Douglas E. Welch

Photographer, gardener, long-time Technologist (i.e. older than the Internet!)

My PixelFed Photos: https://pixelfed.social/@douglaswelch
Web Site: https://WelchWrite.com

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2025-05-16 21:04:42

Historical Seed Catalogs: Catalog, L.A. Watkins Merchandise Company (1904) – 15 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/12/16/historical-seed-catalogs-flowers-for-springtime-by-miss-mary-e-martin-1910-16-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-16 20:54:39

Download 10,000 of the First Recordings of Music Ever Made, Courtesy of the University of California-Santa Barbara via Open Culture [Shared]
Long before vinyl records, cassette tapes, CDs and MP3s came along, people first experienced audio recordings through another medium — through cylinders made of tin foil, wax and plastic. In recent years, we’ve featured cylinder recordings from the 19th century that allow you to hear the voices of Leo Tolstoy, Tchaikovsky, Walt Whitman, Otto von Bismarck and other historic figures. Those recordings were originally recorded and played on a cylinder phonograph invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. But those were obviously just a handful of the cylinder recordings produced at the beginning of the recorded sound era.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/16/download-10000-of-the-first-recordings-of-music-ever-made-courtesy-of-the-university-of-california-santa-barbara-via-open-culture-shared/
#recording #history #cylinders #edison #archive #first #shared
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2025-05-16 20:32:28

Steam Engine X4005, Forney Museum of Transportation, Denver, Colorado [Prints Available]
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/16/steam-engine-x4005-forney-museum-of-transportation-denver-colorado-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/829089356167038730
#blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #train #engine #steam #photography #forney #transportation #museum #denver #colorado #travel
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2025-05-15 18:38:34

Historical Seed Catalogs: Catalog, L.A. Watkins Merchandise Company (1904) – 15 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/12/04/historical-seed-catalogs-catalog-l-a-watkins-merchandise-company-1904-15-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-15 18:31:47

With Just A Few Lines, This Artist Creates Captivating Animal Portraits Full Of Emotion (25 Pics) [Shared]
ShouXin (手訫) is a contemporary artist from Henan, China, known for his minimalist animal sketches. His drawings, mostly of cats and dogs, use simple lines and empty space to create expressive, lifelike images. Instead of focusing on small details, he plays with contrast—bold lines, soft shading, and sharp edges—to bring out movement and personality.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/15/with-just-a-few-lines-this-artist-creates-captivating-animal-portraits-full-of-emotion-25-pics-via-bored-pandashared/
#art #artist #artwork #animal #pets #portrait #technique #shared
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2025-05-15 18:14:07

Railroad Scene, Forney Museum of Transportation, Denver, Colorado
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/15/railroad-scene-forney-museum-of-transportation-denver-colorado-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/828693316340407224
#train #car #scene #station #platform #photography #forney #transportation #museum #denver #colorado #travel
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2025-05-14 17:08:23

Historical Seed Catalogs: Field, flower and garden seeds by Lee Pioneer Seed Co (1905) – 14 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/11/23/historical-seed-catalogs-field-flower-and-garden-seeds-by-lee-pioneer-seed-co-1905-14-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-14 16:59:47

Book Highlights Cats in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Cats been companions to people for centuries, but they've also served as creative muses for countless artists across the world. In Japan, felines have held particular importance ever since they arrived in the 6th century by way of Buddhist monks from China. Their popularity became so widespread that by the mid-1800s, kitties were frequently depicted in ukiyo-e, or Japanese woodblock prints. Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) was especially fond of cats and created a variety of illustrations where felines are the stars.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/14/book-highlights-cats-in-japanese-woodblock-prints-shared/
#cats #history #prints #woodblock #feline #art #artist #artwork #shared
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2025-05-14 16:13:15

Railroad Wheels, Forney Museum of Transportation, Denver, Colorado
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/14/railroad-wheels-forney-museum-of-transportation-denver-colorado-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/828300661969119048
#blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #train #wheels #photography #forney #transportation #museum #denver #colorado #travel
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2025-05-13 17:34:48

Historical Seed Catalogs: Garden-field-and flower seeds by I. V. Faust – 13 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/11/11/historical-seed-catalogs-garden-field-and-flower-seeds-by-i-v-faust-13-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-13 17:24:09

You don't know these 10 Mozart works - but you really should via BBC Music [Shared]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is best known for his iconic symphonies, operas, and piano concertos, but beyond these masterpieces lies a treasure trove of lesser-known works that showcase his genius in unexpected ways. From hidden gems in chamber music to overlooked choral pieces and theatrical curiosities, these compositions reveal different facets of Mozart’s creativity.
Here are ten remarkable yet underappreciated Mozart works that deserve a closer listen. And, by the way, which is your favourite Mozart work? We asked several top performers for their favourite piece by Mozart - the results are intriguing...
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/13/you-dont-know-these-10-mozart-works-but-you-really-should-via-bbc-music-shared/
#music #mozart #history #video #performance #bbcmusic #shared
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2025-05-13 16:45:57

Engine 1208, Forney Museum of Transportation, Denver, Colorado
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/13/engine-1208-forney-museum-of-transportation-denver-colorado-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/827946556842721456
#train #engine #steam #photography #forney #transportation #museum #denver #colorado #travel
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2025-05-12 20:59:10

