2015 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH

The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream. Jack Kerouac.

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Yusuke Nakamura

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Saya the watcher, Karnataka, India

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𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔢 𝔞𝔠𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔪𝔦𝔠 𝔣𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔭 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔢𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 𝔲𝔫𝔦

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The Cotswolds charm

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Henri Matisse Poppies, 1919 Oil on canvas Detroit Institute of Arts

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If you’re reading this… congratulations, you survived Ray Bradbury’s doomsday!

“‘Today is August 4, 2026,’ said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling…”

-Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains”

Today is August 4th, 2026–the day that Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” is based on. I have included the short story below for anyone desiring to read it. Please feel free to let me know what you think in the comments! Happy doomsday;)

Art credits: “House Fire” by beccastadtlander (Etsy)

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Jacob's Ladder, Peak District, England

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Alessandro Tofanelli (Italian, b. 1959)

Summer Afternoon

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“Naturaleza muerta con melocotones" 1889

🖌️Paul Gauguin (francés, 1848 – 1903)

Museo de Bellas Artes Fogg

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Highlands Mood - Iceland 2026

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Très belles Heures de Notre-Dame (c. 1375).

> Illuminators: The Limbourg brothers / Maître de la Vie de saint Jean-Baptiste / Master of the Parement / Maître du Saint-Esprit.

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Positano, Italy

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Anna & Elena Balbusso

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James Kokkinobaphos - Homilies on the Virgin (c. 1140).

> Illuminator: Kokkinobaphos Master.