The Frivolous Cake

A freckled and frivolous cake there was  That sailed upon a pointless sea

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The cloister of Fontfroide Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery near Narbonne, France.

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wisteria in bloom at Worcester college, oxford

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Balliol College, Oxford-Arched Window by Don Brubacher on Flickr.

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Sherborne chancel arch and vault by Lawrence OP on Flickr.

[without-ado]

Strawberry Full Moon over Ely Cathedral l VeronicaJoPo

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29th June 2026. This year's Strawberry Moon was extremely low in the sky, which made it look very large and bright. (A perfect photographic opportunity!)

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ancient greek word of the day: κακοθερής (kakotherēs), unfitted to endure summer heat

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this literally means “bad at summer” pass it on

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Reblog if you, too, are bad at summer

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World Heritage Post

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Great Chalfield Manor, Wiltshire, England

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bellatores

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Beatrice Emma Parsons (British, 1869-1955) Annunciation, ca.1897-9

[oldpaintings]

The Nun, c.1866 by William Quiller Orchardson (Scottish, 1832-1910)

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À la recherche du temps perdu (To the Return of Times Lost), (Detail), (c. 1900), by Charles-Amable Lenoir (French, 1860 – 1926), oil on canvas, 79 x 59 cm (31.1 x 23.2 in), Private Collection

[classic-art-favourites]

Tristan and Isolde by John Duncan, 1912.

[seashellronan]

guys i’m so sorry to say this but exercising and indulging in hobbies rather than scrolling on your phone for 200 hours actually does improve your mood and overall mental health, this has deeply upset me more than anyone

[escentia]

A little experiment in screenprinting style

[matildarhiannon]

Saint Catherine, c. 1520. Master of the Holy Blood (Netherlandish). Tempera on wood panel. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

[saladgl0ve]

Wolf Hall show is good but without Cromwell's internal monologue this is most of it:

HENRY: I have a problem.

CROMWELL: Have you tried not doing that?

HENRY stares lovingly into CROMWELL'S eyes.

HENRY: I want to own you.

CROMWELL seems perturbed as HENRY makes fucky eyes at him.

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[pagewoman]

Barn Owl ✮

by Jan Shields