oh! this resonates with me!
snail and strawberries
book of hours, Bruges ca. 1510-1525
Rouen, bibliothèque municipale, ms. 3028, fol. 58v
Mahmoud Darwish, from Journal of an Ordinary Grief (tr. from the Arabic by Ibrahim Muhawi)
[Text ID: A place is not only a geographical area; it's also a state of mind. And trees are not just trees; they are the ribs of childhood.]
Recently, while staring far too long at a potato chip, it occurred to me that the ridges could possibly be used to create a lenticular effect. So I got out some chip dip (and the smallest paint brush I have) to test it out. I started with a simple 2-frame illustration of a football and a basketball, then I painted a little sour cream and onion dip bird. 🥔🕊️ - via my new @brockdavisart instagram
Michael Sowa (German, b. 1945, Berlin, Germany) - Rabbit In Front Of The Mirror aka Bunny Dressing, Paintings: Acrylic on Canvas
google search how to stop experiencing anticipatory grief when this world has taken so much from me already
a cow and i have probably shared the same thought about how the sun hits the wild grass
“April is over, April is over. There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Sensible Thing
i need to cut my hair i need to evolve i need to see a good thing when it’s in front of me i need to be respectful i need to listen i need to respond i need to move on
These are like the same type of guy to me
Alejandro Zambra, Ways of Going Home (translated by Megan McDowell)
Natalie Diaz, “Snake-Light.” Postcolonial Love Poem
“I watch him in the kitchen, and I think of how much it hurts to love somebody. How deep the hurt is, how almost unbearable. It’s not the love that hurts; it’s the possibility of anything happening to the object of your love.”
— Augusten Burroughs, Magical Thinking
list of mundane things that feel like ancient human rituals
- cleaning or wipe your bare feet
- breaking off a piece of bread and handing it to someone
- putting the weight of a basket on your hip or head
- eating nuts or berries while hunched over close to the ground
- seeing something startling just out of your line of sight and very quickly stepping or leaping on to a larger object to get a better view
- cupping your hands into running water to wash your face
- the unanimous protection of a baby or child in a public space where women are present
- when an elderly woman laughs and grips your forearm tightly
May I add?
- Touching someone’s face with the back of your hand to see if they have a fever
- Stopping to watch animals moving in groups (geese, fish, horses, butterflies, bees)
- Helping an elderly person to walk or sit
- telling stories around a fire
- huddling together for warmth when it’s cold
- marveling at sunlight through leaves
- wonderment at the brightness of a full moon
- bringing food to sick or grieving families