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2 Mar 2021
Happy birthday to Sir Thomas Bodley!
Born in Exeter in 1545, Bodley was a Diplomat and Scholar. He married a rich widow (whose husband had made his fortune trading in pilchards) and, in his retirement, founded the Bodleian Library.
:visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/plan…
ALT 17th century, with 21st century adjustments. Shelfmark: Bodleian Library LP 72
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8 Feb 2021
We made these elementary school-style Valentine’s from images of plants in our Living Collection. Send them to your friends and loved ones, or print them out and leave them on their doorstep with a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day! gardens.si.edu/valentines-da…
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idae retweeted
23 Feb 2021
Happy birthday to composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)!🎉
Here's a page from Handel’s conducting score of ‘Messiah’ in the composer’s hand.
It was used at the work’s première in Dublin in 1742 and all subsequent performances during his lifetime.
#HandelWithCare
ALT A page from Handel’s conducting score of ‘Messiah’, in the composer’s hand. MS. Tenbury 346, fol. 66.
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idae retweeted
23 Feb 2021
If you look closely, you can see a fairy peeking out between those cyclamen flowers....
Well ok, maybe not, but #MountLoftyBotanicGarden does have some pretty magical spots!
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A winter scene from Book 1 of Virgil's Georgics. Script and burnished gold were done by Cicely West, illustrations by her father, J. Walter West digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ob…
ALT Fragment of text illustrated with a deer and a hare in snow.
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idae retweeted
2 Dec 2020
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them sick leave, health care and hazard pay.
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idae retweeted
27 Nov 2020
Robinsonella lindeniana is a beautiful shrub that grows in rocky, brushy hillsides in Mexico and Central America. #guatemala #botany #plants #flowers #gardens #mexico #centralamerica #nature #malvaceae #shrubs #flores #naturaleza
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idae retweeted
27 Nov 2020
We could all use some relaxing nature moments these days. Take some deep breaths while listening and watching the Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park.
(video courtesy of @YellowstoneNPS & @NatlParkService)
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27 Nov 2020
ICYMI: "Zephyr" Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico USA #photography
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26 Nov 2020
Eastern grey squirrel.
(Photo courtesy of Jen Radwan)
#wildlifephotography #nature #bloodpressurebreak
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idae retweeted
9 Nov 2020
Lots happening over the weekend, so we didn't want to make a big fuss - but we turned 418 years old yesterday.
Thank you to everyone for your kind birthday wishes! We still feel sprightly as ever, and hungry to learn.
Please help yourselves to a slice. 🕯️
ALT The Radcliffe Cake
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idae retweeted
16 Nov 2020
Australian native orchid: Streaked rock orchid (Dendrobium striolatum), occurs in NSW, VIC and TAS on rocks, boulders and cliffs, also the only lithophytic orchid in TAS. #floraofaustralia #orchid #Dendrobium #Dockrillia #澳洲植物 #石斛属
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たわわに咲いた〜🌸🌸🌸
♪♡＊(๑´ω`๑)＊♡♪
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25 Oct 2020
It is obvious at first glance why this beauty is called the enamel #orchid! Shiny 😍 And epic tiger spots underneath. Bluff Knoll, #stirlingrangenationalpark & #FitzgeraldRiverBiosphere #biodiversityhotspot #nativeaustralianflowers
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idae retweeted
23 Oct 2020
It's that time of year again - prepare to marvel at beautiful #Jacaranda mimosifolia over the next few months. Dr Russell Barrett (@theplantpressAU), Research Scientist at #RBGSydney, spoke to The @Guardian about what to expect from this year's flowering bit.ly/2HqmWbk
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idae retweeted
25 Oct 2020
🍁RELAX. Forest Bathing with Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) & rushing water at nearby Fullersburg Woods. Sapindaceae
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