photo of the day by arie yudhistira

the thorn birds

"the bird with the thorn in its breast, it follows an immutable law; it is driven by it knows not what to impale itself, and die singing. at the very instant the thorn enters there is no awareness in it of the dying to come; it simply sings and sings until there is not the life left to utter another note."

zorbing

the wild hunt

victor hugo

"be like the bird that, halting on its flight
awhile on boughs too slight,
feels them give way beneath her,
and yet sings
knowing that she hath wings."

home

robert montgomery

"a dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest."