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[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

Happy birthday to Sir Thomas Bodley!

Born in Exeter in 1545, Bodley was a Diplomat and Scholar. He married a rich widow (whose husband had made his fortune trading in pilchards) and, in his retirement, founded the Bodleian Library.

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[Smithsonian Gardens @SIGardens]

We made these elementary school-style Valentine’s from images of plants in our Living Collection. Send them to your friends and loved ones, or print them out and leave them on their doorstep with a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day! https://t.co/MQRQbDlpKF

[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

Happy birthday to composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)!🎉

Here's a page from Handel’s conducting score of ‘Messiah’ in the composer’s hand.

It was used at the work’s première in Dublin in 1742 and all subsequent performances during his lifetime.

#HandelWithCare

[Botanic Gardens SA @BotGardensSA]

If you look closely, you can see a fairy peeking out between those cyclamen flowers....
Well ok, maybe not, but #MountLoftyBotanicGarden does have some pretty magical spots!

[Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services @BDLSS]

A winter scene from Book 1 of Virgil's Georgics. Script and burnished gold were done by Cicely West, illustrations by her father, J. Walter West https://t.co/QM0MbnHc77

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them sick leave, health care and hazard pay.

[Challen Willemsen @challenguate]

Robinsonella lindeniana is a beautiful shrub that grows in rocky, brushy hillsides in Mexico and Central America. #guatemala #botany #plants #flowers #gardens #mexico #centralamerica #nature #malvaceae #shrubs #flores #naturaleza

[Sierra Club @SierraClub]

We could all use some relaxing nature moments these days. Take some deep breaths while listening and watching the Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park.

(video courtesy of @YellowstoneNPS & @NatlParkService)

[Richard Bernabe @bernabephoto]

ICYMI: "Zephyr" Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico USA #photography

[Wildlife of the Day @WildlifeofDay]

Eastern grey squirrel.
(Photo courtesy of Jen Radwan)
#wildlifephotography #nature #bloodpressurebreak

[Max @maxbhill]

Frozen beauty #Garden #Art @flowersonfriday #FlowersonFriday #photography

[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

Lots happening over the weekend, so we didn't want to make a big fuss - but we turned 418 years old yesterday.

Thank you to everyone for your kind birthday wishes! We still feel sprightly as ever, and hungry to learn.

Please help yourselves to a slice. 🕯️

[Wenbo Chen @Wenbo77]

Australian native orchid: Streaked rock orchid (Dendrobium striolatum), occurs in NSW, VIC and TAS on rocks, boulders and cliffs, also the only lithophytic orchid in TAS. #floraofaustralia #orchid #Dendrobium #Dockrillia #澳洲植物 #石斛属

[Nathan @natepix1]

It's fab when they ask me to paint their garden with colour❤️💛💚
#Flowers #Gardening #Violas

[美しい日々 *̩̩̥*̩̩̥ ୨୧ (୨୧ᵕ̤ᴗᵕ̤)⑅ *̩̩̥*̩̩̥ @utukusikihibi_]

たわわに咲いた〜🌸🌸🌸

♪♡＊(๑´ω`๑)＊♡♪

[Dr. Marji Puotinen @marji_puotinen]

It is obvious at first glance why this beauty is called the enamel #orchid! Shiny 😍 And epic tiger spots underneath. Bluff Knoll, #stirlingrangenationalpark & #FitzgeraldRiverBiosphere #biodiversityhotspot #nativeaustralianflowers

[Botanic Gardens of Sydney @BotanicSydney]

It's that time of year again - prepare to marvel at beautiful #Jacaranda mimosifolia over the next few months. Dr Russell Barrett (@theplantpressAU), Research Scientist at #RBGSydney, spoke to The @Guardian about what to expect from this year's flowering https://t.co/E6DrnpcRFG

[GardenOpus @GardenOpus]

🍁RELAX. Forest Bathing with Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) & rushing water at nearby Fullersburg Woods. Sapindaceae