Archive for April 2010

thousand word thursday

In beauty, images, life, photography, quotes on 29 April 2010 tagged gabrielle zevin, thursday, tulips with no comments

maybe this chapter would’ve had the faintest whisper of love about it. (gabrielle zevin)

9 crimes

In life, music, song of the day on 23 April 2010 tagged 9 crimes, damien rice with 2 comments

every now and then, i’ll come across a song that stops me in my tracks.  9 crimes, by damien rice, is such a song.  i include the lyrics here because, on their own, they say so much.  paired with the music, though, this song says so much more. absolutely achingly beautiful.  (many thanks to a.j.b. [...]

thousand word thursday | earth day edition

In images, life, quotes, stardust on 22 April 2010 tagged carl sagan, earth day, pale blue dot with 1 comment

this is a photograph of planet earth taken in 1990 by voyager 1 from a record distance, showing it against the vastness of space. by request of carl sagan, NASA commanded the voyager 1 spacecraft, having completed its primary mission and now leaving the solar system, to turn its camera around and to take a [...]

we are virginia tech

In life, moment on 16 April 2010 tagged 04/16/07, never forget, virginia tech with no comments

three years ago today, blood was shed in a place that was my home. i pause today to remember. we are virginia tech. the hokie nation embraces our own and reaches out with open heart and hands to those who offer their hearts and minds. we are strong, and brave, and innocent, and unafraid. we [...]

thousand word thursday

In beauty, images, life, photography, quotes on 15 April 2010 tagged thursday with no comments

once, i spoke the language of the flowers. (shel silverstein)