Historical Seed Catalogs: Cashman's seeds / grown and sold by Clinton Falls Nursery Company (1916) - 12 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/11/02/historical-seed-catalogs-cashmans-seeds-grown-and-sold-by-clinton-falls-nursery-company-1916-12-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-12 20:46:46

Snow Crystals | Wilson Bentley via Iconic Photos [Shared]
When Wilson Bentley died in 1931, his hometown newspaper eulogized him thus: “Longfellow said that genius is infinite painstaking. John Ruskin declared that genius is only a superior power of seeing. Wilson Bentley was a living example of this type of genius.”
A fine accolade for a photographer. Born in Vermont to a family prosperous enough to gift him a microscope at his 15th birthday, Bentley, for the next half a century, would go on to perfect a process of photographing snowflakes on black velvet...
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/12/snow-crystals-wilson-bentley-via-iconic-photos-shared/
#snow #snoflake #photo #photography #history #micro #education #shared
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2025-05-12 20:16:53

Rooftop in Black and White [Photography]
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/12/rooftop-in-black-and-white-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/827637246362920275
#blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography #architecture #roof #rooftop #chimney #sun #sunshine #sunlight
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2025-05-11 18:27:03

New Design: Steam Engine, Los Angeles, California Prints and Products
Available exclusively from
http://welchwrite.com/shop/783
Also on coasters, laptop covers, hoodies, tees, and more!
See my entire catalog
DouglasEWelch.com/shop/
Follow me on Redbubble
douglasewelch.redbubble.com
#steam #engine #transportation #closeup #train #print #history #vintage #forsale #products #gifts #coasters #cards #clothing #crafts #technology #iphone #cases #bags #totes #prints #home #housewares #tops #notebooks #pillows #clocks #mugs #throwblankets #dufflebags
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2025-05-11 17:56:11

Garden Gateway in Black and White [Photography]
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/11/garden-gateway-in-black-and-white-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/827238905366025646
#blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography #garden #gateway #outdoors #architecture #gate #trees #sun #sunshine #sunlight
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2025-05-11 16:56:46

Historical Seed Catalogs: 12th annual price list & catalogue of fresh and reliable garden, field and flower seeds : grown and sold on the seed farm of Samuel Wilson (1888) – 11 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/10/26/historical-seed-catalogs-12th-annual-price-list-catalogue-of-fresh-and-reliable-garden-field-and-flower-seeds-grown-and-sold-on-the-seed-farm-of-samuel-wilson-1888-11-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-11 16:48:44

These Lifelike Paper Portraits Shine a Light on Endangered Parrots via My Modern Met [Shared]
Parrots are known for being cheerful and colorful birds with a chatty side. To spotlight these beautiful birds and the many visually arresting hues they come in, Nayan Shrimal and Venus Bird from The Paper Ark have launched The Parrot Project, in which they create lifelike paper portraits in their likeness for a good cause.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/11/these-lifelike-paper-portraits-shine-a-light-on-endangered-parrots-via-my-modern-met-shared/
#parrot #paper #arts #crafts #design #artist #endangered #charity #fundraiser #shared
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2025-05-11 16:28:53

Flowering Now: Redbud, Denver, Colorado
http://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/05/11/flowering-now-redbud-2-denver-colorado-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/827217123266316411
#denver #colorado #redbud #tree #flowers #garden #plants #photo #photography
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2025-05-10 21:08:04

Historical Seed Catalogs: Catalog: Stokes seeds (1919) – 10 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/10/18/historical-seed-catalogs-catalog-stokes-seeds-1919-10-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-10 20:49:18

Flowering Now: Redbud. Denver, Colorado
http://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/05/10/flowering-now-redbud-denver-colorado-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/826920345791152404
#denver #colorado #redbud #tree #flowers #garden #plants #photo #photography
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2025-05-10 19:13:50

Top 20 quick drawing tips to make you a better artist via Gathered
If you’re a beginner, there’s lots to learn about perspective, shading and composition – including what all of those terms mean! It can feel daunting, but you probably instinctively use some of these techniques already without knowing what they’re called.
We’re here to demystify some of the jargon that you’ve come across and explain some simple drawing hacks that will improve your work.
In this guide, we’ll reveal some quick drawing tips and theories that will shake up your approach to your work and inspire your next creative project.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/10/top-20-quick-drawing-tips-to-make-you-a-better-artist-via-gathered-shared/
#art #tiops #tricks #drawing #artist #advice #help #shared
#altbot
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2025-05-09 18:50:23

Historical Seed Catalogs: Catalog, L. Templin Seed Company (1918) – 9 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/10/12/historical-seed-catalogs-catalog-l-templin-seed-company-1918-9-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-09 18:39:33

Artist Meticulously Cuts Delicate Leaves Into Playful Mini Storybook Scenes from My Modern Met [Shared]
Japanese artist Lito proves that you don’t need fancy tools to create amazing art. Using fallen leaves as his canvas, he intricately carves delicate designs, turning each leaf into a unique piece that tells its own story.
Lito began creating his leaf art in 2020 as a way to manage his ADHD, and soon found that the practice helped him focus. He quickly made it part of his routine, sharing a new piece almost daily. With hundreds of intricate designs now in his portfolio, Lito’s work has gained widespread attention, amassing over 500,000 Instagram followers. His unique creations have even been featured on TV programs, in newspapers, and magazines across Japan.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/09/artist-meticulously-cuts-delicate-leaves-into-playful-mini-storybook-scenes-from-my-modern-met-shared/
#art #artist #crafts #paper #japan #cute #fun #shared
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2025-05-09 18:13:06

