paddington escalators (2009-10) by nigel shafran

The nails of a lovely 97-year-old woman ♡

Hélène Cixous, from her book titled The Book of Promethea, originally published in 1983

Dreams in April Traci Brimhall

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Jean Hersey, from "The Shape of a Year," originally published in March 1967

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Oldest Known Photograph of a Tornado An unknown photographer inspired legions of tornado-chasers when he captured the earliest known photograph of a tornado. The black-and-white image was taken on August 28, 1884, about 22 miles (45 kilometers) southwest of Howard, South Dakota. Photograph courtesy NOAA

Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Wadi Fatima, Saudi Arabia, 1968-1986. Motoko Katakura