@filifionka.bsky.social
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Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia in Albi, France 🇫🇷
It is widely considered the largest brick building in the world. The cathedral was built in the Southern French Gothic style between 1282 and 1493.
It is widely considered the largest brick building in the world. The cathedral was built in the Southern French Gothic style between 1282 and 1493.
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia in Albi, France 🇫🇷
It is widely considered the largest brick building in the world. The cathedral was built in the Southern French Gothic style between 1282 and 1493.
It is widely considered the largest brick building in the world. The cathedral was built in the Southern French Gothic style between 1282 and 1493.
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WILLIAM TELL: if evil Albert of Hapsburg insists I use a weapon to knock this apple off my son's head, I will -- but should I throw my pike? Or aim my crossbow?
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
WILLIAM TELL: if evil Albert of Hapsburg insists I use a weapon to knock this apple off my son's head, I will -- but should I throw my pike? Or aim my crossbow?
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
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“I was only going to say that heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels were so angry that they flung me out into the middle of the heath on the top of Wuthering Heights;”
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Rovina Cai
#bookwormsat
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Rovina Cai
#bookwormsat
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“I was only going to say that heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels were so angry that they flung me out into the middle of the heath on the top of Wuthering Heights;”
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Rovina Cai
#bookwormsat
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Rovina Cai
#bookwormsat
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A bit of snow at the Devil's Arrows
#photography
#photography
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
A bit of snow at the Devil's Arrows
#photography
#photography
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Next week: join us for our first online talk of 2026: Simon Young, 'The Mystery of Changelings: Origins, Geography and Nature'. Tuesday 13 January, 19:00-20:30 GMT on Zoom. Tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-myster...
The Mystery of Changelings: Origins, Geography and Nature
Changeling lore: what were changelings, where were they found, how old is the belief, and why were children and sometimes adults swapped?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Next week: join us for our first online talk of 2026: Simon Young, 'The Mystery of Changelings: Origins, Geography and Nature'. Tuesday 13 January, 19:00-20:30 GMT on Zoom. Tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-myster...
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Flannel pyjamas and chunky dressing gowns - and no heating upstairs
(1964)
Artist: John Berry
(1964)
Artist: John Berry
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Flannel pyjamas and chunky dressing gowns - and no heating upstairs
(1964)
Artist: John Berry
(1964)
Artist: John Berry
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A drop of dream fuel - January-Cernay-near Rambouillet by Léon-Germain Pelouse
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
A drop of dream fuel - January-Cernay-near Rambouillet by Léon-Germain Pelouse
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A classic Pennine Prospect - High Cup Gill breaks through the curtain of Whin Sill, with Narrowgate Beacon the distant headland.
January 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A classic Pennine Prospect - High Cup Gill breaks through the curtain of Whin Sill, with Narrowgate Beacon the distant headland.
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My first piece for Rise From These Dark Waters. Making more friends for it now.
I am passionate about illustrated books and being part of that tradition of illustrators, so doing interior art is a joy.
I am passionate about illustrated books and being part of that tradition of illustrators, so doing interior art is a joy.
December 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My first piece for Rise From These Dark Waters. Making more friends for it now.
I am passionate about illustrated books and being part of that tradition of illustrators, so doing interior art is a joy.
I am passionate about illustrated books and being part of that tradition of illustrators, so doing interior art is a joy.
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Trieste Cathedral was built over a Roman temple next to the forum and retains the original mosaic floor. #TilesOnTuesday 🗃️🏺
December 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Trieste Cathedral was built over a Roman temple next to the forum and retains the original mosaic floor. #TilesOnTuesday 🗃️🏺
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Maiden Castle in Dorset is one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in Europe. It dates back over 2,000 years and occupies a prominent position atop a natural chalk hill. Here in snow. Happy new year all 🥳 #HillfortsWednesday
December 31, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Maiden Castle in Dorset is one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in Europe. It dates back over 2,000 years and occupies a prominent position atop a natural chalk hill. Here in snow. Happy new year all 🥳 #HillfortsWednesday
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Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak designed this stained gjass window at John Bell Chapel of Appleby College in Oakville (Ontario) near Toronto (Canada) #Womensart
December 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak designed this stained gjass window at John Bell Chapel of Appleby College in Oakville (Ontario) near Toronto (Canada) #Womensart
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Horror anthology idea
each writer gets assigned or chooses an unexplained weird photo from the deep web. You write a story about it
This is mine
each writer gets assigned or chooses an unexplained weird photo from the deep web. You write a story about it
This is mine
December 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Horror anthology idea
each writer gets assigned or chooses an unexplained weird photo from the deep web. You write a story about it
This is mine
each writer gets assigned or chooses an unexplained weird photo from the deep web. You write a story about it
This is mine
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🏺 Top tip for British Museum visitors: go across the court, up rotunda stairs, cross bridge into upper floor, head past crowds aiming for Egypt and Mesopotamia, and go straight to Rooms 50 and 51 where the most stunning array of glories from later prehistory await you!
