Balloons by Jason Craig
A treehouse in the woods near Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Submitted by Joel Allen.
In college, I used to underline sentences that struck me, that made me look up from the page. They were not necessarily the same sentences the professors pointed out, which would turn up for further explication on an exam. I noted them for their clarity, their rhythm, their beauty and their enchantment. For surely it is a magical thing for a handful of words, artfully arranged, to stop time. To conjure a place, a person, a situation, in all its specificity and dimensions. To affect us and alter us, as profoundly as real people and things do.
Jhumpa Lahiri, My Life’s Sentences (via creatingaquietmind)
“I’ve been better, sure. But this is the best I’m going to be right now, dammit.”
UK photographer Sharon Johnstone takes these incredibly awesome photographs of dew-soaked dandelions. Such a perfect mix of light and water, they almost look like candy.
Visit Colossal to view more of Sharon’s beautiful photos and then head over to her macro galleries to see even more.
THE BEST CHILDHOOD
My curfew was the street lights! My mom called my name, not my cell. I played outside with friends, not online. If I didn’t eat what my mom cooked, then I didn’t eat. Sanitizer didn’t exist, but I COULD get my mouth washed out with soap. I rode a bike without a helmet, getting dirty was OK, and my neighbors looked out for me as much as my parents did. I drank from a garden hose and survived!
