gilded splinters

[fragrantblossoms]

George Chevalier. France, Tilloy, The only inhabitant to have returned to the village, is having lunch in front of his house (Mr. Edmond Prangère), Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines, 01/06/1919.

[lascitasdelashoras]

Andrew Wyeth

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

There are times we feel guided and protected by beings beyond our sight. Recognizing this as a kind of grace is a source of serenity. Whether it’s literally true or there is some other energy that gives us this sense of guidance and protection, the Buddha included this among the benefits of practicing metta.

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, “11 Benefits of Loving-Friendliness Meditation”

[mrgipe]

[mrgipe]

[honeymoonworl]

Sylvia Plath feeding blueberries to a deer, 1959

[diana-andraste]

"Have some baking powder, lest a demon creep up while you sleep."

via Atlas Obscura

[ymutate]

Gê Viana.

Nelson Sitting, from Parity, 2017.

Courtesy of the artist.

[nonrussian]

Group of mari people in traditional garments, early 20th c.

from Kunstukamera archive

[yama-bato]

Mood

Image via @jma_m w/

@denis.boulzecakedesign.agency

[1264doghouse]

[journalofanobody]

[fragrantblossoms]

Paolo Monti. Venezia, 1948-1982.

[1264doghouse]

The White Top Folk Festival with Frank Blevins (fiddle), Jack Reedy (banjo), Edd Blevins (guitar), and a six-year-old mandolin sensation, Muriel Dockery, in 1933.

[untrustyou]

Thomas Billhardt

Beirut , primary school in a Palestinian camp, 1977

[thinkingimages]

[The chalkboard shows a drawing of an Israeli warplane dropping missiles over two stick men running away from their houses. The stick men are running towards a drawing that reads ‘ملجأ’ (Mal-Ja’) which translates to refuge shelter. There is an arrow pointing to the warplane that reads ‘خطر’ (Kha-Tar) which translates to danger.]

[postcard-from-the-past]

Women from the Sikkim state of northern India

British vintage postcard

[davidhudson]

Aretha Franklin, March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018.

John Landis’s The Blues Brothers (1980).