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Anntics
@anntics.bsky.social
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Health activist🌏 Sociologist. Bird pal🦜, Armchair Astronomer, zesty nerd. I respect courage, integrity, honour. Member: Women's Honour Roll. Australian.
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anntics.bsky.social
Happy December from both my calendars @janephuong.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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'Three Waratahs' (hand painted version) from the series of linocuts of Native Australian flowers by contemporary printmaker Rachel Newling #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Print featuring three large red blossoms on dark green stems with leaves against a white background
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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janephuong.bsky.social
Diners at Acacia restaurant
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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davidcsimon.bsky.social
Eastern Spinebill.
#birds
Photograph of a very small honeyeater perched on a near-vertical branch with green leaves. The spinebill has its back to the viewer and appears to be looking at something further in the distance. The background is a rich tapestry of bokeh in shades of green, gold, and bronze.
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Metate
Las Mercedes, Costa Rica, c.1000-1400
Volcanic stone (andesite)
On display at Brooklyn Museum (34.5088)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt
Photo of the jaguar metate in display case (side profile) with label “Central Caribbean artist Jaguar Metate, 1000-1400 Las Mercedes, Costa Rica Volcanic stone (andesite) Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.5088 This metate, or grinding stone, was most likely a ceremonial object. The diamond-shaped relief carvings on the head and tail, and the circular designs on the legs probably represent the animal's spotted fur. Jaguars are frequently represented in Costa Rican objects. As fierce predators, they were revered and feared for their agility and strength. These qualities fit the animal's supernatural aspect as a deity of the underworld, darkness, and death.”
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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mcneany-matthew.bsky.social
Leg. 🐢👀
The rear leg of a tortoise sticking out from under a log.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
I love spending time with Scarlet Macaws. They're such entertaining, funny birds. They form very tight pair bonds; you never see a single macaw fly over, you always see two.

Before bedtime, they perch next to each other and preen one another.

#CostaRica #osapeninsula #birds #macaws
Two brightly colored macaws perched on a tree branch. The bird on the left is preening its mate on the right.
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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@janephuong.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Bottle https://collections.artsmia.org/art/69/
Bottle, small, pea green
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Irises at Horikiri (Horikiri no hanashobu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/34097/
Frederick W. Gookin Collection
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Bottle with Design of Iris https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/26169/
Bottle with Design of Iris
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Censer in the Form of Two Puppies https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/54970/
Censer in the Form of Two Puppies
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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bmasianarts.bsky.social
Hat https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/38414
This woven hat, featured in the Brooklyn Museum's Asian Art collection, showcases an intricate design composed of natural fibers dyed in earthy tones of red, green, and brown. Traditionally, such hats were crafted for practical use in protection from the elements, reflecting the integration of utility and artistry in Asian material culture.
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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bmasianarts.bsky.social
Standing Guanyin https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3929
The "Standing Guanyin" from the Brooklyn Museum's Asian Art collection is a stone sculpture depicting the Bodhisattva of Compassion, characterized by serene facial features and elaborate robes. This piece reflects the spiritual and artistic importance of Guanyin in Buddhist cultures, showcasing intricate details that emphasize the deity's compassionate nature.
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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legolostatsea.bsky.social
In case anyone's wondering, this is what a pink sea fan looks like when it's not entangled in marine debris (see earlier post). This specimen's probably nearly 30 years old. #Eunicellaverrucosa
Photograpr of a large pink sea fan being held aloft on a beach, with sand, sea, rocks and sky in background
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
anntics.bsky.social
Zen Eccentrics
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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White Mice 🐁
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Rooster https://collections.artsmia.org/art/118426/
profile of rooster in lower center facing L grooming his chest feathers; standing next to crooked tree with small wrinkled foliage and white flowers Combining ink washes and meticulous brushwork in ink and bright colors like red and green, Sō Shiseki created this realistic image of a rooster standing under a flowering tree. The style is typical of the Nagasaki school of painters, of which Sō Shiseki was a leading member. A native of Japan’s capital, Edo (present-day Tokyo), Shiseki traveled to the far western port city of Nagasaki in the 1750s to study with Song Ziyuan (d. 1760), a Chinese painter who taught Qing dynasty Chinese-style bird-and-flower painting to Japanese painters. Sō Shiseki is credited with popularizing this style on his return to Edo, where he trained numerous followers.
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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sidpavey.bsky.social
Hawthorn Twins #Bonsai
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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flackjd.bsky.social
"Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself."

-A Wrinkle In Time
Madeleine L'Engle
#BookWormSat
One of the numerous covers of "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle, with art by Leo and Diane Dillon. This cover features three children (Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace) in the foreground with the Happy Medium, a clairvoyant being, standing behind them holding a crystal ball. In the background three old ladies can be seen (Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit), and behind them is a dark, ominous shadow covering part of a starry sky.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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mitzyelliott.bsky.social
#CatLife lesson #17

Friends come in all colours, shapes &
sizes
#caturday #cats
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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janephuong.bsky.social
Feijoa
#FlowersOfTheDay
Feijoa flowers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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@janephuong.bsky.social
ericschulthess.bsky.social Éric Schulthess @ericschulthess.bsky.social · Jun 21
Grues.
Nagasawa Rosetsu,
années 1780
Deux grues
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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@janephuong.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
Photo of a black bird with red wing facing right while perched amongst small twigs with beak open and with whisps of golden breath leaving trails in the cold morning air
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM