sleeved midi dress, leaning back all cool like there's a hot guy in front of her and a brick wall behind her

mannequin in a black pantsuit, pointing in two directions kinda like dancing

mannequin in emerald green and sapphire blue dress and shawl, hands popped out a little like she's gonna launch into the charleston

If I gave an award for best museum mannequins, Cincinnati Art Museum would be the clear winner, I love the attitude of the poses

Redheaded woman in black dress stands holding book with the same cover as the painting behind her, which depicts a woman in a 19th c. black dress staring out.

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Beating the heat

An illustration of a firefly character holding a lantern while a smaller firefly looks on in amazement. A kid with wings and a fire-inspired paper crown flies overhead with a moth in a night scene.

Hello! #KidLitArtPostcard! A firefly fest to celebrate the abundant fireflies in the garden this year!
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English’s Feminine Spin When English speakers think about “vocabulary,” we tend to think of words that were borrowed into the language from Latin or Greek or French—like the words vocabulary and language. So many new words f...

"The fact that 'seamstress' is more familiar than 'sewster' is testament to the extent to which French forms displaced English forms following the Norman Conquest."

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A drawing of a mobile oven with people preparing and baking pies and pretzels(?) hanging from the wall

Mobile pie cart, ca. 1464, from Ulrich Richental, Chronic of the Council of Constance, Fol. 23r. (Rosgartenmuseum Konstanz)

For some reason I was crazy about these when I was a kid & and grew them on a kitchen windowsill for several years. Haven’t thought of them in years

However, laughing at people and organizations that use them for Stupid Reasons is not only still permitted, but encouraged

The four compartments of a cow’s stomach are called the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum, and the abomasum. Reticulum is thought to be the origin of the word reticule, a small, sometimes netted, drawstring bag carried by women in the early 19th c #dresshistory