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Dick Taylor from The Pretty Things wearing a very cool William Morris print jacket from Granny Takes a Trip, 1967

Portrait of American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist Josephine Baker. Photographed by Baron Wolf von Gudenberg, 1925.

In the south aisle of Geddington church in Northamptonshire is this quite remarkable brass. Tip off, if you visit you might miss it as it is under a carpet, and IKEA coffee tables and chairs have been put on top of it.

In Kensington, visiting Linley Sambourne House, home to the cartoonist (1844-1910) & an Aesthetic period time capsule. Fewer naked ladies about than in his day (he used them for models, a court was told) but much to admire, including this fire screen and a famous Punch original.

Shirley Baker 📸 Salford, England, 1964

Andrew Wyeth. 1917-2009. Helga tumbada. 1987

The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together because of their differing faiths. Netherlands, 1888.

London, England - 1969

Rugged beauty

Japan's Princess Kako of Akishino in traditional dress 🇯🇵

The face of poverty ~ a child’s “shoe doll”, found in a London slum in 1905, made from fabric scraps, the heel of a man’s shoe and a black sock (Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh)

Stanley Spencer recorded in his 1938 Desk Diary that he began 'Magnolias,' in March of that year. On 5th April 1938, he wrote to his dealer Dudley Tooth saying that the painting was 'as good as anything I have done.'

Getting out into natural light each morning can improve mental and physical health in a number of ways. And it’s a good way to connect with nature - by listening to birdsong, for example 🐦‍⬛ More natural wellbeing ideas: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/natur…

2nd April 2022 When you're running a little late for your graduation. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-ligh… and all bookshops.

Written in the clouds Craster 02.04.26

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@poppymoppet Canada, Britain, Italy….international woman of mystery….

🐦🌿 Respectez la faune sauvage pendant la période de nidification ! Au printemps, de nombreux animaux ; oiseaux, écureuils et autres petits mammifères construisent leurs nids dans les haies et les arbres. Les travaux d’élagage ou de taille peuvent alors détruire leurs abris ou perturber leur reproduction. 👉 Pour les protéger, il est recommandé de reporter ces interventions de quelques mois. Restons attentifs à la vie qui anime nos jardins !

An April Morning. 9°C and a gentle breeze. Deer on the ridge.

The historic south door of St. Saviour's Church in Dartmouth, England.