3 sleeping dogs on blankets

Dmitri Shostakovich in besieged Leningrad, 1942.

I have cast iron pans too - I have to stop visitors from washing them as I'm very particular about them!

Sabine Weiss. Sellers of bread, Athens Grèce, 1958.

Ray K. Metzker : Marseilles, France, 1961. Vintage gelatin silver print.

Wow!

I have some very big toads in the garden who protect my vegetables from slugs (possibly why they are so big!)

I see them as natures flycatchers!

Jean-Claude Brialy, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Yves Montand and Simone Signoret in 1958.

John Coltrane backstage at Stanford University a few months before his death in 1966. Photo Jim Marshall.

Hugs

Michael Ackerman

Hillside clouds and a single bird in flight.

Head in the hills.

feathery clouds stretching across the sky as wind blows in the opposite direction across tall grass

Michael Kahn, 2013

Nantucket Winds

I shove my glasses on top of my head like that. although not when administering medication to animals...

I have set up a separate list of people who share photos of flowers, animals and gentle things so I can start the day with that and only look at the rest of the people I follow when I'm feeling more robust.

Sabine Weiss.

Vers la lumière, Paris, 1953.

Octopus jumps shark and goes for a ride on its back Researchers spot orange Maori octopus clinging to back of large shark off coast of New Zealand in December 2023

Just found it but i see someone has already posted it! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I was just going to post a link to the octopus shark story but i see you already have!

There was a thing in the guardian about an octopus riding on a shark - will try and find the link!

is it "of horses and men"? I saw the film of that (didn't show it to bonzo though!)

Invisible Britain: Portraits Photography book features people across the UK who have been impacted by austerity, deindustrialisation and cuts to public services

I have an app that tells me what i was looking at on thi s date in previous years and this popped up.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

It has always been part of the job description (i'm joking, i'm not that organised!) for partners for me that they love animals and especially dogs, so this has never come up as an issue for me.

I draw so much strength from your wonderful posts. Thank you!

wonderful!

gorgeous, especially the barn!

small tree with budding leaves

budding leaf detail

silhouetted barn and trees, curved pathway

fuchsia pink flower with green foliage

Black and white iPhone photo of a small puddle of water with the reflection of a grouping of trees reflected in it.

Please hold tight all the tiny forests for me…