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ICYMI - 6th March, the meeting of the two Davids:

Happy 80th Birthday David Gilmour

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Happy Birthday Michelangelo (551) - sculptor of David statue

ICYMI - 6th March, the meeting of the two Davids:

Happy 80th Birthday David Gilmour

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Happy Birthday Michelangelo (551) - sculptor of David statue

Well, a few days ago I got an ADHD diagnosis which I was skeptical but warily accepting of.

Since then I left my laptop at work, and left my phone on the bus.

And after I am done being very upset for losing my phone, this is going to be funny, because the universe loves to immediately humble me.

An almost B&W photo (but not!) of waves receding over some rocks on a black sand beach. In the distance are some mountain peaks under thick grey cloud, the tops obscured.

Even without the mountains showing, Stokksnes is still really special. Bit obsessed with these rocks!

#Iceland

Motion and color. What’s not to like in this Art Wolfe @artwolfe.bsky.social photograph?

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“Autumn Aspen Trees, Utah” — Autumn aspens, Dixie National Forest.

This is a somewhat unusual…more: gdanmitchell.com/2026/02/06/9...

#utah #fall #aspens #photo #photography #photographer #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography

Above Lima, on the first hills before the real Andes, the sun slowly dives into the Pacific Ocean. The city below remains vivid, its lights awakening as the day is far from over for most.

#LandscapePhotography
#LimaPeru
#Twilight
#Cityscape

Abstract sculptures from nature in the Empty Quarter desert…

#photography #art #nature #landscape #desert

Stormy seas with northerly winds blowing the black (brown) sand down the beach and into the breaking waves. Sunset light, so looks sepia.

Life in sepia...

Another one from that windy sunset at Vestri-Fellsjara beach at Jökulsárlón a few days ago.

#Iceland

Pelican Takeoff Sequence
#birds #wildlife #photography #naturephotography

🎸 David Gilmour turns 80 today. As the guitarist of Pink Floyd, his playing helped define albums like The Dark Side of the Moon, where music, atmosphere and visual design came together in one of the most recognisable pieces of album art ever created. 🎨 Michelangelo would be celebrating his 551st birthday today. The Renaissance master sculpted David, the iconic marble statue that still stands as one of the defining symbols of Florence and of the artistic confidence of the Renaissance. Two Davids. Two art forms. One date on the calendar. From marble sculpture in Renaissance Florence to the soaring guitar lines of progressive rock, today’s Link Salad shows how creativity echoes across centuries. #LinkSalads #VisualStorytelling #OnThisDay #HistoricalConnections #ArtAndMusic #PinkFloyd #Michelangelo #Creativity #CulturalConnections

Happy 80th birthday to David Gilmour 🎸
and happy 551st birthday to Michelangelo 🎨, creator of the statue of David in Florence.

Two Davids. One date. Six centuries apart.

#LinkSalads #VisualStorytelling #OnThisDay #HistoricalConnections

www.linksalads.com/2026/03/06/t...

5 March 1953. The death of Joseph Stalin dominated global headlines. But on the same day another Russian giant died — composer Sergei Prokofiev. His music lives on through Dance of the Knights, heard today in stadiums, television and even The Apprentice. In this Link Salad montage, the Soviet power struggle between Malenkov and Khrushchev becomes a dramatic dance-off… while Alan Sugar looks on, thoroughly unimpressed. History, music and television — all on one date. #LinkSalad #History #ColdWar #Prokofiev #Stalin #Shakespeare #TheApprentice #CreativeThinking #VisualStorytelling #HistoryConnections

5 March 1953: Stalin dies. On the same day the composer Sergei Prokofiev also dies — almost unnoticed. Today his “Dance of the Knights” echoes in stadiums and on The Apprentice. History remembers power. Culture lasts longer. 🎼🥗

www.linksalads.com/2026/03/05/d...

Four young Barn Swallows sitting on a cattail. Their beaks are wide open.

I'm told today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut so felt like a good time share this one. #birds

Two presidents. Two moments in history. On 4 March 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered one of the most famous political lines ever spoken: “The only thing to fear is fear itself.” Nearly a century later, that message about leadership, confidence and resilience still echoes. Today’s illustration contrasts a modern Oval Office with the black-and-white footage of Roosevelt’s inauguration — a reminder that the words of the past can still challenge the present. Outside the window, crocuses bloom, signalling the arrival of spring. Sometimes history doesn’t just sit quietly in the past. Sometimes it looks straight back at us. #Leadership #History #FDR #PoliticalHistory #OnThisDay #Resilience #March4

If Starmer is no Churchill, then Trump is surely no Roosevelt. History has a way of setting the bar.

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Black and white cinema scene showing a newsreel of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 4 March 1933 inauguration with the quote “The only thing to fear is fear itself”, while a string quartet plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons beside the screen.

4 March 1933: FDR reminds us “the only thing to fear is fear itself.” Happy birthday Vivaldi too. Strong number four vibes today.

#OnThisDay #FranklinDRoosevelt #FDR #Vivaldi #FourSeasons #ClassicalMusic #HistoryBlog #March4 #VintageCinema #StringQuartet

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Caught the Worm Moon behind the King's Own Scottish Borderers last night on freshly painted North Bridge

#edinburgh #wormmoon

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON: Photos are pouring in from around the world documenting yesterday's total lunar eclipse. This rare shot comes from the Great Wall of China spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com

Willow trees against the light in a fairly large pastel painting

Willows at Newnham mill pond, Cambridge, pastel.

On 3rd March 1875, Bizet's Carmen was premiered in Paris. Today we also celebrate the statehood of Florida and the Star Spangled Banner.

#AIart #2026-3-3 #carmen #bizet #dates #oranges #marmalade #florida #usa #starspangledbanner

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For example my MP Julia Buckley who unseated the “member for Saudi Arabia” Daniel Kawczynski. The first woman to represent Shrewsbury and only the second Labour win here. She couldn’t work harder for her constituents - she is formidable.

Finally, PROPER sunshine with shadows and everything! 😁☀️💛🌼

#flowers #sunshine #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #nature #NaturePhotography #gardening #gardens #eastcoastkin #beauty #hope #peace 🕊

Miami Nice?

Today's operatic link salad is based on the release of Bizet's Carmen, Florida becoming a US state, the adoption of the Star Spangled banner

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Harrison Ford: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | 32nd Annual Actor Awards YouTube video by Netflix

When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...

Millipede

#lifeinblackandwhite #bnwmood #blackandwhiteoftheday

Still-life With Apples And Sunflowers | Janos Kmetty

Macro photograph of a dandelion seed head

The close I got to the dandelion, the more the bristles started looking like fireworks
#art #photography #flowers #macro

King Kong, wearing the Cat’s red-and-white hat, stands atop snowy Mount Etna as steam rises and Concorde streaks across the Sicilian sky. Myth meets modern engineering in a single frame.

KingKoncorde

Your Daily Link Salad:

Happy Birthday to Concorde (1969), King Kong (1933) and Dr Seuss (1904)

#todayslinksalad

It’s a beautiful Sunny and warm Sunday, so this pic I took Saturday fits my perspective and attitude. Eastern Bluebird male (Sialia sialis). Wilson, NC #bird #birdphotography #mybirdshots

Narcissus Elka for this weeks blast of yellow, she’s quite stylish. #SundayYellow

Downward Dog | Kyle Dunn
Acrylic on wood panel