Can we just slow it down and press reset? ♡☆♡

[riverwindphotography]

Purple lupine in a forest clearing

(c) riverwindphotography, July 2026

[riverwindphotography]

Purple lupine in a forest clearing

(c) riverwindphotography, July 2026

[random-brushstrokes]

Nikolai Obrynba - Before the Storm (1957)

[seabeck]

7 Spotted lady bug

[enchantedbook]

“The Surprise” From the children’s book Shining Hours. Illustration attributed to Emil Schmidt, 1878.

[chic-a-gigot]

L'Art et la mode, no. 29, 19 juillet 1902, Paris. Toilette en Venise, incrustée de drap blanc brodé de guirlandes de fleurs. Charmant boléro découpé en pointes sur une blouse en linon rayée de plis. Rembrandt en paille de soie, cravaté de velours vert et garni d’un paradis vert; épingle et boucle en or ciselé. La marque J. B. D. de ruban de velours avec envers satin ou envers ordinaire est une garantie de qualité supérieure et de fabrication irréprochable. — Se trouve dans toutes les maisons de gros. Imp. L. Lafontaine, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France

[chic-a-gigot]

L'Art et la mode, no. 29, vol. 34, 19 juillet 1913, Paris. Robe de mousseline blanche plissée a’trois volants. Ceinture de soie "bleu céleste". Col et poignets brodés. Imp. L. Lafontaine, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France

[halljavalge]

Source: yuliyakudasheva

ℍ𝐚𝓵ｌ נ𝐀 𝔳คĻǤẸ

[michaelnordeman]

Creeping bellflower/Campanula rapunculoides/knölklocka. Renamed by some as "creeping hellflower" because it spreads rapidly and can be very difficult to get rid of. Beautiful nevertheless. Värmland, Sweden (19 July 2014).

[trenchandwhite]

[halljavalge]

Source: pinterest.com/Ann Cassity

ℍ𝐚𝓵ｌ נ𝐀 𝔳คĻǤẸ - Ahh!!!

[amnhnyc]

Meet Davy’s naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi)! This species, which can be found in parts of Central and South America, preys mostly on moths and flies. It uses echolocation to hunt by night, and can detect prey as small as 0.08 in (0.2 cm) in size from nearly 2.46 ft (0.75 m) away in darkness. Often feeding above water, this bat also has the ability to drink on the go—a phenomenon known as “drinking on the wing.”

Photo: Geoffrey Gomes, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[purr-in-ink]

Ommmmm 🐾🤍

[reanimateobjects]

[historicalbookimages]

🐠 The cruise of the Tomas Barrera New York, G.P. Putnam’s sons, 1916. Original source Image description: Illustration of a rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) displayed upside down. The fish has a bright yellow head and fins, with a large, distinctive dark black patch covering most of its body and extending to the dorsal fin, which is tipped with yellow and red. The detailed scales are visible, and the fish’s eye is prominent near the yellow face. Its angular fins and tail show vibrant orange and red accents. Text beside the image notes it as a reef fish from the Colorado region, courtesy of the U.S. Fish Commission, from the 1916 publication “The Cruise of the Tomas Barrera.”

[longingforrotkehlchen]

A summer duckling. Just one. For a peaceful day.

And for my well-being. 👀🦆

Stockente 🐣 (mallard) im Unteren Schlossgarten, Stuttgart-Ost.

[beatricecenci]

Léon Perrault (French, 1832-1908)

Jeune femme aux fleurs