Hieronymo is a web sobriquet for Wayne Ferrebee, an artist and writer who currently lives in Brooklyn. When not painting or designing toys, Wayne reads literature and history.
The author contemplates a sphinx and a ranunculus.
ferrebeekeeper
Reflections Concerning Art, Nature, and the Affairs of Humankind (also some gardening anecdotes)
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May 27, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Buster
YOUARE a CUTE!!!!!
May 28, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Christine
Agreed.
July 1, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Kate Fichter
I love your studious expression!
July 7, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Brovleo Fandigard
“Which one shall I consume first?”
July 30, 2010 at 1:56 PM
elisabethbee
yours is a fascinating blog … i shall come back and read some more. I like the picture … i had a yard once (for about 14 years) in caroll gardens that i turned into a small paradise – it took some years – took out all the weeds – year one – started planting thing – took out grass – put in three tiny ponds – gave up on vegetables – and wow – it became quite a place to paint!
would love to know what your work looks like…
EB
August 2, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Hieronymo
Thank you for your kind comment. Your garden in Caroll Gardens sounds quite lovely–I’m not sure if I’m going to get that far with my current yard. I plan on putting up an online gallery of my paintings, but I think I’m going to need some help from my webmaster friends. I’ll keep everyone posted about art projects and gallery links (when available).
September 27, 2010 at 1:06 PM
Barbara Kanowick
I love your ranenculus, little frog, but would not eat it, can make you look scournful…handle with care says the little plant. Looks like you are caught between living rock and little frog. Great depth though. I like it.
October 13, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Daniel Capuzzi
While I certainly admire your tastefully designed website, I take umbrage to your use of colorful flora and history-steeped iconography to justify such wistful and daring facial hair. In addition, I do not believe for a moment a man such as yourself would be baffled by such a light conundrum.
This attempt at portraying thoughtful indecision may make your plentiful lady fans swoon, but I, sir, am not fooled!
PS
I’ll call you soon, man! I finally have news worth sharing.
December 12, 2010 at 7:29 AM
erzulieredeyes
Good morning. Thank you for visiting my blog! Happy Holidays!
March 17, 2011 at 4:53 AM
Sara Hayward
I liked the desription of the Brooklyn twister; felt like I was right there. There are some great photos on your blog, the visuals really liven it. Is this the only comment area however? Each entry doesn’t appear to have its own commets area? Or maybe i missed it.
March 17, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Hieronymo
Thanks Sara, I really appreciate the encouraging words (and your dead pheasant story). I think you should be able to comment by clicking on the blue link at the end of the tags which start every post. The link is either called “Leave a Comment” or gives a tally of the number of comments. But it could look different on other browsers. Let me know if you have trouble!
March 17, 2011 at 5:10 PM
Sara Hayward
I’ll have a look and let you know. Two things I’d like to ask you: 1) I’m new to blogging and you’re one of the first people to comment on my blog so I’d like to ask how did you find out about my blog? ie did you google pheasant perhaps, or else what? and 2) how do I go about finding out about other people’s blogs?
Finally, just to let you know that you feature in my blog today; so if you have a moment check out my latest written entry on this St. Patrick’s Day!
March 19, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Stephen Fitz-Gerald
I was quite fascinated and pleased with your section on the PAPER NAUTILUS. In it you stated that the growth spiral of the egg case was a Fibonacci Spiral,which I had suspected for some time. Can you give me a reference to the source of your information please. There is so much misinformation in the popular literature,most of which states categorically that the growth spiral of the CHAMBERED NAUTILUS is either a Fibonacci Spiral or A Golden Spiral. Neither is the case.I know this because I attempted to make a sculpture of the Chambered Nautilus in a Fibonacci Spiral,which of course did not work and quickly led me to learn the difference. Here is a link to my accurate portrayal of the aforementioned Chambered Nautilus as well as another pre-historic hybrid.
http://www.sfitzgeraldfineart.com/gallery/gallery-detail.asp?id=10491&gallery=animal-sculptures&idx=13
http://www.sfitzgeraldfineart.com/gallery/gallery-detail.asp?id=10492&gallery=animal-sculptures&idx=13
Thank you for your wonderful contributions in revealing the magic of the Natural environment,a cause I hertily embrace as well.
Stephen Fitz-Gerald
May 7, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Amanda Williams
I loved your blog. I wandered up on it while searching for nudibranch pictures. I’ve been wondering through it for a couple of hours now. Animals to Literature to History to Mythology – I love the flow of thought here. Fascinating!
May 7, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Hieronymo
Gosh, thank you for the kind words. I always try to make the disparate topics here flow into one another, so your comment means a lot to me. Thanks too for reminding me I need to put up some more nudibranch photos–they are such beautiful strange animals.
May 27, 2011 at 12:11 AM
in every atom
You have such an unusual blog. I have never seen such a variety of subjects, and it is educational as well. Thank you for visiting my blog.
June 1, 2011 at 7:58 PM
Hieronymo
I liked your photo gallery a great deal.
