Old farthing with bird on it
Animals on money?
Perish the thought that patriotic British people would ever countenance such a thing.
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Old farthing with bird on it
Animals on money?
Perish the thought that patriotic British people would ever countenance such a thing.
Only £500 shy of the target, be nice to help them get there. chuffed.org/project/prun...
A good Saturday morning out of the mizzle trying to print some of my old negs at #ContactDarkroom in Totnes. Some of them on the drying board here, the chair sculpture used to be near Widdecombe, the magnificent Weekaborough Oak is still there (image needs a click). #Devon #Photography
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Redshanks Alighting’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Something to laugh about amid all the gloomy news. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
An ancient Egyptian figurine of a hedgehog blue in colour with dark blue or black bumps to represent the spikes
Happy #NationalHedgehogDay 🥺
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
ICE's $100M ad campaign is using the same playbook as the Gestapo & Stasi. The goal? To make repression sound reasonable and patriotic.
Monochrome image of the road from Princetown to Yelverton on Dartmoor. The rain had just stopped and the sun was doing it's best to break through.
The sun will eventually return and bring colour back to Dartmoor.
Worth a quick read if you follow the link.
Ladybird book in the spotlight.
The Night Sky- with artist Robert Ayton’s lovely inky skies and glowing light (1965)
The #BigGardenBirdWatch 2026 starts today
(Artist: Clive Uptton)
Sinister, & sinister. ICE also arresting Oglala Sioux people, & reportedly holding them at Fort Snelling, used to imprison & remove Indigenous people in 1862.
‘The irony is not lost on us’ Tribe President, Frank Star Comes Out.
Well played, Transport for London
View through a window looking out onto a snowy Valley dotted with range of winter trees. In the foreground on the windowsill, we see examples of the leaves needles and fruit of the trees.
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘January’ Shell Guide
Artist: SR Badmin
Plucked up the courage to run a bath this morning. My unheated bathroom = very cold bathroom. Made me think of this.
Blue and white Earth stands out against blackness over the gray lunar landscape as seen from orbit.
Do you remember the famous #Earthrise photo from #Apollo8? On Christmas Eve in 1968, William Anders turned his camera toward Earth and captured the legendary photo. It showed humans a new perspective, with the moon in the foreground and Earth floating in distant space. 🌎🚀🔭📸
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📸 NASA.
Barbara Hepworth ~ Winter Solstice, 1971
#WinterSolstice
Cluster of Red Wings perched on frost-traced branches set against a pale background suggesting snow
Other work of the Ladybird artists
Redwings in Winter
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
RIP the great Martin Parr
A filled bath tub in a tiled bathroom. The bath has a green tinge to the water and a yellow rubber duck floats on top.
Everyday Ladybird things, (1954)
The unheated bathroom
Artist: H Woolley
Great culture can save lives. Literally.
Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
Chad the goat peers over a gate and is flanked by human hands,
Ronald Dumont. 1970
The picture shows six needles of different sizes. They were made of bone resemble their modern descendants with an eye at one end and a tapered end.
Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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I was speaking at an event at @rammuseum.bsky.social last night which was a great opportunity to see Sarah Gillespie’s recent artwork about the UK decline of moths and, in particular, Garden Tiger. Lovely, thought-provoking piece #teammoth
Have not been able to do any #HedgeLaying for some time because of hip problems, so good to be out again. Near Modbury, #Devon this weekend. The sun shone. Thanks to @chris.parkes.photo for the pic. I'm in the background with hair getting in my eyes.
Morning all.
Photograph by David Hurn. Sheep shelter from the rain, on an artillery range Mynydd Epynt, Wales 1973.
