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not sure about this. FYI: there will be gardening, archaeology, politics, music etc .... Canada, Toronto, Nova Scotian 🎻🌿🍻🏺🏛🇨🇦☀️🤷🏼‍♀️ a repost doesn’t always = agreement

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Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 2d ago

And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic

Chapps@chapps.bsky.social · yesterday

Most Pompeiians lived in multi-story dwellings without kitchens and got their food at thermopolia, essentially taverns with ready-made food and wine. There is a fine fresco and colored plaster lararium - shrine - above the counter at the thermopolium of Lucius Vetutius Placidus.🏺 1/ 📸 me

This beautifully painted lararium - household shrine - is found in the thermopolium of Lucius Vetutius Placidus. Since most Pompeiians lived in multi-story dwellings without kitchens, these hot food and drink establishments were critical, where citizens could purchase sustenance and consume it there, or take it home. This lararium depicts two Lares - protective spirits of the home (and business, it seems) - pouring wine from rhytons; a veiled Genius (protector of the home) in the middle, sacrificing to the gods and holding a cornucopia, symbol of abundance; the god of trade, Mercury, on the left, holding his caduceus and a bag of coins, which would bring success and abundance to the business; and finally the god Dionysus on the right, also a symbol of abundance in this establishment which served wine. Notably, stucco is used to create the small shrine, which is in the shape of a temple, including two Corinthian columns and a pediment. Stucco acanthus vines and volutes appear above the temple, and two painted agatha daemons (which appear as crested snakes) are facing a large egg on an altar, below. A 3 kg (6.6 lb) hoard of coins was found in one of the terracotta jars set into the counter, probably the last daily profits of the establishment. House and thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus, Pompeii (I, 8.8)
Laura G Mitchell@lauragmitchell.com · yesterday

Biked 1 mile to coffee. Then biked another mile to the pharmacy. Then biked 1 mile home. 95% on protected (separated) bike infra. More Americans deserve the freedom of a life like this (if they want it).

Laura rides a bike on a protected bikelane. She has coffee on her handlebar mount and a front milk crate vasket. There are 2 other people on bikes in the background.
Another Green@anothergreen.bsky.social · yesterday

An incredible evening of live music: Saturday, August 15, 2026 Drinks from 6:00 PM | Concert at 6:30 PM Emmanuel Church, Normandy (GU3 2DG) £15 (includes 1 drink) ❤️ All proceeds Young People with Autism, Cuba. Come enjoy great music for a wonderful cause! Tag someone you'd love to bring along!

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Petra Michaela@petramichaela.bsky.social · 5d ago

I want wetlands that protect communities from floods instead of being paved over. I want whales in healthy oceans, old-growth trees that outlive us, and night skies where the stars are brighter than the city lights.

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Dark and Wondrous - it's in the trees! it's coming!@darkandwondrous.bsky.social · 5d ago

4th picture "Simple beanbag toss games were busy all afternoon and evening, proving to be very popular with kids and adults alike"

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Big Apple bench is going in. The ball chairs that were all soccer balls during the World Cup, now reflect all sorts of summer sports you can watch on Granville Street patios. Tonight’s Dominican Street Dance drew a crowd. And simple games help make the street magnetic. Week Two looking good.

Chapps@chapps.bsky.social · 5d ago

This terracotta kantharos from the #MetMuseum is one of my favorites. The parade of horsemen is beautifully and confidently painted; all of the men ride bareback, of course (6th c. BCE - no saddles or stirrups). But seated with their legs up and forward seems unstable. 🤔 🏺 1/ 📸 me

This Boeotian kantharos (footed double-handled drinking cup) has a procession of black-figure horsemen in a band encircling the raw terracotta lip. Note how the men sit on the horses without the aid of stirrups or saddles - bareback, but with the aid of reins. Yet they sit over the shoulders of the horses, with their legs elevated and forward. As someone who's ridden horses, this seems unstable - any sudden movement or acceleration would cause them to fall over backwards. Purely an artistic convention? Greek, Boeotian ca. 550 BCE. Met Museum, New York (06.1021.28)