I love and hate, I know not why. But I feel it, and tis agony - Catallus. The only thing I remember from 2 years of Latin.
I love and hate, I know not why. But I feel it, and tis agony - Catallus. The only thing I remember from 2 years of Latin.
Happy Sunday from Tuesday. 🌹
Enjoy your day. ❣️
Iranian retaliation spiralling out of control? If a country bombed Scotland, I'd spend every waking hour seeking retribution. Does vengeance have a time limit Ian?
Annie Soudain
Artist and printmaker
#Treetops Emit #Ultraviolet Sparkles During #Thunderstorms. Researchers Just Filmed It in Nature for the First Time
Link for more info and photos: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
Snowdrop season coming to a close for another year.
Irish Cottage.
Natasha Ray.
Art by Juan Brufal
“In the always perfect, never-ending moment of now”
― Stephen King, Lisey's Story
"Vessels of the Alchemical Sun" by artist Marie Alexander
A sailing boat sales on a calm sea at dusk. The sunset reflects in the water with an orangey glow and mountains are dark in the background.
Today is Candlemas - which is a beautiful name. A chance to celebrate 'the return of light'
Artist: Roger Hall
Today is Candlemas
If you have not cleared all your Christmas decorations by today, a demon hiding behind them will cause dire mischief in your house for the rest of the year.
See my popular post on this: emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Watching this horror show from Scotland and feel so helpless, but my heart is there with you brave folk. I hope karma visits those in the Whitehouse soon.
Apparently, Iceland is now on Trump's shopping list.
When I worked for the US Navy here in Scotland, I found they fell into 2 camps. Those that gave a shit, and those that didn't.
Snow Study.
Artist: Jeseni.
As usual @sandraduffy.bsky.social is absolutely right.
The UK state in Northern Ireland has quite the documented record of killing and torturing.
See also: UK war crimes and similar in Kenya, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Cyril Cox’s Late Afternoon Light (1958)
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
— Carl Sagan
Famous last words.
Winter reminds us that everyone and everything needs some quiet time.
~ Katrina Mayer
Travel and tell no one, Live a love story and tell no one, Live happily and tell no one...
People ruin beautiful things.
Khalil Gibran/Harbour Musings.
Marie.
Happy Thanksgiving from Scotland. Thanks for all your reporting and contributors. Can't wait to see the day Trump is ousted and calmer days return.
happy bday Charles Schulz, b.1922, Minneapolis
“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.”
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning,& yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?"
Lunar Light.
Lisa Benson
Linocut print
Rising Tide - Winter Solstice
Artist Jennifer Jokhoo
Kaoru Yamada
Nigel's lot can't acknowledge Cheddar Man. I wonder who they thought wandered through Doggerland and settled in what came to be known as Britain.
Solo Flight.
Sonia Lera Preston