Here be pirates!

I nearly missed it last year, and if Flickr hadn’t reminded me, I’d have missed it this year, too. I think I may have also missed the celebration day of the patron saint of librarians and archivists, but having googled it, I think there are a few saints to choose from. I’ll have to actually do some research on that, just out of curiosity. My vote goes to St. Catherine of Alexandria (beheaded in BCE 305 in Alexandria, Egypt). I love celebration days, even if I’m not Catholic. (There’s a book, Making Saints, that I’ve been wanting to read for ages, but have never gotten around to. Eventually.)

ETA: jolly roger flag restoration (link via BitchPhD)