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Just saw a thing about #20artists20days and sorry, I got commitment issues over that, but here's one of my favourite illustrators ever:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rackham

First came across his work around 30 years ago in a shop somewhere around Charing Cross Road that had a stand full of postcards outside.

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💙 #beach

Seeds are a circle both in form and function. A seed holds memories of seasons past, of cupped hands that held them and passed them down generation to generation. A seed is the present moment, touching skin to soil, channeling the elements of water, warmth, and light. A seed is a vision of possibility.
https://improvisedlife.com/2024/05/05/a-lenape-meditation-on-seeds/

#WordOfTheDay

WORD OF THE DAY:

Crystalline

Definition: (adjective) Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity.

Synonyms: limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent

Usage: This water is of such crystalline purity that the body of the bather appears of an alabaster whiteness.

Gulf fritillary butterfly in our neighborhood pollinator garden here in coastal SE North Carolina.

@gemswinc

Wildfires are all over the place. I now volunteer as a wildland firefighter; here’s hoping others will join in also

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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟
Joseph O’Neill, interviewed by Daniel Drake

“The Democrats must do everything in their power and influence to oppose, slow down, and attach political costs to the Trump agenda.”

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2024/11/09/all-bets-are-off-joseph-oneill/

Yesterday, would have been Carl Sagan's 90th birthday. In the past, @InUnfunky pointed to this passage.

In the UK, it is Remembrance Sunday (in 🇨🇦 our honour ceremonies are Monday). All the beautiful lives lost in war; may we somehow, someway stop our current careening to the next world war. ❤️💔