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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 21h

Kajuji Temple, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto, Japan. Photography by Katsu

Framed by the dark timber posts and open doors of a heavy wooden temple gate (mon), a wet gravel path glistens following an autumn rain at Kajuji Temple in Kyoto's Yamashina Ward. Shallow rainwater pools mirror the brilliant red maples (momiji) that burst into fiery color along the approach, their scarlet leaves contrasting against evergreen shrubs and the mist-veiled, wooded slope of Mount Ogurayama in the distance. Overhanging grey roof tiles (kawara) form a dark upper border, while a simple bamboo railing guides the eye deeper into the mossy garden sanctuary. The scene awakens a deeply contemplative sensory environment: the gentle, crisp scent of wet earth, fallen maple leaves, and rain-soaked cedar timber, the crunch of crushed gravel shifting underfoot, the cool touch of autumn air clinging to the skin, and the soothing sound of rain dripping steadily from the curved eaves into puddles below. Founded in 900 AD by Emperor Daigo in memory of his mother, Fujiwara no Tane-ko, Kajuji (also read as Kanjuji) is an ancient temple of the Shingon sect of Esoteric Buddhism with deep imperial connections (monzeki). Located in the quiet eastern Yamashina valley of Kyoto, the temple is celebrated for its historic strolling pond garden (chisen-kaiyū-shiki teien), centered around the historic Himuro-ike pond, which in medieval times was used every winter to forecast the coming year's harvest based on the thickness of its ice.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 17h

Warrantless stops and violent roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley, have been terrorizing farm workers for the past 5 days. The chaos is escalating. full statement: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

United Farm Workers union condemns brutal
ICE surge impacting farm workers in Central Valley; highlights Rep. Valadao's comments as 'insulting' to his constituents

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12h

'Hedgehog in a Landscape' by Giovanna Garzoni, 1643-1651, Italian painter #Womensart #AutumnWeek 🍂

Painting featuring a hedgehog on brown ground facing left next to sone oak leaves, a snail and two chestnuts

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Gregory A. Hargreaves 🎃 @bordergroves.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Nationalize SpaceX

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ilse Bing, Paris, Eiffel Tower with Branches, 1933 German Avant-garde photographer #Womensart

Monochrome photograph featuring a view looking up the Eiffel Tower with tree branches to the left

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Ian Petrie @icpetrie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Seen near Oxford Circle last night #NeverForget

White Four Seasons Total Landscaping van

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"What are you giving me with the flying fish" @romanbone.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Merna Kennedy looking like a Bauhaus student. 1926 portrait to announce her role opposite Charlie Chaplin in The Circus (1928).

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Cerebro Digital @cerebrodigital.net · 07/10/2026

Una gota al caer forma una corona de picos y despues un chorro vertical, el "chorro de Worthington", documentado por primera vez en 1908.

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My book Ghosts Behind Glass : Encountering Extinction in Museums is now a year old. But it’s not too late for you to get a copy! It’s an affordable full-color journey through natural history museums. Available from anywhere worldwide that you buy your books. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Cover of Ghosts Behind Glass with a colorful Carolina parakeet in a bell jar display

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I seem to be everywhere.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I stood in the presence of several very ancient oaks in Bandon's Castlebernard Woods a few months ago, and was in total awe. Such trees are now *incredibly* rare in Ireland. Please support Bandon Environmental Action Group in getting the 34.5-acre ecosystem protected. www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

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Public urged to join fight to protect ancient West Cork woodland

Some of these magnificent trees date back hundreds of years

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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Vermont Sugar House - 1938 botfrens.com/collections/173/conten…

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The incredible Special Effects of KAREL ZEMAN — without whom there’d be no Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton or Wes Anderson to name but three.

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The loos have already stopped working.

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Sara Pritchard @sarabpritchard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

TODAY ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Photography by Ayano Sudo. @ayanosudo.bsky.social

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Riquewihr/Alsace, postcard from 1935

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On this day in 1813, the Battle of the Thames was fought near present-day Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The battle was a defeat for the British, who lost control of the Western District of Upper Canada. Indigenous leader Tecumseh was killed in the battle. 🎨 William Emmons

A historical illustration depicting a battle scene in a wooded area. Soldiers in gray uniforms and red-coated figures are engaged in combat, with some wielding muskets and others on horseback. Several fallen figures lie on the ground, and a central figure on a white horse appears to be leading the charge. Trees with autumn foliage and a distant landscape with more troops are visible in the background.

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fun fact East of Eden is part of my chapter on freezing technology & the development of frozen food. Also write about lettuce baron like Taylor farm who control lots of your produce not just lettuce any more.

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One of the reasons is who owns land. From the 1930 to today "Lettuce Barons" including the Church Family/Taylor farms controlled the lettuce industry which controls vast swaths of land. Lean more in my Ag Hist article & forthcoming book.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The 12yo has declared it Peniagone Sp. Sea Cucumber nicknamed “Loki” awareness day! This little weirdo recently discovered in 2,577 metres depth in the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon off Argentina has horn-like appendages which reminded researchers of the Norse god.

