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@heliantheae.bsky.social

makes maps, loves cats. audhd. bi ace. any pronouns

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Sunshine Moon@sunshinemoon.zone · 2mo ago

Cool to hear all the stuff that happened in other regions during Sauron's attack. I'm in love with the Lothlorien part being like "Celeborn did diplomacy and treaties and stuff meanwhile Galadriel rebuffed four invasions with her mind and then went to Dol Guldur and tore its walls down". My queen!!!

Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Timeless art from Minoan Crete! Some 3,500 years ago, a Minoan sculptor transformed a piece of ivory into this dynamic and graceful figurine of a bull leaper! From Knossos Palace. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a small ivory figurine representing a male bull-leaper about to execute a mid-air somersault over a bull’s back. The figurine is balancing on straight arms above which a slim body forms a graceful arch, and legs (one missing), thrust up high into the air, slightly bent at the knees. The pose is somewhat reminiscent of that of a diver, except for the head which is raised and faces forwards rather than tucked between the arms. The figurine measures 28.7 cm. The ivory is now a warm creamy yellow, mottled with brown staining and fine cracks. It is displayed on a modern metal support structure in Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. According to the museum ‘It is part of the only three-dimensional depiction of bull-leaping from the Palace of Knossos known to date. It was found together with at least two other ivory figurines and a faience bull’s head. The composition obviously depicts the moment when the athlete leaps over the bull, a scene familiar from Minoan frescoes and seals’ It goes on to say ‘the examination of the group under the microscope showed that the figures preserve traces of red paint, meaning that some features were painted on. They also had long hair made of copper gilt wires attached to the head, while thin pieces of gold foil found together with the statuettes may have been part of their clothing’
i amar prestar aen@oakleaf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I wanna say something to all my TROP fan friends. With season 3 coming, there’s gonna be a whole new crop of bashing. Personally I have mixed feelings about TROP. You may see me be critical of it Pls know I will never criticize YOU. I will defend your love of it no matter what I think

Erica Joy Astrella@ericajoy.astrel.la · 4mo ago

california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting. tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box. www.kqed.org/news/1208537...

Still Need to Mail Your Primary Ballot? Don’t Rely on USPS, Officials Say | KQED

State officials are warning that some ballots mailed too close to Election Day might not be counted. Here are other recommended ways to submit your ballot instead.

kqed.org