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Shannon

@shannonist.bsky.social
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She/her/hers Potter. Maker. Resume Whisperer. Aspiring flâneuse.

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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 12h
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 13h
Hey @angrrychair.bsky.social
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 17h
Really glad to FINALLY have some clay time
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 20h
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 21h
“Healing is the most transgressive magic because it denies death.” Leigh Bardugo 🐍🦉
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We saw FOUR foxes on our walk this evening, and I got pics of two.🦊🦊🦊🦊
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Rita
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wordle 1,929 3/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Experimenting with chocolate brown… also it’s humid, so my hair is flat.
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sunday snuggles 😺😸You can see their size difference
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hey @angrrychair.bsky.social: have we seen a corn sugar bowl before?
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ancient and beautiful amber pendants worn by hunter-gatherers during the Danish Mesolithic some 10,000 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows three glossy, bright orange, drop-shaped pieces of amber arranged in a row against a dark background in a museum display case. Each piece of amber is decorated with finely incised patterns. The smalleest piece on the left is decorated with a comb motif- three horizontal lines with short vertical lines on top. The largest piece in the middle has a patchwork of alternating incised rectangles, and the piece on the right has four evenly spaced  horizontal rows a Ross the surface made up of drilled pits. Each piece of amber has a hole at the top suggesting it was attached to a cord to be worn as jewellery or suspended.

Amber has many properties which may have been associated with 'magic'. For example, when rubbed against fur, amber produces static electricity which can give off sparks in the dark, make hair stand on end, and attract small things towards it.

These pieces are part of the collections of the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. They are currently on loan at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany for the ‘Shamaness’ temporary exhibition.
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every accusation is a confession. 🙄 www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Paxton made Chinese land deals a campaign issue. His donors have ties to it.
Paxton's campaign has taken in $40,000 from donors who work for companies that facilitate the foreign investments in Texas real estate, according to records.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Power lines for @angrrychair.bsky.social and Bevin
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Misogyny, like Roman Catholicism, is an institution built on faith. It has a hierarchy, jokes, language, periodicals. Its believers insist on a theory with no proof. With proof to the contrary, even.” By Marie-Helene Bertino
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rita and Bellatrix 🖤🧡🤍
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hey @angrrychair.bsky.social
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A little bear carved from amber some 6,000+ years ago! 🐻❤️ A hole through the torso suggests it was worn or suspended from a cord. National Museum in Szczecin, Poland 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows a small figurine of a bear carved and polished out of a piece of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange in colour which is emphasised by the display lighting against a dark background which makes the amber glow. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear's torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions:
Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2cm

I took this photo today at the Landesmuseum Halle in Germany where the bear is currently on loan from Poland for the excellent Shamaness exhibition.

The figurine was discovered in Stupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the National Museum in Szczecin "Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished".

In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was 'Stupcio', an affectionate diminutive meaning 'little guy from Stupsk'.
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“It had initially been unsettling, but one grows used to unsettling things.” Carissa Orlando
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wordle 1,913 2/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@angrrychair.bsky.social what is a person supposed to do with a tureen?
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 11/09/2026
"As you can tell from our name, we invite you to step across the threshold of ordinary life into a world of exquisite writing, spiritual luminescence, and fried lasagna." (Happy birthday, Mary)
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Welcome to Mary Oliver Garden
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Raymond, Rita, and Sterling
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Cyanotype print layering a photo I took of the park with an image of the moon. Not sure what is going on with the spots….🤔🌞
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hummingbird checking out my cyanotype after visiting the red yucca
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“You don’t understand why the things that are hard are easy for you, and the things that are supposed to be easy are very difficult.” Isabel J. Kim
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Everything I read about female bodies in magazines and everything that was said to me about them was with the intention of improvement: shaping, manipulating, and reworking.” Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Raymond and Rita
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Maddeningly 🙄 Wordle 1,899 X/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Rita snuggles🖤🧡🤍
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“I find it difficult to answer my needs…. I hold back, embarrassed by need. My own and other people.” Rachel Cusk, Second Place
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Raymond and Sterling helping me get ready for class
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Blue sky power lines for @angrrychair.bsky.social and Bevin on the 7th anniversary of his death.
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Shannon @shannonist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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