Carla

Bed is a sensible place to go! 💕

a cartoon drawing of purple bears in front of a mountain and a pagoda ALT: a cartoon drawing of purple bears in front of a mountain and a pagoda

I’m watching NHK World Japan and they are using the shape of each prefecture to create imaginary pictures. I saw a cartoon world made of different kinds of tape. And then a cartoon with the characters made of gloves. This is the kind of thing my poor sorry brain needs.

An expressive watercolour painting of a Chaffinch

Following yesterday’s painting of a Chiffchaff, here’s a Chaffinch (male). They’re part of my expressive birds collection :)

#watercolours #birdart 🪶

🧵 We live in an anxious world & our homes have become places where we can lock out the stresses of life. My goal is to be mellow & that comes through in my art, where love, hope & joy are the themes. You can see my colourful one-off drawings in the thread, below. Mellow is golden! [1]

Laura Knight (1877-1970) British.

Nuremberg Trial [1946]

Oil on canvas, 182.8 x 152.4 cm, Imperial War Museum, London.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

That is so perfect! I’m so happy for you all! 💖💕💖

a brown and black dog with a beard is standing on a sidewalk looking up at the camera . ALT: a brown and black dog with a beard is standing on a sidewalk looking up at the camera .

Wag the Dog

One day I will sit on this cedar bench and enjoy my daffodils. But not today. This is why I have daffodils in June. 🌼💖

A plump white Hyacinth, Forsythia covered with yellow blooms, a cluster of blueberry flowers looking like little bells, white and yellow daffodils and a white and green ornamental cabbage.

What's blooming in my garden.
#SixOnSaturday #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport #Gardening

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (male), Kingfisher Pool, Ron Barker Hide, Martin Mere, 13th Sept 2024.

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis by feeding station, Kear Hide, Martin Mere, 1st March 2023.

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella (male) on Hawthorn, Dumbarnie Links Nature Reserve, 10th May 2023.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PrimaryColours, any bird with a primary colour in their plumage. The alt is #Songbirds.

I’ve gone with both themes today. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #birding

A vibrant red male Northern Cardinal perched on a thick, bare tree branch. The bird is facing slightly left, looking down, against a softly blurred background of wintery grey branches. Burlington County, NJ, USA ƒ/5.6; 1/250 s; 300 mm; ISO 640

A Blue Jay perched on a smooth tree branch, leaning forward and looking down towards the rough bark of the main trunk. The background is softly blurred with muted green and earthy tones. Burlington County, NJ, USA ƒ/7.1; 1/100 s; 300 mm; ISO 800

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PrimaryColours any bird with a primary colour in their plumage.

Here's red and blue, both from the same day two weeks ago.

#birds #photography

I went to the Lewis Walpole Library in 2015 to do the research for my undergraduate dissertation. I can say with no exaggeration that I owe my research career to date to that experience. It's a truly magical place in a beautiful setting 🗃️

I’m going to try too.

The St Leonard's hospital wine vault of Richard Hood & Sons. The 1st painting of gaslighting by Mary Ellen Best. A good use of an old building too at a time when they often demolished to make way for new "innovations". The book is full of excellent paintings with some 1830s views of York.

This image shows the ruins of St. Leonard's Hospital chapel located within the Museum Gardens in York. Founded shortly after the Norman Conquest, it was once the largest and most significant medieval hospital in northern England. The remaining ruins include the undercroft, chapel, and an entrance passage dating back to approximately 1240. The hospital was built on the site of the former St. Peter's Hospital, which was severely damaged by a fire. The ruins are situated in the northeastern corner of the Yorkshire Museum Gardens, near the River Ouse. Image Tilman2007 CC BY-SA 4.0

This image shows the interior of the St. Leonard's Hospital remains (specifically the undercroft or crypt) in the Museum Gardens of York. Founded soon after the Norman Conquest, it was once the largest and most important medieval hospital in northern England. The ruins feature 13th-century stone pillars and original vaulted ceilings. The hospital was run by an Augustinian order to feed the poor and care for the sick until it was dissolved in 1540. The remains are situated in the corner of the Museum Gardens, opposite York's Multangular Tower. Image Tim Green CC BY-SA 2.0

an entrance passage. The hospital cared for the ill, the infirm, the poor, and the elderly. Images: hospital/passage and chapel, Timan2007 CC BY-SA 4.0 and undercroft, Tim Green, CC BY-SA 2.0 See Alts for more information and credits. #Medievalsky #York #Architecture #Undercroft

Donuts, please. I need to stress eat.

When taking a ride out in the country you expect to see old barns, etc. it was a delight to find this old red barn with a fence in a state of collapse.
#barn #red #fence #collapse #drive
#country #weekend #saturday #photo #landscape #photography
#california #backroads

Loki sends #Caturday greetings, from one of his favorite artsy quilts.

#EastCoastKin #quilts

On her 70th birthday, Mara began a #quest to find the girl who once believed in dragons.

She searched closet boxes, old notebooks and attic dust, until a small brave voice answered her from within, warm and waiting, reminding her of the adventures she’d had in the place beyond the sea.

#vss365

A white square mount with a circle cut out. In the circle is a hand embroidered male blackbird's head facing to the left on a light golden wallpaper

Blackbird
Hand embroidery thread painting artwork
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#BlueSkyArtShow #round #embroidery #birds #WildlifeArt

A blue, white, and tan Eastern Bluebird is perched on a small branch. The background is white snow. 📷 Dreamcatcher

Eastern Bluebird

The nature of effortless beauty...

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Important for bird lovers.

Anonymous, Song dynasty (960-1279), Calico Cat under Noble Peonies, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, 141 x 107.3 cm, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Although not a household name today like van Dyke and Reubens are, during the 18th Century Philips #Wouwerman (1619–1668) was rated just as highly as Rembrandt by many art lovers and collectors, and his fame was just as great or greater.
'Hawking' c1651—Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”

— Dwight Eisenhower, 1946

Rep Jason Crow (D-CO): “I went to war three times for this country and learned that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, working class folks pay the price. The tough talk of a five-time draft dodger falls flat for Americans tired of military adventurism”

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two sources briefed on the intelligence said.

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