Anna M. Thane

📷️Nikon Zf
📸NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm F2.5
#photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf

apple blossom
a poem unfolds
petal by petal

#Photography muttnik
@muttnik.bsky.social

Pieces of light, artwork by Laura Makabresku. A photograph of warm diffuse light peering in thru sheer curtains, spilling over a table, upon which rests, a vase of flowers in a water pitcher, and two open notebooks

"pieces of light"

📷 laura makabresku

A white panther-like creature rears up on a stone balustrade of the Orangery Palace terrace in Sanssouci Park, its muscular body taut and jaws open as if frozen mid-roar. The long tail curls elegantly behind it, while the raised front paws and detailed mane-like fur give the sculpture an energetic, almost mythical presence overlooking the open forecourt. In this photo, a soft morning haze hangs over the surrounding trees, muting the greens and blues and giving the scene a quiet, dreamlike atmosphere. Gentle sunlight filters through the mist from the left, rim-lighting the statue so it glows against the darker woodland backdrop, as if the panther is just emerging from the fog into the waking park. Sanssouci Park’s Orangery Palace (Orangerieschloss) features terraced gardens with fountains, arcades, and animal sculptures evoking southern European villas. The palace currently undergoes restoration under the Prussian Palaces Master Plan, housing subtropical plants in winter.

Roarrr!
#AnimalArtTuesday #sculpture #ArtYear #landscape #sanssoucipark #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin

This poster promotes a “#PalacesandGardens” event on Thursday, 19 February 2026, themed “#HistoricGardens.” It features a purple color scheme with white text and decorative floral elements like snowdrops at the bottom right. Layout and Text The design is vertically oriented, starting with a large bold hashtag title “#PalacesandGardens” at the top in white on purple. Below it, “Thursday 19 February 2026” appears in medium-sized white text. “Theme #HistoricGardens” follows in smaller purple text on white. The main body begins with “Explore palace, manor, and villa gardens; roam historic estates and find gardens” split across two lines in black text. Four bullet points list attractions in black: • “Early blossoms and buds like crocus, snowdrops, early plants” • “Rare or special magnolias in gardens, orangeries, collections.” • “Garden life: frogs; birds, bees, butterflies” • “Paths and borders with winter remnants and first spring color.” “Everyone is welcome.” sits below in black, ending with “#EastCoastKin” hashtag in purple.

Come and join us for #PalacesandGardens on Thursday, Feb 19! 🌸
Theme: #HistoricGardens. Explore historic estates and enjoy the first signs of spring in a peaceful, welcoming setting. Everyone’s invited.
#EastCoastKin #photography #BlueSky
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin

Time for a random spin of the photo reel…

Male and Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. (Bonus Skipper butterfly too) 💛📷🦋🌱

Orange and pink clouds with trees reflecting in a lough

Lough Neagh at sunset 🌅

Bequest of Maria P. James, 1910

Dress
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/98914

From the Hanna S. Kohn Collection, 1951

Button
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/96463

𝐴𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒
𝑆𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠

📘𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑘𝑢𝑡𝑜(𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑛), 1940 ☘︎𓇢𓆸
✍️𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑜̄𝑘𝑎 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑎 (𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝐴𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟) ☘︎𓇢𓆸

🖼️𝑂𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑎(𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠) 1912 ☘︎𓇢𓆸
🎨𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑢𝑐ℎ𝑖 𝐾𝑒𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑢̄ (𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡) ☘︎𓇢𓆸

#bookologythursday

A regal Elizabethan woman in a sweeping gown and ruff collar stands poised in a misty landscape, her gaze lifted as a white whippet wiggles along —Art Nouveau elegance in muted sepia and violet.

“Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take
    All this sway and me most wretched make.”

(“Sonnet 91”)

🎨 Charles Robinson “Songs and Sonnets by William Shakespeare” (1915)

#bookwormsat #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky

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#photography #fotografía
#flowers #fujifilm #xt5

📷 ִֶָ 𓂃𓈒𓏸‪❀ᵕ̈*

The Madness of Margaret Nicholson – Guest post by Elaine Thornton Today, I am delighted to welcome back Elaine Thornton, who has carried out extensive reearch into 'The Madness of Margaret Nicholson' and will set the record straight regarding various aspects of her life, which have been misquoted for generations. On 2 August 1786, a small group of people were waiting outside the garden door of St James’s Palace to see George III arrive for an afternoon levee. As the royal carriage drove up to the entrance the spectators, among them a middle-aged seamstress called Margaret Nicholson, pressed forward to catch a glimpse of the sovereign.

