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Art, narrowboats and an eclectic mix.
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Bull's head rhyton, Minoan, 1600-1500 BC
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Artomyces pyxidatus, the Crown-tipped Coral or Candelabra Coral fungus, was not seen in the UK over the entire 20th century, its last record in 1886 until a spate of recent findings around 2022, which is when I found this specimen (in East Kent). Where did it disappear all this time?
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Dutch artist Dirck Jacobsz cleverly creates a double memorial portrait of his deceased mother and father by depicting his artist father painting a portrait of Dirck’s mother. Both parents now gaze at us (1550) Toledo Museum of Art
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Mark Grantham (Canadian Artist, born 1966)
"February on June Street, Halifax", 2015.
Acrylic on Canvas Board, 24" × 18".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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The serrated peaks of Patagonia's Mount Cerro Torre, one of nature's outstanding sculptures, softly emerge from a veil of clouds, as they are touched by the early morning light.

#photography #travel #bluesky #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mountains
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Jeremy Miranda (American, born 1980)
December, 2023
Acrylic on board
10 x 12 inches
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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£6.46 MILLION Secures Restoration of Stroudwater Canal’s ‘Missing Mile’ After 70 Years ⬇

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£6.46 MILLION Secures Restoration of Stroudwater Canal’s ‘Missing Mile’ After 70 Years | Towpath Talk
ONE of the UK’s largest and most significant waterway restoration projects has secured £6.46 million in funding, paving the way for the Stroudwater Navigati ...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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I couldn't resist sharing this beautiful snowy print of Mount Fuji in winter for #LegendaryWednesday.
🎨'Mount Fuji After Snow from Tagonoura Bay' - Kawase Hasui, 1932.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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📍 Yokohama, Japan 🇯🇵 — Local Time 05:00:08 PM
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Namiki Tsunenobu (Japanese, born 1949)
"Path of Fresh Green Leaves", 2015.
Lacquer, Gold Powder, 116 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A #giftlink #giftarticle 🎁 🎨🖌️🖼️10-Minute Challenge: The Two Fridas www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10-Minute Challenge: The Two Fridas (Gift Article)
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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#OTD in 1955, "The Talented Mr. Ripley" is published
💙📚 #LiteratureSky
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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November 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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White Poplar #Bonsai
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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November 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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I wanted to show this yesterday,
but the attack happened.

A charming piece of art:
🇺🇦 Mykhailo Lishchyner
Street Violinist, 1990.
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Granard Bridge, Royal Canal, Dublin
November 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Kyoto--
falling straight down
the first winter rain" Issa Kobayashi
(image: rain in Kiyomizu temple, Takeji Asano)
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM