Rick

People who know history make the best signs.

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her: Can you paint the ocean for me?

me: Sure. Can you bring me an ocean?
Cuz... (looks around)... I don't see one here.

Official museum photo, quarter turn side profile on white background Aquamanile in the form of an elephant with riders, laqabi ware (moulded stonepaste, covered with a slightly opacified white glaze, with turquoise and cobalt-blue in-glaze staining)

Official museum photo, full side profile (opposite side) on white background Aquamanile in the form of an elephant with riders, laqabi ware (moulded stonepaste, covered with a slightly opacified white glaze, with turquoise and cobalt-blue in-glaze staining)

#Elephant Aquamanile
Syria, 12th or early 13th c. CE
laqabi ware: moulded stonepaste, covered w/ slightly opacified white glaze, w/ turquoise & cobalt-blue in-glaze staining
29.5 x 20.5 x 13 cm
Khalili Collections POT 1285
www.khalilicollections.org/collections/...

linocut print in landscape orientation, portrait of a plump, bumpy frog sitting in side profile, black lines on red-brown background; artist signature in center bottom margin

#FrogFriday 🐸:
Zdeněk Seydl (Czech, 1916-1978)
Žába ( #Frog ), n.d.
Linocut 16.5 x 25 cm
www.acb.cz/en/art-price...

As long as it's YOUR snow day and not mine.

>>Satirical News - Journalist Holds Microphone Up To Smoldering Pile Of Sh-t For 20 Minutes Before Realizing It Wasn't Stephen Miller @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social - pic of guy holding microphone up to pile of sh*t

#stephenmiller #satire

Foliage, 2023
- mine

"Walking into the ocean until it swallows me whole" sounds way more appealing than reading the news

Happy Krampus Night to all the little beastly other-than-humans of the wild hunt. Here are some examples of Sámi primstaffs. These are markings of Dec 6. St Nicholas, the holiday that follows the Krampus Night.
#traditionalknowledge #witches #seidr #animist #runes

Monet would pause mid-stroke, brush hovering, waiting for light to return after a cloud passed. Timing was everything.

Yep.

My younger brother (who doesn't have my low blood pressure problem) is questioning my masculinity and calling me "Sally", because it's 60F and I'm freezing my butt off.

Sigh. (disappointed head shake)

for @smalltowncreepy.bsky.social

Your life isn’t falling apart because of trans people. It’s falling apart because billionaires and Republican policies are squeezing you dry.

Docked Boat in the Water, 2023 - me
#art

This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10

Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.

Sharing this again. Mom and I are still struggling. I’ve gotten sick. We’re trying our best to get things in line. But obstacles have been a hindrance.

Grandiloquent Word of the Day logo - Sepia-toned graphic with a baroque Victorian typeface and an illustration of Pandora opening the infamously eponymous box.

Hadivist [HAD-ih-vist]
(excl.)
- An expression of regret for making a mistake, a pang of remorse for having done something in ignorance.

Resharing for #WorldCoatiDay

Resharing for #WorldCoatiDay

AND weight loss meds and pharmaceutical ads about depression doubling.

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boy #3: Why are you pushing me to get a job at a university, where I'd have to deal with uptight music snobs?

me: Because you spent 6 years & $300k to become an accredited music snob.

#albumsyoucanhear

Toto – IV (1982) – ♫ bit.ly/2gxXDmQ

Surprising majestic cover in red with 4 rings and sword. Album art & design by Glen Christensen, Sam Emerson & Jim Hagopian #art #vinyl Album hit: Africa

"Forest with Sunlit Clearing in the Background" by Egon Schiele showcases a tranquil forest scene where the light gently filters through the trees, hinting at a clearing beyond. Schiele, known for his expressive and bold style, captures the essence of nature's serene beauty with his distinct use of earthy tones and subtle contrasts.

Forest with Sunlit Clearing in the Background, 1907
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/24780

Springtime at Giverny - 1886
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10196