klavier

We are instruments endowed with feeling and memory; our senses are so many keys that are struck by surrounding nature, and that often strike themselves.

[plant-folk]

The full rotation of the Moon as seen by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

[wilwheaton]

It’s so beautiful and amazing that we live at a moment in time when we can see the entire moon, and not just the side that’s tidally-locked toward the Earth.

[gothiccharmschool]

@netherworldpost Atty, my darling! A post featuring your beloved!

[netherworldpost]

The Moon. I am sitting on god’s bed and making my silly stupid jokes because I am Her jester, and She is laughing

this is all I want / this is all I desire / this is everything / this is absolutely everything / I am here / I am actually here / I am literally actually here / this is literally actually everything

And She is flirting and I am not understanding

of course.

I am missing the cues

I am missing the increasingly

obvious

I am stealing a glance

at the curve

of

Her

smile.

When I think She isnt looking / and I am becoming / increasingly speeedy and squeaky / what with my words / jokes / are failing to make a cohsive / sense / statements

and I am once again

stealing glances

at Her

as She reaches to the other side of the bed to fetch a glass of water, and takes a sip, eyes on me, as she drinks, and then presses it to my lips, god pressing a glass of water to my lips

in offering to me Her jester

and I drink

and then she places the glass to Her lips and drinks again.

Have you ever had a person / monster / god / creature / take a drink from a glass, and they are looking at you over the rim, and their eyes are magnified by the focus of this experience, and you’re staring into them

the world goes shadowy and black for a moment because you’re locked into That Gaze.

I can conjure the sight in memory and it makes it hard to breathe. This is everything.

I am once again stealing a glance

as She sets the glass of water down moving a bit closer smelling of salt / kindness secrets hidden / rewards offered

placing a hand on the small of my aching mortal back

She places Her hand to my cheek and gently turns my face to face Hers

And the Light

oh my bones

oh my soul

oh that smile

oh my life

the Light Cosmic.

I am Her jester. There is no other profession I ascribe to.

[creature-adjacent]

Carnivorous plants doin this is so funny to me

They don't wanna eat their pollinators :(

[questionablepastries]

[historyarchaeologyartefacts]

Humanoid Khepri Scarab from Late Period Egypt, Egyptian Museum of Berlin [573 x 735]

[cidham]

amir khusrow (1253–1325 CE)

[cherepashkadrabbles]

This is back on my dash! And listen, I love to see Amir Khusrau getting appreciation, but this translation ignores a lot. The original rhymes! And scans! And does playful things with register! And conveys a tone of affectionate banter between the two speakers, not least because it has them both addressing each other as sakhi (translated above as “girl”) in the last two lines. I think taking some liberties with line order is worth it to preserve more of the rest—and I think there’s a better translation of sakhi. And so:

He only visits once a year, I splurge big on him when he’s here, His kisses make my tastebuds tango. Who, bitch, your man? Nah, bitch, a mango.

[userbailu]

PENTIMENT (2022) — developed by obsidian entertainment

[broccoliseason-deactivated20210]

A close up of the Blanket Octopus during a blackwater dive with The Three P diving club , Romblon Island, Philippines. Credit: Joseph Elayani

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

[weirdchristmas]

[dduane]

…I’ll always reblog the frog.

[actual-lich-queen]

Counterpoint: Matsumoto Hoji, active c. 1875

[empresstress13]

That’s a compelling counterpoint

[markscherz]

Another by Itō Jakuchu. Truly this genre is some of the greatest art of the last two centuries.

[friendlyneighborhoodseamonster]

Functional website

[markscherz]

Ever seen frog art so good it’s too dangerous for under-18s to see?

[horsefigureoftheday]

Horse figure of the day: Mr.Z Akhal-Teke Horse 048-6

[horsefigureoftheday]

#the mr z figs would be truely epic if not for the hair#just ew#the mane and tail need to be in the same 'universe' as the rest for the sculpt#now if the fig is to be SHOWN esp a live show this could be an advantage#if you like styling tying braiding a tiny amount of likely shitty fiber

I agree, but in defense of this particular figure, akhal teke hair is just like that. It's why they're usually roached

[thekimonogallery]

Interior Scene with Women, Children, and a Dog.   Ukiyo-e woodblock print.  About 1800, Japan.  Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I 

[kuutamosonaatti]

Ruhnu, Estonia (1934)

[thejewellerybox]

Waterfall brooch by Mikimoto, 2021

Inspired by artist Hokusai’s depictions of waterfalls in his famous ukiyo-e landscapes.

18k white and rose gold with freshwater pearl, jadeite, tanzanite, emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds.

[fishdetective]

really really awesome image

[polkadotmotmot]

Richard Raiselis - The Grass May Be Greener, 2024 - Oil on linen

[nihillist-blog]

Days of Heaven (1978)

[thehmn]

Foxes disguised as monks. On the left from Japan and on the right from Denmark.

[crabs-and-bedbugs]

It was a global problem

[batmanego]

im having feelings about the uffington white horse again

[batmanego]

so essentially there’s this cool horse drawn into the hills in england made out of chalk and it’s like 3,000 years old.

people carved trenches 3,000 years ago and filled them with chalk in the shape of a horse but what’s interesting is that if you fail to maintain the horse by adding new chalk regularly, it will disappear. for 3,000 years, we’ve been filling in chalk in this horse so it doesn’t disappear.

we’ll never know what the purpose of the horse was originally. we’ll never know if it had ritual or spiritual significance or if it was just art. but we do know that people maintained it then, and, even though the meaning of the horse has long been lost to time, we continue to maintain it now.

the people who made this horse are long dead, but they live through us still, don’t you think?

[batmanego]

couldn’t agree more we’re best friends now

[andrusmagnus]

Japanese Ivory Seal Early 20thC