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Dragonfly fossil, 250-300 million years ago with 2 ft. wingspan.

Dimitri Mellos, Gas station near lake Prespa, northern Greece, 2006

Midnight Cleaners, 1982

Virtual Girl (2000)

Internet Archive

“X-rays reveal the inner beauty of shells.” National Geographic. March 1955. 

“DOGU” ceramics, which were discovered in remains of Aomori. Jomon-era. BC.3,500 - BC.2,500. Aomori Japan. Via Pinterest

by julia sugden

🦩 The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: . London: Printed at the expence of the author, and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St. Paul’s, by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author, at Mr. Bacon’s in Hoxton, MDCCXXXI-MDCCXLIII [i.e. 1729-1747]. Original source Image description: Illustration of a tall, reddish-pink flamingo standing on the ground in front of a leafless, branch-like plant. The flamingo has a long, curved neck, black-tipped wings, and webbed feet. The background features a calm body of water with small rocky islands and sparse vegetation. The style is detailed and naturalistic, typical of early 18th-century natural history prints. The image includes faint handwritten or printed text identifying the bird as “Phænicopterus” and “Keratoptilon &c.”

KENNETH VICTOR YOUNG, Morning Sun Rise, 1973.

“Crescent Lady” by Warren B. Davis (1865-1928)