Statue of the goddess Aphrodite bathing in the garden of the Reggia di Caserta, Italy.
david hettinger
…”butterflies can’t see their wings…they can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can…people are like that as well”…
~Naya Rivera
Yo soy La Mariposa
“Outside the window Sky and earth exchange silver. In the moonlight I forget I’m human.”
— Wang Xiaoni, White Moon
Roma
Rainbow meadow, September of 2019!
This pasture hadn’t been grazed that summer and grew over with asters, goldenrod, and bulrushes.
Having a peace of mind is the real wealth
— Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
[text ID: If you're happy in a dream, does that count?]
fun fact: a group of starfish is called a galaxy
Details on the shells I’ve collected.
Detail of wing of Chrysiridia rhipheus or sunset moth
“I love going on walks by myself. No pressure to keep up conversation. And there is something about movement that helps me think. To charge an idea with the body’s inertia. To carry a feeling through the distance and watch it grow.”
— Ocean Vuong, The Weight of Our Living: On Hope, Fire Escapes, and Visible Desperation (via metrosouthern)








