Philippa R. Francis

Painting featuring a young white woman standing in front of her dressing table facing forwards holding her long dark hair as if in the act of dressing looking outwards with hopeful expression

Zinaida Serebriakova's 'Self-Portrait at the Dressing-Table', 1909, reflects a candid depiction of daily life, highlighting a modern, confident, autonomous young woman #WomensArt

#StreetArt in #Binche #Belgium

Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists The Basic Income for Artists (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world.

After a trial over the last few years, Ireland has launched a permanent scheme giving a basic income of €325 a week for artists.

2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).

A close-up of a vibrant pink camellia flower with dark green leaves, softly illuminated against a blurred background.

#photography #unedited

Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). The extravagant looking appendages are for camouflage so they blend with kelp and seaweed to avoid predators. #wildlife #nature #ocean #biology #photo

#fungifriends #mushrooms #mycology #nature #fungi #biology #photography
Trametes versicolor (Turkey tail) yesterday in the churchyard.

How a train switches from a 1000 mm gauge to a 1435 mm one. [📹 Royleraa]

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Sometimes the waterfalls try to hide.
Hope you have a peaceful #waterfallWednesday
Nature photo day 394
#peace #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #hiking #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #pnw #creek

We have now got 8 Redpolls coming to our Colchester garden. Here they are still feeding on Stinging Nettle seeds. #essexbirding

A small halibut rests on the ocean floor.

Growing kelp & red algae are still 2 of my goals but others may get there before me. So I'm posting this pic of a young Ca. Halibut taken south of Pt. Conception. It's ~4lbs and it didn't take flight when I moved near. They often have a fish in their gut so moving could mean getting spined inside

A single purple flower stands upright against a softly blurred green background, its petals open wide with fine veins radiating from a pale center. The stem rises alone, isolating the bloom and emphasizing its color and stillness.

A single purple flower, isolated against a soft green background. The bright color stood out immediately, but what held me was the stillness — one bloom, without distraction.

If quiet moments like this resonate with you, follow along.

#Photography #Flowers #MacroPhotography #ScottKissPhoto

Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as "Wildfire" (1844 – 1907), was an American sculptor. Born in New York of mixed African-American and Native American heritage, she was the first African-American and Native American sculptor to achieve national,then international prominence. #CelebratingWomen

🚨 BREAKING: Jewish activists heckle Nigel Farage during the launch of Reform UK's Jewish alliance

"My grandmother fled Germany, you would deport her!"

@franceshardinge.bsky.social your take on this debate?

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You don’t have to arrive improved.
Or resolved.
Or carrying a plan for what comes next.

That’s enough to start from. The music can meet you as you are, without asking you to explain or adjust.

Let it play how it wants to.
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The large roots of a phoenix oak tree

Our Coed Crafnant Nature Reserve is full of trees like this majestic oak. Known as phoenix trees, they continue to grow even after blowing over in a storm. 💚

Find out more about Coed Crafnant ⬇️ northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/coed-crafnant-nature-reserve

"There is a morning inside you waiting to burst open into light."
~ Rumi

Good morning my friends! Your smile is the gateway to your peace and joy, a beacon welcoming others into the love and light. You are a conduit of compassion, and this world needs your healing heart. Thank you ❤️

Very moving poem by Cesar Vallejo on the death of his brother Miguel, translated by Jull Costa.

For my brother Miguel

Today I'm hiding,
as I used to do, every evening at
vespers, and I am hoping you won't find me

a smaller settlement attached to an auxiliary fort like Castleford above. Image: Wakefied Museums and Castles.

A reconstruction of the vicus (civilian settlement) at Castleford

After this morning's post I was asked what is a Canaba? Canabae and vici were civilian settlements outside Roman forts, but they differed in scale and association. A canaba grew up beside a large, permanent legionary fortress, say York and was usually substantial in size. A vicus was

Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 643: It may be tempting to include song lyrics in your work. (And why not? Stephen King does it all the time.) But beware; the rights to even a line of a song can run into the thousands of pounds- and the publisher will expect YOU to pay for them…

Crocuses waiting for the sun before they open

Day 1321 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and there are even more crocuses, up and waiting for the sun to come out now
I wonder if they are as fed up of this grey, wet and gloomy weather as the rest of us are #BoredNow 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild

A contrail or veil cloud resembling a serpentine streamer. It is late afternoon and the streamer id illuminated by the sun. A blanket of clouds on the horizon form both a bright and dsrker background, making it stand out more. The German word translates as a serpentine streamer or a snake in the air...or...as a serpentine streamer in the air

Luftschlange #365moments #Smartphonepic #Photography https://some.pics/698b5f94ce80f

A photograph of a tree in a forest we are down at the level of its roots looking along moss-covered roots and up to the trunk of the tree

Yvonne Albe

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Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

Now watch Ireland thrive and become world leader in the arts.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

The sun went away this afternoon 🙁 Sooo I decided to post one with a bit of natural lighting. ☀️😎

📍 #Oregon

#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography

Happy #waterfallwednesday this is the amazing Vintgar gorge #slovenia maps.app.goo.gl/vYcLhz9v7UDC...

Love this old coppiced tree. And a dawgle…