[religiousextremist]

[ltwilliammowett]

Meeresstrand im Nebel, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1807

[seabeck]

Bull kelp

[cardboard-houses-swaying]

Update on the blue castle book cover!

The art is mostly done, I still need to decide if I want to work more on it with watercolor and colored pencils or move to editing digitally

[guilhernunes]

storytime

[descensos]

[ltwilliammowett]

Painted seashell - a ship caught in a storm, the crew evacuating by boat in a rough sea, signed E. Bataille, seaside souvenir, 19th century

[laclefdescoeurs]

Caprice architectural avec trois arcades surmontées de colonnades, Charles Michel-Ange Challe

[riverwindphotography]

A Common Raven (Corvus corax) was happy to pose near the Yellowstone River.

(c) riverwindphotography, May 2026

[edinburgh-by-the-sea]

chequered beast of the night

[edinburgh-by-the-sea]

bright sediments

[ginandoldlace]

Henry Scott Tuke in a Dinghy at Falmouth (1901) shows the artist at rest on the water, seated in a small boat as it drifts gently in the harbour. The photograph has a calm, intimate feel, reflecting both his close connection to the sea and the relaxed, observational quality seen in his paintings.

Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929) was a British painter associated with the Newlyn School, best known for his luminous scenes of young men by the sea around Cornwall, particularly Falmouth. His work captures light, water, and quiet moments of coastal life with a natural, sunlit ease.

[orthodoxadventure]

[laclefdescoeurs]

A wooded landscape with figures and animals on a road, a lake and mountains beyond, Irish School, Early 19th Century

[descensos]

you can do this. take a deep breath, think about the bigger picture, then atomize it. now that you've got a bunch of small problems, just start. swallow your pride and work at hand with whatever is in front of you. do it slowly but consistently and if you see no progress, don't worry about it. just build up the discipline to show up everyday. make it a habit so it stops being the thing you "think about doing" and it becomes the thing that you "just do". if you are feeling sad, or anxious, do something for someone. something nice, doesn't have to be anything big, but try to put a little thought into it. and if you find that you can't bring yourself to get out of bed, if you can't even pray for yourself, pray for someone else. give thanks to God in everything that you do. especially for this little prayer that is nothing short of a miracle. don't forget to drink water, i believe and i love you

[baheuldey]

Feuillages, 2026, feutre sur papier, 29,7 × 21 cm

[orthodoxadventure]

SAINT MARY MAGDALENE: A MODEL OF DEVOTION AND LOVE FOR CHRIST

On August 4, we commemorate Mary Magdalene, Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles - the first witness of the Risen Christ and the bearer of this joyous tidings to the Apostles.

As Saint Luke of Crimea once preached: "Saint Mary Magdalene stood as the most fervent herald of Christ's Resurrection. Her heart burned with such fearless love for her Lord that she boldly approached even Emperor Tiberius during Pascha. Presenting him with a red egg, she proclaimed, 'Christ is risen!' - and with such power did she testify that the emperor himself came to believe.

You may not deliver eloquent sermons, yet each of you can proclaim Christ through your daily life and simplest words. Follow, therefore, the example of the holy myrrh-bearing women."