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This small, pale egg sac is a distinctive sign of Agroeca brunnea, a rather discreet ground-living spider from the family Liocranidae.

The species is widely distributed across Europe and can be found in a variety of habitats—both moist and dry—including forests, wetlands, and meadows. Adults are most commonly seen from May to July, hunting at ground level among leaf litter and low vegetation. Though the spider itself is rarely noticed, its uniquely shaped egg sac—often suspended just above the ground or tucked beneath leaves—is easier to spot and serves as a tell-tale sign of its presence.

In several European languages, the spider has earned poetic names inspired by the shape of its egg sac: in German, Feenlämpchenspinne ("fairy-lamp spider"); in Dutch, lantaarnspin ("lantern spider"); and in Swedish, skogslyktspindel, or "forest lantern spider". Though it lacks an established English name, “fairy-lamp spider” has been suggested—and it certainly fits.

Jätteberget nature reserve in Närke, Sweden May 25, 2025).

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Veruschka von Lehndorff, Lauren Hutton and Isabella Rossellini by Steven Meisel 1988

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Now that’s a photograph.

David Godlis Blondie, CBGB's, New York City 1977

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Leonid Pasternak  (Ukrainian, 1862–1945) - The Torments of Creative Work

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The Dabous Giraffes - neolithic petroglyphs found in Saharan Niger estimated to be 6,000 to 8,000 years old. The bigger of the two giraffes is 5.4 meters long and is the largest known petroglyph in the world.

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Title: Portrait of Lord Byron Artist: unknown Date: 1830 Genre: portraiture Period: Greek War of Independence Dimensions: 97 cm (38.2 in) high x 74.5 cm (29.3 in) wide Location: Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece

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Japanese netsuke (toggle used to secure objects to the sash of a kimono), depicting a monkey atop a horse. This netsuke is made of glazed porcelain of the type known as Hirado ware, so-called because its kilns were located in the former feudal domain of Hirado (centered on present-day Nagasaki). It dates to the 19th century and is presently in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo credit: LACMA.

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Some blog drafts have seen the light of day on my newest blog. It’s been very hot here for over a week, and this is a good way to celebrate coolness and rain.

Prose poem on ironing

IndieWeb ready? Not quite…

What I loved about Sheila Heti last year

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An afternoon in the forest. Värmland, Sweden (February 16, 2025).

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Glenn Gould (1932–1982) 

Gould once declared that he was Canada’s “most experienced hermit.”

Gould was a zealous hypochondriac, with a range of real and imaginary ailments and a terror of germs (if you sneezed during a telephone call with Gould, he might hang up out of revulsion), and an intensely private person who avoided emotional entanglements and abruptly ended relationships if they became too intimate.

“I don't approve of people who watch television, but I am one of them.” ― Glenn Gould

#dailyrituals #inktober #GlennGould @masoncurrey

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Rodney Harvey, Keanu Reeves, Gus Van Sant, River Phoenix, Shaun Jordan and Michael Parker by Bruce Weber 1991

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Chogha Zanbil, Ziggurat, 13th century BC. Elamite complex in the Khuzestan province of Iran, it is one of the few existent ziggurats outside of Mesopotamia.

Courtesy & taken by ninara

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Britta Marakatt-Labba, Historjá, (24-metre-long embroidery; selections; details), 2003-2007 [Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo. © Britta Marakatt-Labba / BONO. Photo: KORO / Cathrine Wang]

Exhibition: Britta Marakatt-Labba. Moving the Needle, Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, March 15 – August 25, 2024

(on the way of Cultures of Resistance Films)

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Värmland, Sweden (January 9, 2015).

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U.S. 27, Palmdale, Florida, November 15, 1977

Stephen Shore

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Roman Glass Bowl 1st century B.C. The J. Paul Getty Museum.