Flowering Now: California Poppy (Eschscholzia)
In the neighborhood
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/05/09/flowering-now-california-poppy-eschscholzia-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/826518537723918254
#poppy #Eschscholzia #flowers #garden #plants #losangeles #california #photo #photography #intheneighborhood
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2025-05-08 19:23:35

Historical Seed Catalogs: Flower seeds by Miss C.H. Lippincott (1903) – 8 in a series [Prints Available]
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/10/07/historical-seed-catalogs-flower-seeds-by-miss-c-h-lippincott-1903-8-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage #prints #products
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2025-05-08 18:30:32

This Venn diagram-inspired AI image generator is strangely satisfying via Creative Bloq [Shared]
There are already more AI image generators than the world could possibly ever need, even if AI art does become the norm. But that's not stopping people from experimenting with new ways to present them.
Many AI image generators let you request a particular artistic style or combine several to influence the look of the image you want to generate. Super Random Studio has come up with a clever UI design to allow styles to be quickly changed and compared along with environments.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/08/this-venn-diagram-inspired-ai-image-generator-is-strangely-satisfying-via-creative-bloq-shared/
#ai #image #generator #software #web #venn #diagram #shared
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2025-05-08 18:10:17

American Goldfinch in our friend’s feeder in Denver, Colorado [Photography] [Video]
http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/08/american-goldfinch-in-our-friends-feeder-in-denver-colorado-photography-video/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/825800458778264407
#goldfinch #bird #birds #birding #animal #wildlife #denver #colorado #feeder
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2025-05-02 18:26:27

New Design: Aci Castello Boats and Sea, Sicily, Italy Prints and Products
Available exclusively from
http://welchwrite.com/shop/782
Also on coasters, laptop covers, hoodies, tees, and much more!
See my entire catalog
DouglasEWelch.com/shop/
Follow me on Redbubble
douglasewelch.redbubble.com
#italy #sicily #sea #ocean #boats #barche #blue #seaside #rocks #print #history #vintage #forsale #products #gifts #coasters #cards #clothing #crafts #technology #iphone #cases #bags #totes #prints #home #housewares #tops #notebooks #pillows #clocks #mugs #throwblankets #dufflebags
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2025-05-02 17:45:29

Flowering Now: Epiphyllum 2
Another round of flowers is happening. They are so dramatic and photogenic.
http://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/05/02/flowering-now-epiphyllum-2-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/823974629242969405
#flowers #garden #plants #losangeles #california #photo #photography #epiphyllum #cactus #succulent #inthegarden
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2025-05-02 17:29:54

Historical Seed Catalogs: Choice flower seeds (1898) – 7 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/09/28/historical-seed-catalogs-choice-flower-seeds-1898-7-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage
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2025-05-02 17:14:22

I Ditched the Algorithm for RSS—and You Should Too - Joey's Hoard of Stuff
I waste too much time scrolling through social media. It's bad for my health, so why do I keep doing it?
Because once in a while, I'll find a post so good that it teaches me something I never knew before, and all the scrolling feels worth it. But I've stumbled upon an old piece of free and open source tech, relatively unknown today, which is THE solution of solving the problems with modern media without sacrificing accessible, good content: RSS.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/02/i-ditched-the-algorithm-for-rss-and-you-should-too-via-joeys-hoard-of-stuff-shared/
#rss #feed #socialmedia #algorithm #Reading #blog #blogging #shared
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2025-05-02 16:51:36

Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park 2, Lancaster, California
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/02/antelope-valley-indian-museum-state-historic-park-2-lancaster-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/823961101772580135
#museum #native #statepark #california #lancaster #artifacts #relics #history #photography
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2025-05-01 20:33:36

Flowering Now: Epiphyllum
Another round of flowers is happening. They are so dramatic and photogenic.
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/05/01/flowering-now-epiphyllum-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/823655065228459215
#flowers #garden #plants #losangeles #california #photo #photography #epiphyllum #cactus #succulent #inthegarden
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2025-05-01 20:14:33

Historical Seed Catalogs: Leonard’s seeds / Leonard Seed Company (1916) – 6 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/09/21/historical-seed-catalogs-leonards-seeds-leonard-seed-company-1916-6-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage
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2025-05-01 18:55:55

The Architectural History of the Louvre: 800 Years in Three Minutes via Open Culture [Shared]
Setting aside just one day for the Louvre is a classic first-time Paris visitor’s mistake. The place is simply too big to comprehend on one visit, or indeed on ten visits. To grow so vast has taken eight centuries, a process explained in under three minutes by the official video animated above. First constructed around the turn of the thirteenth century as a defensive fortress, it was converted into a royal residence a century and a half later. It gained its first modern wing in 1559, under Henri II; later, his widow Catherine de’ Medici commissioned the Tuileries palace and gardens, which Henri IV had joined up to the Louvre with the Grande Galerie in 1610.
Watch the video
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/01/the-architectural-history-of-the-louvre-800-years-in-three-minutes-via-open-culture-shared/
#france #history #louvre #museum #architecture #video #animation #shared
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2025-05-01 18:29:06

