Statue Of Jupiter, Late 1st Century AD. From The Villa Of Emperor Domitian (Flavian Dynasty). Hermitage

Good Morning from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Sunrise over Loch Ard, Kinlochard

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A View of Naples through a Window, 1824. Franz Ludwig Catel

“I wish you to know

that you have been the last dream of my soul.”

—Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

You get a strange feeling when you're about to leave a place, I told him, like you'll not only miss the people you love but you'll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you'll never be this way ever again.

Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Medieval streets in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Story tells of her falling in love with the sea-god Glaucus, who prefers the nymph Scylla to her. In revenge, Circe poisoned the water where her rival bathed and turned her into a dreadful monster.

Circe Invidiosa by John William Waterhouse 

This is a place where secrets are hidden behind stone walls and learning is almost a magical ritual.

The Lost Lagoon. A print of this is available in my shop