Bird and Vine

Poppies

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:24 -0400

The poppies send up their
orange flares; swaying
in the wind, their congregations
are a levitation

of bright dust, of thin
and lacy leaves.
There isn’t a place
in this world that doesn’t

sooner or later drown
in the indigos of darkness,
but now, for a while,
the roughage

shines like a miracle
as it floats above everything
with its yellow hair.
Of course nothing stops the cold,

black, curved blade
from hooking forward—
of course
loss is the great lesson.

But I also say this: that light
is an invitation
to happiness,
and that happiness,

when it’s done right,
is a kind of holiness,
palpable and redemptive.
Inside the bright fields,

touched by their rough and spongy gold,
I am washed and washed
in the river
of earthly delight—

and what are you going to do—
what can you do
about it—
deep, blue night?

Mary Oliver

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Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:45 -0400

Staring at the Stars by Passenger

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:13 -0400

Staring at the Stars by Passenger

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Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:55 -0400

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Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:09 -0400

"To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:01:42 -0400

“To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.”

- Marc Hack

Lady at the window, Auguste Toulmouche.

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:01:32 -0400

Lady at the window, Auguste Toulmouche.

magicsystem: (by toi ♥)

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:02:31 -0400

magicsystem:

(by toi ♥)

soyouthinkyoucansee: Villa di Livia di Prima Porta, I sec a.C....

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:01:43 -0400

soyouthinkyoucansee:

Villa di Livia di Prima Porta, I sec a.C. Rome.

Vanity, Auguste Toulmouche. Although I prefer to think of it as...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:01:48 -0400

Vanity, Auguste Toulmouche.

Although I prefer to think of it as self-love :)

ethertune: By ショーシュー(SHOUSHU)

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:02:35 -0400

ethertune:

By ショーシュー(SHOUSHU)

voiceofnature: Wallace Monument, ScotlandBeen to the top :)

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:01:41 -0400

voiceofnature:

Wallace Monument, Scotland

Been to the top :)

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Mon, 13 May 2013 16:03:05 -0400

joncarling:

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:02:00 -0400

joncarling:

thomerama: Charles Edward Hallé

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:02:21 -0400

thomerama:

Charles Edward Hallé

steepravine: Trail Through The Redwoods I went on a 13 mile...

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:01:29 -0400

steepravine:

Trail Through The Redwoods

I went on a 13 mile hike in Portola Redwoods today. Go there if you can - my friend and I were alone with old growth redwoods in the most serene place you can imagine.

(Portola Redwoods Park, California - 1/2013)

lostsplendor: Vernona Jarbeau, 1885 (by George Eastman House)

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:02:29 -0400

lostsplendor:

Vernona Jarbeau, 1885 (by George Eastman House)

bluepueblo: Ancient Stone House, Spain photo via fyphotography

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:01:36 -0400

bluepueblo:

Ancient Stone House, Spain

photo via fyphotography

swansong-willows: (via Fairy Worlds 7 / So sweet! Fairy house...

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:01:29 -0400

swansong-willows:

(via Fairy Worlds 7 / So sweet! Fairy house on rock island.)

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete."

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:02:11 -0400

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”

- Jack Kornfield