[es0teric0]

a knife? are you flirting with me

[lamignonette]

[themirokai]

Contemplating crimes….

[1five1two]

[princessmordorx]

[petaltexturedskies]

“Less poetry,” said the voice over the telephone. “Be specific.” But did anyone ever experience pleasure from reading a clinical description? Didn’t the old man know how words carry colours and sounds into the flesh?

Anaïs Nin, Delta of Venus

[itsrainingpumpkins]

A Lonely House in the Icelandic Wilderness Javier Ipas

[petaltexturedskies]

It was a delightful June morning. The sun played on the waters of the river and brushed the dewy grass with its rays. The river and the meadow were strewn with rich diamonds of light.

Anton Chekhov, from "After the fair" wr. c. 1880

[7pleiades7]

Damen med slöjan. Konstnärens maka Suzanne Roslin [also known as The Lady with the Veil (the Artist's Wife) and The Lady with the Fan, The Artist's Wife], (Detail), (1768), by Alexander Roslin (Swedish, 1718 – 1793), oil on canvas, 650 mm (25.59 in) x 540 mm (21.25 in), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

[random-brushstrokes]

José Malhoa (Portuguese, 1855-1933) - «Adelaide» from the painting "Fado"

[dullhare]

Endogooroff Ivan Ivanovich.

“Rain”

[noahseby]

theyre going to shoot me out back tomorrow and i will enjoy it

[briargeese]

Rocks, waves, summer, Lake Michigan.

[7pleiades7]

Stitching the Standard, (Detail), (1911), by Edmund Blair Leighton (English, 1852 – 1922), oil on canvas, 98 cm (38.5 in) x 44 cm (17.3 in), Private Collection

[shisasan]

“But darling, perfection is boring. Oh, so boring.”

—

[gothredy]

[pmamtraveller]

Henri-Léopold Lévy - Young Woman and Death

[highvictoriana-blog]

Mother of pearl brisé fan, fourth quarter of the 19th century. Courtesy of the Met.