It's poetry carved in flesh.

Ville Valo live 2000

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California

Romantic Botanist Witch Aesthetic.

Long afternoons in the meadow identifying wildflowers, bringing new varieties home to be pressed between the pages of heavy botanical texts.

Builds entire vacations around trips to the nearest greenhouse, arboretum, or botanical garden.

Hands are always a little bit dirty and stained with green around the fingertips. 

Always manages to find the old botanical books at used bookstores.

Framed botanical illustrations crowd her bedroom walls.

Works part time as a florist between classes; known all over town for finding the perfect flower to communicate any message.

Moves and talks a little slowly, like she’s pulling her thoughts and energy up from invisible roots. Like the trees, she’s in no hurry.