June 1, 2011 at 5:09 PM
wordsworm
Hallo Wayne
What an amazingly rich blog! It’s a treasure trove for bookworms and we who wend our way through the wonders of the web. This worm is not fond of ranunculi. There’s too much potential for losing one’s way in their convolutions. The sphinx is just a big pussy cat.
Delighted to make your acquaintance.
Mark Wordsworm
Traveling worm
June 1, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Hieronymo
Hi Mark. It is a pleasure to meet you as well. Thanks for crawling through this way. The ranunculus, alas, is poisonous (like many members of the buttercup family) so I guess I prefer the riddling sphinx. They’re both pretty though.
June 19, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Alex Resendis
Hi my name is Alex and I was wondering if I could use the picture of Mr. Clean you have for one of my projects, for my Commercial Publications class at UTSA?
June 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Hieronymo
Hi Alex, I’m afraid don’t have the ability to grant your request: “Mr. Clean” is a brand name fully owned by Procter & Gamble. I’m afraid you will have to ask them for permission if you wish to utilize their trademarked images for commercial purposes ( I did not–but I am not using this website to make money).
August 21, 2011 at 2:47 AM
0546china
Thanks for your comment on my blog about Nuwa. I am hoping to add more updates on my blog about Chinese history and things related thereto. You have a rather interesting blog similar in some respects to mine. Nice to meet you here online. My apologies for the late reply.
August 23, 2011 at 8:03 PM
Hieronymo
Thanks for the response. It’s a pleasure to e-meet you. I found Nuwa to be a very moving deity.
August 22, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Barbara Kanowick
Happy Birthday Wayne
Barbara and Dan
August 23, 2011 at 8:02 PM
Hieronymo
Thank you! It was a good one.
November 29, 2011 at 10:35 AM
blackberryjuniper
I have been meaning to tell you for ages that I (a) really enjoy your blog, and that (b) I have put you on the blogroll to my blog (blackberryjuniperandsherbet.blogspot.com), as I think more people should be reading you!! I hope this is ok, as my blog isn’t much like yours? Should I have asked first? (Am a novice blogger.)
November 30, 2011 at 12:46 AM
Hieronymo
Thank you so much for the kind words and for the link. I really like the way your blog looks (and, despite being fairly secular, I have a weakness for Christmas as well).
December 5, 2011 at 2:24 PM
blackberryjuniper
Gosh thanks
I didn’t expect you to go see! Thanks for the praise 
)
December 5, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Simon
Wayne, this blog is good. Far reaching, well crafted, lighthearted, profound. Like a good conversation at Bar Reis but with sources (and without my bloviation). Thank you.
December 6, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Hieronymo
Thanks for your kind words, Simon. It means a lot to me and I’m very happy you like my blog. However I think you are being a little hard on your bar conversation (after all such talk is meant to be… expansive).
December 8, 2011 at 1:46 PM
twixraider
The Zoomorphs rock! Wanna try your skills on a brand new monster? German B-Movie maker Jörg Buttgereit is looking for Fukuda fanart:
https://plus.google.com/photos/114212471819328903222/albums/5658812849003567329
Make a prototype and the license for the merchandise is yours for sure…
January 10, 2012 at 8:37 AM
pandafilanda
Just stumbled upon your blog. Splendid! Felicitaciones!!!!!
January 12, 2012 at 12:07 AM
Wayne
Wow–thank you so much [blushing].
January 20, 2012 at 1:50 PM
judith2you
Immensely appreciated your post on Lucas Cranach – so I referenced you in my blog on Judith. Hope you don’t mind the effusive praise.
January 20, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Wayne
Not at all! Thank you so much, and thanks too for the blog concerning Judith.
February 23, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Julie-Ann Ewart
hi
I work for a Textbook Publishing company in Jamaica that is searching for a photo of a voodoo ceremony for an upcoming publication. Please email if it is possible for us to use the one that you have up in one of your posts.
Thank you.
March 26, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Brooke Monfort
An enjoyable assortment of articles. More, please…
March 28, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Wayne
Thanks Brooke, I’m trying to write one every work day (well, except for the occasional holiday).
May 11, 2012 at 1:42 AM
Haruki Yokono
Could you sell live Helix pomatia to Japan ?
If you can. we are very appreciated.
Good Rgards
May 11, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Wayne
I’m sorry, I’m afraid I just write about them (and eat them). You might try international trade listings–here are some on Alibaba: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/helix-pomatia-snails.html.
May 16, 2012 at 6:24 PM
A Man Called Da-da
Yours is consistently Da-da’s favorite blog… so long as you don’t start tragically referring to yourself in the third person.
-Da-da
May 18, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Wayne
Thanks for the kudos! Ferrebeekeeper will try not to let praise go to his head. Coincidentally, are you a parent or a dadaist or both?
May 18, 2012 at 12:48 PM
A Man Called Da-da
Both. With a healthy dash of Charles Addams and Monty Python.