Sometimes, life is very nice

The Seventh Seal, dir. Ingmar Bergman, Gutek Film (1957)

A parahelion in the far north of Canada makes multiple suns appear in the sky. The drama of the forests. 1921. Illustrated by Arthur Heming.

I do not recollect how the story concludes—whether the young lady became in time reconciled to her father’s brilliant court, or whether she ran away and married a gnome; but this tale somehow reminded me of my own experiences, and I caught myself wondering whether a few years hence, perhaps, the summons to return to the world might not have come too late.

toby rogers

Sunny day in the woods 🌿

Jun Kumaori (Junkuma)

"chasing its tail too much"

After John Atkinson Grimshaw masterpiece Shepherd with sheep in a moonlit lane, oil on hardboard. — Michael Handt (German, b.1995)