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Love the matched pair in the center.
October 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Love the matched pair in the center.
It seems he painted this bridge many, many times, from all angles and times of day. Made me think of Cezanne and Mont Sainte-Victoire.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It seems he painted this bridge many, many times, from all angles and times of day. Made me think of Cezanne and Mont Sainte-Victoire.
Not sure on the "nub".
But while we're at it, that looks like a slot on the top of its head. Are we sure this wasn't a piggy bank?
But while we're at it, that looks like a slot on the top of its head. Are we sure this wasn't a piggy bank?
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Not sure on the "nub".
But while we're at it, that looks like a slot on the top of its head. Are we sure this wasn't a piggy bank?
But while we're at it, that looks like a slot on the top of its head. Are we sure this wasn't a piggy bank?
Very interesting. It's curious that he, as a geneticist, plays down the role of inheritance in his own obvious intelligence - his father was a Nobel prize winner but never acknowledged him as his son.
October 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Very interesting. It's curious that he, as a geneticist, plays down the role of inheritance in his own obvious intelligence - his father was a Nobel prize winner but never acknowledged him as his son.
At first I thought it was a scene from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
At first I thought it was a scene from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Maybe they can put these to good use?
October 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Maybe they can put these to good use?
The full poem. I love the last two lines:
But stars from night their lustre borrow,
And hearts are closer twined by sorrow.
But stars from night their lustre borrow,
And hearts are closer twined by sorrow.
October 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The full poem. I love the last two lines:
But stars from night their lustre borrow,
And hearts are closer twined by sorrow.
But stars from night their lustre borrow,
And hearts are closer twined by sorrow.
Seems a little churlish for Hopper to have denied the influence of Lewis, as he apparently did.
September 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Seems a little churlish for Hopper to have denied the influence of Lewis, as he apparently did.
A name so long she needed two vans to carry it.
September 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A name so long she needed two vans to carry it.
Wow. What a beautiful image.
September 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Wow. What a beautiful image.
Impressive research. 👍
September 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Impressive research. 👍
Wouldn't mind finding one of these down the back of the sofa. What would be the purity of the gold?
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Wouldn't mind finding one of these down the back of the sofa. What would be the purity of the gold?
Thanks for the recommendation.
September 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Thanks for the recommendation.
He needs the Titian treatment. I trust he has a suitable shirt.
September 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
He needs the Titian treatment. I trust he has a suitable shirt.
That's baaaad.
September 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That's baaaad.
Definite resemblance. Does he bring his lamb to work?
September 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Definite resemblance. Does he bring his lamb to work?
He looks even younger here. And possibly less smug.
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
He looks even younger here. And possibly less smug.
Very perceptive - it was used by the Empire Marketing Board to show the growing of flax in Northern Island, as part of the linen industry.
September 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Very perceptive - it was used by the Empire Marketing Board to show the growing of flax in Northern Island, as part of the linen industry.
What a beautiful, enigmatic image. My first impulse is to ask what we're looking at, but then I decide to delight in the mystery.
September 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
What a beautiful, enigmatic image. My first impulse is to ask what we're looking at, but then I decide to delight in the mystery.
Given their geographic range, (this photo could have been taken here in the Pacific Northwest), picking a likely spot and waiting patiently is obviously a successful hunting strategy.
August 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Given their geographic range, (this photo could have been taken here in the Pacific Northwest), picking a likely spot and waiting patiently is obviously a successful hunting strategy.
Stunning composition. I love how the eye is tricked into seeing the dark diagonal under the tree as shadow, when in reality it's a fringe of trees.
August 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Stunning composition. I love how the eye is tricked into seeing the dark diagonal under the tree as shadow, when in reality it's a fringe of trees.
Fantastic research, thank you for sharing your findings.
August 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Fantastic research, thank you for sharing your findings.