Sharon Howard

@sharonhoward

History, data, art, food. Still lazing about. ORCID: 0000-0002-6051-6274

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Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· 4d

#InternationalCatDay #SmugCaturday You'd be smug too if you were worshipped by the Internets. Henrietta Ronner-Knip, Cat Nap. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:He...

Tabby and white cat half asleep on a green cushion, looking extremely pleased with itself. One paw slightly raised as though it might be thinking about having a wash, if it isn't too much like hard work.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· 4d

Mind you, this one's pretty smug too. Maria Wilk, Reposing Cat, Mosse (1872-3) kokoelma.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object/47... #InternationalCatDay #Caturday

Tabby cat with white paws sleeping on a red velvet cushion.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· 4d

For #InternationalCatDay 🐈 a repost of the happiest cat in the world. John Aldridge, Lady with Cat artuk.org/discover/art...

From above, a woman in a lilac coloured dress seated on a sofa and doing some needlework, with a sleeping cat on her lap.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· 16d

What's your sign?

Photo of a street sign: "Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate".

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· 28d

As it's Rembrandt's day, here once again is quite possibly the most adorable drawing of a tiny child learning to walk that you will ever see. www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...

A sketch in red chalk of two women teaching a child to walk. Each woman holds one of the child's hands to keep it steady, and one is pointing forwards.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Apr 2

Since it's Maria Sibylla Merian's day today, the perfect excuse to post her adorable grasshopper again. Just look at its hairy pink legs (relatable) and shiny black eyes. artuk.org/discover/art...

A watercolour painting of a green grasshopper.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Mar 18

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Weather forecast app for the next few days: lots of sun symbols!

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Mar 1

And here's my favourite Welsh beard for #StDavidsDay. William Williams (Ap Caledfryn), 'Dewi Haran' c.1870. artuk.org/discover/art...

Portrai of a red-headed man with a long, perfectly groomed beard.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Dec 25

Happy Cheesemas 🧀🎄

Photo of a plate piled with triangles of cheeses, smoked almonds, biscuits, salami and a dollop of chilli jam.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Nov 8

Wrestling with geojson and Observable Plot since yesterday and finally! getting somewhere.

A chloropleth heatmap without any labels.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Oct 19

#SundayPixStack Squash stack, from September 2013.

Photo of assorted orange, yellow and green squashes and pumpkins piled on an ornamental chair, in the sunshine.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Oct 11

😻 Cat studies by Elizabeth Blackadder (recent Bonham's auction www.bonhams.com/auction/3071...). #caturday

sketches of a black and white cat; two in sleeping poses, one looked out at you.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Oct 3

Also very fond of this study in black and white floof. Bet the laundress enjoyed getting the black hairs out of that. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ca...

A ballerina in a pouffy white dress sitting with a black cat on her lap.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Sep 30

Bodleian Library MS Bodl.533 digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/3665... [probably via Twitter]

three jaunty black cats in a row, emerging from a rectangular panel in a medieval manuscript

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Sep 28

also autumn!

a pointy harlequin squash, autumnal shades of brown, orange and cream.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Sep 3

If it's Joseph Wright of Derby's day today, perfect excuse to post this magnificent self-portrait which I swooned over a few months ago at Derby Museum & Art Gallery. artuk.org/discover/art...

A portrait of a man, with a slightly red face, looking straight out at the viewer; he wears a gorgeous golden yellow jacket, some kind of silk robe and a delightfully preposterous piece of turban-like headgear. He's leaning on some paintings, and holding a draughtsman's tool, full of confidence in his profession. And he knows what you're thinking.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 15

This, OTOH, made the entire thread worthwhile.

Screenshot of a Bsky post. Text: "You're tossing off a single statistic as a trend"

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 12

if it's #WorldElephantDay it's time for swimming elephants to have their outing.

Old black and white photograph of two elephants frolicking in the sea, with a crowd of people watching from the beach.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 8

😻 #InternationalCatDay Thomas Bowman Garvie, Man Feeding His Cat (1891) artuk.org/discover/art...

An old man with long whiskers sits on a chair. He has a pint pot in his left hand. With his right hand he carefully holds a saucer of milk for a ginger and white cat.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 8

Food, what food? I'm just here for the warm stove. #InternationalCatDay Archie Utin, Interior with a Woman Cooking (1930) artuk.org/discover/art...

A kitchen scene. A woman stands by a stove attending to a saucepan. A tabby cat is curled up asleep next to the stove.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 8

You can't see me and I know nothing about any mackerel. #InternationalCatDay Gerald Dillon, Still Life with Mackerel (1954) artuk.org/discover/art...

Still life painting of four mackerel on a table. The cook is in the background. A tabby cat lurks under the table looking perfectly innocent.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 8

Joy Bain, Caught in the Act artuk.org/discover/art... joybain.com/gallery/

A black and white cat holds a red and green fish in its mouth, against a brightly painted yellow background with red flowers.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 8

Caught in the act on #InternationalCatDay Anonymous (17th cent Italian), Nature morte au chat (still life with cat) collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/5335...

Still life painting with fish, lemon and vegetables in the foreground, birds and flowers in the background. In the centre sits a black and white cat, looking pensive.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Aug 4

It's currently in the Top Ten Most Viewed list!

List of "most popular" pages on Guardian website.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Jul 27

#SundayPixPurple I think I've posted this before but any excuse to get out my favourite colour. 😈

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Jul 22

Yeah yeah the Warwick stuff is Beyond Tragic. But have you looked at *your* university's Brand webpages? Sheff-ness ? HEART AND STEEL ? (it's Sheffield. it's always STEEL. it's so clichéd you could use it in a dictionary definition of cliché) brand.sheffield.ac.uk/guidelines/g...

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Jul 6

#SundayPixWeather In late November/early December 2010, there was a bit of snow in Sheffield.

Photo of a garden and garages under several inches of snow.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· Jun 15

What's your sign?

One of those big signs on a church that reads: A LOOSE TONGUE OFTEN GETS INTO A TIGHT PLACE

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· May 20

Ah yes, I'd forgotten it's a Bank Holiday weekend. 😒

Screenshot of weather forecast summary icons for 24-26 May. There is rain involved.

Sharon Howard@sharonhoward· May 2

(I mean these little cuties, for the uninitiated.)