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[engelsmediablog]

Sophie and the kittens, ep. 2.4 | Die Kaiserin (2024) dir. Katharina Eyssen

[florealegiardini]

Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy | daisyromaniello

[you-jump-i-jump]

Nearer My God To Thee

[icecreamwithjackdaniels]

Thomas Moran (American, 1837–1926), "Fingal’s Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland" (details), 1884

[ginawankenobi]

Don’t mind me, just spending today and the foreseeable future thinking about the new images of Titanic

and the fact that it was a couple of holes the size of a piece of paper that did her in because it opened up too many compartments to flooding

and the heroes like Joseph Bell and his engineers, who gave their lives to keep the lights on as long as possible in the hopes of rescue

and that some of the richest men in the world refused to board the lifeboats so others would have a better chance at survival

and all the acts of heroism large and small that displayed the best of humanity in the worst of situations

and the things that give me hope to this day that no matter how bad things get, humanity can and will prevail

May all who lost their lives that day rest in peace forever. May the rest of us carry on their memory and do all we can to keep the best of humanity alive and well.

[saeruth-deactivated20190514]

”I am in fact a Hobbit in all but size. I like gardens, trees, and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated), but detest French cooking; I like, and even dare to wear in these dull days, ornamental waistcoats. I am fond of mushrooms (out of a field); have a very simple sense of humor (which even my appreciative critics find tiresome); I go to bed late and get up late (when possible). I do not travel much.”

[shipwreckedwithcaptainmarrow]

This what it is like on board an East-Indiaman from the 1730’s. This is a replica of the Götheborg, based in Sweden,  launched in 1738, sunk in 1745. East Indiamen were used as traders and slavers- the most famous being Blackbeard’s “Queen Ann’s Revenge”. These are photos from  between 2012-2015. With all luck and hope, we will return to your regularly scheduled program next year, and venture to China, recreating the original route of Sweden’s trade to Guangzhou, now known as Canton.

[taurielsilvan]

And Arwen said: ’Dark is the Shadow, and yet my heart rejoices; for you, Estel, shall be among the great whose valour will destroy it.’ But Aragorn answered: ’Alas! I cannot foresee it, and how it may come to pass is hidden from me. Yet with your hope I will hope. And the Shadow I utterly reject. But neither, lady, is the Twilight for me; for I am mortal, and if you will cleave to me, Evenstar, then the Twilight you must also renounce.’

[kootyl]

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her daughters - Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia Romanov in 1913.

[musicaddictt]

I'm so tired of feeling worthless. I am so tired of being hurt. I am so tired of never ever being good enough, and always being unwanted. It's all I'll ever be. I just want a break from being me..

[moonlit-rumour]

-from Lieutenant John Irving, of H.M.S. Terror, In Sir John Franklin’s Last Expedition to the Arctic Regions: A Memorial Sketch with Letters (1881) , compiled by Benjamin Bell

[antoniettabrandeisova]

Wisteria by Piotr Kouzmitch Stoliarenko

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Historical Fashion Challenge 2025

Day 13: 1850s-1860s photographs

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[expressions-of-nature]

by Mariyana Atanasova

[hiswordsarekisses]

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.

I have made you and I will carry you;

I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

(Isaiah 46:4)

(Kevin Carden art on instagram)

[lochiels]

ARWEN UNDÓMIEL + looking down

[ltwilliammowett]

Adélie penguins in front of the barque Europa in Antarctica