Village near Yokohama, 1869
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And this is the result.
Yay kids in St Ann’s Well Gardens!
I was asked by a local park to produce an image for their annual Spring festival- which of course I was happy to do!
They divided the image into 42 squares, and 42 kids painted a square each- to produce a giant version of the picture…
That’s awesome!
Bestill my heart…
Decorated gnomes designed by celebrities including Elton John, (C) are displayed at Chelsea Flower Show in London, England. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has lifted a ban on gnomes for this year only and they will be auctioned off as part of the ‘Chelsea Centenary Appeal’ to raise funds for the RHS Campaign of School Gardening.
Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (via Pictures of the day: 20 May 2013 - Telegraph)
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Reading Recommendation: Six Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism, by Jane J. Lee in National Geographic Daily News.
Not so much a recommendation as a directive: you must read this.
There’s a NOVA episode about Rosalind Franklin that’s worth seeing too (she’s noted in the above article).
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I’m airing out my tent that I haven’t used in years.
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