The Daisy (Bellis Perennis) is the birth flower for those born in April. The Celts believed that these little flowers, 'reborn' each spring, represented the spirits of children taken from the world at their birth. They have come to symbolise innocence & purity. #folklore#flowers
"Nature is painting for us, day by day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them." - John Ruskin, art critic and champion of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, born #OTD, 8th February 1819. #MondayMotivation#nature#art
During winter, botany can seem like it pauses ⏸ But January is a month of amazing colours & forms. My top winter plant-hunting tip is ALWAYS to go look at the trees: their bark, their shape & most of all their twigs & buds. Wrap up warm & go peer at them, you won’t regret it 🙌
“It’s heart stopping.”
“It’s soul pounding.”
“It’s breathtaking.”
😍 Take in a new perspective of Earth as seen through the eyes of @NASA_Astronauts.
Stream today: https://t.co/r7aQBZfGlx
Please join us on 30 January at 2pm when Rob Nichol of Ocularium Art will be discussing how he digitally restores Japanese woodblock art found in the archives of museums and galleries. Information for joining the online talk can be found below. We look forward to seeing you! 🌸
ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
#GraysonsArtClub returns in February!
Website https://t.co/ZbGqOynYwA is open for your submissions.
Here is @Philippa_Perry and me telling you the weekly themes.
We are so looking forward to seein what you have made.
WIN a signed copy of ‘Mudlarking’, a Ming porcelain cast of one of my finds by ceramic artist Raewyn Harrison AND an 18th c clay pipe bowl
LIKE AND SHARE TO WIN
Winner will be picked 17 Dec
Signed copies available to buy from
@Southwarkcathed#Mudlarking@BloomsburyBooks
"Our patch has no name on it. Because our mission is for everyone. In fact, Crew-1 is You-1. All for one, one for all. Now, let's go fly." - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi of @JAXA_en looks forward to the Nov. 14 launch of NASA's @SpaceX Crew-1 mission.
I was discharged from hospital with very little advice or guidance about my PE, but @ThrombosisUK has been extremely helpful in filling in the gaps. ANYONE can develop a DVT and/or a PE, so it’s good to know the signs/symptoms! #EyesOpenToThrombosis#KeepLifeFlowing#WTday20