Gabrielle

Cartoon dog Bluey doing a bush wee, an Australian tradition that I understand now has young adherents all over the world.

Is that panda doing a bush wee?

Amo-te, Portugal 😘

Facing racism in the sport head on, Surya Bonaly landed the banned backflip on one foot and made history anyway ⛸️ 💥

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven more years in prison, as Tehran's foreign minister strikes a hard-line tone against U.S. threats of military force.

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison

www.latimes.com/world-nation...

The Long Ukrainian Winter How You Can Help

Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...

Doctor Who Whovian GIF Alt: GIF of River Song Caption of what River is saying: When you love the Doctor, it’s like loving the stars themselves. You don’t expect a sunset to admire you back!

‘Twere all one
That I should love a bright particular star
And think to wed it, he is so above me.

All's Well That Ends Well
Act I Scene 1
#ShakespeareSunday
#Love

"These present wars shall find I love my country." (Cymbeline, Act 4 Sc 3) #ShakespeareSunday

a person 's hand is reaching for a book on a shelf Alt: GIF of someone’s hand caressing a shelf of books

Knowing I loved my books, he furnish'd me
From mine own library with volumes that
I prize above my dukedom.

The Tempest
Act I Scene 2
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#Love

YouTube video by Warner Bros. Entertainment Sinners | I Lied To You Song | Movie Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment

‘If music be the food of love, play on.’

Twelfth Night 1.1
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#Sinners What an achievement.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jo...

YouTube video by HozierVEVO Hozier - Francesca (Official Video)

‘Born in a tempest, when my mother died,
This world to me is like a lasting storm,
Whirring me from my friends.’

Pericles 4.1
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Hozier beautifully captures the love in a whirlwind of Dante’s Francesca da Rimini.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=K1u_...

‘Madonna and Child enthroned with Saints Dionysius the Areopagite, Dominic, Clement, Thomas Aquinas and Angels’ by Domenico and Davide Ghirlandaio

‘I know I love in vain, strive against hope;
Yet in this captious and intenible sieve
I still pour in the waters of my love’
AWTEW 1.3
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I love the way this little angel only has eyes for Mary. Totally oblivious to baby jesus.

Milleluci - Raffaella Carrà e Adriano Celentano in Prisencolinensinainciusol This is "Milleluci - Raffaella Carrà e Adriano Celentano in Prisencolinensinainciusol" by Il ricordo on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos…

The effervescent Raffaella Carrà is at the Winter Olympics in spirit - they’re playing her song🥺

Exquisite choreography starts at 1:30:

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A única desvantagem de melhorar o meu português é que consigo entender mais o que o André Ventura diz. Agora preciso de aprender como se diz ‘what a prick’ em português.

Os nosos primeiros Narcissus cyclamineus do ano. Unha especie endémica da Gallaecia (Galiza e norte de Portugal) descrita en 1816 e que se considerou extinta durante un tempo, ata que se localizou de novo en 1946, nos arredores do Porto. Considerada ‘vulnerable’, estas florecen no concello de Vigo.

This is Zephyr. He is a professionally trained bed bug detector. When he recognizes the scent of live bed bugs, he gives an alert by sitting and smiling exuberantly at his handler. We're pretty sure no one has ever been more excited to find bed bugs in their life. 13/10 (TT: emmercrew)

Typical Lab, just happy to be alive 🖤

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

That‘s the spirit.

Long, lean athletes skiing against the background of snowy trees.

Thanks for the reminder - I LOVE the biathlon!

Rectangular sandstone relief with a standing figure of Minerva in high relief. She wears a long garment and helmet, she's holding a lance in her right hand and an oval shield at her left side. On her right sight an owl is visible.

For #ReliefWednesday a representation of Minerva, the #Roman goddess of wisdom, arts, crafts, and warfare. She's carrying the helmet, a lance and a shield. The deity is accompanied by an #owl, her sacred animal.
Found in Burgstall an der Murr.

📷 Landesmuseum Württemnberg

🏺 #archaeology

World's fastest animal spotted in Central Australian outback for first time The world's fastest falcon has been spotted in Central Australia for the first time, surprising even the seasoned birdwatcher who caught the rare sight on camera.

Siberian Peregrine Falcon spotted doing zoomies in Australia.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Every time I watch Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon I tell my sister I want to do martial arts, and every time she says ‘yeah, but you still won’t be able to jump over buildings’.

É uma fonte das informações obscuras maravilhosas. Mas vou ficar com a pasta de dentes…

a woman is looking at the camera and says needs wife 's approval Alt: Scene from the movie 300-Queen Gorgo gives Spartan King Leonidas her approval.

Why, courage then! what cannot be avoided
'Twere childish weakness to lament or fear." -Henry VI #ShakespeareSunday

Tank Girl adjusts her goggles.

"A heat within me rises like the sun." ~ Cymbeline (A3,S4).
#ShakespeareSunday #TankGirl

ABC news article continues: Mr Bresland said the 13-year-old's detailed description of the colour of the kayak and paddleboards was invaluable to search efforts. "Within an hour, we found the kayak," he said. He said the family were treading water in rough seas for hours before they were found. The mother somehow managed to keep the other children with the paddleboard. "Physically, she just said, 'I'm struggling, I can't,' but she just said they're looking her in the eye, and she just kept going and kept them together," Mr Bresland said. "She's an absolute hero as well. To keep those two children together and not give up is absolutely incredible."

In fact, a family of legends!

News article from the Australian national broadcaster reads: “The family were holidaying at Quindalup, 250 kilometres south of Perth, when their inflatable paddleboards and kayak were pushed offshore by strong winds on Friday evening. The 13-year-old tried to paddle back to shore on his kayak before it took on water in rough seas. He then swam for four more hours to shore and successfully raised the alarm. Naturaliste Marine Rescue commander Paul Bresland said the 47-year-old mother, her 12-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter were eventually found at 8:30pm, clinging to a paddleboard about 14km offshore. Mr Bresland said the efforts of the 13-year-old, who continued to swim to shore through choppy waters, were "superhuman". "He swam in, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on," he said. "And the brave fella thought he's not going to make it with a life jacket on, so he ditched it, and he swam the next two hours without a life jacket. "I thought, mate, that is incredible."”

Correct use of the word ’mate’🥰
What a legend.

His voice was propertied
As all the tuned spheres.
AC 5.2
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