I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1347

Searching For Lambs YouTube video by Lisa Knapp - Topic

Lisa Knapp - Searching for Lambs (2017) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPwi...

Achingly beautiful trad song from Somerset, meltingly sung here with Graham Coxon.

Your Guide to NASA's Budget How big is NASA's budget right now? What was it like in the past? How does it compare to the rest of government spending? These answers, as well as…

While we're talking percentages, let's talk about the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget.

NASA is currently 0.36% of US federal spending. www.planetary.org/space-policy...

The proposed budget cuts NASA science by 47%.

NASA science is already on a shoestring, and that string is about to break

A photograph of Earth from Artemis II, looking eastwards across South America with black space beneath the curved horizon.

Earth photographed by one of the #ArtemisII crew on 2 April, looking eastwards across South America. 🌏🌖 #EarthDay www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

Watercolour sketch by John Singer Sargent of boats being unloaded in Venice, seen from a gondola whose prow extends into the middle of the picture.

Unloading Boats (ca 1903), by John Singer Sargent

Painting by Claude Monet, in predominantly pale mauve, green and yellow tones, of a river seen through mist.

Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist) (1897), by Claude Monet

💯 agreed!

It’s just his interpretation. I love it! Very expressive, characterful playing.

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: I. Allegro YouTube video by Murray Perahia - Topic

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Day 23: Mozart - Piano Concerto No 23 in A major (I: Allegro) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDUy...

I’ve loved this for 40 years. Eleven minutes of continuous, gentle & inspired melody. And this is a special recording, too.

Photo from Artemis II of mission specialist Christina Koch looking at Earth through a window on the Orion spacecraft, with Australia the main landmass in view.

“The Moon… is a real place. And when… we compare it to our home of Earth, it just reminds us how much we have in common. Everything we need, Earth provides. And that is somewhat of a miracle, & one that you can’t truly know until you’ve had the perspective of the other.” ~ Christina Koch

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Paddington in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1490

Wait for it to focus...
Sound up...

Earthset, recorded by Reid Wiseman during the Artemis II lunar flyby.

The initial imperfect composition, and the phone hunting for focus makes this so much more human and familiar.

A celestial scene witnessed by only 28 of us in history...more

Painting by Henri Martin of a round pond in a garden on a sunny day.

Bassin à la sortie ouest du parc du Manoir de Marquayrol (ca 1920), by Henri Martin

Pastel by Edgar Degas of a woman drying herself with a white towel, seen from behind.

Woman with a towel (ca 1898), by Edgar Degas

Shattered?

Book cover of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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Day 4

'Till April is dead' Lisa Knapp Youtube YouTube video by Lisa Knapp

Lisa Knapp - ‘Till April is Dead (2017) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe-W...

Hal-an-tow, jolly rumble O
For we were up, soon as any day O
Welcome to the summer, welcome to the May O
Summer is come, and winter is a-gone O

Hal-an-tow
Hal-an-tow

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On Hyndford Street YouTube video by Van Morrison - Topic

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Day 22: Van Morrison - On Hyndford Street (1991) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbFE...

Just a synth (played by Derek Bell, from The Chieftains), & towards the end, a reflective guitar…

Can you feel the silence?

I guess it could have been worse! 😂🖖🏼💚

Lower Decks “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris” Rutherford covering his ears and cringing caption reads “What was the deal with T’P’s hair for that one year?”

Snort laugh everytime. 😜🖖🏽💚
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This rather creepy photo is Artemis II’s heat shield underwater, as taken by the U.S. Navy. This is the first photo we have of the heat shield, and upon initial examination it doesn’t seem to have the char loss that Artemis I’s had.

Watercolour painting by John Singer Sargent of two women wearing long white dresses and hats, stretched out on the ground in the open air.

Two Girls in White Dresses (ca 1911), by John Singer Sargent

Painting by Claude Monet of a rock arch jutting from the cliffs on the coast of Northern France, with choppy waves breaking against it.

The Manneporte (Étretat) (1883), by Claude Monet

Star Trek The Next Generation scene. Young ensign Wesley Crusher (the boy) sits at a console on the bridge, but he's turned around like he's having a talk with safe and trustworthy adult who has walked up behind him. He looks sincere and earnest, as if it's a 'very special episode of Star Trek.' He's wearing his blue and blue and gold and red and blue again Wesley sweater, which is not a bad look, tbh. Closed caption reads, "drugs can make you feel good."

My Old Man YouTube video by Joni Mitchell - Topic

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Day 21: Joni Mitchell - My Old Man (1971) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zREp...

Like everything else about this song, with its startling tune & hair-raising modulations, Joni’s piano playing is wonderfully alive - both utterly natural & instantly recognisable as her!

Book cover of The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick.

Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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Day 3

Katie Mack has such a wonderful way of explaining the most mind-stretching possibilities, & having read her book several years ago it was a joy to hear her talk about the end of everything with Mike Wong. And also a #StarTrekDS9 episode I’ve always been fond of! 🖖🏼😊

Paddington in 2001: A Space Odyseey (1968)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1476

I haven’t seen it, because I know i’d struggle with it. Same with medical dramas; I can never watch something like Casualty especially, because waiting for some terrible accident to happen is nerve-wracking & then, to make it worse, they actually show it. It just terrifies me!