Wondering about Wonders

I love this so much. Also “Byronic” remains one of my favorite adjectives.

Sire Ginkgo helm by Jean-Michel Bihorel

European Hare aka Brown Hare/fälthare. Värmland, Sweden (30 June 2023).

Peter Andrew Jones

High Brown Fritillary/Fabriciana adippe/skogspärlemorfjäril. Värmland, Sweden (29 June 2026).

Placita | Colorado, USA

(via Beach Waves)

Illustration for Llana of Gathol by J Allen St John

Hmong Village, 2012-03-15

Amanda's Blue/Polyommatus amandus/silverblåvinge, Latticed Heath/Chiasmia clathrata/rutig buskmätare, Large Skipper/Ochlodes sylvanus/ängssmygare, Dark Green Fritillary/Speyeria aglaja/ängspärlemorfjäril, and Ringlet/Aphantopus hyperantus/luktgräsfjäril. Värmland, Sweden (28 June 2020).

Painted Lady/Vanessa cardui/tistelfjäril. Värmland, Sweden (27 June 2026).

Bamboo forest in Sichuan, China by 太湖老银鱼，Gx

This depicts a scene from Norse mythology where the dwarf Brokkr presented great treasures he and his brother, Sindri, had made for the Aesir: the golden boar Gullinbursti for Frey; the gold ring Draupnir for Odin; and the mighty hammer Mjolnir for Thor.

truly we allow the pinnacles of human achievement to wither and collapse into ashes in the wind

Also included is my cat inspecting the storage space!

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Dark Shadows