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Today is the anniversary of the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s transcendentalist masterpiece “Walden.” The account of his retreat into a life of simplicity and nature offers insights into the world and still captivates readers today. Thoreau said, “A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” “Sunrise on a Mountain Lake,” 1836, by Thomas Doughty

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Happy 70th Birthday, Smokey Bear!

Everyone’s favorite ursine fire prevention advocate, Smokey Bear, made his debut appearance in this Forest Service poster on August 9, 1944.

SMOKEY SAYS - CARE WILL PREVENT 9 OUT OF 10 FOREST FIRES!

From the series: World War II Posters, 1942 - 1945

Learn more at Smokey’s Journey!

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Photo of the Day: Gray Sky Ghost Town

Photo by Beverly Houwing (Beverly Hills, CA, USA); Bridgeport, CA, USA

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Rockaway, Long Island

Charles Lewis Fussell (1840-1909)

probably 1891

Oil on canvas

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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My German Teacher (in German): We have an observer here today but he doesn’t speak any German so we can talk about him and how stupid his tie is.

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silversarcasm:

[Gifset: Laverne Cox speaks at the GLAAD media awards, she says,

"Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor, and how we might be able to become liberators for ourselves and each other."]

femmeanddangerous:

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a lot of people with the word “ghost” in their url aren’t actually ghosts. i’ve sent the tumblr staff several long messages and heartfelt pleas begging them to remove these accounts but they refuse to take any action

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clint barton + text posts about dogs

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it just feels so nice to be able to say “hey my OTP is canon”

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maybe Jesus was gay the whole time and was actually saying “ah, men”

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Doesn’t that look beautiful?

Like something you’d find on one of those soft/nature blogs?

Well you are in for a surprise

The Bolton Strid in England is one of the most innocent looking streams. 

Though it looks like you could just hop across the rocks, but if you miss you will die for sure. It packs very rapid currents just a couple of feet below its surface. No one really knows how deep it really is. Nobody who has ever fallen into the Strid has survived. It has a 100% fatality rate.

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so lately ive been really obsessed with political cartoons for some reason

BUT LOOK AT THESE

IT IS AMAZING HOW SOMETHING SO SIMPLE CAN HOLD SO MUCH MEANING AND TRUTH

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aurora + tumblr

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into the woods to find there’s hope of getting through the journey…

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