I’ll Miss Europe This Summer.

passing my time with some background practice

I should be moving back to Oxford today. Fuck coronavirus.

some pics of my current afternoon reading; catching up on Fitzgerald this time!! ✨

Jules–Elie Delaunay (1828 - 1891)

Young Woman with a Sword

late 19th century

Orpheus and Eurydice, Edward Poynter, 1862

I honestly love Carmina Burana. It’s either “Oh, Mighty Fate! Who will love me? Do not let me die!” or “he’s drinking, she’s drinking, everybody’s drinking, also I have an erection” with nothing in between.

Gold damascened khanjar, India, 19th century.

from Hermann Historica

An olive tree at the Acropolis. 

France. Paris. 2004. Ballet dancers behind the scenes at the Opera Garnier. Gueorgui Pinkhassov.