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Morrissey, World Authority on Correct Tea-Making Procedures, shares his tips of the trade.

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  “…now comes the hour to choose between being acceptable to others or being acceptable to one’s own self.”

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Pleasant Dreams

Henry Nelson O’Neil, 1852

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Anna Adlerberg

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“The twilight more than dawn, autumn than spring; a treasured and luxurious gloom of choice.”

— William Wordsworth, from The Prelude; Book VI.

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“His soul seemed to distil itself into the words he wrote; and they breathed on the paper, bearing with them a portion of the life of love, which was his life.”

— Mary Shelley, from The Last Man.

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by  Marc Aspinall@MarcAspinall

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my 2020 aesthetic for love is the way love is portrayed in historical movies - gentle, but also brilliant, and bright, and achingly beautiful.

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wood anemone by onebouquetperday

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Trompe l'oeil still lifes, Details. By William Michael Harnett (American, 1848-1892)

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Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 – 1896)

Faust's Vision

The Human Soul

Twin Stars

The Lily Fairy

Le Vin Ginguet

The Planet Venus