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Lynne Bateson
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Journalist, writer, editor, and media consultant with dual UK/US nationality. A British northerner who lives in, and loves London.
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Gravity is a cruel mistress.
July 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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This will never not make me smile.
Sam Neill with one of his pigs. They both appear to be smiling.
July 13, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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Claude Monet – here he is with his second wife Alice, festooned with pigeons, in St Mark’s Square, Venice 1908. Doesn’t Alice look thrilled!
July 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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In the last year of his life, Vincent van Gogh painted this delicate ‘Almond Blossom’ as a gift to brother Theo & his wife Joanna to celebrate the birth of their newborn son, whom they named after Vincent (1890)
Close-up view of white blossoms on almond tree, with a light blue background
July 8, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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This is Harley. She's never rolled down a hill before, but she's super proud of her first attempt. 13/10 nailed it (TT: jesskoselke)
July 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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A Japanese fan broke down crying after his country's elimination, but a group of Brazilians fans went to console him and Mexican fans made him soar. You gotta love the World Cup! ❤️🌎⚽️

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June 29, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Colour images of Monet’s garden at Giverny can be beautiful, but black-and-white images also have their own special appeal. Here's Pierre Choumoff's photo of Monet contemplating the water garden with Japanese footbridge in background, over 100 yrs ago
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June 17, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Self-taught US artist Edward Gordon conveys light effects with a crystalline clarity, and enjoys paying homage to the masters. Here’s his ‘Wind from the Sea’ (see Vermeer’s ‘The Astronomer’ on the wall?) and at R is Andrew Wyeth’s same-named work
Room interior, open window, with gauze curtain blowing in the breeze from the sea Room interior, open window, with gauze curtain blowing in the breeze from the sea
June 8, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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Interior of the farmhouse of Andrew Wyeth’s neighbours, the Olson family (Woodstove, 1962). One day, from the window of the small studio he maintained there, he saw the disabled Christina Olson crawling through a field, inspiring his classic Christina’s World (1948)
Living room with battered furniture lit by a window and an open door, with aged woman sitting at left disabled woman drags herself across a grassy field toward distant old house
June 2, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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Someone told me recently that the worst part of a watermelon tastes like the best part of a cucumber and it’s been hard getting anything done since.
May 15, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Today family, friends and colleagues gather here at the #Journalists_Church to celebrate and give thanks for the life of Dominic Prince, freelance journalist and documentary maker. May he rest in peace.

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Memorial: Dominic Prince – St Bride's Church
Thu 7 May, 11:30am – a service of thanksgiving for the life of journalist Dominic Prince at St Bride's, Fleet Street, the Journalists' Church
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May 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Monet said, “One does not paint a landscape. One paints an impression of an hour of the day”. Here’s his Haystacks at Giverny (1884) together with Japanese woodblock artist Yoshida Hiroshi’s Sailing Boats (1926)
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Series of paintings of haystacks, showing changes in light and colour at various times of the day Series of images of two-masted sailing boat on tranquil waters, showing changes in light and colour at various times during the day
May 2, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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We see many paintings that look like photos, but here are some photos that look like paintings. Céline Laguarde’s pioneer work as a pictorial photographer in early 1900s has only recently been rediscovered. Here are some of her intriguingly atmospheric images
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boys sitting on wall beside a river with smokestacks in distance Person wearing hat looks over balustrade at the countryside Woman adjusts painting on wall
April 27, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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A rainy evening in Teradomari, just over 100 years ago ~ a huddled traveller braves the storm, as puddles reflect the warm lights of the village houses (Kawase Hasui, woodblock print, 1921)
April 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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My annual reminder on St George’s Day that St George wasn’t English. Legend has it he was born in Turkey, his mum was Palestinian, his dad Greek, he was a Roman soldier, and oh, a French bishop made him famous by writing about him.
April 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Best to not wear this colour trousers when on TV.
April 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”
~Maya Angelou

#clouds #cottoncandyskies #nature #watercolor #art
April 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Perspective
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A different perspective.
Always helpful.
Christopher Penn wrote: Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it's far more likely that autism causes vaccines.
April 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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British artist Oswald Birley’s glowing portrait of his young wife Rhoda Pike was inspired by their attendance at a costume ball during a honeymoon visit to Venice (detail, The Green Masque, 1922) godsandfoolishgrandeur.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-...
Dramatically dressed young woman with hat and narrowed eyes looks to the left
April 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Lovely and wonderful the doggie is part of the family pic!
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Astronaut Victor Glover, pilot of the #ArtemisII, and his family. They must be so friggin proud..

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Astronaut in space suit surrounded by his beautiful family, including their dog
April 2, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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The face of poverty ~ a child’s “shoe doll”, found in a London slum in 1905, made from fabric scraps, the heel of a man’s shoe and a black sock (Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh)
April 2, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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Fascinating
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The authentic sound of ancient musical instruments.

Hear what the ancients hear.

#music #ancientinstruments
March 25, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Magical pic with perfect headline “The moon is the earth’s flashlight.” Mind you Brits might say “torch.”
March 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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A funny #dog story to get your day going! This is from January of 1908, it’s about a smart dog that had some amazing “rescues” from the Seine River - don’t spit your coffee out! #DogOfTheDay #newfoundland #rescuedog #coffee
DOG A FAKE HERO. Pushes Children Into the Selne to Rescue Them and Win Beefsteaks. Special Correspondence THENEW YORK TIMES. PARIS, Jan. 22.-Apropos of the decision of M. Lepine to employ dog now going the rounds concerning a splendid Newfoundland which was a candidate at one of the recent field trials. The dog is the property of a man who lives on the banks of the Seine, just outside Paris. Some time ago a child playIng on the river bank fell into the water and was in imminent danger of being drowned. The dog, hearing the cries and the splashing, leaped over & hedge, ran down the bank and plunged into the stream Just in time to rescue the little victim. Naturally, the brave animal was made much of and the father of the child, by way of recompense, presented him a succulent beefsteak. later another child fell into the water and was rescued by the dog. The life-saver received the same caresses and another beefsteak. Up to this point there was nothing ex-traordinary. But rescues became more and more frequent. Hardly a day passed but that some unfortunate infant was brought safely to the bank by the dog after an Involuntary bath. It began to be suspected that the neighborhood was haunted by a mysterious criminal, and a speclal watch was inaugurated. Then the truth came out. It was the dog-the noble life-saver himself-that was the gullty one. Whenever he saw a child playing on the edge of the stream he promptly knocked it into the water, and then promptly Jumped In to the rescue. He had thus established for himself a profitable source of revenue.
February 24, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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At last, some positive pothole news.
Manx Independent: Pothole thwarts Dalek invasion.
February 24, 2026 at 8:47 AM