hey-lady-wanderlust:

askthesunflowerstate:

((Blame Julian for this. That’s all I can say. 

Oh, and this blog.

Inspired by  this lovely news tidbit.

I would have added more details except my Photoshop kept being a bitch.

Character belongs to Patti))

I don’t even know what I was thinking last night.

martyr-eater:

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and His Wife (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836) - Jacques-Louis David (1788)

Lavoisier is known for his pioneering studies of oxygen, gunpowder, and the chemical composition of water. In 1789 he published a treatise on chemistry illustrated by his wife, who is believed to have been David’s pupil. Lavoisier was involved in a political scandal which led him to withdraw the present painting from the 1789 Salon. Despite his service to the revolutionary regime, he was guillotined.

tastefullyoffensive:

premiumgifs: Going to the movies.

fairy-wren:

Long Eared Owl

(photos by Sam Bobbing)

plant-a-day:

Photos courtesy of taffywilliams and cepolina.

Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum or Silversword. All species of Silversword have a very small range (on Hawaiian islands, on volcanoes  at altitudes above 1,500 m), so their populations are small… hope they’re still around when I can one day visit.

staceythinx:

Awesome astronaut bedding by Snurk

seekerheels:

Movies I have seen in 2013:

→True Grit (2010)

(Source: mcavoiding)

jtotheizzoe:

If you haven’t listened to Hank’s quark song before … um, go do that. It’s wonderful.

tastefullyoffensive:

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pbsthisdayinhistory:

Feb. 21, 1885: The Dedication of the Washington Monument

On this day in 1885, the Washington Monument was officially dedicated. Three years later, it was opened to the general public.

The Washington Monument lies in the center of Washington, D.C. and it commemorates the first president of the United States, George Washington. The monument was designed by Robert Mills and it was completed by Thomas Casey. Once construction was done, the Washington Monument was the world’s tallest building, measuring 555 feet. 

See how the Washington Monument and other iconic locations in Washington, D.C. have changed throughout the past 100 years.

Top Photo: Washington Monument in 1860; Bottom Photo: Washington Monument in 1902 (Library of Congress).

ilovecharts:

Pubic Support Public Support

Wow … been one of those days

pewresearch:

From the USA TODAY front page this morning. Get the full story here.

junyiwu:

The Little Mermaid

historical-nonfiction:

“The abduction of Daniel Boone’s daughter by the Indian” (1853)