Outside the Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park, Lancaster, California
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/05/01/outside-the-antelope-valley-indian-museum-state-historic-park-lancaster-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/823623687886791152
#desert #landscape #joshuatree #rocks #rocky #nature #outdoors #photography
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-30 21:37:19

Historical Seed Catalogs: Adolphus Wysong; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog (1906)- 5 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/08/24/historical-seed-catalogs-barteldes-seed-1917-wholesale-catalog-4-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-30 20:54:32

Vanishing Culture: Punch Card Knitting | Internet Archive Blogs
Punch cards are a fascinating binary data storage format that aren’t just history—they’re still used by knitting machines today! Thanks to the Internet Archive and other collections, we still have access to historic punch cards, but there are some technical challenges to using them in the format they’re stored in. Meet a few folx working on those challenges.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/30/vanishing-culture-punch-card-knitting-via-internet-archive-blogs-shared/
#history #knit #knitting #technology #punchcard #fashion #machinery #programming #shared
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-30 20:34:53

Cherry Blossoms 2003 2, Lake Balboa, California
http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/30/cherry-blossoms-2003-2-lake-balboa-california/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/823292181117663476
#cherry #tree #flowers #blossoms #outdoors #nature #california #losangeles #photography
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-29 19:28:49

New Design: Vintage Malus domestica Print from USDA Pomological Watercolors Prints and Products
Available exclusively from
http://welchwrite.com/shop/781
Also on coasters, laptop covers, hoodies, tees, and much more!
See my entire catalog
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#apples #fruit #painting #print #agriculture #nature #plants #trees #print #history #vintage #forsale #products #gifts #coasters #cards #clothing #crafts #technology #iphone #cases #bags #totes #prints #home #housewares #tops #notebooks #pillows #clocks #mugs #throwblankets #dufflebags
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/422/901/118/435/243/original/eba8fe6d3ed2b418.mp4

2025-04-29 19:14:23

Smithsonian's Open Access now has over 4 million free-to-use images via Boing Boing [Shared]
If you need to use an image for your art, product, project, or any other reason, check out the Smithsonian's vast collection of Open Access images available under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. I searched "cat," and it returned over 7,000 images, and every one I looked at was terrific.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/29/smithsonians-open-access-now-has-over-4-million-free-to-use-images-via-boing-boing-shared/
#free #publicdomain #photos #photography #smithsonian #shared
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2025-04-29 18:58:41

Historical Seed Catalogs: D. Landreth Seed Company (1894) – 3 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/08/24/historical-seed-catalogs-barteldes-seed-1917-wholesale-catalog-4-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage
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2025-04-29 18:40:32

Cherry Blossoms 2003, Lake Balboa, California
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/29/cherry-blossoms-2003-lake-balboa-california/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/822901753551506389
#cherry #tree #flowers #blossoms #outdoors #nature #california #losangeles #photography
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2025-04-29 18:18:55

In The Garden: Cooper’s Hawk In Our Birdbath
Various Cooper’s Hawks have visited us over the years. This appears to be a male, as he is much smaller than the females we have seen before. We once had both visiting together, so it was great to be able to compare them.
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/29/in-the-garden-coopers-hawk-in-our-birdbath-video/
#hawk #raptor #accipitor #wildlife #birds #nature #wildlife #sanfernandovalley #losangeles #california #inthegarden #garden
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2025-04-28 22:06:35

Flowering Now: Aeonium
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/28/flowering-now-aeonium-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/822591148531349845
#aeonium #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #photography
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2025-04-28 21:33:12

Historical Seed Catalogs: D. Landreth Seed Company (1894) – 3 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/08/17/historical-seed-catalogs-d-landreth-seed-company-1894-3-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening #vintage
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2025-04-28 21:18:15

How 18th Century Spanish Conquistadors Built the Heart Los Angeles Around Crooked Streets via Laughing Squid [Shared] [Video]
Map historian Daniel Steiner, who previously explained how the first street grid in New York City started in Gravesend, Brooklyn, talked about how Spanish Conquistadors in the late 18th laid out the map for the city of Los Angeles.
In 1850, when California became part of the United States, most of the area began following a grid formation, except for the heart of the city, whose crooked streets are a reminder of the city’s Spanish roots.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/28/how-18th-century-spanish-conquistadors-built-the-heart-los-angeles-around-crooked-streets-via-laughing-squid-shared-video/
#map #history #city #la #losangeles #california #planning #spanish #planning #education #shared
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2025-04-28 20:14:23

Santa Monica Mountains 2003 2, Malibu, California
http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/28/santa-monica-mountains-2003-2-malibu-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/822563042761048553
#sun #sunlight #clouds #sky #landscape #hills #mountains #photography #nature #outdoors
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2025-04-27 22:40:39

Flowering Now: White and Purple Daisies [Photography] [Prints Available]
http://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/27/flowering-now-white-and-purple-daisies-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/822235632045040408
#daisy #daisies #osteospermum #white #purple #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #photography
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2025-04-27 22:05:20

Historical Seed Catalogs: Barteldes Seed Catalog (1919) – 2 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/08/09/historical-seed-catalogs-barteldes-seed-catalog-1919-2-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening
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2025-04-27 21:44:57

