Asterlil

@asterlil.bsky.social

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h2g2 alumnus, lives for horses, cats, art, litticher. American. Lived and worked in England and Corfu, and still miss England. I was once a programmer. B.A.II(i) Philosophy, Univ of Birmingham in Edgbaston British Horse Society Ass't Instructor

A black cat has rolled in colored glitter and now appears to be wrapped in galaxies.
A photo of someone in a Mothman costume with a personalized backside
The English portion says, "Please wait patiently for the failure of the system."
Victorian porn, woman shown in underclothes including corset
This is Buddy Christ, a statue of Jesus winking, grinning widely, pointing with his right hand (at you!), and giving a thumbs-up with the left.
As of Jan 20th, 2025, the Dow was 43,487.83, the S&P500 was 5,996.56, unemployment was 4.1%, gas was $3.12 per gallon, and the inflation rate was 2.9%
Detail of one hand from the statue of David by Michelangelo.
Three men are standing in front of a wall, having a private chat, and glaring suspiciously at you, lest you come too close. Despite the top hats worn by two of them, they appear roughly dressed. The best-dressed man in the middle has the purple nose of a heavy drinker.
Scouts are riding in advance of a wagon train, across the prairie.
A scene from Robinson Crusoe, published 1920. Crusoe is foraging on the beach and has just discovered human footprints.
Two early 19th century American frontiersmen are climbing a mountain when they encounter an angry bear.
Untitled. A rose by Henriette Wyeth
Photographic portrait of N.C. Wyeth in profile
This is a telescope fish, a deep sea denizen that spends its life looking upward, hoping for edible bits to descend toward it. Its jaws are much wider than its head. It has an overall look of anguish and despair.
A burly tattooed fireman cradles a tiny black kitten in the crook of his arm.
watercolor, Scene showing The hills north of Lincoln, New Mexico.
A cat scratching pad that hangs over the arm of the sofa and protects it from feline destruction. I got this image from Amazon.
"Taylor Swift Concert terror plot suspect sought to kill self, many others" say the headline, putting six nouns in a row. Oh the humanity!
Miniature Painting of Thomas Jefferson by John Trumbull. Trumbull clearly had professional training (in England). The Met, NYC.
Portrait of Vsevolod Garshin by Ilya Repin
A still from my favorite black and white movie shows Paul McCartney sitting next to Wilfred Brambell on the bus. McCartney is reading a newspaper while Brambell is staring at a men's playboy-type zine.
Looking out my window at a nursing facility in Albuquerque at full cloud cover during the eclipse. It did get extra gloomy.
Christopher Reeve working out with free weights for his role as Superman
Thumbles, a polydactyl black cat, has been rolling in dead grass and is covered with chaff. She is unrepentant.
A 5.25" floppy disk, that was the boot disk for a 1980s vintage Wang minicomputer
Shoebill stork glaring at photographer
This is a small black polydactyl cat who's been rolling in dead grass and come in all thatched.
The cast of Mythbusters: from left to right, Grant, Jamie, Kari, Adam, and Tory. Jamie and Adam are the main characters, standing in front.
Two men are laboriously moving a wagon full of round wheels. The wagon itself has square wheels.
Cartoon by Kliban. Caption says "Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. Any faster would be dangerous." Image shows 2 people standing in the dark. One is looking at his watch as the other says, "Here comes some now!"
Cartoon by B Kliban "The Boredom of St. Cecil by the Turks". Two men in supposed Turkish clothing guard a man in a simple robe. They are all extremely bored.
Cartoon by B. Kliban. A caveman pokes at a book while hiding behind a rock.
Cartoon by B "Hap" Kliban showing Asian tree dwellers living at an absurd angle
"Yalta 1866" A painting by Ivan Aivazovski. It shows a ship at anchor by moonlight.
There are 2 ants. The first is lugging a phone. The second one says, "Text me when you get there."
Portrait of Vsevolod Garshin by Ilya Repin shows Garshin at his desk looking straight at the viewer
The Forest Clearing, a painting by Ivan Shishkin, 1896.
Two cats looking aggrieved and insulted, respectively
Two cats sleeping together in a suggestive manner
Screen shot of Taking Flight on Amazon dot com