“ Entangled “ // Jakub Perlikowski

the librarian [x]

done in procreate

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This guy is a hero to me. He knocks down all the challenges like dominoes.

Today we bring you a lovely pair of musically-gifted thrushes!

The Naturalist’s Library praises the tunes of the Song Thrush (upper right):

“The cheerful melody of the common Song-Thrush, in a balmy evening of spring, cheers the early labourer, and is listened to with a delight and quiet pleasure which is felt by all.” 

However, Jardine is not quite as impressed with the blackbird (lower left): 

“His song is full and deep, but has a greater monotony of tone, and wants the clear and varied notes of the Song Thrush, and we do not think that it is either so frequently sung or so long continued at a time. It is, nevertheless, a better cage bird than the other, is more sprightly in its manners, is easily tamed, and learns to whistle parts of tunes, and even to imitate the sound of one or two words.” 

Image from:

Jardine, William. The naturalist’s library. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars et al., 1843. Vol. 25. Catalog record: https://bit.ly/2Q98p8i

Currently I am reading “Poetry and the Fate of the Senses” by Susan Stewart, “Love’s Labor's Lost” by William Shakespeare, “Shakespeare: the Biography” by Peter Ackroyd, “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau, and “Vintage Greene: Collected Essays” by Graham Greene.

This is, by the way normal for me. I can’t stick with one book at a time.

What are you reading right now?

You know me - always curious as to what you guys are reading. So… whatcha reading? Replies enabled!

The power of words. My mom shared with me "I have a head ache" in response I said " mom you are looking at your phone, your ipod and have the TV on in the back " then suddenly cuts me off and starts talking over me. I politely interjected and said " mom I love you, but when I speak you often cut me and speak over me, in fact even my brothers do the same. I take the time to listen to you all, you guys are never in competition to speak over each other. You take the time to listen to each other then speak. But everyone feels they can speak over me, like what I have to say is not of importance." Mom then replied " okay, I am sorry. But I already knew what you were going to say." In which I said to her " mom even if you know what I am going to say, take the time to listen to me. Then tell me that you already know what I am going to say. It shows that you acknowledge me and what I feel and says is of some value and that you are showing me the same courtesy of listening, as I do you." Mom was silent in my process of explaining this to her. In that moment she took a minute thought about what I said, and apologized once more " I am sorry, you are right. i didn't think about that." Ladies and gentleman the power of words.

“ sossusvlei “ // Solly Levi

Topo Treelore

I like to read in a bed, And on a beach. I like to read On a lumpy sofa, And in a bus, Whilst eating a peach!

I like to read on a fence, And in a cave. I like to read In a sail boat, And in the Sears Tower! See the lake's wave, wave, wave!

Where do you (usually) read?

Do you have a favourite spot, or maybe two?

Now, I know we are all bibliophiles, and that we will read absolutely anywhere, but if you are anything like me, then you certainly have favourite places to curl up with a book.

Mine are very similar - my bed, and the bed in my library. It’s technically a spare bedroom, but it has all of my books lining it’s walls, so we call it The Library.

So, let me know yours! I’ll create a masterpost in a week or so…

The Belly of an Architect (1990)

A distinguished American architect is invited to Rome with his young, attractive wife to set up an architecture exhibit. His health issues and obsession with work weigh heavily on his wife, who finds amusement and affection with a young Italian, until the ultimately both the architect's marriage and his life collapse.

And here is the film for anyone who is curious to see it.