Happy birthday to #mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck (b. 1942), a founder of modern geometric analysis & winner of 2019 Abel Prize for “her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory, & integrable systems, & for the fundamental impact

The cicada gives us the sound of summer #FolkloreSunday - there are thousands of species worldwide with rich lore. The dog-day cicada is named for the dog days of summer in July/August when Sirius in Canis Major (the Big Dog) is prominent in the sky. Though we associate their…

So you can find me at IG: the.minouette Bluesky: minouette.bsky.social 🐘[email protected] Etsy: minouette There’s even a FB fan page for‘things from secret minouette places’

Thinking of Blue skies… if we’re mutuals and you need an invite code let me know! etsy.com/listing/154670…

My mother has claimed this print… but I still have some invites for the other blue sky place! If we’re mutuals here and would like one just let me know. If you’re already there, I am minouette there too.

More multimedia kite prints in my shop! Now with embroidery: etsy.com/listing/153252…

Thinking of blue skies… any mutuals want an invite to a new social media? Let me know,

Happy birthday to geologist and palaeontologist Alice Wilson (1881-1864)!

Happy birthday to mathematician and “hidden figure” of the Space Race Katherine Johnson (1918-2020)!

Happy birthday to one of the founders of chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier!

Hi all, a reminder that #FolkloreSunday is happening now with the theme of: THE GOLDEN AGE OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE - STORIES & ILLUSTRATIONS. Bring your tweets to the hashtag Hastings for a retweet! See you soon, Maude xx (Image: Arthur Rackham)

#FolkloreSunday In Europe,Golden Age artists were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites & by such design-oriented movements as the Arts & Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, & Les Nabis.Leading artists included Walter Crane,Edmund Dulac,Arthur Rackham & Kay Nielsen artcyclopedia.com/history/golden…

The sensitive and beautiful illustrations by Natee 🕊🍉 (they/them) harken back to the Golden Age of Illustration in children’s literature! #FolkloreSunday

“They were three months passing through the forest” Illustration by Virginia Frances Sterrett for Old French Fairytales (1920), a collection of works from the 19th-century French author, Comtesse de Ségur. Via The Public Domain Review for #FolkloreSunday

Happy birthday to polymath Goethe (1749-1832)!

I was really hoping this app wouldn't go the way it has. I'm really not happy to also have it gathering biometric and employment history and whatever else, so I took it off my phone. Not closing the account yet, but it's now easier to find me elsewhere.

Hi all, a reminder that #FolkloreSunday is happening now with the theme: ON THE THRESHOLD: SUMMER INTO AUTUMN & OTHER TRANSITIONS. Bring your tweets to the hashtag for a retweet! See you soon! Maude xx (Image: Lucy Almey Bird)

THE HOLLY KING regains power at the Autumn equinox, his strength peaks during Midwinter, at which point the OAK KING is reborn; during the warm days of Midsummer the Oak King is at his height #FolkloreSunday

The full moon closest to the autumn equinox is called the harvest moon. #FolkloreSunday

Hello! I'm sorry to say I will close this account on Monday. Find me elsewhere! If we're mutuals, I have some blue sky invites, so let me know if you're seeking one!