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EclecticLady
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Fascinated by US politics from the UK 🤦‍♀️
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Waterfal Bridge, Takachiho Gorge, Japan
Plunging down a dark, sheer cliff of columnar basalt, the cascading curtain of Manai Falls (Manai-no-taki) shimmers in a veil of fine spray before merging into the quiet, dark waters of the Gokase River. Framed by towering, moss-draped rock faces that rise like natural ramparts, the high arch of a stone bridge spans the canyon, its silhouette crowned by a canopy of autumn foliage shifting from rich emerald to radiant amber. Deep within the chasm, light filters down from the high forest above, illuminating a small rowboat drifting near the sunlit bend where the river recedes into the distance. Carved over millennia by the Gokase River flowing through ancient volcanic lava streams from Mount Aso, Takachiho Gorge (高千穂峡) in Miyazaki Prefecture stands as one of Kyushu’s most sacred natural monuments. In Shinto tradition, Takachiho is venerated as the legendary site of Tenson Kōrin—the divine descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto, grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, sent from the high heavenly realm (Takamagahara) to bring order and harmony to the earthly land. Manai Falls itself is steeped in myth; according to local lore, when the region lacked water, the deity Ameno Oshihito-no-Mikoto transported water from a celestial spring to feed the waterfall. The sheer, hexagonal basalt pillars (kyōjō-setsujo) formed by the rapid cooling of lava embody the ancient Japanese reverence for kami residing directly within dramatic, elemental landforms.
September 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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Momento Mori mosaic, c1stC BC Pompeii - Shop house, summer triclinium for #mosaicmonday. Naples museum.
📷 my own.
September 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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#mosaicmonday
Fragment of a mosaic pavement depicting a theatrical mask of Pan.

Looks a lot like our beloved Scottish comedian #BillyConnolly to me.

Naples Archaeological Museum;
Pompeii, House of Ganymede

Photo my own
August 24, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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How did the Georgians cool down? We get some clues in John Lewis's book 'The History and Antiquities of the Isle of Tenet in Kent' (1736).
A page from a book with text describing the bathing machines with an illustration in the middle of the bathing machine being pulled by a horse (or maybe a donkey).
June 24, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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While the Post Office is busy closing its branches, here’s an example of some branches closing in on the Post Office. This postbox on Drayton Gardens, South Kensington is slowly being devoured by a London plane tree.
A postbox being eaten by a plane tree A postbox being eaten by a plane tree A postbox being eaten by a plane tree
June 20, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Jimbo is up and about.

He is still quite poorly but I convinced him a little 200 yard walk would do him good.

He is winning his battle now… (1/5) 🧵
May 23, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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@bsky.app WTF? BRING BETTY BACK!!!!!!

@devengreen.bsky.social What's going on?
April 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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Incredible piece of history 😻
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April 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Venice in the 19th Century, circa 1880. Original photographs by Paolo Salviati. #venice #italy #salviati #antique #photography
April 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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The coast of New Zealand has very strong winds, so the trees here have learned to grow sideways.
April 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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April 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Cherry Blossom Japan 🇯🇵
April 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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An antique Dutch engraved brass and copper tobacco box, with fine decoration and poetic inscriptions, dated circa 1700-1750.

For more details - ebay.co.uk/itm/38978805...

#Antique #Dutch #Netherlands #Tobaccobox #Snuffbox #Folkart #Amsterdam #Rotterdam #goodshepherd #Psalm #London
April 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Last few weeks of prepping for our Gwen John exhibition, opening early Feb in Cardiff. This girl looking down is one of my favourites, little teaser of the exhibition here: www.worldofinteriors.com/story/gwen-j...
‘A seer of strange beauties’: Gwen John gets godly
Gwen John: Strange Beauties, the first major retrospective of the artist’s work, goes beyond biography to unveil a new side to her life and paintings
www.worldofinteriors.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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New arrivals - two well preserved Roman glass vessels, both origination from the Eastern Mediterranean & dating to 2nd - 4th Century AD.

Coll. of Baron Stanley Kalms (1931 – 2025).

For more details - ebay.co.uk/usr/phoenixc...

#antiquities #Romanglass #RomanEmpire #Museum #London #Paris #Rome #NY
January 15, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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Selling here this antique Chelsea porcelain saucer dish bearing gold anchor mark to base, dated c 1760-64.

For more details - ebay.co.uk/itm/20576219...

#Antiques #Chelseaporcelain #Worcester #porcelain #Europeanporcelain #antiques #London #EDINBURGH #Dublin #Paris #Berlin #Rome
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Selling here this wonderful Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle, hand painted and signed by Wang Guanyu (b.1949), a well respected artist of the Ji School.

For more details - ebay.co.uk/itm/38944947...

#Antiques #Snuffbottle #Chinesesnuffbottle #London #Paris #Hongkong #NY
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Miniature of Henry Sydney, Earl of Romney, a key player in the Glorious Revolution and who penned the 1688 Invitation of William of Orange, painted by George Perfect Harding (1781-1853).

A painting that tells a story, for more details ebay.co.uk/itm/38921751...

#portraitminiture #watercolour #Art
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Great for #burnsnight
phoenixantiques.bsky.social phoenixantiques.bsky.social @phoenixantiques.bsky.social · Jan 13
A unique antique Victorian Scottish themed whiskey glass with Robbie Burns inscription, dated circa 1850.

For more details - ebay.co.uk/itm/38944993...

#Antiques #Whiskey #whiskeyexpert #Stourbridge #Glasgow #Edinburgh #Perth #RobbieBurns #Burnsnight #London #NY #Sydney #Toronto
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Have a Happy and safe Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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the room next door - When Donald Trump was Called Out
July 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Pie on Palm Oil.
May 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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This is an absolute corker!!!!!

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38791333...
EXCEPTIONAL LARGE ANTIQUE RESHT RASHT RASHTI EMBROIDERED APPLIQUE PANEL, 180cm | eBay
The level of detail incorporated into this intricate floral design is second to none, and would have taken months to complete.
www.ebay.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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One week to go 🤩
eclecticlady.bsky.social EclecticLady @eclecticlady.bsky.social · Jan 7
The story of this exceptional collection continues - now for sale at Mallams Oxford Library Sale 30 January - a chance to own a rare piece of Natural History

www.mallams.co.uk/auction/lot/...
January 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM