Quinn Piper

2026 Gardening Goals

A miniature of the construction of the Tower of Babel, from Boccaccio's Des cas de nobles hommes et femmes (Add MS 35321).

The British Library’s Medieval MSS team now have a presence on Bluesky @blmedieval.bsky.social

Follow for updates as we restore more of our digitised content online!

Still very much the scenario here, only without the horses. But the forecast is for two sunny, hot days, so instead of my hay sled I will probably need a boat.

Right now: morning, Moxie, actual sunshine.

Raisbeck Pinfold, with its Andy Goldsworthy cone, sits, as you might expect, next to Rais Beck close to Pinfold Bridge #SheepOfTheDay

Sheepfold Project Artist: Andy Goldsworthy Location: Across Cumbria No. of Artworks: 46 Years Created: 1996 – 2009 “Goldsworthy conceived the idea of ‘a hundred sheepfolds for Cumbria’”. Originally an id…

Well this sent me on a search mission :) I found this site which spared you a deluge of questions, at least from me!
environmentalsculptures.wordpress.com/sheepfold-pr...

If you’re in London there’s a great show on of Becher’s typologies. Gas tanks, water towers, winding towers, framework houses and preparation plants.

spruethmagers.com/exhibitions/...

Ends March 28

Thank you for including the link...it looks like a wonderful collection and beautifully presented. Wish I wasn't on the (very) wrong side of the Atlantic!

Sulwe was born on Christmas Day to ex-orphan Sonje and a besotted bull named Osama. Now she's growing wild in the same Umani forest where her mum's "honeymoon" played out.

The full story is worth a read.

www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.o...

Another favorite Dunbar :)

Oil and pencil artwork showing a town surrounded by water, people cross the bridge and climb onto a boat in the foreground. Other people wave from the banks.

Our A-Z resource of 1,000 women artists features only a fraction of the women artists on Art UK.

Here's G: Gabain to Guthrie 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/an-a-z-of-1000-women-artists-represented-on-art-uk-gabain-to-guthrie-18090

🧑‍🎨 Flora A. P. Glover 📸 Laing Art Gallery

One of my favorites :)

Yesterday we had a clock and a quality pen stolen.

We’re open until 6. Payment is preferable.

What a soft, pretty sky! Here it's snowing again. Also pretty, but...we've really had more than our share this year!

My eyes read this as a painting, not a photograph! Beautiful.

One day, Muridjo was browsing with her back leg balanced against a tree root. Kipekee toddled by and decided it was a throne made just for her. She rested her bottom against it. Muridjo stood stock still until Kipekee moved on.

Hands up if you're one of Kipekee's foster parents.

genuine LOL - thank you Kipekee and especially Muridjo!

Happy Birthday and many happy returns :) I'm so glad you are here 💐

Very grateful to have two of my artworks making it through to the first round of the Jackson's Art Prize Extended Longlist!

This was out of 16,280 entries. I'm one of 4,200 artists selected.

Good luck to everyone for the next round :)

#jacksonsartprize2026 #jacksonsartsupplies
#art

That's great! beautiful portraits. Good luck!

ditto

Also suitable for birthdays, minor holidays, and whatever day today is.

Genuine LOL - thank you :)

I've got your snow right here, friend.

A brown-and-white raptor facing downward, just above the water surface. The bird’s legs and talons are fully outstretched, while the wings are folded in above the bird in a triangular shape. Text on image: Mystery Bird, Avis ignota, © Alex Sauerbrunn / Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab.]

BIRD QUIZ: Here is a bird photographed in Florida in early February 2023. Do you know what species it is? Leave your answer in Comments and we'll post ours at the end of the day. Thanks to Alex Sauerbrunn for sharing this photo with eBird and the Macaulay Library archive.

Ouch.

As a person who has wrestled with data presentation, my hat is off to you. Well done in so many ways :)

Searching for Birds An interactive story about the birds that capture our curiosity, told through data, visuals and illustrations

If you like birds, if you like data, if you like colorful and interactive US data about birds, go have a little peck and a wander here: searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com

More snow this morning and a balmy 12F on this sunny afternoon. Forecast: down to -6F again tonight.