fresnel lenses, my beloved

being (at one time) chiefly a home for wayward and doomed fictional mariners. call me tortie. some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me IRL, I thought I would scroll about a little and see the Tumblr-y part of the world. she/her, tumblr old, tortoiseshells over on AO3. here there be memes, period dramas, boats.

[astroportals]

I ❤️ MY PUBLIC LIBRARY

[urgetocreate]

Sigurd Swane (Danish 1879-1973), Hyacinths in Herb Pots, 1949, Oil on canvas

[inthetags]

Reblog and put in the tags if you can remember where you got the shirt you're currently wearing.

[kafkasapartment]

In the Silence of the Green Garden, 2024. Bat Ella. Acrylic, oil and pigments on canvas.

[sixappleseeds]

princeton university press is having a 50% off sale and i limited myself to just three books but the temptation to go back and browse for more is extremely strong

so i'm telling you all about it instead. it goes until june 9!

[redbelles]

"I remember, growin' up, at night, my dad would sit in the kitchen with all the lights out, and he'd wait for me to come in. And he'd sit there and drink, and I'd stand in the driveway and I'd look in through the screen door and I could see the light of the cigarette, and then I'd rush up on the porch and try to get by him, and he'd always call me back. And it was like he was always... always angry. Always mad. He'd be sittin' there thinkin' about everything that he wasn't ever gonna have, until... until he'd get me thinkin' like that too. And I'd lay up in my bed, at night, I'd be starin' at the ceiling, and I'd feel like if somethin' didn't happen, if somethin' didn't happen soon, it felt like I was just gonna... like someday, like I was just gonna..."

I'M ON FIRE Bruce Springsteen ★ Paris, 1985

[graciehart]

Timeless favorites [15/?] ⤷ 1.11 — “The World's Columbian Exposition” (1893)

[ak-nm]

[nat-20s]

out of curiosity, how many books have you read this year

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Voting ended onJun 5

[omgthatdress]

Gown made out of a cashmere shawl

1795-1799

The Victoria & Albert Museum

"Cashmere shawls were prized imports from India during the late 18th century. British manufacturers soon began making shawls in similar styles. Not only were they worn with the newly fashionable Neo-classical gowns, the shawls were also made into gowns. In this example of the late 1790s, two shawls were sewn together to form the front and back of the gown. Sleeves of cream satin and a collar and over-sleeves of green silk satin were then added."

[annabelle--cane]

love when an absolute nightmare of a character is introduced and all you can think is "jesus christ buddy what the hell is your problem" and the narrative gives you a hot minute to stew before explaining Exactly what is Their Problem. and you just sorta sit back in your metaphorical rocking chair and think "huh. yeah okay fair. that would do this to a person, yes."

[classicalcanvas]

Sea Study (1881) by Claude Monet

[damndorothea]

i saw this somewhere else but reply / tag what you did today so everyone can see that we all did something different today

[succubusboyfriend]

you have permission to pick that 2 year old "abandoned" project back up. it's not mad at you for setting it aside. and maybe time and distance have helped ease or erase the things that made you put it down in the first place.

[fravery]

Michele Cascella (Italy, 1892 – 1989)

Aranceto Ortona 1957

[widowshill]

VICTORIA WINTERS & CAROLYN STODDARD.

— Are you angry with me? — I’m angry with the world. — Including me? — No, not including you.

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

c. 1776-1785

cotton, linen, silk

London Museum