December 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🏺 Top tip for British Museum visitors: go across the court, up rotunda stairs, cross bridge into upper floor, head past crowds aiming for Egypt and Mesopotamia, and go straight to Rooms 50 and 51 where the most stunning array of glories from later prehistory await you!
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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#WyrdWednesday 'Gnomes of the German legends laying bare the skeleton of an Ichthyosaurus'
From 'The Universe, or, The infinitely great and the infinitely little' by Félix-Archimède Pouchet, 1895
wellcomecollection.org/works/j62xw8...
From 'The Universe, or, The infinitely great and the infinitely little' by Félix-Archimède Pouchet, 1895
wellcomecollection.org/works/j62xw8...
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#WyrdWednesday 'Gnomes of the German legends laying bare the skeleton of an Ichthyosaurus'
From 'The Universe, or, The infinitely great and the infinitely little' by Félix-Archimède Pouchet, 1895
wellcomecollection.org/works/j62xw8...
From 'The Universe, or, The infinitely great and the infinitely little' by Félix-Archimède Pouchet, 1895
wellcomecollection.org/works/j62xw8...
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Heavy charcoal clouds roll over the rusty mountains of Glen Etive. Then every few minutes a shaft of light slips through & softly lights up the mountain slopes. While in the foreground the moss around the little lochan glows almost lime-green. Wild. Bleak. Beautiful Scotland. #landscapephotography
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Heavy charcoal clouds roll over the rusty mountains of Glen Etive. Then every few minutes a shaft of light slips through & softly lights up the mountain slopes. While in the foreground the moss around the little lochan glows almost lime-green. Wild. Bleak. Beautiful Scotland. #landscapephotography
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deeper in the woods, left that for lil children imagination a few days ago. #mushrooms #fungi #woods #Mos #mossy #offerings
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
deeper in the woods, left that for lil children imagination a few days ago. #mushrooms #fungi #woods #Mos #mossy #offerings
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Wonderful, exciting news – my Reynard the Fox is now an audiobook! Completely unabridged and read by the perfect narrator, Joseph Edward Degnan. It's available now at all the usual places, see below for links and a clip!
Sometimes the Maleperduys kitchens were cold and bare,
with only potage and pea soup and coarse dark bread and lean
scraps of bacon and dull, cheap dishes like peas-on-a-stick...
The new #audiobook of #folktale Reynard the Fox, by @annelouiseavery.bsky.social @bodleian.ox.ac.uk 🦊
➡️ lnk.to/Reynard
with only potage and pea soup and coarse dark bread and lean
scraps of bacon and dull, cheap dishes like peas-on-a-stick...
The new #audiobook of #folktale Reynard the Fox, by @annelouiseavery.bsky.social @bodleian.ox.ac.uk 🦊
➡️ lnk.to/Reynard
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Wonderful, exciting news – my Reynard the Fox is now an audiobook! Completely unabridged and read by the perfect narrator, Joseph Edward Degnan. It's available now at all the usual places, see below for links and a clip!
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In November 1703, a woman and her child in Llanelieu, Powys, were “blown away by the Wind…taken up in the Air two or three yards, and very much Wounded and Bruised by the Fall."
📷 St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
📷 St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In November 1703, a woman and her child in Llanelieu, Powys, were “blown away by the Wind…taken up in the Air two or three yards, and very much Wounded and Bruised by the Fall."
📷 St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
📷 St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
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For Palm Sunday: St Michael's Church, Barton-le-Street is a remarkable example of Norman architecture, originally built around 1160 and extensively rebuilt in 1871 in a richly romanticised Norman style. For once I agree with Pevsner who described it as "a sumptuous small Norman church,
April 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
For Palm Sunday: St Michael's Church, Barton-le-Street is a remarkable example of Norman architecture, originally built around 1160 and extensively rebuilt in 1871 in a richly romanticised Norman style. For once I agree with Pevsner who described it as "a sumptuous small Norman church,
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Mayburgh Henge is up there. One of the best ancient places I've ever visited. There was a really old fallen tree there with so much to tell me:
August 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Mayburgh Henge is up there. One of the best ancient places I've ever visited. There was a really old fallen tree there with so much to tell me:
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The Howgill Fells in East Cumbria are extremely treeless. The ecological diversity of these fells has been severely damaged by centuries of sheep farming. This applies to most of upland Britain.
December 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Howgill Fells in East Cumbria are extremely treeless. The ecological diversity of these fells has been severely damaged by centuries of sheep farming. This applies to most of upland Britain.
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New #shamanic drum came home with me today. A beautiful snow drum by the amazing drum maker Rachel Crow. Small but mighty. #medicinedrum
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
New #shamanic drum came home with me today. A beautiful snow drum by the amazing drum maker Rachel Crow. Small but mighty. #medicinedrum
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US artist Tracey McCracken Palmer uses wet felting and needle felting techniques to create landscape artworks #WomensArt
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
US artist Tracey McCracken Palmer uses wet felting and needle felting techniques to create landscape artworks #WomensArt