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Terracotta statuette of a dog with upright, pricked ears and a fluffy upright tail. He has an oval object - supposedly meat - in his mouth, painted red. Black pigment can still be seen on his ears and the tip of his tail, in addition to some traces of red on his coat.

Every dog owner: ‘What’s that in your mouth?? Omigod, drop it, drop it!’ 😱

This Greek (Boeotian) terracotta dog appears to have a red piece of, um, meat in its mouth. I’m sure he earned it (‘Hey, that dead guy over there wasn’t using this.’)

1st half of the 5th c. BCE. #MetMuseum 📸 me 🏺

Me, too. It's demoralizing to learn that a large proportion of the people around you lie, cheat, and steal.

Coin used as Leeds bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency The coin was handed down to Peter Edwards from his grandfather in the 1950s.

This is the sort of thing a cashless society robs us of, the opportunity to try to get away with paying the bus fare in Carthaginian currency www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - Acoustic Guitar Cover by Kfir Ochaion - Emerald Guitars YouTube video by Kfir Ochaion

Much different than Dire Straits but beautiful. Needed this for our Sunday morning...
youtu.be/w-OfUq5HXX8?...

You don't need to be a psychiatrist. Everyone with a demented older relative understands why we need action on the 25th Amendment.

A handmade ceramic mug in shades of pink with a friendly green snake for a handle

Comb jellies have no tentacles. I had a great time picking them up when I was a child, though they probably thought they'd been raptured. 😬

Latin: PUMPEIUS CARANTORIUS

("[The stone of] Pumpeius, [son of] Carantorius')

Ogham: P[AM]P[E]S Ogham: ROL[ACUJN M[A]Q ILLUNA

('Pumpeius') ("Rolacun son of Illuna') - the names are Irish

Date: sixth century.
#StandingStoneSunday #History (2/2)📸My own.

Ceratiomyxa sphaerosperma from Mera, Pastaza, Ecuador. This tiny slime mold makes its spores on little stalks, giving it a distinctive appearance. My favorite feature of these are the glass-like stems.

Olympus OM-1 / 90mm macro lens / MC20 2x teleconverter

❗️US State Department declared an emergency to bypass Congressional approval for a $660M bomb sale to Israel, the New York Times reported. The package includes 12,000 450kg bombs, 10,000 225kg bombs, and 5,000 small-diameter bombs. Secretary Rubio said an emergency requiring immediate sale exists.

Two Zipper Pouches in Teal and Gold Auction item 'Two Zipper Pouches in Teal and Gold' hosted online at 32auctions.

That bird nesting in skull fabric at the lower right corner of that quilt? I loved that fabric so much I bought more, and used it to make these zipper pouches for a tablet (larger) and whatever (smaller).

www.32auctions.com/organization...

10/?

Go bid! Go buy! Get yourself, your friends, your family, something pretty!

Those are lovely! Janet and I agree that we don't like making mugs. I've started adding weird handles just to make them more interesting 😄

Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

Photo of a few square inches of tree trunk. Growing on the tree trunk are several grey lichens (growing flat on tree), a lichen that looks like a bunch of tiny egg yolks, and a bright red fungus that looks like a half dozen or so round/oval red blobs.

A few square inches of tree trunk. At least 4 species of lichens (Parmelia, two Physcia species and Caloplaca) plus Red Tree Brain Fungus. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends.

-'I said [to myself, ‘If] that idiot comes near me when I fall asleep, I’m going to punch him,’” Kappy told us. “And I said to Dave: ‘This is a U.S. congressman?’”

That congressman? Markwayne Mullin. -

I'm with Kappy!

If only!

Awesome! You're so lucky! And the salamanders are lucky to have a nice place to live 🦎

New paper! How weird could Permian animals get? Turns out, pretty weird. Meet the stem tetrapod Tanyka amnicola from the Pedra de Fogo Formation of northeast Brazil

royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Whey makes the most scrumptious caramel!

I guess it's great for scammers 😒

No, I do not need summaries of my emails. I do not need help writing - I learned how to write long ago.

"Smart" features turned OFF. Please stop burning coal for this!

So remarkably frustrated by the United States government this week. That it is in the hands of the worst, most incompetent, most compromised people. Ideologues and grifters. That our society enables it all. That they give a blank check to war mongers and the 1% and literally starve the country.

realizing that the coverage of the afghan withdrawal means that the media will turn this in to a liability for whatever dem ends it when it becomes a quagmire

They were insisting they didn't sign a release 😄

Yes, she was asked by Lucy McBath of GA about the deplorable conditions at a facility where one of her constituents is experiencing horrid conditions. The family of the man was in the room and were asked to stand. Noem said the facilities all operate at the highest standards 🙄

My friend brought me hamentashen 😊

yes and thank you for the excuse to share one of my all-time favorite tweets (from @longwall26.bsky.social)

I am going to miss her clashes with MTG.

I’m in Austin burbs & I’ve learned to check my registration weekly starting 2 mos before any election cuz GOP cheats. Also go online to the County Elections & they will have the voting sites. FYI they will change again for General in Nov. Early voting is always best thing to do