The tree cam has been busy, here's the Darkeyed Funkos! I love their variety, they are such cute little things. And they also seem to be a lot less aggro than other small birds. Goldie did not want any of the pnut butter.
A podcast where Lawrence Weschler talks about Benjamin Binstock's strongly ignored theory that several paintings attributed to Johannes Vermeer, including most of the Vermeers in the US, were actually painted by his daughter Maria, who was also, Binstock argues, along with many others, the model for Girl with Pearl Earring.
After some unprecedented covid-era scientific analysis, the National Gallery of Art reattributed their painting, Girl with a Flute, to an assistant in the artist's studio. It's painted on a panel like their other Vermeer, above, Girl with a Red Hat, and seems to show the same model. That, Binstock argues, is because they are both selfies by Maria.