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Meet "Loki", a sea cucumber among 57 new deep-sea species - Oceanographic

Meet "Loki", the horned sea cucumber among 57 new species and five new genera identified from Mar del Plata Canyon in just two weeks.

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Buitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Happy World Animal Day! 😊

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That feeling when you don't realize Saturday is a holiday and the shops are closed.

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This little shrimp has mastered the art of disappearing in the deep 😶‍🌫️⁠ ⁠ Physetocaris microphthalma can hide in plain sight. A transparent body with splashes of red is clever camouflage—red wavelengths disappear in these black waters, leaving this shrimp nearly invisible to predators.⁠

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There is also the yield trade off. Different systems produce different yields which have cascading effects on price, land use, etc. Shifts towards less toxic inputs and biodiversity are good, but we need a balance. No one size fits all.

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There is a perception that people in the past had less skill or weren't as smart as people today. An object like this show how creative and smart they were. How they did so much with so little by comparison. AI & LLMs could never make this. Don't get me started on Viking & Roman colored glass.

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is one of the Hornelund brooches crafted by a highly skilled Danish goldsmith. It was unearthed in 1892 by a labourer ploughing fields in Hornelund. It was part of a valuable hoard that included a second gold clothing brooch & a thick gold arm ring. 🕰️c950-1000AD 🏛️📷 National Museum of Denmark

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hummm....I have roasted chicken, leftover corn, cream & pie dough..humm?

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Stephen Winer @rowrbazzle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today is the birthday of Groucho Marx, Bud Abbott and Spanky MacFarland. That’s a lot of funny for one day.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

you do want to see this

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 30/09/2026

ok leaving this up on the conference room whiteboard

“they don’t know” meme but the man wears a NEORSD hat and stands waist deep in water with otters swimming around him. he says “they don’t know this river burned 13 times”

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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Elizabeth Neswald @octobeth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today in marine invertebrates 📸: Julien Bidet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinop...

a blue sea cucumber baring its anal teeth. this butt bites back

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

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Rob Cottingham @robcottingham.ca · 02/10/2026

You’re surrounded by boozers, misfits and losers And down seven goals at the half Your ammo is spent and you can’t find Roy Kent You’re fucked so you might as well laugh

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Gullah Museum of Georgetown @gullahsc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month! Excited to report that U.S.Senate candidate @AngieNixon—a 5th-generation Jacksonville,FL, native—is #Gullah #Geechee! youtu.be/rmw3gsS--uU?...

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election Day. 4. Vote in person on Election Day. 5. Share these instructions with everyone you know.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 02/10/2026

This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star.

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Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 02/10/2026

Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico - Out Back of Mary`s II #okeeffe #precisionism

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 01/10/2026

October is the time to make wine - and work on your scorpion drawings. 📖 A man treads grapes. Scorpio. Calendar from a Psalter. 13th century digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/5…

Medieval manuscript page showing two illustrations. A man treading grapes in brass-bound tub; drinking from bowl; an assistant tips grapes into tub. Vine on right. A scorpion representing Scorpio is below. The page has handwritten Latin text in red and black ink.

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Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 01/10/2026

Evening at Weesperzijde Sun, 1900 #impressionism #mondrian

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Alex Drace-Francis @alexdrace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October (Calendarul Minervei, 1913)

Peasant cottage with vats of grapes and view of field, illustrating theme of October (1913)

Peasant woman with fruit basket in field (Calendar illustration, 1913)

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Located in the Taihaku Ward of Sendai, Japan, Akiu Great Falls is widely celebrated as one of Japan’s most majestic waterfalls and a designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

Framed by a delicate arbor of snow-draped branches glowing with cool indigo light, Akiu Great Falls (Akiu Ōtaki) cascades through a frozen gorge in Sendai's mountainous western rim. Heavy winter frost encases every twig and bough in pristine white yukisheshō ("snow makeup"), forming a crystalline lattice over the dark basalt cliffs. Below, the churning waters of the Natori River plunge into a deep, shadowed basin, captured in a silky, luminous blur that contrasts against the static, frozen landscape. The scene evokes an intimate winter sensory atmosphere: the biting, clear mountain air of Miyagi Prefecture, the muffled roar of rushing water echoing within the snow-insulated canyon, the clean scent of frozen hemlock and wet stone, and the deep stillness that settles over the valley during a heavy snowfall.
Plummeting 55 meters into the river canyon below, the falls serve as the natural crowning jewel of the Akiu region, famous for its historic hot springs (Akiu Onsen) which have drawn visitors—including the legendary feudal warlord Date Masamune—for over fifteen centuries. This wilderness landscape embodies Sendai’s enduring identity as Mori no Miyako ("The City of Trees"), where refined culture seamlessly yields to untamed forests and rugged mountain gorges.

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

'Corner - Willoughby Street', Bloomsbury (2026) by Marie Lenclos marielenclos.com

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"High up in the continental pedigree the entire DNA fingerprint matched a predicted empty space. The Maine team had found a living lost progenitor to hundreds of varieties—a tree that had been contributing its characteristics to American apples for hundreds of years." #DNA 🧪

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