'a gigantic and delicate marvel'

"I would go from one turret to another,

admiring . . . the view of France, Switzerland

and Germany via one ray of sunshine."

-- Victor Hugo

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg

the myth

is that there are no myths

j. campbell

girls will be girls

tennis, anyone?

jacques louis david

silesian whisper

the rose is without why; she blooms because she blooms

angelus silesius

details: fra angelico

muse 14.2.11

have a thoughtful,

lovely day. sending

many good wishes.

(better than counting valentines,

perhaps, is counting blessings)

helene klimt

birch. book. home.

farmhouse with birch trees &

sonja knips: gustav klimt. via

golden age comic book stories

(quite something; a treasure

trove, actually. such delight!)

world enough, and time

w. heath robinson: here

socks, bobs, pleats

826 Valencia Presents

via

lisa brown

the play's the thing

puppen & spielzugmuseum

elephi. thinking.

well-known cat, formerly kitten

"Happiness is a goal and a by-product.

Nietzche explained this well:

'The end of a melody is not its goal;

but nonetheless, if the melody

had not reached its end it would not

have reached its goal either. A parable.'"

via gretchen rubin

(don't you think that the way we frame our problems probably has a lot to do with their solutions, or lack thereof? something i keep trying to remember.)

good

it's a pretty small world, folks. that's why we've got

to do the best we can. be good. it will return to you.

thx, s.

you made me remember this today.

i married a submariner

please don't miss this

it's almost as good as

the ride at disneyland

c. 1965. happy birthday,

jules