Dragon Kings of the Four Seas

Renowned Shanghai painter’s Dai Dunbang (戴敦邦) 20th century illustration for the Chinese Ming dynasty classic “Journey to the West” (《西遊記》) attributed to Wu Cheng'en (吳承恩).

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i love raspberries i love strawberries i love grapes i love mangoes i love pineapples i love peaches i love kiwis i love blueberries i love apples i love oranges i love fruit!!!!!!!!

le rêve: a small collection of imperfect dreams - dragone + jean-marie périer (2005)

Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove (Gallicolumba luzonica), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, endemic to Luzon, Philippines

photograph by Kao Tai

Wedding at Grand Central station oyster bar tonight

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"Desire ... merely indicates direction, but never destination; destinations, in any case, always remain phantasmagoric and unclear; the closer we get to them, the more enigmatic they become. By no means is it possible to ever actually attain a given destination, nor, in so doing, appease desire. This process of striving is best encapsulated in the preposition “towards”. Towards what?’

— Olga Tokarczuk, Flights

instead of saying "like two peas in a pod" in the vastly superior greek language we say two people go together like an ass and panties

Pleasant Dreams (1852). Henry Nelson O’Neil (1817-1880).

O'Neil (1817-1880) was a leading Victorian painter of historical scenes. He worked in a highly detailed and realistic style.

O'Neil studied art at the Royal Academy schools from 1836. He was a founder member of ‘The Clique’, a group of young artists who were dissatisfied with the restrictions of the Royal Academy and wanted to bring a new realism and emotional intensity to their work.