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Ed and I do sometimes go, Look. We’re still together. We’ve got a family. I’m working. Appreciating what’s happening when it’s happening, I think, is quite good and healthy. When the kids do badly with exams or something, I want them to know that in the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter. Life’s that big. I just want to try to keep them buoyant and happy. And seeing life as—potentially—beautiful.- Olivia Colman for Vogue 

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“Yes, lady. This bit where you put a toy “glass of wine” and a toy “piece of pizza” near me and tell me to eat up and drink up because I’ve gotten too skinny is just hilarious. You’re a hoot, is what you are.“ Margeaux doesn’t appreciate my humor. ⁠#MargeauxNowTheMama⁠ #LesChatonsHuntsvilleAlabama #ForgottenFelinesHuntsville #ffhsv #HuntsvilleAlabama https://www.instagram.com/p/B2RZYi0nGr7/?igshid=3fbx6m5kpc7y

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The Rhinoceros, Albrecht Dürer, 1515, Cleveland Museum of Art: Prints

In May 1515, the first rhinoceros since antiquity to reach Europe alive arrived in Lisbon, Portugal. The ruler of Gujarat, Sultan Muzafar II, presented the exotic beast to the governor of Portuguese India, Alfonso d’Albuquerque, who then sent it to King Manuel I. Later that year, the king sent the animal as a political gift to Pope Leo X. Sadly, the ship sank on its way to Italy, and the rhinoceros drowned. Dürer and his contemporaries were fascinated with discoveries of the natural world, and as the rhinoceros made its journey, reports of the animal spread across Europe. Although he never saw the rhinoceros himself, Dürer based his woodcut of the animal on a description and a sketch that was sent to Nuremberg. The Latin text at the top of the print describes the rhinoceros to be the color of a speckled tortoise, covered in thick plates, and so well armed that even an elephant could not fend it off. Size: Image: 23.8 x 30.1 cm (9 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.) Medium: woodcut

https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.9

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lahore pigeons are some of the most visually appealing birds out there. like in terms of visual design. very minimalist, good contrast.

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Almond Cake with Buttercream Roses

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Favorite German Words

Das Frühstück = literally „early piece“, as in breakfast.

Click the breakfast tag below for examples of German breakfasts. :)

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Daily News’ ‘Final’ Edition on July 21, 1969

Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. 

Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours 39 minutes later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC; Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later.

Landing mass: 10,873 pounds (4,932 kg

Mission duration: 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds

Launch date: July 16, 1969, 13:32:00 UTC

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                                               Solomonic Grandeur

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Elizabeth, Clematis Montana

Linda Addis on Flickr

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I wasn’t sure if I had enough pictures for a Terrible Helmet Masterpost, but boy did 16th century Germany deliver. So, may I present

The Terrible Helmet Masterpost

Germany, 1620

Savoy, 17th century

Henry VIII’s terrible helmet, gifted by Emperor Maximilian in 1514

Milan, 1540

James I of Aragon’s terrible helmet, 13th century

Germany, 1550

Charles V’s terrible helmet, 1540

Germany, 1530

Italy, 1550

Germany, 1515

This has been

The Terrible Helmet Masterpost

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Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) “Madonna of the Magnificat” (1480-1481) Tempera on panel Renaissance Located in the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

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Der Schluchsee is a lake in the Schwarzwald near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Southwestern Germany. It lies almost 1000 m above sea level and is the highest reservoir in Germany as well as the largest lake in the Black Forest. There are numerous hiking trails in the area and watersports on the lake. 

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OH LAWD

“Our Snow Leopard’s reaction to the new camera trap in her enclosure.”

Video/caption by Paradise Wildlife Park

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