This is a lesson in procrastination

Cant get enough of the fullmoon. This morning the sky was covered with cirrostratus clouds which gave the moon a nice glow.

[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 83]

Palestine is the home for several wild, edible plants. Za’atar and akkoub are popular herbs in Palestinian culture and cuisine. In 1977, however, Ariel Sharon declared za’atar a ‘protected plant’, rendering its foraging, possession or trade a criminal offense. Akkoub suffered a similar fate when it was labelled protected in 2005. Those who pick za’atar and akkoub subsequently became lawbreakers and in many cases were indicted and convicted. Despite this, several Palestinians, especially the elderly, are willing to defy these laws.

Maram al-Massri, from A Red Cherry on a White-Tiled Floor (trans. Khaled Mattawa) [ID'd]

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown s2e1 - Jerusalem

exchange landing, johns island, sc.

– Musnad Aḥmad 22030, Malik Vol. 2

Franz Kafka, 1912

some things are always the same

[text ID: I must have flowers, always, and always.]

[Begin Image ID] A photo of a poem excerpt from a book. The poem reads: "I tell you this / to break your heart, / by which I mean only / that it break open and never close again / to the rest of the world." [/End Image ID]

Joy Sullivan, from Instructions for Traveling West: Poems; “These Days People Are Really Selling Me on California”

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