Children, like adults, were caught up in war fever after hostilities broke out in August 1914. Many wanted to join the Army, including nine-year-old Alfie Knight from Dublin. Alfie wrote this letter to Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener, volunteering as a front-line despatch rider. In a reply sent by his private secretary, Lord Kitchener thanked Alfie for his offer, but explained that he was 'not yet quite old enough to go to the front'.
Snowball in Hell, acrylics, 30cmx20cm
I used a random piece of wire to paint the smallest details..!
here’s an updated photo of my jellycat collection! from left to right: fuddlewuddle puppy, jollipop cat, bashful zingy bunny, bashful tangerine bunny, gibbles monster, amuseable peanut, ricky rain frog, ginger kitten caboodle, bashful raccoon, dexter dragon, cozy crew whale, and little fox.
alexander mcqueen rtw spring 2016.
Füsun Ürkün
Josef Koudelka, France, 1970s
so much of me to return to
Marguerite Duras, from The Lover
Text ID: Perhaps you’ll escape. Day and night, this obsession. It’s not that you have to achieve anything, it’s that you have to get away from where you are.
Hello there! Might you have any blog recs for blogs like yours?
here are some of my favourite blogs which share similar content, although this is by no means an exhaustive list:
@lifeinpoetry @elleestcommelalune @firstfullmoon @cor-ardens @arthuriannas @letterful @serratedpens @cruellheaven @meerschweinchen1993 @yearningheart @strykerlancer @un-lovd @feuillesmortes @memoryslandscape @thedearidiot @indeskidgepoetry @virgin-martyr @wovi @theoptia @derangedrhythms @intopermanence @seaoflove @soracities @cithaerons @existential-celestial @andrumedus
Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Taken August 2021