The Crystallized Brain

Love and magic.

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Oldest known gold jewellery found in grave in Varna (Bulgaria) necropolis. c. 6600 years old. [1740x2610]

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Dream Girl, Kate Moss for W July 2007 by Ryan McGinley

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Scent bottle (18th century) enamelled decoration with the motto ‘Tout pour vous’ (All for you).

Image and text courtesy MFA Boston.

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Last Sunday

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as much as the world fails you, never regret having a good heart. 

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ancient god (self-diagnosed)

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ITALY. Rome. October 1994. A dinner setting. Steve McCurry

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Mary Oliver, from Peonies

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Cottage garden by  Georgianna Lane

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The first nice enough day, I hiked to this field. While I painted 11 turkey vultures circled the sky above me and it was more than a little off putting.

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An arbor of wisteria offers shade and fragrance to a terrace garden. An arrangement of rock crystals creates decorative interest.

Home Landscaping: Ideas, Styles, and Designs for Creative Outdoor Spaces, 1988

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Wild blackberries, and the pie we baked them into.

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Flowers growing near the clearest blue river I have ever seen