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petit burgo @burgotastic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎵 That’s me in the corner That’s me in the fish. pile. fight-ing with a lobster 🎶

EclecticLady @eclecticlady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#mosaicmonday An octopus fighting a lobster surrounded by a myriad of fish and mollusc species. Pompeii, House of the Geometric Mosaics, c1stC BC NAM 📷 my own

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Waterfal Bridge, Takachiho Gorge, Japan

Plunging down a dark, sheer cliff of columnar basalt, the cascading curtain of Manai Falls (Manai-no-taki) shimmers in a veil of fine spray before merging into the quiet, dark waters of the Gokase River. Framed by towering, moss-draped rock faces that rise like natural ramparts, the high arch of a stone bridge spans the canyon, its silhouette crowned by a canopy of autumn foliage shifting from rich emerald to radiant amber. Deep within the chasm, light filters down from the high forest above, illuminating a small rowboat drifting near the sunlit bend where the river recedes into the distance.

Carved over millennia by the Gokase River flowing through ancient volcanic lava streams from Mount Aso, Takachiho Gorge (高千穂峡) in Miyazaki Prefecture stands as one of Kyushu’s most sacred natural monuments. In Shinto tradition, Takachiho is venerated as the legendary site of Tenson Kōrin—the divine descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto, grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, sent from the high heavenly realm (Takamagahara) to bring order and harmony to the earthly land. Manai Falls itself is steeped in myth; according to local lore, when the region lacked water, the deity Ameno Oshihito-no-Mikoto transported water from a celestial spring to feed the waterfall. The sheer, hexagonal basalt pillars (kyōjō-setsujo) formed by the rapid cooling of lava embody the ancient Japanese reverence for kami residing directly within dramatic, elemental landforms.

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EclecticLady @eclecticlady.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Momento Mori mosaic, c1stC BC Pompeii - Shop house, summer triclinium for #mosaicmonday. Naples museum. 📷 my own.

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EclecticLady @eclecticlady.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#mosaicmonday Fragment of a mosaic pavement depicting a theatrical mask of Pan. Looks a lot like our beloved Scottish comedian #BillyConnolly to me. Naples Archaeological Museum; Pompeii, House of Ganymede Photo my own

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

How did the Georgians cool down? We get some clues in John Lewis's book 'The History and Antiquities of the Isle of Tenet in Kent' (1736).

A page from a book with text describing the bathing machines with an illustration in the middle of the bathing machine being pulled by a horse (or maybe a donkey).

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Londonist: Time Machine @londonist.com · 20/06/2026

While the Post Office is busy closing its branches, here’s an example of some branches closing in on the Post Office. This postbox on Drayton Gardens, South Kensington is slowly being devoured by a London plane tree.

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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Jimbo is up and about. He is still quite poorly but I convinced him a little 200 yard walk would do him good. He is winning his battle now… (1/5) 🧵

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I Aim To Misbehave @shetiger.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

@bsky.app WTF? BRING BETTY BACK!!!!!! @devengreen.bsky.social What's going on?

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EclecticLady @eclecticlady.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Venice in the 19th Century, circa 1880. Original photographs by Paolo Salviati. #venice #italy #salviati #antique #photography

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Nature is Amazing @amazingnatural.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The coast of New Zealand has very strong winds, so the trees here have learned to grow sideways.

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Nature is Amazing @amazingnatural.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Cherry Blossom Japan 🇯🇵

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phoenixantiques.bsky.social @phoenixantiques.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

An antique Dutch engraved brass and copper tobacco box, with fine decoration and poetic inscriptions, dated circa 1700-1750. For more details - ebay.co.uk/itm/38978805... #Antique #Dutch #Netherlands #Tobaccobox #Snuffbox #Folkart #Amsterdam #Rotterdam #goodshepherd #Psalm #London

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Fiona McLees @mclees-fiona.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Last few weeks of prepping for our Gwen John exhibition, opening early Feb in Cardiff. This girl looking down is one of my favourites, little teaser of the exhibition here: www.worldofinteriors.com/story/gwen-j...

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‘A seer of strange beauties’: Gwen John gets godly

Gwen John: Strange Beauties, the first major retrospective of the artist’s work, goes beyond biography to unveil a new side to her life and paintings

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phoenixantiques.bsky.social @phoenixantiques.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

New arrivals - two well preserved Roman glass vessels, both origination from the Eastern Mediterranean & dating to 2nd - 4th Century AD. Coll. of Baron Stanley Kalms (1931 – 2025). For more details - ebay.co.uk/usr/phoenixc... #antiquities #Romanglass #RomanEmpire #Museum #London #Paris #Rome #NY

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phoenixantiques.bsky.social @phoenixantiques.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Selling here this antique Chelsea porcelain saucer dish bearing gold anchor mark to base, dated c 1760-64. For more details - ebay.co.uk/itm/20576219... #Antiques #Chelseaporcelain #Worcester #porcelain #Europeanporcelain #antiques #London #EDINBURGH #Dublin #Paris #Berlin #Rome

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phoenixantiques.bsky.social @phoenixantiques.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Selling here this wonderful Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle, hand painted and signed by Wang Guanyu (b.1949), a well respected artist of the Ji School. For more details - ebay.co.uk/itm/38944947... #Antiques #Snuffbottle #Chinesesnuffbottle #London #Paris #Hongkong #NY

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phoenixantiques.bsky.social @phoenixantiques.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Miniature of Henry Sydney, Earl of Romney, a key player in the Glorious Revolution and who penned the 1688 Invitation of William of Orange, painted by George Perfect Harding (1781-1853). A painting that tells a story, for more details ebay.co.uk/itm/38921751... #portraitminiture #watercolour #Art

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EclecticLady @eclecticlady.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Have a Happy and safe Halloween 🎃

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

the room next door - When Donald Trump was Called Out

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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Pie on Palm Oil.

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EclecticLady @eclecticlady.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The story of this exceptional collection continues - now for sale at Mallams Oxford Library Sale 30 January - a chance to own a rare piece of Natural History www.mallams.co.uk/auction/lot/...