Reposted by Pericles' TripodMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 15h#Wodensday a rather lovely wooden Lych-gate at Hellidon church. #Churches #Northamptonshire 051
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 15hJenkin Chapel - 📸Philip Halling. At a meeting of four saltways. A mysterious place not far from Thursbitch (book by Alan Garner). Vicar interviewed by Garner said his church wardens warned him “ it would be unsafe for a man of the cloth to enter the valley” #Folklore #Cheshire 0152
Reposted by Pericles' TripodSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 15h'Two People' by LS Lowry, 1962. 'Had I not been lonely I would not have seen what I did' 1141
Reposted by Pericles' TripodVisualising War and Peace @viswarpeace.bsky.social · 04/10/2026How were war and peace experienced in ancient Mesopotamia? Tune in to our latest podcast to find out! www.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis... Dr Seth Richardson uses ancient omens to explore everyday experiences of recurring insecurity - a state between war and peace. 021
Reposted by Pericles' TripodJohn McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Human hair reworked. Band of needle lace made from human hair, England, c. 1640 - c. 1680. The thicker lines may be horse hair. (V&A, London) 25217
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMichael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Inch House, Edinburgh, doors open today. My first visit. Early 17th-century replacement spiral stairs with slightly later and super rare carved oak double doorcases at landings 1326
Reposted by Pericles' TripodRagged Robin @carolineirwin3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#FlowersOnFriday from Calke Abbey, Derbyshire. 0193
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMunicipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tilford Institute - the Grade II-listed village hall designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1893 in memory of Charles Archibald Anderson of nearby Waverley Abbey. 0175
Pericles' Tripod @3leggedcat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026static.klipy.comBlack Cat Gives Thumbs UpALT: Black Cat Gives Thumbs Up 111
Reposted by Pericles' TripodDr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cromarty on Wednesday; we harled this in 1999 & the owners have kept on top of maintenance, espc the Crowsteps. We looked at the archaeology of harl, thickness, detailing and galetting,& how it folded over the details. Nothing fancy or imaginative, just looking at precedent. Seamless architecture. 4518
Reposted by Pericles' TripodPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026HMRC is an unsecured creditor for corporation and capital gains tax. It recovers little from bankrupt businesses. Phoenixing also robs the public purse. HMRC wrote-off £12.8bn in 2025-26. Changes to law and HMRC creditor status can raise billions for the public purse.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 11389187
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMichael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Life at Castle Stuart in the 1690s with Catherine Tollemache, Lady Doune; barns, byres, and bread: vanishedcomforts.org/2026/08/30/c...vanishedcomforts.orgCatherine Tollemache, Lady Doune, to Mr Cristy at Earl’s MillCatherine Tollemache was a daughter of Lionel Tollemache and Elizabeth Murray (later Duchess of Lauderdale). In 1677, she came to Edinburgh with her mother and the Duke of Lauderdale and stayed at … 1102
Reposted by Pericles' Tripod⛏ Thomas Hammerich @thammerich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I had come to Whalers Bay to admire the geology. Then this fellow appeared, apparently to remind me that even the most interesting rocks occasionally need a supporting cast. Fair point. ☀️🌊 #WildlifeWednesday #Kaikoura #NewZealand #NaturePhotography 1332
Reposted by Pericles' Tripod⛏ Thomas Hammerich @thammerich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wildflowers don't need to be rare to be remarkable. Dark mullein grows among ordinary meadow grasses... ...but its yellow flowers and purple-red stamens turned my walk into a small botanical discovery. 🌼🌿 🔎 Verbascum nigrum 🌱 #FlowersOnFriday #wildflowers #NaturePhotography #botany #Niedersachsen 3725
Reposted by Pericles' Tripod⛏ Thomas Hammerich @thammerich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🖖🎂🚀 Sept 8th, 2026 🍾 Star Trek turns 60. 🥂 Six decades of imagining humanity among the stars...and strange rocks along the way. Here’s to the fictional 'Elanin singer stone', real geology & curiosity as our guide to the unknown. 🚀🛰🔭 #StarTrek60 #StarTrek #Geology 2362
Reposted by Pericles' TripodAndy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026📍Loci: The Magic of Twilight in Ludlow www.digest.andymarsh... 2666
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Guildhall in the Lord Leycester Hospital #Warwick Founded by Robert Dudley, Earl Of Leicester in 1571. He took over two medieval Guilds to establish a Maison Dieu to house a Master and 12 Brethren 192
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026St Mary’s church #Warwick you can climb the tower 😮💨😮💨 2111
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026#Rose in the Master’s garden at the Lord Leycester Hospital #Warwick 0222
Reposted by Pericles' TripodRachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Came home to find the most lovely, little gift amulet from a lovely person that has made me smile after a very stressful few days last week and today, at work. Sometimes things arrive when they are needed, I think. I’m going to place him with my little toad. 311210
