Mary holds a book with the words of the Magnificat, in this stunning 14c tempera by Daddi. (Photo by Shala Graham for the https://t.co/7BlQHv5Fa0)
#womenreading
Virgin-martyr Agnes of Rome, is typically portrayed reading. This 16c Vitali painting is a lovely example, housed in Museo Diocesano Albani, in Urbino Italy. #womenreading
“I see only one hope for our country, and that is when white men and black men, desiring neither power nor money, but desiring only the good of their country, come together to work for it.”
-Alan Paton
“But there is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love. Because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has no power.”
-Alan Paton,
Cry, The Beloved Country
“In the right place, under the right conditions, you can finally stretch out into what you’re supposed to be.”
“Lab Girl” by scientist Hope Jahren #seeds
@bethfelkerjones Start singing, “hit the road, Wyatt, and don’t you come back no more
no more
no more
no more,
hit the road Wyatt and don’t you come back no more”
#Ephemerals - tiny trout lilies, trillium, & entire hillsides of may apples on my hike today.
Missed by most, they’re not insignificant to their Creator.
“When we grow up
I’m gonna be happy and
do what I like to do!
Like making noise and
making faces and
making friends like you” -When We Grow Up sing from #FreeToBeYouandMe
Happy 50th to this iconic, revolutionary, subversive, and just plain fun album. It was a staple for me as a kid and raising a kid. #girlpower#freetobeyouandme