Stream 385,000 Vintage 78 RPM Records at the Internet Archive: Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Billie Holiday & More via Open Culture[Shared]
We may have yet to develop the technology of time travel, but recorded music comes pretty close. Those who listen to it have experienced how a song or an album can, in some sense, transport them right back to the time they first heard it. But older records also have the much stranger power to conjure up eras we never experienced. You can musically send yourself as far back as the nineteen-twenties with the above Youtube playlist of digitized 78 RPM records from the George Blood collection.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/27/stream-385000-vintage-78-rpm-records-at-the-internet-archive-louis-armstrong-glenn-miller-billie-holiday-more-via-open-cultureshared/
#music #sound #soundrecording #archive #internetarchive #free #stream #78rpm #records #shared
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2025-04-27 21:01:34

Santa Monica Mountains 2003, Malibu, California
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/27/santa-monica-mountains-2003-malibu-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/822212606295176526
#sun #sunlight #clouds #sky #landscape #mountains #photography #nature #outdoors
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2025-04-26 17:46:43

Historical Seed Catalogs: Seed catalog by Hobbs, Parsons Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection - 1 in a series
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2018/08/06/historical-seed-catalogs-seed-catalog-by-hobbs-parsons-co-henry-g-gilbert-nursery-and-seed-trade-catalog-collection-1-in-a-series/
#catalog #vintage #history #seed #plants #garden #gardening
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2025-04-26 17:30:27

Vintage-Style Map of the Mandelbrot Set via Kottke [Shared]
Bill Tavis designed this lovely vintage-style map of the familiar fractal shape, the Mandelbrot set. He is selling a poster version of the map, starting at the very reasonable price of $24. I don’t usually highlight the price on this sort of thing, but an unauthorized seller on Amazon was selling poor-quality counterfeits of the map and even though it wasn’t his fault, Tavis offered to replace any of the crappy maps for free. Great map, and apparently a great human who made it.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/26/vintage-style-map-of-the-mandelbrot-set-via-kottke-shared/
#math #mathematics #fractals #chaos #mandelbrot #map #poster #shared
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2025-04-26 17:02:20

Arch 2, Leo Carillo Beach, Malibu, California
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/26/arch-2-leo-carillo-beach-malibu-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/821790107052876204
#arch #stone #rock #malibu #california #nature #outdoors #ocean #beach
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2025-04-25 21:13:52

New Design: Crepuscular Rays, Lungomare Cefalù, Cefalù, Sicily, Italy Prints and Products
Available exclusively from
http://welchwrite.com/shop/780
Also on coasters, laptop covers, hoodies, tees, and much more!
See my entire catalog
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#italy #sicily #sea #sky #beach #clouds #nature #outdoors #vista #cefalu #print #history #vintage #forsale #products #gifts #coasters #cards #clothing #crafts #technology #iphone #cases #bags #totes #prints #home #housewares #tops #notebooks #pillows #clocks #mugs #throwblankets #dufflebags
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/400/665/328/108/574/original/39c637931eaee3ac.mp4

2025-04-25 20:39:07

Urban Palm Tree Oasis, Sherman Oaks, California
Hard to believe this is one block off of a major throughfare.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/25/urban-palm-tree-oasis-sherman-oaks-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/821482210933933677
#palm #palms #palmtree #nature #outdoors #urban #city #trees
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2025-04-25 19:27:25

Vintage Botanical Print – 80 in a series – Solanum campanulatum from The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany (1837) [Prints available]
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/03/27/vintage-botanical-print-80-in-a-series-solanum-campanulatum-from-the-floral-cabinet-and-magazine-of-exotic-botany-1837/
#Solanum #plants #flowers #leaves #vintage #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
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2025-04-25 19:20:40

13 Animals Made From 13 Circles [Shared]
Inspired by the Twitter logo, which is made from 13 perfect circles, I decided to give myself a design challenge. I haven't done aesthetic work in a while and I wanted to show something simple & nice in my portfolio! So, here are 13 animals each made out of 13 circles!
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/25/13-animals-made-from-13-circles-shared/
#art #drawing #circles #animals #education #design #shared
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2025-04-25 18:55:03

Arch, Leo Carillo Beach, Malibu, California
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/25/arch-leo-carillo-beach-malibu-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/821455904093195435
#arch #stone #rock #malibu #california #nature #outdoors #ocean #beach
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2025-04-24 20:38:01

Vintage Botanical Print – 79 in a series – Opuntia vulgaris from Familie Der Cacteen (1893-1905)
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/03/20/vintage-botanical-print-79-in-a-series-opuntia-vulgaris-from-familie-der-cacteen-1893-1905/
#opuntia #cactus #plants #flowers #leaves #vintage #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
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2025-04-24 20:21:07

How New Ideas Arise via The MIT Press Reader [Shared]
While discussing the problem of how ideas arise in his “Science of Logic,” Hegel stated that “the beginning must be an absolute, or what is synonymous here, an abstract beginning.” Therefore, a new beginning “may not suppose anything, must not be mediated by anything,” but “must be purely and simply an immediacy, or rather merely immediacy itself.” In other words, Hegel declares the utter necessity of intuition, renouncing the control of the rational mind in favor of unconscious foresight. This is perhaps motivated by the fact that self-censoring doesn’t exist in the unconscious or in ideas, which are free to combine in improbable and ever-mixing associations.
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https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/24/how-new-ideas-arise-via-the-mit-press-reader-shared/
#idea #Thinking #thought #mit #creativity #Reading #shared
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2025-04-24 20:03:36

