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

The British Geological Survey Core Store. The BGS is a national data repository for Earth Science, which also includes rocks! From rocks collected by Darwin on the Beagle Voyage, to suites of rock that define the Geological formations of the UK, to hundreds of km of cores from boreholes. This place is astonishing.