Karen Hughes

Love a good story

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
~ E.M. Forster

The Backwater (1903)
🎨 Charles William Wyllie

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Hard to beat...

[Encyclopaedia Britannica @Britannica]

This sounds made up, but it is actually called "sun glitter."

The glittering pattern is caused by incoming sunlight striking the surface of the water at a less than 90-degree angle. 

Waves on the water's surface can also create this angle--and thus produce a glittering effect.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

A.R. Ammons 🫡✨️

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

This page from Charlotte's Web by E.B. White always makes me cry.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Words to Hold Throughout
The Month of April 🤓

Pick your winner 🌟

A B
C D

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Mosaic Stairs (San Francisco) by Irish ceramicist Aileen Barr and US mosaic artist Colette Crutcher #WomensArt #CeramicsArtWeek

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

On January 7th, 2026, ICE agents murdered Renee Nicole Good by shooting her in the head through her car window. She was a poet and writer, a wife, and a mother of three.

Like many, I am horrified by the ongoing violence that ICE wages upon our community. Across our country, we are witnessing discrimination and brutality on an unconscionable scale.

We remember and mourn not only Renee, but all those ICE has killed, including Silverio Villegas Gonzalez and Keith Porter, who were also shot by ICE. We also remember the 32 individuals who died in ICE custody last year, with 2025 marking the deadliest year in ICE’s history in over two decades.

I encourage you to donate to my fundraiser for @ACLUMN who are currently engaged in legal action against ICE: https://t.co/mumFJQ9ag1

Other ways to offer support include donating to organizations such as:

Unidos MN @UnidosMN

Monarcha Rapid Response Line at https://t.co/msNzTeNe8E

Immigrant Law Center MN @ILCM_MN

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

The Beatles performing at their legendary rooftop concert in London (1969)

They played for 42 minutes before being stopped by the police.

It was John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s final public performance as The Beatles. What a legendary moment.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

@susie_dent I'll say...

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Six meter high Christmas tree, Trivento, Italy, made with 1,300 donated crochet squares, a collaborative creation by many women #WomensArt
#December12th #ArtAdvent

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

A word to embrace...

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

"Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits."
~ Robert Louis Stevenson

When the West with Evening Glows
🎨 Joseph Farquharson (1901)

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Snow in Islington, 2018 by UK painter Melissa Scott-Miller #WomensArt

[Cormac's Coast @cormac_mcginley]

"Ever had the feeling you're being watched?"

The Burren, County Clare, Ireland.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Sarah Evans, contemporary Welsh landscape painter #Womensart

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Botanically-accurate knitted sculptures of flowers by artist Tatyana Yanishevsky #womensart