Don’t normally do movie stars here, but this is striking ~ Audrey Hepburn in light blue feathery hat, with colours reflected in her eyes. Photographed in 1962 by Howell Conant https://t.co/3Q71iHQrS2
Lapis lazuli was treasured in ancient civilizations for its splendid color.
1. Persian rhyton (6-5th cent. BCE).
2. Egyptian wadjet eye (Third Intermediate Period, 1069-712 BCE).
3. Mesopotamian cylinder seal (UR III Dynasty, ca. 2112-2004 BCE).
The ultimate steampunk holy grail: ‘Le Vingtième siècle. La vie électrique’, the science fiction book written and profusely illustrated by French author Albert Robida and published in 1890:
Think this was one of the best days on twitter.
I’m absolutely overwhelmed by everyone’s response so thank you, I will try to reply to everyone soon. Here are some more pics :)
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I was about halfway through my birding day when I visited a tiny garden area. As soon as I arrived, this male Northern Cardinal flew to within a few feet of me. I think he was hoping for food, so after I got a few shots, I left him with a nice pile of birdseed. #birds#nature