Charlotte Mandell
@avecsesdoigts
Translator
Currently listening to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18, written for Maria Theresa von Paradis, who was a patient of Mesmer, and who is discussed at length in Mathias Énard's recent Berlin memoir, The Melancholy of Borders: North en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_T...
He'd like me to leave so he can get at the seed on the railing. ❤️🪶
The artist Geoff Stein did an amazing portrait of Robert, composed entirely of words from his poems, including Ariadne ❤️ the portrait was commissioned by Bard.
The rose -breasted grosbeaks (female & male) are still here!! So glad they haven't gone to Canada yet, I hope they wait around a while longer until the fires are gone. 🪶
Wilhelmina has gotten even bigger, something I didn't think possible 😯
Mockingbird singing! 🔊 I counted at least 8 different birdsongs, + crickets. Outside Holy Cow ice cream :)
The sun appeared briefly in skies turned grey from the wildfires in Canada
The starting lineup for the All Star game is signing the roster with a quill 😂
Had a lovely lunch with a friend at Le Canard Enchaîné in Kingston today
Lots of photos from the French-American Foundation Translation Awards Ceremony at the Hearst Tower on June 17 here: frenchamericanfoundation.pixieset.com/2026frencham...
Male & juvenile red-bellied woodpeckers (+bonus cardinal appearance on the railing, & female cowbird) 🪶