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Muḥammad ibn Maḥmūd Ṭūsī, ʿAjāyib al-makhlūqāt va-gharāyib al-mawjūdāt, Bats, Baghdad, 790 AH, 1388 CE

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my beloved grandpa, john florian [redacted], died just after 1pm this afternoon at the age of 97. born in montreal, lived in toronto from the age of 2 onwards, he had a story about every corner of the city that now feels far too big without him in it. words can't do justice to the life he lived -- a dancer, a draftsman, an artist, a professional athlete (he even played hockey in college with tim horton himself), he did just about everything and knew just about everyone. once on a roadtrip, in a little diner in the middle of nowhere, my aunt came across a photo of him with ella fitzgerald, framed on the diner wall. no one knew he'd even met her.

he loved us fiercely and was so proud of everything we did, no matter how small. he made the smallest accomplishments feel big.

i wish i'd thought to ask him everything, but he always felt like the kind of person who would live forever. and he almost did.

#he was my last living grandparent and the one i felt closest to #so it's a hard loss to process #he was completely fine until november when he got covid -- which he got through with only mild kidney damage #but then he got an infection from a catheter (which he came back from) + then his organs started shutting down near xmas (which he survived #then he got pneumonia (which he also survived) + was fine for two months but then he got a blood infection a month ago + stopped eating #and 3 weeks ago the doctors said he was too weak to sustain life and he might only have days left #we had time to say our goodbyes at least... but even knowing it was coming it still doesn't feel real #part of why we're moving was to live with him and now we'll just be living with his absence

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Pink Footed Crescent Moon - Lara Cobden , 2023.

British , b. 1971 -

Ink on gessoed watercolour paper , 31 x 23 cm.

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House Fly Hamsa

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˚₊‧꒰ა🦷໒꒱ ‧₊˚

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April 12, 2024. Source: Quds News Network. "Despite the loss of lives, the devastation and the displacement, the children of Gaza make sure to have little room for joy at Eid al-Fitr."

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The Bull of Minos wishes for a kinder myth where he can be free

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Needle felt Minotaur, handmade by me.

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© LINUS ENGLUND

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The night rests against the balcony door   -   Leif Engström ,  2023.

Swedish, b. 1992  -

Oil on canvas,    253 x 230 cm. frame.

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🐱 Vintage kitten stickers by Sandylion 🐱

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Tsukibetsu Coal Mine, Haboro

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S U N #01

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Scuba Cat from Katamari Damacy (2004)

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Demolished June, 1995, 1995, watercolor on paper.

Andrew Wyeth

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