Garden View, Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley, California
Theodore Payne Foundation (TPF) is a nonprofit organization that inspires and educates Southern Californians about the beauty and ecological benefits of California native plants. Located on 22 acres of canyon land in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles,
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/24/garden-view-theodore-payne-foundation-sun-valley-california-photography-prints/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/821106337101799533
#cactus #succulent #droughttolerant #native #shrubs #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #photography #nonprofit
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2025-04-23 19:25:55

Flowering Now: Azaleas 2025 6
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/23/flowering-now-azaleas-6-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/820738914120486086
#azalea #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #photography
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2025-04-23 16:28:25

New Design: Vintage Flowers Design from Shin-Bijutsukai Monthly (1902) Products
Available exclusively from
http://welchwrite.com/shop/779
Also on coasters, laptop covers, hoodies, tees, and much more!
See my entire catalog
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#Shin-Bijutsukai #japan #japanese #design #textile #natuew #outoors #branches #print #history #vintage #forsale #products #gifts #coasters #cards #clothing #crafts #technology #iphone #cases #bags #totes #prints #home #housewares #tops #notebooks #pillows #clocks #mugs #throwblankets #dufflebags
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/388/218/805/589/018/original/eb45f2fd8f780b2f.mp4

2025-04-23 16:11:54

Vintage Botanical Print – 78 in a series – Orange Sherbet from Magasin för Blomster-Älskare och Idkare av Trägårds-Skötsel
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/02/20/vintage-botanical-prints-76-in-a-series-cruciaceae-the-cruciform-tribe-from-the-natural-order-of-plants-1868/
#orangesherbet #plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/388/153/949/394/265/original/99e1639a9f0d3b41.jpg

2025-04-23 16:02:13

Artist Creates Fantastical Woodcuts and Engraved Paintings Suited for Fairy Tales [Interview] [Shared]
When Matt Roussel traveled to Mongolia in 2015, something critical dawned upon him: he didn’t want to work as a 3D illustrator anymore. This decision ultimately propelled him toward the multimedia practice for which he’s known today, revolving around everything from woodcuts and prints to ceramics and painted, engraved wood.
During this transition, Roussel first gravitated toward woodcutting, developing a style replete with unusual creatures, playful compositions, and defined, illustrative lines. Soon after, he complemented his prints with expressive, imaginative sculptures, inspired by Japan’s tradition of raku ceramics. It was only later that he combined woodcutting with his urge to paint, resulting in deliciously textured surfaces whose every crevice is streaked with translucent colors.
Read More
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/23/artist-creates-fantastical-woodcuts-and-engraved-paintings-suited-for-fairy-tales-interview-shared/
#woodcut #art #artist #interview #shared
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2025-04-23 15:49:34

Pyramid Lake, California
http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/23/pyramid-lake-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/820684393484022221
#lake #water #nature #outdoors #scenic #vista #mountains #california #photography
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2025-04-22 16:53:47

Flowering Now: Abutilon 2025
http://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/22/flowering-now-abutilon-2025-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/820338159067377559
#Abutilon #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #photography
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/382/656/269/401/842/original/9a7c0295b4440679.jpg

2025-04-22 16:37:01

Vintage Botanical Print – 77 in a series- Three Forms of Melaleuca from Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, both indigenous and naturalised (1909)
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/02/20/vintage-botanical-prints-76-in-a-series-cruciaceae-the-cruciform-tribe-from-the-natural-order-of-plants-1868/
#Melaleuca #plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-22 16:15:24

Explore Hundreds of Exquisite Botanical Collages Created by an 18th-Century Septuagenarian Artist via Colossal [Shared]
At age 72, Mary Delany (1700-1788) devoted herself to her art practice, taking up a form of decoupage to create an exquisite collection of botanical collages from dyed and cut paper. She interpreted many of the delicate specimens she encountered in Buckinghamshire while staying with her friend, the Duchess of Portland, through layered pieces on black backdrops. From the wispy clover-like leaves of an oxalis plant to the wildly splayed petals of the daffodil, the realistic works are both stunning for their beauty and faithfulness to the original lifeforms.
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https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/22/explore-hundreds-of-exquisite-botanical-collages-created-by-an-18th-century-septuagenarian-artist-via-colossal-shared/
#plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting
#illustration #vintage #shared
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-22 15:57:08

Steam Engine, Travel Town, Los Angeles, California
http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/22/steam-engine-travel-town-los-angeles-california-prints-available/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/820321739954127518
#train #steam #engine #history #wheel #mechanical #transportation
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-20 20:54:16

Librarians are dangerous: A public service announcement by Brad Montague
Dear Enthusiasts,
I write to you today as a concerned citizen. Many aren’t brave enough to say it, but the time has come. So, I will say it:
Librarians are dangerous.
(Dramatic music should be playing in your head right now.)
You thought they were just keepers of the quiet. Guardians of the “shhh.” The ones who handed you a dusty book and pointed to a beanbag chair.
Wrong.
Read More
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/20/librarians-are-dangerous-a-public-service-announcement-by-brad-montague-shared/
#library #librarians #essay #writing #life #liberty #shared
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2025-04-20 20:41:01

Aci Castello Boats and Sea, Sicily, Italy
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/20/aci-castello-boats-and-sea-sicily-italy-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/819669319011346648
#sicily #italy #acicastello #boats #sea #ocean #blue #green #travel #nature #outdoors
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/372/224/412/325/797/original/ae618cf98429a018.jpg

