🪶 @atlanticbirding.bsky.social relays that today’s #BirdOfTheDay
Alternative is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove species
This is a Red-eyed dove, in Kenya. 2026
Alternative is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove species
This is a Red-eyed dove, in Kenya. 2026
October 11, 2026 at 8:14 AM
🪶 @atlanticbirding.bsky.social relays that today’s #BirdOfTheDay
Alternative is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove species
This is a Red-eyed dove, in Kenya. 2026
Alternative is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove species
This is a Red-eyed dove, in Kenya. 2026
Criticizing Chaucer's spelling? Consider: "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote/ the droghte of March hath perced to the roote" gets lots of red squiggly underlines from spellcheck but nope, it's perfectly correct. "Correct" spelling is a bunch of conventions, nothing more.
October 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Criticizing Chaucer's spelling? Consider: "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote/ the droghte of March hath perced to the roote" gets lots of red squiggly underlines from spellcheck but nope, it's perfectly correct. "Correct" spelling is a bunch of conventions, nothing more.
#Gryphon #progressiverock #progrock #progressivefolk #progfolk #middleagesmusic #renaissancemusic
whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, / and bathed every veyne in swich licóur / of which vertú engendred is the flour
whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, / and bathed every veyne in swich licóur / of which vertú engendred is the flour
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October 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
#Gryphon #progressiverock #progrock #progressivefolk #progfolk #middleagesmusic #renaissancemusic
whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, / and bathed every veyne in swich licóur / of which vertú engendred is the flour
whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, / and bathed every veyne in swich licóur / of which vertú engendred is the flour
Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social takes care for Alan's turns of #BirdOfTheDay with the themes #BlueWater birds surround by blue water and
#Perced bird perched on anything but not on branches.
I go for the Alt with this Herring Gull on a rock in the penguin quarter in #Avifauna #ECK #Birds
#Perced bird perched on anything but not on branches.
I go for the Alt with this Herring Gull on a rock in the penguin quarter in #Avifauna #ECK #Birds
October 7, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social takes care for Alan's turns of #BirdOfTheDay with the themes #BlueWater birds surround by blue water and
#Perced bird perched on anything but not on branches.
I go for the Alt with this Herring Gull on a rock in the penguin quarter in #Avifauna #ECK #Birds
#Perced bird perched on anything but not on branches.
I go for the Alt with this Herring Gull on a rock in the penguin quarter in #Avifauna #ECK #Birds
my Aprill shoures? Soote
my droghte of March? Perced to the roote
my every veyne? Bathed in swich licour
you know its vertu is engendring this flour
my droghte of March? Perced to the roote
my every veyne? Bathed in swich licour
you know its vertu is engendring this flour
October 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
my Aprill shoures? Soote
my droghte of March? Perced to the roote
my every veyne? Bathed in swich licour
you know its vertu is engendring this flour
my droghte of March? Perced to the roote
my every veyne? Bathed in swich licour
you know its vertu is engendring this flour
he's even riffing on the masters. did not expect!
![[Verse 5: Eminem]
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
Hath in the Ram his half cours yronne,
And smale foweles maken melodye,
That slepen al the nyght with open ye
(So priketh hem Nature in hir corages),
Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,
And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes,
To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;
And specially from every shires ende
Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende,
The hooly blisful martir for to seke,
That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wvauhk2kzu5qxtemqvpkqk2e/bafkreiftkvseogqjhzxhv6d7n7qmkkgyejh35em7fuecjdpk2yjq4ce3su)
October 2, 2026 at 8:26 PM
he's even riffing on the masters. did not expect!
• OLD ENGLISH: Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, / þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon...
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote...
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde...
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote...
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde...
September 23, 2026 at 3:32 AM
• OLD ENGLISH: Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, / þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon...
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote...
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde...
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote...
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde...
Here's Middle English
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
September 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Here's Middle English
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote 😊
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote 😊
September 23, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote 😊
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote 😊
"Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote, the droghte of March hath perced to the roote" is still visibly English, even if pronounciation and spelling are odd to the modern speaker.
"Cōm on wanre niht, scrīðan sceadu-genga" is just not a thing any modern speaker will recognise as English at all.
"Cōm on wanre niht, scrīðan sceadu-genga" is just not a thing any modern speaker will recognise as English at all.
September 23, 2026 at 9:19 AM
"Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote, the droghte of March hath perced to the roote" is still visibly English, even if pronounciation and spelling are odd to the modern speaker.
"Cōm on wanre niht, scrīðan sceadu-genga" is just not a thing any modern speaker will recognise as English at all.
"Cōm on wanre niht, scrīðan sceadu-genga" is just not a thing any modern speaker will recognise as English at all.
Cantebury Tales is Middle English, like "Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,"
Old English is like Beowulf, "Hwæt! Wē Gār‐Denain geār‐dagum þēod‐cyningaþrym gefrūnon,"
Olde English is a malt liquor
Old English is like Beowulf, "Hwæt! Wē Gār‐Denain geār‐dagum þēod‐cyningaþrym gefrūnon,"
Olde English is a malt liquor
September 22, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Cantebury Tales is Middle English, like "Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,"
Old English is like Beowulf, "Hwæt! Wē Gār‐Denain geār‐dagum þēod‐cyningaþrym gefrūnon,"
Olde English is a malt liquor
Old English is like Beowulf, "Hwæt! Wē Gār‐Denain geār‐dagum þēod‐cyningaþrym gefrūnon,"
Olde English is a malt liquor
A short primer:
Old English: Hƿæt ƿē Gārde/na ingēar dagum þēod cyninga / þrym ge frunon...
