Two of nine wax plaques demonstrating female anatomy and fetal development. Presumably made in Vienna, Austria (c. 1801-30).

Joana Vasconcelos: Valium Bed + Aspirin Chair (1998)

This is called ferning. It happens before ovulation due to a high amount of estrogen in the body at that phase. The estrogen causes a higher concentration of salt to be present in the secretions and when the water dries out, these beautiful patterns are left behind. It shows up in saliva during fertile times of the month as well.

Cracked nails picked raw

ethel cain for the 'face magazine', 2022

— Topaz Winters, from “god is—” poems for the sound of the sky before thunder

“The Overstory” (2019), by Richard Powers; // “Wild Fruits: Thoreau's Rediscovered Last Manuscript” (2001), by Henry David Thoreau; // Kim Novak; // Chinese Proverb; // “To the lighthouse” (1927), by Virginia Woolf; // Santosh Kalwar; // Albert Szent-Gyorgyi; // “Cosmos” (1980), by Carl Sagan; // “Timeline” (1999), by Michael Crichton

Wildness Before Something Sublime Leila Chatti

Chen Chen, Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency

Wildness Before Something Sublime Leila Chatti

— Brenda Hillman, from "the cave," Loose Sugar

— Brenna Twohy, from “I Am Not Clinically Crazy Anymore,” swallowtail

A moonbow, also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow, is a rainbow created by moonlight rather than sunlight. It's formed when light from the moon refracts and reflects off water droplets, like those in rain or mist, creating a visible arc of light in the sky. Moonbows are generally fainter and less colorful than regular rainbows, and they are much rarer due to the need for specific conditions like a full or near-full moon, clear skies, and dark skies.

Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda 'Alba')

奈良公園 Nara Park

Bleeding Fairy Helmets on Mount Cordeaux, 2024