May
22
Darkly beautiful work by Nunzio Paci. You can follow Nunzio on Tumblr.
The Flock
R. I. Engineer, Witch, Bird, ark, lens. All the children of the Red Light.
Apr
28
Fridtjof Nansens’s Ice Ship
1894, a wooden sailing ship with a steam engine, and a windmill to power electric lights
(by Mr. Sable)
(via authenticfauxhemian)
Mar
26
Abandoned Island in the Middle of NYC
Located in between Queens and the Bronx, in 1885 the island was used to build a hospital complex to quarantine and treat people suffering from smallpox and typhoid fever. In the 1950’s it was turned into a rehab center. The entire island has been abandoned since 1963…More
(via plenilune)
“The problem with boundaries: in the blink of an eye a dozen crows lose their individuality and become a flock. Same as now:
frayed seconds disappear into quarters
that transfer their worth into the afternoon’s account.
Time flows but space isn’t any worse:
the flock of crows cuts the sky diagonally.
It’s as if a new continent were emerging
to greet halfway the nascent cartographers
and their dreams. Sooner or later the flock will break up
into birds. The sea will crumble into waves. The waves
into drops. A delicate afternoon will be calculable
like harvested grain. The room will resemble
a clock without hands.” Jacek Gutorow, Slur (via myimaginarybrooklyn)
frayed seconds disappear into quarters
that transfer their worth into the afternoon’s account.
Time flows but space isn’t any worse:
the flock of crows cuts the sky diagonally.
It’s as if a new continent were emerging
to greet halfway the nascent cartographers
and their dreams. Sooner or later the flock will break up
into birds. The sea will crumble into waves. The waves
into drops. A delicate afternoon will be calculable
like harvested grain. The room will resemble
a clock without hands.” Jacek Gutorow, Slur (via myimaginarybrooklyn)
Mar
8
![victoriousvocabulary:
FLOCK
[noun]
1. a number of animals of one kind, especially sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.
2. a large number of people; crowd.
3. a large group of things: a flock of letters to answer.
4. a) the Christian church in relation to Christ. b) a single congregation in relation to its pastor.
5. Archaic: a band or company of persons.
[verb]
6. to gather or go in a flock or crowd.
Etymology: Middle English; Old English floc; cognate with Old Norse flokkr.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/54235423eb241d72231d1c0ecf5b14a1/tumblr_mgk9owkghp1r47bczo1_400.jpg)
FLOCK
[noun]
1. a number of animals of one kind, especially sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.
2. a large number of people; crowd.
3. a large group of things: a flock of letters to answer.
4. a) the Christian church in relation to Christ. b) a single congregation in relation to its pastor.
5. Archaic: a band or company of persons.
[verb]
6. to gather or go in a flock or crowd.
Etymology: Middle English; Old English floc; cognate with Old Norse flokkr.
this is my favorite thing in a while
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