Y'all! Someone made me a meme! And I couldn't be more pleased. Thank you, this did indeed cheer me up.  

The background painting is Alessandro de' Medici and Luisa Strozzi, by Alessandro Focosi, (1862, 19th Century, oil on canvas), a better copy of which can be seen in this article: Hell Hath No Fury: An Exploration Of Female Rage which is itself delightful.

https://graziamagazine.com/articles/hell-hath-no-fury-an-exploration-of-female-rage/

Sometimes we need something magical in our lives.

Origami Phoenix, designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by me from a 62 cm square of banana tissue paper.

#origami
#origamiart
#mythicalcreatures

Today in the garden. A zucchini, 1 San Marzano tomato, 2 cucumbers, and the last of the beets.

#gardening #harvest #GrowYourOwn #July16 #zucchini #tomatoes #cucumbers #garden #SanMarzanoTomatoes #GrownFromSeed #today

Yes indeed, It's possible for me to grow carrots and onions, in a pot, in my hot dry climate in SoCal.

I harvested a sample to check on progress. Grown from seed sown in late spring. Large pot, draped netting over seedlings to protect from birds, basic potting soil, watered gently & throughly, spoke to them a lot to encourage

Also, as carrots gained more leaf, I harvested some of those greens for house rabbit

Cycles and seasons, right?

#gardening

My friend Dan is raffling off one of his Sitca Spruce prints (worth £80! handprinted by him on 175 gsm BFK Rives Velin paper).

100% of the money raised will go towards Medical Aid for Palestinians: https://www.map.org.uk/

Entry is only £3. Head here to enter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDY8UypQntw09dCbIE-Qdzeps1yLZWJx4gq8cFlThtG-BAug/viewform
Winner TBA 2 August.
Delivery by his fair hand in person, or via post if you're outside of south east Wales, and he'll throw in the hanging frame shown in the picture!

Pob lwc!  
(Feel free to share widely!)

Morning on Bear Island, a barrier island with no roads connecting it to the mainland.

📷 Open for full horizontal view.

#BearIsland #HammocksBeachSP #Meermittwoch #SeaWednesday #Nature

Equisetum arvense

#MakroMittwoch #Fotografie
#BloomScrolling #Outdoors #Florespondence #Gardening #NaturePhotography #Nature
#FleurisTonFil #Photography
#Macro #Photo #Pixelfed #Horsetail Ackerschachtelhalm

Knowing how to tie a useful knot is a skill that doesn't get much attention outside of sailing and rock climbing, but although I do neither of those things, I like learning new knots. They come in handy in the garden, the kitchen, and any time I have to move something on or in a vehicle.

If you'd like to learn to be more handy with rope and string, I suggest this website, where you can learn new knots. You can easily go step by step, reverse, or even re-orient the knot to see how it looks from another angle. It's called "Animated Knots." They even have neckties!

https://www.animatedknots.com/

#knots