the wind, the bird flying away

illustration for Mitsukoshi 三越 Tokyo Catalog Summer cover and back - 1929 

there are mornings by Lisel Mueller

Mary Szybist, from Incarnadine: Poems

Ériver Hijano

Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

ig - afternoondreams

Sharon Olds, Stag’s Leap

asymmetrical floral ear studs by middaia

by: 花景色

Sylvia Plath, Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol. I: 1940-1956

Native to the Arctic tundra, snowy owls thrive in cold climates where there are high populations of their favorite food, a small rodent called lemmings. During some winters, large numbers of snowy owls migrate to the United States, sending birders out in a frenzy hoping to catch a glimpse of this elusive and majestic bird. The Nature Conservancy is protecting the habitat snowy owls and other migrating birds need at our preserves across the country.

Mary Oliver, “Invitation” from Red Bird

~ Mary Oliver, ‘Praying’ in "Thirst" (Beacon Press, 2006)

Norcia Castle, Italy by Patrizio Pacitti

"Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver, from an interview ⟡