Images music and videos of beauty and wonder I encounter as we revolve around the SunTumblr (3.0; @ratatoskm15)http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7be60a68f4677554bf7fe8d93b1bcf48/tumblr_mmxn2uxdBY1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wonder Woman for President!</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50640258093http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50640258093Fri, 17 May 2013 08:49:42 +0100golden agewonder womanDC comicspresidentwonder woman for president<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4cf2653bd143e7430eec09ac6c9cc722/tumblr_mmxmymIxzM1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Death by  Lorena Carvalho</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50640189587http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50640189587Fri, 17 May 2013 08:47:10 +0100deathLorena Carvalhosandmanneil gaimanvertigoDC comics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/41959a3d632d9731c86936eeea736468/tumblr_mmxml58sz21qhvp83o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Paradise Island tourism poster by Brian Miller</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50639964783http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50639964783Fri, 17 May 2013 08:39:05 +0100paradise islandwonder womanbrian millerDC comicsinvisible jet<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eea2bb80152771aad88be4a97a987d3a/tumblr_mmxmgoPC3t1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tulips and Narcissi in my garden in late April this year.</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50639890391http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50639890391Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:24 +0100tulipsnarcissimanchester gardenflowering bulbsspring flowersflowersown image<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/53cf90b6772590a46bfdf683f7d299a6/tumblr_mmvru5JjHf1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another view of the lovely display outside Manchester Art Gallery in April 2013</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50564268212http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50564268212Thu, 16 May 2013 08:37:17 +0100manchester art gallerymanchesterown image<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b44f9a6d8ca3367a9c6b439c8e32ea31/tumblr_mmvr2dZc3k1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Part of a display outside Manchester Art Gallery in April</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50563779127http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50563779127Thu, 16 May 2013 08:20:37 +0100manchester art gallerymanchesterdaffodilsnarcissiown image<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1195ed50c9d1722f31f8e2aba16d659b/tumblr_mms3vqyV5C1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Superman defies death!</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50408568887http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50408568887Tue, 14 May 2013 09:07:02 +0100jlajustice leaguegeorge perezsupermandeath<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/399eb2aa06f9fd1869b2aa1dfeffd463/tumblr_mms3mu95421qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Death is in the cards for the Justice League of America!</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50408435026http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50408435026Tue, 14 May 2013 09:01:42 +0100tarotjustice leagueamos stonesupermanzatannagreen lanterngeorge perez<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5520a8d21b17d2633111012e506e3e27/tumblr_mms2v60oZy1qhvp83o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>JLA 194 by George Perez. Another childhood purchase after swimming at Hindley baths on the way to my grans.</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50407982422http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50407982422Tue, 14 May 2013 08:45:06 +0100justice leaguegeorge perezsupermangreen lanternblack canaryzatannathe flashelongated man<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9355ee090186be0022cdb505dd06dcf2/tumblr_mms2jpgMHs1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>A stone cross commemorating the Church of St Peter, built on the site in 1789–94 by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wyatt" title="James Wyatt">James Wyatt</a><span> and demolished in 1907 opposite the Manchester Cenotaph.</span></p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50407793057http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50407793057Tue, 14 May 2013 08:38:13 +0100Manchester CenotaphChurch of St Peterjames wyattmanchester city centremanchesterown image<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/48d77bba06ff1951ccbe5b1630761979/tumblr_mms23b3Uac1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>David Thomas of Pere Ubu being the Band on the Wall logo made flesh</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50407512924http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50407512924Tue, 14 May 2013 08:28:23 +0100david thomaspere ububand on the wall<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ccbbd6fbe1785b5ccf18d2706ecc365b/tumblr_mmq8fcLbig1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Snake’s Head Fritillary</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50329743075http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50329743075Mon, 13 May 2013 08:50:00 +0100Snake's Head Fritillaryfritillaryflowering bulbspring flowersspringmanchester gardenown image<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/75a443d93d8e436638a8fd538541a094/tumblr_mmn1zk2Mum1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A page from JLA 193 by George Perez with Aquaman, Red Tornado and T.O. Morrow</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50167613600http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50167613600Sat, 11 May 2013 15:38:08 +0100justice leagueaquamanred tornadot.o. morrowgeorge perez<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/653d8474560d6f02899a649a8111e5cb/tumblr_mmn0h7ekup1qhvp83o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Splash page to JLA 193 by George Perez a comic I bought as a kid on way to my Gran’s in Hindley Green, Greater Manchester</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50165689078http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50165689078Sat, 11 May 2013 15:05:31 +0100justice leaguegeorge perezaquamancomicsDC comics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77c275d98fa3d0f012900e050afe7150/tumblr_mmmme7e8kW1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My first encounter with Jack Kirby’s Fourth world in the pages of Justice League of America in the last issue drawn by Dick Dillin</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50153950707http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50153950707Sat, 11 May 2013 10:01:19 +0100darkseiddick dillinjustice leaguesupermandaft superherobatmanfirestormdr fatenew godsgreen lantern<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88d1c539f774fac77264f8e271acd999/tumblr_mmkniacIJr1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another Frillary</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50076325719http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50076325719Fri, 10 May 2013 08:30:10 +0100fritillaryspring flowersspringflowering bulbsown imagemanchester garden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3778d9a4bda05b3419979bc67895ab75/tumblr_mmkna534Bg1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A pendulous Fritillary</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50076180354http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50076180354Fri, 10 May 2013 08:25:17 +0100fritillaryspring flowersflowering bulbsspringmanchester gardenown image<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/129061be3a1345f70a5d25c06d513865/tumblr_mmkn4dgCAE1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lesser celandine flowering in April in my garden.</p> <p>From Wikipedia:</p> <p>According to the Oxford English Dictionary, celandine comes from the Latin chelidonia, meaning swallow: it was said that the flowers bloomed when the swallows returned and faded when they left. The name Ranunculus is Late Latin for “little frog,” from rana “frog” and a diminutive ending. This probably refers to many species being found near water, like frogs.</p> <p>The plant used to be known as Pilewort because it was used to treat haemorrhoids.[citation needed] Supposedly, the knobbly tubers of the plant resemble piles, and according to the doctrine of signatures this resemblance suggests that pilewort could be used to cure piles. The German vernacular Scharbockskraut (“Scurvyherb”) derives from the use of the early leaves, which are high in vitamin C, to prevent scurvy.[citation needed] The plant is widely used in Russia and is sold in most pharmacies as a dried herb.</p> <p>Medicines should be made from the dried herb or by heat extraction as the plant contains protoanemonin, a mild toxin. A single case was reported with acute hepatitis after consuming a remedy made from Lesser Celandine. However, the process of heating or drying turns the toxin to anemonin which is non-toxic and has antispasmodic and analgesic properties.</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50076078652http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/50076078652Fri, 10 May 2013 08:21:49 +0100lesser celandinespring flowersspringflowersmanchester gardenown image<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cffab07df152bc8a7d4e224b921bbf2/tumblr_mmitd1Z88c1qhvp83o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The not racist at all Egg Fu</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/49999660073http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/49999660073Thu, 09 May 2013 08:41:25 +0100egg furacismsilver ageDC comicschinared menace<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e4c4c9306365bbf8f1b0172d4443ef6/tumblr_mmit7eIejd1qhvp83o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Adam Strange in a dynamic other-world adventure!</p>http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/49999564920http://ratatoskm15.tumblr.com/post/49999564920Thu, 09 May 2013 08:38:02 +0100adam strangethe star roversDC super stars of spaceDC comicscomicssilver age