Last winter, twitter sleuths tracked down a missing royal using floral phenology. Your Weekend Read, "Royal Green," by @Flora150Project. Art by Shelley Lawrence Kirkwood. https://t.co/r1SbIkR9a2
@JeremyWingert79 I scrolled and didn't see the Moomins mentioned, so apologies for adding *one more* to your vast list of replies...these books are just that good
Eliot Hodgkin, 'June', from 'The Months', 1950. That gorgeous poppy, what I suspect is rosa 'Mermaid', scented pinks and philadelphus, and the first summer fruits and vegetables. Many things noticeably later than today, especially as Hodgkin gardened in central London.
โItโs a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.โ
โRichard McClure Scarry, born on this day, June 5th, in 1919
Pleased to announce that I am now working in publishing; doing creative direction, production design and illustration, among other things! Glad to be finally using my BFA on the job, and glad my MLIS is related to this particular roleโembedded within an academic library! #newjob
The British climate is famously influenced not by latitude but by the Gulf Stream. The most densely-populated part of Canada lies on the same latitudes as France, Italy and Spain. And Vancouver's climate is often compared to that of the UK. We haveโand useโair conditioning!
"Just buy air conditioners" my brother in Christ we are on the same latitude as Canada and we build our houses to keep heat in because we're a colder country.