2025-04-18 20:46:33

Flowering Now: Azaleas 2025
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/18/flowering-now-azaleas-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/818947299812814686
#azalea #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #photography
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2025-04-18 20:34:25

Vintage Botanical Prints – 75 in a series – Pomona Britannica: No. 33 – Peaches, 1812–17. George Brookshaw
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/02/13/vintage-botanical-prints-75-in-a-series-pomona-britannica-no-33-peaches-1812-17-george-brookshaw/
#peach #plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
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2025-04-18 20:21:16

Mount Washington Sunset, Los Angeles, California
From January 1, 2003
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/18/mount-washington-sunset-los-angeles-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/818940883798929154
#sun #sunset #sunshine #silhouette #trees #clouds #sky #losangeles #california
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2025-04-18 20:08:12

Mysterious Creatures Emerge from Recycled Materials in Sculptures by Spencer Hansen via Colossal [Shared]
Long-legged creatures don otherwordly masks in sculptures by Bali-based artist Spencer Hansen, whose work explores identity and connection through a cast of uncanny characters. Using primarily natural, found, and recycled materials like wood, metal, bone, plant fibers, and ceramic, he draws inspiration from surrounding environment and frequent travels. Originally from Idaho, he relocated to Bali where he built a workshop that houses studios and live-work space for a team of skilled artisans who help to bring the pieces to life.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/18/mysterious-creatures-emerge-from-recycled-materials-in-sculptures-by-spencer-hansen-via-colossal-shared/
#art #artist #artwork #design #creature #recycle #sculpture #shared
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2025-04-17 18:19:03

Flowering Now: Rosa Bewitched 2025
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/17/flowering-now-rosa-bewitched-2025-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/818547754481205687
#rose #rosa #bewitched #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #alcea #photography
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2025-04-17 18:05:23

New Design: "I wonder if you've got such a thing as a balloon about you?" – Winnie-the-Pooh Prints and More!
Available exclusively from
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See my entire catalog
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#winniethepooh #pooh #etching #drawing #publicddomain #bear #christopherrobin #products #gifts #cards#clothing #arts #crafts #technology #iphone #samsung #cases #bags #totes #prints #home #housewares #tops #journals #pillows #clocks #mugs
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2025-04-17 17:32:28

Vintage Botanical Prints – 74 in a series – Vintage Malus domestica Print from USDA Pomological Watercolors
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/02/08/vintage-botanical-prints-74-in-a-series-vintage-malus-domestica-print-from-usda-pomological-watercolors/
#malus #apple #plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
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2025-04-17 17:23:44

10 most interesting books that enter the public domain in 2023 via eBook Friendly [Shared]
The 2023 public domain book list is highly attractive. You can find here Franz Kafka’s Amerika, Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne, Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, Pomes Penyeach by James Joyce or Ernest Hemingway’s Men Without Women.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/17/10-most-interesting-books-that-enter-the-public-domain-in-2023-via-ebook-friendly-shared/
#books #free #publicdomain #2023 #Reading #read #shared
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2025-04-16 19:14:17

Flowering Now: Hollyhock (Alcea)
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/16/in-the-garden-hollyhock-alcea-3-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/818199058441915467
#hollyhock #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #alcea #photography
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2025-04-16 19:00:13

Truth Arrives in Slanted Beams by Sarah Meyohas 6, Desert X 2025, Coachella Valley, California
Sarah Meyohas’ sublime and seductive imagery blends analog and digital technologies to illuminate the systems shaping contemporary society. As an artist, inventor, and economist, she investigates the aesthetic and creative potential within science and technology, driven by humanity’s fascination with optics and perception.
Read more
https://desertx.org/dx/dx-25-coachella-valley/sarah-meyohas
http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/16/truth-arrives-in-slanted-beams-by-sarah-meyohas-6-desert-x-2025-coachella-valley-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/818195763424715519
#design #desert #art #architecture #desertx #desertx2025 #coachellavalley #california #art #artwork #installation #photo #photography
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2025-04-16 18:38:37

Vintage Botanical Prints – 73 in a series – Vintage Malua Rosea Print from Nederlandsch bloemwerk (1794)
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/01/17/vintage-botanical-prints-73-in-a-series-vintage-malua-rosea-print-from-nederlandsch-bloemwerk-1794/
#Rosea #rose #plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
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2025-04-16 18:29:57

Repair and Remain: How to do the slow, hard, good work of staying put by Kurt Armstrong
Let’s say time comes to gut and renovate your bathroom: I can help you with that—demolition, framing, reworking the plumbing, moving some electrical, installing some mould-resistant drywall, maybe some nice tile for the floor and some classic glazed ceramic three-by-six subway tile for the tub surround. Should take a month or two, depending on what all’s involved. And as for you, hey, for the sake of your wife and kids, I think you better quit the flurry of furtive late-night texts to the sexy young co-worker and cut back a bit on your recreational drinking because wine is a mocker, so goes the proverb, as if those Facebook posts of you at the bar last week weren’t proof enough.
Repair and remain. Work with what you’ve got. Sit still for a moment, take stock, make some changes. Big changes, if necessary.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/16/repair-and-remain-how-to-do-the-slow-hard-good-work-of-staying-put-by-kurt-armstrong-shared/
#repair #remain #life #love #work #career #advice #shared
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2025-04-16 18:04:15

