Mostly things that I find life affirming, or at least interesting, with the occasional political or current events post also thrown in. Feel free to say hello. Usual disclaimer: most items were found on the internet and assumed to be in the public domain. If something is yours and you want me to remove it or give attribution, let me know. Some of my own photography can be found at iphonephotographer.tumblr.comTumblr (3.0; @cityparkdog)http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/<a href="http://fullym.com/old-finnish-people-with-things-on-their-heads-amazing-photo-series/#.UZ7ntAy0PuI.tumblr">Old Finnish People With Things On Their Heads: Amazing Photo Series | FullyM.com by Snapsort</a>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51203192462http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51203192462Fri, 24 May 2013 00:08:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d6d84e818ecf00e2a8e03d6f833564b/tumblr_mmwleeAfAW1rcr5dwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blastedheath.tumblr.com/post/50679728153/catonhottinroof-lowell-birge-harrison-american">blastedheath</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://catonhottinroof.tumblr.com/post/50596377929/lowell-birge-harrison-moonlight-on-the-river">catonhottinroof</a></p> <p>Lowell Birge Harrison (American, 1854-1929), <em>Moonlight on the River</em>, 1919. Oil on canvas, 71 x 64 cm. Musée d’Orsay, Paris.</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51087488537http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51087488537Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbditu02Kb1qa9todo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://medieval.tumblr.com/post/32873444632/the-elephant-clock-folio-from-a-book-of-the">medieval</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h4><strong>“The Elephant Clock”, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari</strong></h4> <p>Date: dated A.H. 715/A.D. 1315 <br/>Syria, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/><small><br/>Every half hour, the bird on the dome whistled; the man below dropped a ball into the dragon’s mouth; and the driver hit the elephant with his goad. While illustrated manuscripts were growing increasingly popular at the time, this folio is a rare survival from Syria, where few such manuscripts are known from this date.<br/>via metmuseum.org</small></p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51084265693http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51084265693Wed, 22 May 2013 14:44:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkqabwwE51r4kizgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://omgthatartifact.tumblr.com/post/33160159004/vessel-mississippian-1400-1600-the-national">omgthatartifact</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vessel</p> <p>Mississippian, 1400-1600</p> <p>The National Museum of the American Indian</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51081394194http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51081394194Wed, 22 May 2013 13:54:58 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkwmmKL6M1r4kizgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://omgthatartifact.tumblr.com/post/33160029966/poncho-huari-or-moche-700-900-ad-the-national">omgthatartifact</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Poncho</p> <p>Huari or Moche, 700-900 AD</p> <p>The National Museum of the American Indian</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51078668552http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51078668552Wed, 22 May 2013 13:05:58 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkyzwB8SP1qc2ixao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amospoe.tumblr.com/post/33162413409/letter-from-groucho">amospoe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>letter from groucho</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51076008078http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51076008078Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:46 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzamswv3fe1qa1j80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flashandfootle.tumblr.com/post/33159076628/goatymilky-androphilia-flashandfootle">flashandfootle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://goatymilky.tumblr.com/post/33159042309/androphilia-flashandfootle-amare-habeo">goatymilky</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://androphilia.tumblr.com/post/1324029076/flashandfootle-amare-habeo-elie-nadelman">androphilia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flashandfootle.tumblr.com/post/1324020763/amare-habeo-elie-nadelman-horse-1911-1915">flashandfootle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://amare-habeo.tumblr.com/post/448551194/elie-nadelman-horse-1911-1915">amare-habeo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?View=LRG&IRN=75972&PICTAUS=True" title="Elie NADELMAN">Elie NADELMAN</a> - Horse, 1911-1915</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51073477306http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51073477306Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb72lhUUbl1qgjrzjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cindersmcleod.tumblr.com/post/32648690714/this-our">cindersmcleod</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>this our ladbroke-grove-tube-station-girls-about-town-malcolm-x-by-any-means-necessary-tshirt-shot</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51071117977http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51071117977Wed, 22 May 2013 10:38:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8318c27b0c678a10bca05a01955b6134/tumblr_mmsx7jvTIK1qzix81o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/50916014767/stemmed-cup-with-two-handles-italy-deruta">centuriespast</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Stemmed Cup with Two Handles</strong><br/><span>Italy (Deruta), sixteenth century</span></p> <p><span>The Morgan Library</span></p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51068911932http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51068911932Wed, 22 May 2013 09:49:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8de3bc83abebf72abde741772ae5a995/tumblr_mn38daviZx1qa8492o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51068808516http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51068808516Wed, 22 May 2013 09:47:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b82dbb8ebe88e2b0189f23a71013397d/tumblr_mn6ixrK8ac1rv7wcro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blastedheath.tumblr.com/post/51042307996/gerhild-diesner-austrian-1915-1995-cypress">blastedheath</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Gerhild Diesner (Austrian, 1915-1995), <em>Cypress</em>, c.1950. Oil on canvas, 59 x 71 cm.</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51068804976http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51068804976Wed, 22 May 2013 09:47:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8axy6g5hD1rqzkrfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bethakneee.tumblr.com/post/48945282788/goliathus-orientalis-i-want">bethakneee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Goliathus orientalis, I want.</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51004039777http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51004039777Tue, 21 May 2013 14:44:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq6z2uZrDD1qdcsdfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://booksnbuildings.tumblr.com/post/9542409890/ely-cathedral-england">booksnbuildings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ely Cathedral, England</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51001115526http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/51001115526Tue, 21 May 2013 13:55:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b2cf533837741ac396f85acd509eede5/tumblr_mn28nruEXq1qz9b3ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://snowce.tumblr.com/post/50933085160/pirkle-jones-figures-in-the-rain-san-francisco">snowce</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pirkle Jones, <em>Figures in the Rain, San Francisco</em>, 1955</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50998332482http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50998332482Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f831d503c5be94b6156bb6ae1ac741b5/tumblr_mn4nmyOYjr1qargfho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://llbwwb.tumblr.com/post/50967102676/agile-hunter-by-sonja-probst">llbwwb</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Agile hunter by Sonja Probst.</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50995594253http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50995594253Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:55 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1140f391bcefc9213d6a5c698a53c1d6/tumblr_mkrfxbcy9H1rey605o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50993039714http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50993039714Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/157da2b3e665af5244364f4340b3fd74/tumblr_mlh2j1hiDr1s4qro2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50990662088http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50990662088Tue, 21 May 2013 10:38:31 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/daa56c09caaedffb3a1ecd53ff199f2c/tumblr_mn2zsglkJ41sot8q0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mysterious-moi.tumblr.com/post/50887074308/feathers-and-fluff-snowy-egret-in-breeding">mysterious-moi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51648604@N06/8745527383/" title="Feathers and Fluff ~ Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage ~ Explored">Feathers and Fluff ~ Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage ~ Explored</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51648604@N06/">Christine Fusco ~ “Jersey Strong”</a> on Flickr.</p> <p><em>Via Flickr:</em><br/> She put on a show! And of course it is a “she” to be that pretty!</p> </blockquote>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50988480364http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50988480364Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a8062db122ede528987064ca143a4522/tumblr_mn1rx6ZeMp1rvpud5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/regramai/8750477410/" title="Torch Ginger Flower">Torch Ginger Flower</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/regramai/">Reg Ramai ( Back, catching up!)</a> on Flickr.</p>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50986088439http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50986088439Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/764460e3ae0bd34679f2b09030dceee2/tumblr_mmcft3OXUq1qcvymuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50986081242http://cityparkdog.tumblr.com/post/50986081242Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:45 -0400