Something rich and strange...

Beautiful things in immoderation. Pan-fandom. A niche for notes on writing, reading, anime, manga, food porn, sweetmeats, flowers, gemstones, pretty things, pretty males, wild flights of fancy and imagination, art, linguaphilia... in no particular order....

[allthingseurope]

Lake Bled, Slovenia (by Croosterpix)

[geologypage]

Elbaite (Tourmaline) with Smoky Quartz | #Geology #GeologyPage #Minerals #Afghanistan

Locality: Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Dimensions: 4.6 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm

Photo Copyright © Crystal Classics

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[zandraart]

playing with colors

[bailiesartblog]

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

[coiour-my-world]

Dreamy Rainier by Yanbing Shi

[heaveninawildflower]

Perfume Bottle Case (Etui). 18th century. Possibly made in England.

Tortoiseshell with gold gilt.

Images and text information courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.

[ullathynell]

Ulla Thynell illustration

[geologypage]

Tourmaline | #Geology #GeologyPage #Minerals

Locality: Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Size: 3.7 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm

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[vurtual]

Perseids over the Bohemian Forest (by Tomas Havel)

[geologypage]

Fluorite | #Geology #GeologyPage #minerals #Austria

Locality: Summit Cleft, Weißeck, Murwinkel, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria

Size: 6 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm

Photo Copyright © blue mountains /e-rocks. com

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[laladbzland]

[zandraart]

tower in the sky

[coiour-my-world]

East Coast Park | Singapore ||  dotzsoh

[geologypage]

Tourmaline #Geology #GeologyPage #minerals #DRCongo

Locality: Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo

Size: 3.3 × 1.4 × 1.3 cm

Photo Copyright © Viamineralia /e-rocks. com

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[zandraart]

the colors of winter

[yamikuzu]

[tea-with-mrs-mourning-dove]