Crepuscular Rays, Lungomare Cefalù, Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/16/crepuscular-rays-lungomare-cefalu-cefalu-sicily-italy-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/818181148422412353
#beach #sea #ocean #sun #sunlight #crepuscularrays #cefalu #town #architecture #sicily #italy #photography #travel #crepuscular
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2025-04-15 19:01:40

New Design: Organ Pipes, Duomo di Cefalù, Cefalù, Sicily, Italy Prints and Products
Available exclusively from
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Also on coasters, laptop covers, hoodies, tees, and much more!
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#organ #organpipes #musicalinstrument #music #italy #sicily #architecture #building #church #duomo #chiesa #interior #history #cefalu #print #history #vintage #forsale #products #gifts #coasters #cards #clothing #crafts #technology #iphone #cases #bags #totes #prints #home #housewares #tops #notebooks #pillows #clocks #mugs #throwblankets #dufflebags
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2025-04-15 18:36:50

Flowering Now: Hollyhock (Alcea)
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/15/in-the-garden-hollyhock-alcea-2-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/817827528424635387
#hollyhock #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #alcea #photography
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2025-04-15 18:25:01

Truth Arrives in Slanted Beams by Sarah Meyohas 5, Desert X 2025, Coachella Valley, California
Sarah Meyohas’ sublime and seductive imagery blends analog and digital technologies to illuminate the systems shaping contemporary society. As an artist, inventor, and economist, she investigates the aesthetic and creative potential within science and technology, driven by humanity’s fascination with optics and perception.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/15/truth-arrives-in-slanted-beams-by-sarah-meyohas-5-desert-x-2025-coachella-valley-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/817824426822910806
#design #desert #art #architecture #desertx #desertx2025 #coachellavalley #california #art #artwork #installation #photo #photography
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2025-04-15 18:14:30

Vintage Botanical Prints – 72 in a series – New Picotees from The florist and pomologist (1879)
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2022/01/10/vintage-botanical-prints-72-in-a-series-new-picotees-from-the-florist-and-pomologist-1879/
#Picotees #plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
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2025-04-15 18:06:10

The 4 Types of Luck by Sahil Bloom [Shared]
The 4 Types of Luck
In 1978, a neurologist named Dr. James Austin published a book entitled Chase, Chance, & Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty.
In it, Dr. Austin proposed that there are four types of luck:
Blind Luck
Luck from Motion
Luck from Awareness
Luck from Uniqueness
Here's how to think about each type:
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/15/the-4-types-of-luck-by-sahil-bloom-shared/
#luck #think #Thinking #motion #awareness #work #career #uniqueness #shared #advice
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2025-04-15 17:51:42

Alley, Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/15/alley-cefalu-sicily-italy-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/817816057154648443
#alley #cefalu #courtyard #town #architecture #sicily #italy #photography #travel
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2025-04-14 20:13:06

Flowering Now: Lady Bank’s Rose 2025 2
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2025/04/14/flowering-now-lady-banks-rose-2025-2-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/817488479675163025
#ladybanksrose #rose #yellow #garden #gardening #flower #floweringnow #plants #spring #photography
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2025-04-14 19:50:48

Truth Arrives in Slanted Beams by Sarah Meyohas 4, Desert X 2025, Coachella Valley, California
Sarah Meyohas’ sublime and seductive imagery blends analog and digital technologies to illuminate the systems shaping contemporary society. As an artist, inventor, and economist, she investigates the aesthetic and creative potential within science and technology, driven by humanity’s fascination with optics and perception.
Read more
https://desertx.org/dx/dx-25-coachella-valley/sarah-meyohas
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/14/truth-arrives-in-slanted-beams-by-sarah-meyohas-4-desert-x-2025-coachella-valley-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/817483798186079262
#design #desert #art #architecture #adobe #desertx #desertx2025 #coachellavalley #california #art #artwork #installation #photo #photography
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2025-04-14 19:36:00

Start with the Jar: How to understand your capacity via Turtle’s Pace [Shared]
Optimism is dangerous, especially when it comes to planning our goals. If we underestimate the effort of an endeavor, we set ourselves up for failure. When we fail to meet our expectations, we can succumb to cynicism.
We must learn how much we can process to avoid the hope trap.
Domain, Duration, and Dimension
Imagine you have thousands of marbles to carry on a plane, and airport security released a new regulation that limits an individual to one jarful. If you don’t know the jar's capacity, you won’t know how many marbles you can bring and could risk losing your precious orbs!
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/14/start-with-the-jar-how-to-understand-your-capacity-via-turtles-pace-shared/
#schedule #scheduling #planning #capacity #life #work #career #advice #shared
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2025-04-14 18:01:26

Vintage Botanical Prints – 71 in a series – Delphinium divaricatum. from The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany (1837)
https://welchwrite.com/agn/2021/11/29/vintage-botanical-prints-71-in-a-series-delphinium-divaricatum-from-the-floral-cabinet-and-magazine-of-exotic-botany-1837/
#Delphinium #plants #flowers #leaves #botany #botanical #print #art #artwork #garden #gardening #science #painting #illustration
@npub12dn…0hjt
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2025-04-14 17:51:12

Doorway and Courtyard, Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/14/courtyard-cefalu-sicily-italy-photography-2/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/817452917669334067
#doorway #cefalu #courtyard #town #architecture #sicily #italy #photography #travel
@npub12dn…0hjt
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