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Solar System Embroidery Art

Ophelie Trichereau on Etsy

(in case you wanted to know because i fucking love this language) 

ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties 

alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wings 

amantium irae amoris integratio est - the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love 

ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short 

aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses 

dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hope 

ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - with the sword, she seeks peace under liberty 

exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad

experiential docet - experience teaches 

helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm) 

in libras libertas - in books, freedom 

littera scripta manet - the written letter lasts 

mens regnum bona possidet - an honest heart is a kingdom in itself 

mirabile dictu - wonderful to say 

nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part 

omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - everything which I used to say could not happen, will happen now 

poeta nascitur, non fit - the poet is born, not made 

qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it 

saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will be 

sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat still 

si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war 

struit insidias lacrimis cum feminia plorat - when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears 

sub rosa - under the rose 

trahimir omnes laudis studio - we are led on by our eagerness for praise

urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit - he found the city a city of bricks; he left it a city of marble 

Earth be wildin. Happy Earth Day 🌏🌍🌎

Part II : Landscape, here.

Olympic National Park, Washington

North Cascades National Park, Washington

Mount Saint Helens, Washington

Sonoran Desert, Arizona

Atacama Desert, Chile

Mount Hood, Oregon

Andes Mountains, Bolivia

Oregon Coast, Oregon

Acadia National Park, Maine

Stars by Ellie Davies

GIVEAWAY TIME!

To celebrate me reaching 30k on my book blog, I decided to host this giveaway as a thank you to all my followers who helped me get here! These hardback books have all kindly been sent to me by the publishers, most of which are new to shelves this month! The books in the giveaway consist of:

-       Madame Bovary of the Suburbs by Sophie Divry, being published 27/7/17.

-       The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan.

-       The Girl Who Climbed Everest by Bonita Norris, being published 13/7/17.

-       Evening Primrose by Kopano Matlwa, being published 27/7/17.

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-       Comment the book title you’re looking forward to reading most!