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The Shining City on the Hill (right?)

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Composite armor, Europe, late 16th century

from Czerny's International Auction House

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An evening view of Rincon Peak, J-Six Ranch, Cochise County, Arizona.

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lil bit of casual reading

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Georges Lacombe, Sous-bois rocheux, ca. 1907. Oil on canvas.

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Watching the kangaroos as the sun sets.

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For #NationalCatfishDay :

Bakufu Ohno (Japan, 1888-1976) "Namazu (Catfish)" from Dai Nihon gyorui hanga-in (Familiar Fishes of Nippon), 1937-41 woodblock print, 28.0 x 39.5 cm (large oban)

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Laguna Miscanti, Atacama, Chile, 2001.

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OMG look at this wolf spider's little face! Look it! 😍

So cute though he might need a little brushing out

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Recently seen at The Art Institute of Chicago:

Miniature Tray Depicting Suche Fish and Peppers, 1450/1532 CE, Inca, Peru, polychrome ceramic.

Suche = Trichomycterus rivulatus, a freshwater pencil catfish species native to the Andean highlands, fished for food and ritual since ancient times. (Unfortunately, in modern times populations are becoming heavily depleted and contaminated. :(

Online catalog entry: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/91503/minitature-tray-depicting-suche-fish-and-peppers

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Bird bath revisited. This pair of canyon towhees are backyard regulars and Very Vigorous Bathers.

Cochise County, Arizona, June 2025.