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Paul Klee "Heroic Fiddling" (1938) • Paste-color on newsprint, mounted on panel • Enjoy the rhythm of Klee's lines and dots. Also, look for a few "objective" allusions — to the peg of a violin, the bridge, and a portion of the scroll. Klee's blues have a deep, full sonority, like the music of Bach. Maybe the artist had a fugue in mind?

#ArtHistory 🗃️ 🐡

In painting this picture, Klee had in mind his friend Adolf Busch, a violinist known for his vigorous playing.

I think the thick black bars Klee first used in his art a year earlier work well to represent music visually.

Paul Klee "Heroic Fiddling" (1938) • More in the ALT

The only litmus test is the AP's failure to apply the same standard to all candidates in its coverage, incumbent or otherwise.

James - Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) YouTube video by JamesVEVO

We're getting away with it all

A pretty kitty

Late #caturday entry. #photography #pets #cats 😼

The Romans called it Floralia and the Celts named it Beltane, but since medieval times in Britain it has been known as May Day, a celebration of the coming of summer complete with maypoles, morris dancing and gathering flowers as in Laura Knight's work from 1910.

Rilo Kiley "Wires And Waves" (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Barsuk Records

Vague Dolores O'Riordan vibes.

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A comic called Bird Photography tips. A good bird photo shows a cape may warbler perched on a branch, with excellent lighting, subject in focus, and field marks clearly visible. A great bird photo shows the warbler in mid hop, labeled with peerless athleticism, levitation??, powerful. An excellent bird photo shows a little round warbler facing the camera, labeled borb, round, and a good bird. An exceptional bird photo shows the bird zooming forward mid flight, labeled nyooooom.

Bird photography tips, an oldie that is hopefully useful for spring migration right now.

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Code Yikes!

The latest CERES data just dropped, and surprise, surprise, for the eighth month in a row the 36-month average for Earth's albedo hit yet another record low.

Gratitude to the folks at:
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Twelve polar stereographic maps showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in the Arctic from April 2025 to March 2025. Blue shading is shown for colder anomalies, and red shading is shown for warmer anomalies. All months are warmer than average overall. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.

The patterns of temperature anomalies across the #Arctic region over the last 12 months...

Data using @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis with a 1981-2010 reference period.

Two crows on an ice laden branch in a snowy forest, one crow is mid conversation, starry snowflakes, magical painting.

Goodnight.
Very unseasonal, but I love it.
🖼️ Zima (Winter), Michalina Janoszanka, 1920s.

Springery on the decklette.

Dandelions, clocks, daisies, a stone, foliage in background, painting.

Dandelions, Jean-François Millet, 1867–68.

a seated fox with multiple serpentine tais weaving and waving around them. above the fox a full moon and two crescent moons, another two crescent moons nestled among the fox's tails, on on each side. in front of the fox some eggs with geometric patterns and markings, reminiscient of Eastern European designs on Easter eggs. Linocut, orange, black and white, maria strutz

If you are lucky enough to be approached by a fox and are given an egg, keep it safe. This is a huge honour, a great gift.
This may also be the right moment to whisper your own momentous news or secrets to them, which they will pass on to the matriarch of the fox clan who will hold them safely 🦊🌀🌘

The Decline of Outside Magazine Is Also the End of a Vision of the Mountain West After its purchase by a tech entrepreneur, the publication is now a shadow of itself. A letter signed by its illustrious contributors says as much about a way of life as it does about the media indust...

"After its purchase by a tech entrepreneur, the publication is now a shadow of itself. A letter signed by its illustrious contributors says as much about a way of life as it does about the media industry."

The Full Frod Story! Building a frog house for a Frod. YouTube video by Dazza

Frods.

Spring hike.

#eggcup

Of the differences between desires and needs.

Por suerte también están los libros, que son propiedad común, que nuevos lectores no cesan de hacer vivir, y en ellos viven.

Edgardo Cozarinsky. Blues.

Foto: Pierre Pedelmas

A crow's math skills include geometry Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

How an Arkansas City Became an Epicenter of the Biking World Buoyed by the interests of the family behind Walmart, Bentonville has become an unexpected hub for cycling.

"Last year, more than a third of Bentonville residents reported riding a bike at least once a month. The biking opportunities also draw thousands of tourists, some of whom had never considered visiting the state before hearing its offerings."

The True Stories Behind The Photos In Some Of The Vogue Magazine Adverts Of The Late 1960s And Early 1970s Grey Charm (January 1967)

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"Another hour of meaningless, wasted life, never to be regained, trickled away from her. “This is not my house,” she finally realised."

Painting of cat stealing some meat from a plate on a table next to wine, astrolabe, dish of peaches, a playing card falls from the table.

Still life with a cat,
Sebastiano Lazzari, 1760.
#Caturday

Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage - The Paris Review “Less than Zero was originally published in 1985. I have a distinct memory that when I got to the end, I threw my copy out a window.”

I read Less Than Zero when it came out. It captured the nihilism of the '80s pretty well, I thought at the time. In some ways, it was a prelude to the awfulness of today. People are still afraid to merge. “I Really Don’t Care, Do You?”

Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
📍Portland, Oregon 🇺🇲

"For I have had too much
Of apple-picking: I am overtired
Of the great harvest I myself desired."