@21rosa
Museums, galleries, medieval and Irish literature, folklore, poetry, botany, Cumbrian walks, Oxfam bookstores. Remainer trying to do the right thing in a world that's going/gone off balance. All πΈ mine, unless stated
#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
6: second chances - a woman reclaiming her power following an abusive, exploitative relationship
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π«‘ this is great!
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
6: a band beginning with F - Foxygen
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#BilliesMusicMonth #MusicChallenge
6: a task - almost done, a rather melancholic ending
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#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds
π many choose to see no evil, or don't care about what doesn't directly impact them, or self interest drives them to "keep out of it" or say they're "above" challenging their racist friend, but "My head can't tolerate this bobbing & pretending" youtu.be/JFGQdvYIJ0M?...
πΈ 2 March, 2026 Hexham, Northumberland
Gradually, gradually emerging from the deep rest of dormancy, the trees yawn and stretch under blue skies #ForestFriday
βοΈ 'The White Devil' John Webster (c.1612) The spectre is silent yet her demeanour suggests that her relations seek revenge for her death π¨ Henry Weston Keen 'The Ghost of Isabella (for 'The White Devil')' (c.1930)
His sister's ghost appears to Francisco de Medici:
[Enter Isabella's Ghost]
...methinks she stands afore me... remove this object;
Out of my brain with 't: what have I to do
With tombs, or death-beds, funerals, or tears,
That have to meditate upon revenge? [Exit Ghost]
#PhantomsFriday
#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge #MusicSky She's probably playing "Happy Phantom" πΉ
"Oo who
Time to be a ghost"
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While the traditional pastoral idyll might be considered light, this contemporary poem speaks of bone-deep knowledge. This is no cosplay rustic, but a woman attuned to what "she already knows" π§΅3/3
#BookologyThursday
In her way, she already knows
what she will bring into the barn dark
in just a moment,
a quick, pale moment -
any
moment
now"."
𧡠2/3 #BookologyThursday
Poem by contemporary writer Jack Thomas π¨ 'Italian Shepherdess' William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
from 'The Uncanny Shepherdess'
"There is a shepherdess down the road a ways...
Among the frost, in the dark of a lambing night
she is singing a song...
a balm against fear,
a thanks to the winter,
a come-hither glance and sly smile for spring
π§΅1/3
#BookologyThursday
πΈ 26 May, 2025 near Allen Banks and Staward Gorge
Surrounded by the tiny, pale flowers of crosswort, a bold buttercup catches rain drops
#ColorADay #YellowThursday #EastCoastKin
#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
5: a duet
Prince and Sheena Easton might've been an unexpected combo, but together they created this π₯
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
5: a song in 7/8 time "Rubylove"
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Feeding time.
#birdphotography #birdsky #robins
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
5 - band or artist beginning E
EMF
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#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
5 π―π΅ Flower Travellin' Band
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#BilliesMusicMonth #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
4: A new day
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βπ» 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' Christopher Marlowe π¨ 'Shepherd and Shepherdess Reposing' FranΓ§ois Boucher "What grace and what art embellish this light-hearted subject!" This accolade could be applied to both text and image. It was written by the critic of the "Mercure de France" when the oil painting was exhibited in the 1761 Salon
"Come live with me and be my love,
& we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills & fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals"
#BookologyThursday
Intriguing...makes me want to read this book ππ»
Hi all if anyone wants to join in with our #mindfulhealthchat we will be getting underway at 8.30
Not long now sorry, but my theme this week is in keeping with my tardiness - 'How you deal with unexpected events'
Here is the link for you
mindfulhealthchat.freeforums.net/thread/25/replβ¦
Classic cover!
#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge #MusicSky 'Tigresa'
"Her feline claws left a mark in my heart".
Good.
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Share a smile
Share someone who looks stylish wearing stripes
πΈ In the grounds of Dilston chapel, 31 August 2025
"Be happy, be happy; you shall have your red rose. I will build it out of music by moonlight ... "
Thus promised the Nightingale in
'The Nightingale and the Rose' by Oscar Wilde
#ColorADay #RedWed #RoseWednesday
#EastCoastKin #Photography
The Alfred Jewel is believed to be an aestel, a pointer, used to actively follow a text. This would reinforce King Alfred's reputation as an erudite man. The dragon-like head forms a socket, in which a pointer (possibly made of ivory) would be fixed with a rivet. Rock crystal protects the figure, possibly a symbol of sight (& thus relevant to the practice of close reading) that is rendered in cloisonnΓ© enamel. This historically significant piece (created c. 871-899) is housed in the Ashmolean Museum
This golden inscription states: "Aelfred mec heht gewyrcan"/ "Alfred ordered me to be made". In keeping with the Old English riddling tradition, a voice is given to an artefact, in this case the Alfred Jewel. The dragon, also wrought in gold, perhaps protects the figure
#WyrdWednesday #MedievalSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
4:D for Desmond Dekker
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The Ultimate Fuck You: McAlmont & Butler's 'Yes' Revisited | The Quietus share.google/F7k52dfbawc5...
#BilliesMusicMonth#MusicChallenge
4: From a Gen Xer to the next generation "... why is βYesβ so incredible? Itβs the ultimate βfuck youβ. Itβs empowering. Itβs the song you want to hear as you bin off an ex [or a job/friend/insert relevant loser here] who has done you wrong
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