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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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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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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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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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Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them sick leave, health care and hazard pay.
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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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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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ICYMI: "Zephyr" Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico USA #photography
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Eastern grey squirrel.
(Photo courtesy of Jen Radwan)
#wildlifephotography #nature #bloodpressurebreak
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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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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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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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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
