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#AdventCalendar 9 Dec. 1/32 birr coin of Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia 1889-1913 (b.1844). Founder of the modern Ethiopian state: defeated Italian army at Battle of Adwa 1896. Issued coinage from 1893. Obverse is the Lion of Judah, emblem of the Solomonic Dynasty #mycollection

#AdventCalendar 10 Dec. Wood Ducks Aix sponsa - my little flock of Raleigh and Charlotte (blue variant) and Charleston (normal) have given great joy this year. The old name Carolina Duck persists in aviculture. #mycollection #mygarden #ducks #woodducks

#adventcalendar 11 Dec. Printing block of Darlingtonia californica used in WL Jepson's ' Manual of the Flowering Plants of California' 1925. #mycollection #cabinetofcuriosities #californianativeplants #darlingtonia

#AdventCalendar 12 Dec. A #shelfie of #snowdrop books, 1956-2020, 24 titles in 7 languages. 3 have been published in the past month or two, from Germany, Sweden & N Yorks. #mycollection #mylibrary #galanthus #galanthophile

#AdventCalendar 13 Dec. 'Nutbrown' elephant pie funnel, formerly owned by the late Primrose Warburg, deployed in a beef pie for Alastair and me. #mycollection #mycooking #elephant #beefpie

#AdventCalendar 14 Dec. Aeonium 'Sunburst' and other Crassulaceae struggling through the winter on the spare bedroom windowsill - Echeveria 'Trumpet Pinkie', Serum 'Aurora'. #mycollection #mygarden #succulents

#AdventCalendar 15 Dec. Yemeni coffee-pot, 16 cm, made of silver and dark resin, acquired in Sana'a in 1999. Said to have been made by a craftsman from the now-expelled Yemeni Jewish community. #mycollection #cabinetofcuriosities #yemen #coffeepot

#AdventCalendar 16 December. Portrait in oils of a Maasai warrior, signed AC (unknown, Kenya settler?), but after a postcard photograph in the series 'L'Afrique qui disparait!', 1930s, by Casimir Zagourski (1880-1941). #mycollection #portrait #maasai #Africa

#AdventCalendar 17 Dec. 'Bird's-eye View of the Thames London to Oxford', GW Bacon & Co. c. 1890. A detailed perspective map of the middle Thames in 3 parts, each 140 cm long, contained in a decorative wallet. #mycollection #mylibrary #antiquemap #riverthames #greatwesternrailway

#AdventCalendar 18 Dec. Lilium nepalense by Lilian Snelling 1937. Hand-coloured lithograph, 56x38 cm, from Vol 5 of 'A Supplement to Elwes' Monograph of the Genus Lilium' by A Grove & AD Cotton. #mycollection #mylibrary #botanicalart #lilium

#AdventCalendar 19 December. Cymbidium Doris Dawson 'Scotch Mist', just opening its first spike for several years on the study windowsill. It's worth persevering with. #mycollection #mygarden #houseplants #cymbidium #orchid

#AdventCalendar 20 Dec. Apple 'Ashmead's Kernel'. My favourite fruit, at perfect ripeness now, intensely aromatic with the perfect blend of sweetness and acidity, and crisp firm flesh. Raised by Dr Ashmead in Gloucester c. 1700. #mykitchen #apple #heritage #pomology

#AdventCalendar 21 Dec. Study window curtains in 'Hera', the classic Liberty London pattern designed in 1887 by Arthur Silver and still in production; and newly installed door curtain to repel draughts. #mycollection #libertyoflondon #hera #peacock

Amazing how a clever choice of #plants can blend a small space into the landscape so beautifully. Thanks to John Grimshaw for inviting me to capture his wonderful country #garden in #yorkshire. . #gardenphotography #inspired #sunrise

Animal Planet LADbible theres a walrus lost in scarborough. so hes just decided to knock one out in front of us all on the pier. no fucks given 😆 #wankingwalrus

Congratulations to John Grimshaw Yorkshire Arboretum The Tree Health Centre for receiving an MBE in the Kings New Years Honours list #NewYearHonours

Congratulations to all those honoured in the 2024 #NewYearsHonours. In particular those recognised for all you have done for people, animals and nature. Defra UK celebrates you. Including Robert Van de Noort John Grimshaw Debbie Tann MBE 1/2

Yorkshire Gardens Trust Members and visitors enjoyed a fantastic presentation by John Grimshaw followed by a walk around Ray Wood. An absolute hidden gem at Yorkshire Arboretum - well worth a visit.