How very blue the sea is

The girl who circumnavigated Fairyland in a ship of her own making

[leechesandcream]

“Yes, I will laugh despite my tears, I’ll sing out songs amidst my misfortunes. I’ll have hope despite all odds. I will live! Away, you sorrowful thoughts!”

— Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian poet (b. 25 February 1871)

[miamaimania]

White Cliffs of Dover (2023) by Toby Coulson ⌘ Two figures where the island ends

[classic-elegant-beautiful]

[iphigeniacomplex]

“our age of bronze is collapsing” is this beautiful random burst of monty python dialogue amidst the drudgery of nolan’s vision and i think it should win the first-ever oscar for best solitary line

[iphigeniacomplex]

[wringing my hands as i look out my window directly overlooking wall street, watching the sun rise on october 29, 1929] aw fuck it’s the great depression

[estrogenesis-vaporeongelion]

[villainessbian]

Bavarian soldier in 1618: I too wanna serve my country and show loyalty to the Habsburgs. I enlist to serve in the thirty years' war

Soldier next to him: the what

[misscromwellsmonocle]

The Little Art Connoisseur (1863) August Friedrich Siegert

[darnitjack]

Last time this came around I showed my three year old and he said "He's little like me!" and stared for a whole minute (v. Long in toddler time).

[sailermoon]

this is how new yorkers @ mamdani

[sailermoon]

[excitedrainbow]

IT’S LITERALLY HAPPENING LMAOOOOO

[radishforest]

For a little while I was making these dudes (I called them sneefters), but they kept breaking or falling over in the kiln. Maybe sometime I'll try some more that are sitting like the strawberry & crying ones.

[history-of-fashion]

1871 Emile-August Carolus-Duran - Madame Flandrin née Marie Lebon

(The Schorr Collection)

[frostedmagnolias]

Evening Dress

c. 1900-1905

by Ayal, Paris

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

[urgetocreate]

Grzegorz Jacek Olejniczak, (Polish b.1968), Moments Before the Storm, 2026, Acrylic and oil technique

[gentlyepigrams]

Opera cape, 1910. Kerry Taylor Auctions.

[catsofyore]

“Happy moments” destroying your houseplant. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

[ericidle]

Our age of strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is collapsing

[liquidstar]

"only 90s kids remember-" wrong, if you're poor and/or rural enough, old tech and fashion doesn't just disappear when it stops being trendy. We had dial-up until 2012

[blinkees]

updated the character limit on the blinkie maker! previously 15 characters, you can now attempt to cram a whopping 25 characters on your blinkies!! certain fonts and font sizes WILL cut off. use your best judgement ok?

[fasciation-fascination]

perfect

[kylieminvogue]

"COLUMBO" S1E5 - "Dead Weight"

[enchantedbook]

'Stag meeting a Unicorn'. Historical artwork from 'The Book of Lambspring', (1749) edition, showing a meeting between a stag and a unicorn in a forest clearing. In alchemical tradition, the stag sumbolises the Sun and the Unicorn represents the Moon - a union of opposites, harmony of energies.