a thinking woman

the less room you give me / the more space i've got

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The Jewel, by James Wright from The Branch Will Not Break, 1963.

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"Innamorato della Luna" (In Love with the Moon) Antonio Rubino, 1907

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Welcome to SHIMAJIMA

Sometimes I just fall into an amazing album and it's all I want to listen to for about a week straight.

I fell in love with Tour Guide first, but SUNSET is where the party's at.

[ymutate]

Nikolai Astrup (Norwegian, 1880-1928)

Midsummer Eve Bonfire

Before 1916

Oil on canvas, 53 9/16 x 77 3/16 in.

Savings Bank Foundation DNB/ KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen, Norway.

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The Hours (1909–1911) is a monumental celestial ceiling mural by American artist Edwin Austin Abbey, located in the House of Representatives Chamber at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. It is a 24-foot diameter, circular oil painting depicting 24 allegorical female figures representing the hours of the day.

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[huariqueje]

A Forest in Winter - Oskar Bergman , 1904.

Swedish , 1879-1963

Oil on canvas, 57.7 x 81.3 cm.

[-vvaste]

室生寺／五重塔 (by HarQ Photography).  Buddhist temple.  Japan

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William Kurelek (Canadian, 1927-1977), Smoking Mountain, 1973. Mixed media on board, 48 x 37 1/2 in.

[petaltexturedskies]

Eugene de Blaas, The Awakening (c. 1893) — detail

[apoemaday]

A Ream of Paper

by Jane Hirshfield

I have a ream of paper, a cartridge of ink,

almonds, coffee, a wool scarf for warmth.

Whatever handcuffs the soul, I have brought here.

Whatever distances the heart, I have brought here.

A deer rises onto her haunches to reach for an apple,

though many fallen apples are on the ground.

[themodernartists]

Neil Welliver (American, 1929-2005), Sky in Cora’s Marsh #54/90, 1987-1988. Woodcut.

[satakentia]

Snow Powder 瑞巌寺, Miyagi District, Japan

by  sumika❀

[apoemaday]

Tree

by Jane Hirshfield

It is foolish to let a young redwood grow next to a house.

Even in this one lifetime, you will have to choose.

That great calm being, this clutter of soup pots and books —

Already the first branch-tips brush at the window. Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.

[dyke-delphinium]

Sketches by Gustav Gaudernack, 1910

[nevebianca]

[gorgonetta]

[Two images of Hayao Miyazaki seated outdoors with a lounging white cat.  Subtitles, “Look how carefree she looks.  You have no schedule.”]

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I need this on a shirt.

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I can't wait! Looks like it's time for my annual re-watch of every Bear episode before the new season hits. This show's soundtrack slaps.