Silvergrain-in-the-dark

[blumenundpoesie]

We have always loved and we will continue to love. Oh, the beauty of human connection!

[maureen2musings]

Cece, the guardian and protector of Dendera Temple, Egypt

bradflowerss

[iamhisgloriouspurpose]

@gaslightgallows - this tag is so perfect:

#a cat who remembers being a god

[nixscriptum]

happy pride month. 🌈

[yama-bato]

Beth Moon

Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

[sasharauschen]

2025, Saint-Petersburg

10х15, Silverprint, Author's copy

[silvergrain-in-the-dark]

[bowelfly]

Brother Gregor gone fishin'

[bowelfly]

Meanwhile, in the reeds

[she-is-ms-rebelheart]

The world feels a long way off from our Star Trek moment.

[amnhnyc]

Act like Megalochelys atlas and smile, because it’s Fossil Friday! One of the largest known land turtles, scientists think this massive reptile could reach heights of 5.9 ft (1.8 m)—tall enough to look a grown human in the eye. This specimen’s shell measures some 7.4 ft (2.3 m) long and in life, it may have weighed more than 2,000 lbs (907 kg). Megalochelys lived during the Late Pliocene about 2 million years ago. The fossil on display in the Museum’s Hall of Vertebrate Origins was found in 1922 in Chandigarh, India.   You can spot this giant, and more, at the Museum! Plan your visit.

Photo: © AMNH 

Alt: A photo of Megalochelys atlas on display in the Museum. The giant turtle's skeleton is a dark brown color.

[julykings]

in my delicate nature

[sutured-infection]

Cellulose nitrate was used to make dice from the late 1860s until the middle of the twentieth century, and the material remains stable for decades. Then, in a flash, they can dramatically decompose. Nitric acid is released in a process called outgassing. The dice cleave, crumble, and then implode.

From Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck by Ricky Jay and Rosamond Purcell, 2002.

[arte-artem-artibus]

Helene Schjerfbeck - Fragment, 1904, oil on canvas, 31.5 × 34 cm

[polymorphousculturevulture]

Statuette of a Woman 'The Stargazer' ca 3000 BCE

source www.clevelandart.org

[havingapoemwithyou]

Not Anyone Who Says by Mary Oliver

[vintage-treasures]

Embroidered Casket. Satin, silk, metal thread, and pearls (1671) Martha Edlin (1660–1725) completed this ornate casket at age eleven as the final challenge of her needlework education. The casket contains secret drawers and a mirror. It preserved Martha's original silver bodkin and miniature tea service for centuries.

Silk satin panels featuring raised work depict Music on the lid, surrounded by the four elements of air, fire, earth, and water. The front and sides illustrate the seven virtues, Faith, Hope, Charity, Justice, Temperance, Fortitude, and Prudence. Loc. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Dim. 30.5 cm H x 25.4 cm W x 17.8 cm D (12 x 10 x 7 in.).

[etherealcry]

"Sypanie piaskiem" is an old custom from the rural parts of Poland that consists in drawing protective or decorative symbols with sand.

[metamorphesque]

"Mysterious are the secrets of the sky", Hovhannes Grigoryan (translated by Tathev Simonyan)