Lev Parikian

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An iPad showing cricket. In front of it, a page from the score of Strauss’s Alpine symphony. Both on a white metal garden table. The iPad is casting a shadow over the music.

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And insistent

Marvellous. I think there’s recent research showing more females sing than previously thought, especially in the tropics. In any case, it’s very funny.

Open call to the female wrens of south London: there’s a male in our garden who would very much like the pleasure of your company. Quite urgently, by the sound of it.

North Wood (West)

West Norwood

An old painted advertisement on a large brick wall (bit of blue sky behind). Blue background, with cream/yellow writing: Brymay safety matches. Bryant & May Ltd. But it’s been partially painted over in brick red so while it’s all still legible there’s a patchwork quality to it.

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A laminated sign: BREAK DOWN CARTOONS AND BOXES BEFORE PUTTING THEM IN THE RECYCLE BIN.

“Ok so the basic premise of this one is that there’s a coyote and a roadrunner and the coyote’s efforts to catch the roadrunner become ever more elaborate and comical but – and this is the crucial bit – he never catches the roadrunner. Here are some of the common tropes used…”

A night scene. Full moon centre top, light cloud illuminated by it but otherwise clear sky. Two buildings, one in each bottom corner. The one on the left is white clapperboard with blue gables and outside lights. On the right, the corner of a red brick building.

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Lark, ascending. It’s in there, I promise.

The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

*bursts in, sweating, out of breath*

“Drop everything, fish doorbell’s back”

visdeurbel.nl/en/

A wooden relief panel mounted on a pub wall. It depicts five cherubs in a line, hand in hand. They are terrifying. Plump and diabolical.

Please enjoy these demon-cherubs, which are definitely not going to come and murder you in your sleep.

Teenagers on a school trip when the supervising teachers have gone to the local bar

The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

*bursts in, sweating, out of breath*

“Drop everything, fish doorbell’s back”

visdeurbel.nl/en/

A hut on a shingle beach. Big blue sky. Sun.

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A gorse bush in flower - warm yellow - with a bee on one of the flowers.

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Fit in? You’ll own the place!

“And what would you say are your greatest strengths?”

“Wilfully misunderstanding things, not bothering to read beyond the first line of anything, and making everything about me.”

“Welcome to Bluesky! The Discover feed is just over there.”

A plain logo, light purple background and the words ‘Six things’.

The second episode of the Six Things podcast features the excellent @oddthisday.bsky.social and is now available in your favoured ear-massaging outlet. pod.link/1873642106/e...

Putting the hump into humpback

You could probably piece it together by going through @lucyfishwife.bsky.social’s timeline and connecting the GIFs.

Pale cream primroses close up, with yellow star centres.

Snap.

HB PC!

til that male humpback whales have been observed blowing bubbles directly underneath females’ genitalia, and the females respond by “rolling toward, arching, or slightly lifting and/or moving her tail above the bubble releases”. Presented without further comment.

“Two boxes of frogs, please. The maddest you have.”

It’s so cleverly done, the slow peeling off of layers to reveal the beautifully flawed people underneath.