The Madness of Margaret Nicholson – Guest post by Elaine Thornton

Today, I am delighted to welcome back Elaine Thornton, who has carried out extensive reearch into 'The Madness of Margaret Nicholson' and will set the record straight regarding various aspects of her life, which have been misquoted…

photo of a suspiciously chubby tree branch

Spot the hidden squirrel! Level: advanced #sqrlpix

Two species of Snowdrops (Galanthus sp) in a local woodland today. #Snowdrops #Nature #Photography #Nikon #BloomScrolling

Two species of Snowdrops (Galanthus sp) in a local woodland today. #Snowdrops #Nature #Photography #Nikon #BloomScrolling

Two species of Snowdrops (Galanthus sp) in a local woodland today. #Snowdrops #Nature #Photography #Nikon #BloomScrolling

Two species of Snowdrops (Galanthus sp) in a local woodland today. #Snowdrops #Nature #Photography #Nikon #BloomScrolling

Two species of Snowdrops (Galanthus sp) in a local woodland today. #Snowdrops #Nature #Photography #Nikon #BloomScrolling

A hand-held fan from the 1750s depicts the Piazza San Marco, with a travelling theatre and performing acrobats. The sticks and guards are covered with figures from the famous Commedia dell’arte. If you look at the details painted on the fan, you will notice several persons wearing masks. These masks are the so called bauta masks. The bauta was one of the most popular masks of the 18th century, usually white, and worn with a black cape and a tricorne hat. Though masks were connected to carnival, wearing the bauta mask was not limited to this season (lasting from Epiphany until the beginning of Lent). It was rather common for Venetians to wear the bauta whenever they wanted to maintain anonymity, and thus the bauta costume was typical for the Venetian lifestyle.

In the 18th century, Venice was among the top destinations of the Grand Tour. The city was experiencing a period of peace, and economy and arts flourished. British travelers took pretty trifles back home, e.g. fans:
Read more: A souvenir from Venice: regency-explorer.net/fan_venice/

Hier sind 7 Krokusblüten aufgeblüht. Sie sind aussen violett und innen weiß.

'Zahlen: Sieben' #FotoVorschlag

Der Frühling ist schon ganz nah 💜

clouds

“The clouds are always wandering, but the sky remains.”
— Matsuo Bashō

catch you on the flip side💃

📷️Nikon Zf
📸Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical
#photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf

The Morse and Cator Families I have recently looked the Duff family and this story is one that is extremely closely linked to it and encompasses a large part of the globe, from Jamaica to India. We begin with a conversation pi…

From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The Morse and Cator Families' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6Up #MondayBlogs

Weeping Cherry Blossoms at Oi Yume-no-sato Park This breathtaking landscape photograph captures the soft morning light filtering through a massive weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura) at Oi Yume-no-sato Park. The central tree stands as a towering fountain of pale pink blossoms, its cascading branches creating a delicate, lace-like canopy that dominates the upper half of the frame. In the foreground, smaller cherry and plum trees in varying shades of rose and white line a grassy embankment, while bright yellow daffodils add a cheerful pop of color near a rustic wooden fence. The gentle slopes of the Kanagawa hills rise in the background, softened by a light morning mist that enhances the tranquil and romantic atmosphere of the scene.

Early-blooming cherry blossoms at Oi Yume-no-sato Park in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. Photography by Mitsuki Koyama (koyama4645 on Instagram)

#lüsterliebe

#lüsterliebe

#stainedglassSunday

PLEASE HELP TO NAME THIS LAMB!
Mum is “Snowdrop” and full sister from last year is Pollen (same ewe same ram) so you can see the thread … as I left the shed the sun was just half ove r the horizon …

Lily of The Valley (Short: Lily) or March (Cup). … maybe?

Girls in a wood filled with snowdrops

Snowdrops – the first sign of brighter and warmer Spring days ahead 🤍

Take a look at some snowdrops in art with this Curation 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/snowdrop-season

'Girls in a Spring Wood' by John Elliot Maguire (1866–1920) 📷 East Renfrewshire Council

Early 18thc chandelier made of metal and adorned with crystal rocks

Chandelier ,on the rocks‘

Have a lovely #ChandelierSunday!