Dark Chocolate...

 

Glory Be

 

The caption of this photo: "71 boxes of books arrived today and more to come! Nine days until our grand opening."

Lander just got the BEST new bookstore.

This is a BIG DEAL.

A MASSIVELY BIG DEAL.

I CARE ABOUT THIS A LOT.

And the store sold 25% of its stock on day one!

Thank goodness for creative, courageous people who share what they love with their small town.

Ben and I went after school today and it was a delight. Won't be the last time.

Not by a mile.

Possession

 

The trap: attachment transforms the object of our affection into property.

Aurora Borealis

Solar flares fling charged particles into space. They reach Earth and react chemically with the upper atmosphere. The Earth's magnetic field acts on the solar winds, drawing them towards the poles.

Wild to see in Lander, Wyoming.

Alhamdulillah

A joyful win.

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The Louvre Heist

 

This was entirely delightful (harming no one)...

(the style)

(the supposed detective)

(the dropped crown)

...until people started getting arrested (and, even then, fake news gave us this).

Whale Fall

 

can you feel it?

the density

the light rain

a single leviathan

becoming multitudes

nutrients dispersing

from a titanic feast

the death of a colossus

yielding such life

Civil Disobedience

 

This.

And glitter bombing ICE agents?

Brilliant.

Kerry James Marshall

Valle Cochamó

 

I was young when I was first introduced to Valle Cochamó in Chile. The adults around me at the time felt it was inevitable that the area would eventually succumb to development.

More than thirty years later, it looks like conservation efforts may ultimately succeed. I think there are roughly two months left to raise the funds needed to purchase this land and protect it?

An incredible combination of luck and effort over decades made this precious moment of hope and possibility a reality.

 Cochamó por siempre

قلب قلب قلب قلب قلب قلب قلب قلب قلب

"My love, the heart is the last unoccupied country.

Every revolution begins here."

-- Haneen 

Days Of Awe

 

pushing off from the bank

after a long scout

oh, the nerves

in the calm water

above the rapid

lining up landmarks

in anticipation

as the river pulls you

towards the horizon

An Idea

 

Ben is drawing in a new style I think would translate beautifully to rugs. I found a company in India that can make them in a 5' by 7' size for 30,000 rupees a piece. I want to investigate options further before pulling the trigger, but I like the idea of one of these in his room.

気休め

 

The luminous world of Hiroshi Yoshida woodblocks

in a time of madness and horrors.

Also meeting the moment, tales of magic and heroes.

Artichoke

 

O heart weighed down by so many wings

-- Joseph Hutchison

My Brother, Published Author

 

MY BROTHER CO-AUTHORED A BOOK.

Dude. How cool is that?! He really worked hard on this and what I have read so far is rad.

Buy it here. You can't? Oh, that's right--

IT'S SOLD OUT.

Earth Wobbles

 

This NYT article has me asking, "Who even am I?!"

Given zodiac sign descriptions, it appears that our family has tracked with the stars rather than the seasons. Sagittarius, Cancer and Libra fit far better than Capricorn, Leo and Scorpio.

But what do we do with that information? This is where I get confused.

TNT

 

I found it unexpectedly moving to watch this conversation between Tay and the Kelce brothers...

 

I am struck by the way they each center humor, authenticity, freedom of expression, boundaries, and connection in their lives.

And I appreciate the purity with which these three celebrate accomplishments-- their own and those of the people they love.

At Sea In The Cosmos

Ocean's Echo

Risk Taking

 "Trust your anger. It is a demand for love."

- Natalie Diaz

What Ever Happened To Never Again?

 

I refuse the discuss why genocide, torture, rape, abuse, dehumanization are never justifiable.

This species. We are truly a piece of work.

Jag ♥️ Sommarhus

 

I am ready to summer at max like it's the 1970s.

Let's find a cabin on the water somewhere wild and park it for the entirety of the season's heat. 

The slap of screen doors as kids head outside. No phones. Porch swings. Walking or bicycling a few kilometers down the dirt road to a small store.

I want that life.

Too Much

Episode 3 where he says, "I'll be your curtains" and can't handle the loss of Uncle Pastuzo...

 

On Loop

Imagine you must survive 

without running? 

- Ada Limón

Whole Against The Sky

 

Two narratives that skillfully and beautifully weave together themes of girlhood, womanhood, motherhood, exile and homecoming.

Iranian Fisherwomen

Countering notions of what women can and cannot do in present day Iran, these women fish ocean waters and rivers to provide for their families. 

Paying Homage

 

I love that Cop Shiva invited his mother to play with him on these vibrant homemade sets for his current photo exhibition in Bangaluru-- childhood nostalgia beautifully indulged.

Inspire/Expire

It is snowing!

I see it through a hole

On the paper door

All I can think of

Is that I am lying

In a house in the snow.

- Masaoka Shiki, d. 1902

John Green has written a beautiful book about a horrific reality, namely that we have let 150 million people die of tuberculosis since a cure for the infectious disease was discovered in the 1950s.

"Your pleasure signals our death."

- Sukanta Bhattacharya, d. 1947

Adulting

 

It's been a minute since I was in my twenties, but becoming an adult is hard. That truth is forever.

The Middle Passage

 

Over 12,000 ships crossed the Atlantic Ocean carrying approximately 12.5 million enslaved Africans to the Americas. 

Of those kidnapped people, an estimated 1.8 million died on the journey west, their bodies consigned to ocean waters. 

The Slave Wrecks Project unites institutions and people from around the world-- scholars, archeologists, photographers, divers.

Their efforts help bring this history up from the depths and into the light.