Reposted by Pericles' TripodJohn McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 07/09/20267 Sept 1601: d. John Shakespeare, father of William, poet & playwright #otd (Pessimist) 1171
Reposted by Pericles' TripodAnthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Hello, mother. #SarcophagusSaturday in the #VaticanMuseums brings us this #sarcophagus, famous from the #Renaissance onward, which shows the tragedy of #Orestes as a metaphor for suffering and redemption, with a structural surprise hidden in the #relief. #AncientBluesky 🏺 24015
Reposted by Pericles' TripodBecky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 22/08/2026#CastleSaturday Castello Aragonese/Castel San Angelo: Taranto, Puglia. Byzantines built over C4-3 BC Greek fortifications. Then Ferdinand II of Aragon, King of Naples, rebuilt in 1490s. 4 of his 7 towers remain + works through later regimes. Occupied by Italian Navy since 1883, w added maze. 1194
Reposted by Pericles' TripodSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Corey’s book: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 0163
Reposted by Pericles' TripodRuskin Society @ruskinsociety.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🎭 A burnt-out PhD student meets Ruskin on a train to Cleveland. But 'Train to Cleveland with John Ruskin' becomes a play about something harder: What happens when the person who can carry everything finally can’t? A new play by Dan Callaway & Joey Nicoletti #TrainToCleveland 061
Reposted by Pericles' TripodDr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Hinds with calves emerging from the sea last night to join another group. North Uist. 1375
Reposted by Pericles' TripodRoy Gibson @gibsonroyk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I have just learned that Petrarch, having 'discovered' the sole surviving complete mss of Catullus and Cicero Ad Atticum in Verona, then sat on them - and refused all requests for these manuscripts to be either circulated or copied. Then he died. At which point they could have disappeared. Really. 171
Reposted by Pericles' TripodRoy Gibson @gibsonroyk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The Durham/Glasgow Learning from Ancient Letters project is looking for teachers to develop materials for UK schools related to ancient letters. Tell us what might be useful and help us test out materials we create! Contact andrew.morrison@glasgow.ac.uk. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...gla.ac.ukUniversity of Glasgow - Schools - School of Humanities | Sgoil nan Daonnachdan - Research in the School of Humanities - Classics Research - Learning from Ancient Letters 145
Reposted by Pericles' TripodJonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Roses have been the heroes this summer 0303
Reposted by Pericles' Tripodrogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026(2) Hail and Farewell - by Armand D'Angour armanddangour.substack.com/p/hail-and-f...armanddangour.substack.comHail and FarewellCatullus laments his brother 022
Reposted by Pericles' Tripodcbnewham @parishchurches.org · 12/08/2026Appropriate for the eclipse. The 15th century chancel screen at South Carlton, Lincolnshire, features the Sun and Moon in the arch spandrels. 074
Reposted by Pericles' TripodIan Young @iangrebe.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Two herons at WWT Barnes last Saturday: Bob the famous heron from the otters’ pen, and a younger heron who appears to be sunbathing. Feels a bit early in the year for that. I think I can also see another heron in the background to photo 2. @adamlittle.bsky.social @everyheron.bsky .social #birds 1183
Reposted by Pericles' TripodIan Young @iangrebe.bsky.social · 11/04/2026My pretty cat Caisley came to inspect me on the sofa yesterday evening #caturday 3142
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Please put a penny in the slot! #Churches #Marystow #Devon 031
Reposted by Pericles' TripodJonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Publow, Somerset 1271
Reposted by Pericles' TripodJonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Somerset this morning after a light rain shower 58314
Pericles' Tripod @3leggedcat.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I can immediately recognise at least three artistic styles and traditions in this photograph of your splendid garden: Turner in the radiant sunlight, Caravaggio in the dramatic chiaroscuro, and the Dutch Golden Age in its sumptuous still-life realism. 👍 000
Reposted by Pericles' TripodJonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Back to sunshine then ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ 3326
Reposted by Pericles' TripodThe Black Country Dying Museum @bcdyingmuseum.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Carved wooden lion at St Mary Magdalene church at Hadnall. #caturday 0186
Reposted by Pericles' TripodMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026#WildflowerHour a pretty area on our local playing fields 0184
Reposted by Pericles' TripodRobin Cooper @robincooper1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026#fingerpostfriday At Tilberthwaite in what has been quite a damp week here in Coniston. 0332
Pericles' Tripod @3leggedcat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026If I remember correctly, you spotted one of them from a distance and initially thought it was a plastic bag. 😂 010