Middle English: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,/The droghte of March hath perced to the roote/ And bathed every veyne in swich licóur/Of which vertú engendred is the flour
Old English: Hƿæt ƿē Gārde/na ingēar dagum þēod cyninga / þrym ge frunon...
Middle English: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,/The droghte of March hath perced to the roote/ And bathed every veyne in swich licóur/Of which vertú engendred is the flour
September 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A short primer:
Old English: Hƿæt ƿē Gārde/na ingēar dagum þēod cyninga / þrym ge frunon...
Middle English: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,/The droghte of March hath perced to the roote/ And bathed every veyne in swich licóur/Of which vertú engendred is the flour
Old English: Hƿæt ƿē Gārde/na ingēar dagum þēod cyninga / þrym ge frunon...
Middle English: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,/The droghte of March hath perced to the roote/ And bathed every veyne in swich licóur/Of which vertú engendred is the flour
"I don't know who keeps leaking my scripts, but people keep saying that my film will be set during the droghte of March, but actually Aprille with its shoures soote hath perced to the root and bathed every veyne of swich licour, of which vertu engendered is the flour."
September 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"I don't know who keeps leaking my scripts, but people keep saying that my film will be set during the droghte of March, but actually Aprille with its shoures soote hath perced to the root and bathed every veyne of swich licour, of which vertu engendered is the flour."
You’ve been perced to the roote!
September 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
You’ve been perced to the roote!
When my old buddy (and reed player) Kirk Feather worked with me at "Diversion," he wrote this:
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March has perced to the roote,
Savvy travelers eke to goon on pilgrimages
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March has perced to the roote,
Savvy travelers eke to goon on pilgrimages
September 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
When my old buddy (and reed player) Kirk Feather worked with me at "Diversion," he wrote this:
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March has perced to the roote,
Savvy travelers eke to goon on pilgrimages
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March has perced to the roote,
Savvy travelers eke to goon on pilgrimages
September 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Me:
Hey ChatGPT, when is a good time to visit London
ChatGPT after being trained on old books:
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote, the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, and bathed every veyne in swich licour of which vertu engendred is the flour…
Hey ChatGPT, when is a good time to visit London
ChatGPT after being trained on old books:
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote, the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, and bathed every veyne in swich licour of which vertu engendred is the flour…
September 6, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Me:
Hey ChatGPT, when is a good time to visit London
ChatGPT after being trained on old books:
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote, the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, and bathed every veyne in swich licour of which vertu engendred is the flour…
Hey ChatGPT, when is a good time to visit London
ChatGPT after being trained on old books:
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote, the droghte of March hath perced to the roote, and bathed every veyne in swich licour of which vertu engendred is the flour…
#AntipodeanChaucer
Whan that Septembre with his shoures soote,
The droghte of August hath perced to the roote,
Whan that Septembre with his shoures soote,
The droghte of August hath perced to the roote,
September 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
#AntipodeanChaucer
Whan that Septembre with his shoures soote,
The droghte of August hath perced to the roote,
Whan that Septembre with his shoures soote,
The droghte of August hath perced to the roote,
It's a normal behavioral reaction to a perced threat. If you're in danger, fight or runaway? Don't appease your attacker and hope they'll stop. We can't seem to accept that they really are dangerous people.
August 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It's a normal behavioral reaction to a perced threat. If you're in danger, fight or runaway? Don't appease your attacker and hope they'll stop. We can't seem to accept that they really are dangerous people.
Waseem and his family have not received any donations for several days. They need help to pay for food, medicine and other daily essentials. There just isn't any other way to survive in Gaza now, especially as he still has shrapnel in his body, limiting what he can do. gofund.me/35fdca7d #Gaza 🍉
August 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Waseem and his family have not received any donations for several days. They need help to pay for food, medicine and other daily essentials. There just isn't any other way to survive in Gaza now, especially as he still has shrapnel in his body, limiting what he can do. gofund.me/35fdca7d #Gaza 🍉
A rendezett lakás nem az esti, órákig tartó takarításon múlik. Ha bevezetsz néhány apró, napi szokást, látványosan rendezettebbnek tűnik az otthonod, és kevesebb lesz a széthagyott holmi. A Joy szerint ezek a kis rutinok gyorsan javítanak az összképen, akkor is, ha csak pár perced van.
7 apró napi szokás, amitől rendezettebbnek tűnik a lakásod
A rendezett lakás nem az esti, órákig tartó takarításon múlik. Ha bevezetsz néhány apró, napi szokást, látványosan rendezettebbnek tűnik az otthonod, és kevesebb lesz a széthagyott holmi. A Joy szerint ezek a kis rutinok gyorsan javítanak az összképen, akkor is, ha csak pár perced van.
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August 21, 2026 at 5:45 PM
A rendezett lakás nem az esti, órákig tartó takarításon múlik. Ha bevezetsz néhány apró, napi szokást, látványosan rendezettebbnek tűnik az otthonod, és kevesebb lesz a széthagyott holmi. A Joy szerint ezek a kis rutinok gyorsan javítanak az összképen, akkor is, ha csak pár perced van.
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
August 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
At least that's helpful for when 'the droghte of March hath perced to (my) roote'.
August 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
At least that's helpful for when 'the droghte of March hath perced to (my) roote'.
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, mine legge doth ache most grievously.
August 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, mine legge doth ache most grievously.
Hell, even a couple hundred years later, this is how you'd say "April showers bring May flowers" (poetically).
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
August 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Hell, even a couple hundred years later, this is how you'd say "April showers bring May flowers" (poetically).
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;