fletchpj @fletchpj@qoto.org

Who fancies counting down to Christmas with a daily M. R. James ghost story? 👻
There are 31 days until Santa arrives, which means if you read one* a day you'll finish the Collected Ghost Stories in time to get merry.
It's like a haunted advent calendar.
#Christmas #folklorethursday

Spent a night photographing the full moon rising through Durdle Doors' arch & was also treated to a spectacular 22 Degree Halo or Lunar Halo...

#lunarhalo #22degreehalo #moon #fullmoon #moonrise #durdledoor #rockarch #Coast #astrophotography #nikon #nightsky #astro

Hello! Here is our #introduction post!

Oxford University #Museum of #NaturalHistory was established in 1860 to draw together scientific studies from across the University of #Oxford.

Some of our highlight objects include: the first ever described #dinosaur - Megalosaurus bucklandii, the only soft-tissue specimen of a #Dodo bird, and a 4.5 billion year old #meteorite you can get your hands on!

#science #geology #paleontology

I used its rather grand appearance as a reference for this spooky little print many years ago. #print #linocut #tomb #graveyard #nunhead #mausoleum #spooky #horrorart #horror #wallart

Umi bozu is a #yokai sea spirit from #JapaneseFolklore. They appear on calm nights as a large humanoid shape emerging from the water, causing sudden turbulence and wild waves. Umi bozu will attempt to sink ships by demanding a barrel from the crew and then proceeding to scoop water into the boat. The only way to escape is by throwing them a bottomless barrel and quickly escaping while they are confused.
#japodon #folklore #ukiyoe
🎨1. 'The Sea Monk' - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1843
2. Shigeru Mizuki

Brontë Parsonage Museum #TombTuesday

Based on a Mik’maq legend, in order to bring Summer to the North, the great spirit Glooscap must battle & outwit the giant Winter.

#WinterFolklore

'Summer Legend' (1986) dir. Françoise Hartman.

It's Mushroom Monday! And I found something in the past week I've been keeping a look out for a long time now! A bunch of Jelly Ears!

#MushroomMonday #Fungi #Mushroom #JellyEar #Wood #Forest #Nature

This ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1843) is from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country' and depicts Zen-no-jo of Shinano being shown a vision in a large mirror by two demons and one of the Judges of Hell.
#ukiyoe #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore #Japan

In #JapaneseFolklore there is a belief that objects can develop a spirit or soul once they reach advanced age. This usually happens around their 100th birthday and it can be seen as a reward for their years of service. The objects are thereafter known as #tsukumogami, a type of #yokai which basically means 'tools that have acquired a spirit.' If they have been neglected or treated badly they may not be much fun to have around.
#folklore #japodon #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt #DailyFolklore
🎨 Shigekiyo

🏳️‍🌈🇦🇶🏳️‍🌈 1/5 May I say first, with all my heart, Happy Polar Pride Day, Antarctica fans. I'm going to blah blah for a bit below, but that's the most important thing. 🌈🌈🌈 Here's what's on my mind today, on this celebration that began continent-wide in 2019:
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#Antarctica #AntarcticPeninsula #PalmerStation #ThisPalmerLife #ThisAntarcticLife this is not the #SouthPole #Antartida #Antarctique #PolarPride #Pride #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA+ #PolarPride2022 #AntarcticaPride

Velvet shank also known as the Winter Mushroom Flammulina velutipes #fungi #Sporespondence

On the other site we did a thing each year called #WinterFolklore. We have masses of excellent films to share which contain elements of Winter Folklore; stories, myths, fairytales, creatures, customs, traditions and loads more goodies!

Buckle up, Mastodon - here we go!!

'The Humpbacked Horse / Конёк-Горбуно́к / Konyok Gorbunok' (1947) dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano.

Happy Fungi #Friday 🍄

We hope everyone is doing well and excited for the #weekend!

Here are some #clusters of mushrooms that we have found on our #adventures! We tried a new side angle which has turned out great! (Was worth crouching in the mud over 😂)

#fungioftheday #shaggyparasol #toadstool #fungi #mushroom #nature #tinderfungus #mastodonmushrooms #mastodon #mastoart #mycodon #bracket #mosstodon #mycology #fungiverse #fungus #mushroomsofmastodon #nature
#fungifacts #mushrooms #plants #fungikingdom #mastodonmushroom

Did you know that *every one* of the millions of #iNaturalist observations gets looked at by a volunteer identifier before it can reach "research grade", and get shared with the international biodiversity database #GBIF? Here's a new science paper listing some of the many important reasons why it's good for everyone with some taxonomic expertise, including scientists, to be identifiers on #iNaturalist. (I'm one of the many authors.) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001843 #biodiversity #taxonomy #CitizenScience