Watching the birds.
Watching the birds.

Watching the birds.

May 19th
“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.” -John Burroughs
“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.” -John Burroughs

“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.” -John Burroughs

May 19th
    The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some great woman or someone that has gone before them. We are saying, “Hey, you can be like Madam Curie or Sally Ride.” It is recruiting by intimidation. We need to change that message. We need to recruit by appealing to WHY we need them in STEM. We NEED you to help make the world a better place We NEED you to help discover the cure for cancer. We NEED you because you have the ability to change the course of humanity for the better.

Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.

(↬ gender and science)

(Source: explore-blog, via thatssoscience)

May 19th
Beautiful sky in Nova.
Beautiful sky in Nova.

Beautiful sky in Nova.

May 17th
May 14th
The relationship you have with the world is just like any other relationship. Every now and again, even if it’s pissed you off for no good reason, you have to look it in the eyes and say: I love you.
The relationship you have with the world is just like any other relationship. Every now and again, even if it’s pissed you off for no good reason, you have to look it in the eyes and say: I love you.

The relationship you have with the world is just like any other relationship. Every now and again, even if it’s pissed you off for no good reason, you have to look it in the eyes and say: I love you.

May 14th

Wide awake tonight with my little friends Morphine  and Percocet. Lithotripsy sucks; kidney stones suck.

May 14th

Life is like a house of mirrors. And you meet all kinds of people that are bent, distorted images of you.  But I met you, and you were a regular mirror ―something that made sense to me. It scared me, though, because I’ve never seen myself before.

May 12th
When I was a little girl, my grandfather specially made a dark blue/gray dreamcatcher for me. He told me that any bad dreams were caught in the net and the daylight burned them away. The good dreams passed through the net and slid down the feathers to the dreamer. This is why you hang a dreamcatcher above your head. I still use his dreamcatcher today.He belongs to Cherokee Nation and gifted me a tangible reminder of our heritage. 
When I was a little girl, my grandfather specially made a dark blue/gray dreamcatcher for me. He told me that any bad dreams were caught in the net and the daylight burned them away. The good dreams passed through the net and slid down the feathers to the dreamer. This is why you hang a dreamcatcher above your head. I still use his dreamcatcher today.He belongs to Cherokee Nation and gifted me a tangible reminder of our heritage. 

When I was a little girl, my grandfather specially made a dark blue/gray dreamcatcher for me. He told me that any bad dreams were caught in the net and the daylight burned them away. The good dreams passed through the net and slid down the feathers to the dreamer. This is why you hang a dreamcatcher above your head. I still use his dreamcatcher today.
He belongs to Cherokee Nation and gifted me a tangible reminder of our heritage. 

May 12th

You are calm and reposed, let your beauty unfold.
Pale white like the skin stretched over your bones.
Spring keeps you ever so close, you are second
hand smoke. You are so fragile and thin, standing
trial for your sins, holding onto yourself the best you 
can. You are the smell before the rain, you are the blood
in my veins.

May 12th
    I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together.
Lisa Kleypas
May 11th
Cat nappin’.
Cat nappin’.

Cat nappin’.

May 11th
Apples sunning herself.
Apples sunning herself.

Apples sunning herself.

May 11th