Carla

I will try it too. But it’s very early in the season still for me. What about you? They may need it as or after they lay eggs. Let’s encourage each other and check in on how it goes.🤗💖

Yes, but slowly. I do love it! A recent blue jay painting. I so love birds! 🪺🪽

Kristie, you are so kind! 🙏🏻🩵

If this doesn't qualify as good news, I don't know what DOES. Some vending machines in Japan don't require money during an earthquake. Working on a backup generator, they provide emergency Wi-Fi and sustenance.
🙏🎉 -E

#GoodNews🏆
#GoodNews 🏆

Be safe! 💙

Paul Gustav Fischer, Danish (1860-1934) The artist's wife Musse and daughter Grethe alongside elegant cycling women on the Rådhuspladsen in front of the Palace Hotel, Copenhagen, 1918, oil on canvas, 76 x 58 cm, private collection

The shore of a small pond surrounded by a forest of leafless trees. The sky is filled with low, dark clouds, with a small gap along the far horizon allowing the bright orange sunset colors to shine through. This is mirrored on the gleaming, rippled waters of the pond. The only other splash of color in the scene is a small shrub right foreground with several bright red buds beginning to sprout.

Early spring sunset at Lost Ponds, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. April 20, 2021, 7:27 PM.

#sunset #hiking #forest #lake

Just so you know…

Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French (1906-1997), Pokol-AA, 1973-74, acrylic on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, private collection

I worked for a small construction company in California when I was the foreman who was responsible in building this beautiful home for an eye surgeon and his wife who was a scientist. I miss those days building custom homes. #construction #customhomes #building #photography #california

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Beef braised deep and rested overnight, glazed with its reduced jus and joined by caramelized carrots, garlic, onions, and mushrooms. Buttered noodles nest the mix, finished with pea shoots for fresh contrast and color. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe

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Today is national Dr. Seuss day! Catebration!
#catinthehat #drseuss #childrensbooks #books #reading

Hi Marvin!!

YouTube video by 박임규 parkimgyu 연필과 수채화 사과 수채화,watercolor

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Bed is a sensible place to go! 💕

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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! 💖💕💖

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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