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Black-headed Jay or Lanceolated Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, Uttarakhand, India

photograph by Klassmann - Birding Partner (@klassmannphoto)

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“This year taught me that my loneliness has more to do with myself than anyone else. The loneliest I will ever be is when I do not have the strength to love myself.”

— Marianna Paige

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Andrea Gibson, Lord of the Butterflies

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“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.”

— Josh Billings

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Andrea Gibson, Lord of the Butterflies

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“𝕹𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖚𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊; 𝖜𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖇𝖊𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖜𝖊 𝖆𝖗𝖊.” — Anne Rice, The Queen of the Damned

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find me where the wild things are

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Lipstick Skipper aka Blood Red Skipper (Haemactis sanguinalis), family Hesperiidae, Tena, Ecuador

photograph by Chan Wah Choy

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Finally made my way over to Balfour Books. Such a charming little bookshop.

Photos of my time in Toronto.

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“The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.”

— Ritu Ghatourey

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Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), family Lycaenidae, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, USA

photograph by Peter DeGennaro

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After John William Waterhouse - The Mermaid.

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La belle dame sans merci by John William Waterhouse, 1893

(oh, to have hair that's long enough to seductively wrap around someone's neck like a tie... or a noose.)