Mary Anne Landers
@maryannelanders.bsky.social
📚 I read; 💻 I write.💍Love fantasy, esp. Tolkien; ❤ romance; 🦄 mythology, folklore, fairytales, science, history, art.
The only liberal left on X. You're welcome to connect with me:
https://x.com/Mary_Anne_L
https://m.facebook.com/maryannelanders
The only liberal left on X. You're welcome to connect with me:
https://x.com/Mary_Anne_L
https://m.facebook.com/maryannelanders
From 1969: Robert Redford, in his Utah retreat on a snowy day, takes a break from reading a script. And look who's on his lap!
Photo by Time/Life magazine photographer John Dominis.
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Photo by Time/Life magazine photographer John Dominis.
time.com/3667273/robe...
September 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
From 1969: Robert Redford, in his Utah retreat on a snowy day, takes a break from reading a script. And look who's on his lap!
Photo by Time/Life magazine photographer John Dominis.
time.com/3667273/robe...
Photo by Time/Life magazine photographer John Dominis.
time.com/3667273/robe...
Back to school! When I was young I felt the same way as one of these two kids.
Guess which one.
Guess which one.
August 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Back to school! When I was young I felt the same way as one of these two kids.
Guess which one.
Guess which one.
A prairie smoke flower, Geum triforum. Native to the North American prairies. Can also be found in gardens as a domesticated plant.
August 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A prairie smoke flower, Geum triforum. Native to the North American prairies. Can also be found in gardens as a domesticated plant.
A pair of crocs. Would you wear these?
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👞 🐊 🐊 👞
August 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A pair of crocs. Would you wear these?
👞 🐊 🐊 👞
👞 🐊 🐊 👞
It's the weekend! Got something good to read?
Hedy Lamarr reading Noel Coward's first autobiography, "Present Indicative." Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE magazine, 1938.
And it's Hedy. Not Hedley!
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Hedy Lamarr reading Noel Coward's first autobiography, "Present Indicative." Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE magazine, 1938.
And it's Hedy. Not Hedley!
😁
August 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's the weekend! Got something good to read?
Hedy Lamarr reading Noel Coward's first autobiography, "Present Indicative." Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE magazine, 1938.
And it's Hedy. Not Hedley!
😁
Hedy Lamarr reading Noel Coward's first autobiography, "Present Indicative." Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE magazine, 1938.
And it's Hedy. Not Hedley!
😁
It depends on which planet you're on.
August 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It depends on which planet you're on.
Goodbye, July. Welcome, August!
Eugène Grasset, "Août", August. From the calendar "La Belle Jardinière", The Beautiful Gardener, 1896.
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Eugène Grasset, "Août", August. From the calendar "La Belle Jardinière", The Beautiful Gardener, 1896.
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July 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Goodbye, July. Welcome, August!
Eugène Grasset, "Août", August. From the calendar "La Belle Jardinière", The Beautiful Gardener, 1896.
🌻
Eugène Grasset, "Août", August. From the calendar "La Belle Jardinière", The Beautiful Gardener, 1896.
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Happy 60th birthday, J. K. Rowling! Born Joanne Rowling in Yate, Gloustershire, England on July 31, 1965.
Not every author makes a difference. But she has!
Nice comments are welcome. The other kind gets the delete button.
Not every author makes a difference. But she has!
Nice comments are welcome. The other kind gets the delete button.
July 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Happy 60th birthday, J. K. Rowling! Born Joanne Rowling in Yate, Gloustershire, England on July 31, 1965.
Not every author makes a difference. But she has!
Nice comments are welcome. The other kind gets the delete button.
Not every author makes a difference. But she has!
Nice comments are welcome. The other kind gets the delete button.
BTW, the doctor is Dr. Who.
July 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
BTW, the doctor is Dr. Who.
In each case there's a time gap of 45 years.
But the second one seems even longer. So much has changed.
And I'm so out of place in today's world.
But the second one seems even longer. So much has changed.
And I'm so out of place in today's world.
July 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In each case there's a time gap of 45 years.
But the second one seems even longer. So much has changed.
And I'm so out of place in today's world.
But the second one seems even longer. So much has changed.
And I'm so out of place in today's world.
Souvenir lithograph of the Knights of Momus float in a Mardi Gras parade, New Orleans, 1909. Artist not listed.
You think herding cats is difficult? Try harnessing them!
From Wikimedia Commons.
You think herding cats is difficult? Try harnessing them!
From Wikimedia Commons.
June 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Souvenir lithograph of the Knights of Momus float in a Mardi Gras parade, New Orleans, 1909. Artist not listed.
You think herding cats is difficult? Try harnessing them!
From Wikimedia Commons.
You think herding cats is difficult? Try harnessing them!
From Wikimedia Commons.
I don't need glasses to tell a skunk from a cat. Just a nose!
June 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I don't need glasses to tell a skunk from a cat. Just a nose!
"Suzy! Get off the table!"
Angèle Blanche Denvil, "Snack Time", 1913. From Wikimedia Commons.
Angèle Blanche Denvil, "Snack Time", 1913. From Wikimedia Commons.
June 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"Suzy! Get off the table!"
Angèle Blanche Denvil, "Snack Time", 1913. From Wikimedia Commons.
Angèle Blanche Denvil, "Snack Time", 1913. From Wikimedia Commons.
Y'know, the big clash between Trump and Musk reminds me of another time two powerful, high-profile Americans clashed. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
How'd that turn out?
How'd that turn out?
June 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Y'know, the big clash between Trump and Musk reminds me of another time two powerful, high-profile Americans clashed. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
How'd that turn out?
How'd that turn out?
My new kittens, Larry and Jerry. Two months old. Lively and playful.
Brothers from the same litter. They love each other. And I love them!
Brothers from the same litter. They love each other. And I love them!
June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My new kittens, Larry and Jerry. Two months old. Lively and playful.
Brothers from the same litter. They love each other. And I love them!
Brothers from the same litter. They love each other. And I love them!
Hi everyone! I have an announcement to make. The Landers household has two new members.
Meet Larry. And Jerry!
Born March 28, 2025. Part of the same litter.
Meet Larry. And Jerry!
Born March 28, 2025. Part of the same litter.
June 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hi everyone! I have an announcement to make. The Landers household has two new members.
Meet Larry. And Jerry!
Born March 28, 2025. Part of the same litter.
Meet Larry. And Jerry!
Born March 28, 2025. Part of the same litter.
It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day . . . .
Age test!
Age test!
June 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day . . . .
Age test!
Age test!