Cocooned Trees, Pakistan
Photo: Russell WatkinsAn unexpected side effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became cocooned in spiderwebs. People in the area had never seen this phenomenon before, but they also reported that there were fewer mosquitoes than they would have expected, given the amount of standing water that was left. Not being bitten by mosquitoes was one small blessing for people that had lost everything in the floods.
A total eclipse in Kannyakumari, India, ph: Norwegianmale (Harald Haugan)
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My Iranian version of René Magritte’s most famous painting:
The Treachery of Images (La trahison des images), 1928–29
(Source: fesenjoon)
Excerpt from Calligraphy and Islamic Culture by Annemarie Schimmel
Happy holidays!
Jacket design by George Critchard. 1973.
دیگران را ببخش، نه به خاطر اینکه لایق بخششند، به خاطر اینکه تو لایق آرامشی
Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
(Source: caskette)
An addition to my post on 1950s ads from Japan
ihya:
No one could have known that when a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a public square, it would incite protests that would topple dictators and start a global wave of dissent. In 2011, protesters didn’t just voice their complaints; they changed the world.
