"And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea, / If ... / Silence and solitude were vacancy?"

Beetle vs. stag beetle in origami. (via)

Build your own multi-dial sundial.

The Sea of Crises: "A sumo wrestling tournament. A failed coup ending in seppuku. A search for a forgotten man. How one writer’s trip to Japan became a journey through oblivion."

---L.

Subject quote from "Mont Blanc," Shelley. Which just might be my favorite of his poems.