mermaid in the moonlight

pearl-nautilus: Baroque Pearl, Plique-a-Jour Enamel & Diamond Brooch (c. 1900)The stylized floral motif decorated with a baroque pearl of pale gray color with pastel overtones, and with 4 smaller pearls of aubergine, black and bronze hue, framed by scrolls of old European-cut diamonds and leaves of green plique-à-jour enamel, mounted in 18 karat gold, signed Marcus & Co.

pearl-nautilus:

Baroque Pearl, Plique-a-Jour Enamel & Diamond Brooch (c. 1900)

The stylized floral motif decorated with a baroque pearl of pale gray color with pastel overtones, and with 4 smaller pearls of aubergine, black and bronze hue, framed by scrolls of old European-cut diamonds and leaves of green plique-à-jour enamel, mounted in 18 karat gold, signed Marcus & Co.

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todaysdocument:

…Smokey the Bear, Smokey the Bear,
Prowling and growling and sniffing the air

He can find a fire before it starts to flame

That’s why they call him Smokey, that’s how he got his name…

"Smokey the Bear," 1952

For Smokey’s 70th Birthday, here’s country star Eddy Arnold with a few fire prevention tips and singing the very catchy “Smokey the Bear”.

Ever wondered - is it Smokey Bear or Smokey the Bear?

Smokey’s official name has no “the” in the middle though. It was added in 1952 to achieve proper rhythm in the song “Smokey the Bear”, written by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins. 

via The Unwritten Record » The REAL Smokey Bear

Fun with fire safety. Happy birthday, Smokey!

I love Smokey!

humansofnewyork: I normally go into my conversations with a set of proven questions to ask, that I find will elicit a wide variety of anecdotes from people’s lives: happiest moment, saddest moment, things like that. But with people fleeing war, it is absolutely impossible to discuss anything beyond the present moment. Their circumstances are so overpowering, there is absolutely zero room in their minds for any other thoughts. The conversation immediately stalls, because any topic of conversation beyond their present despair seems grossly inappropriate. You realize that without physical security, no other layers of the human experience can exist. “All day they do is cry for home,” she told me. (Dohuk, Iraq) Life in war.

humansofnewyork:

I normally go into my conversations with a set of proven questions to ask, that I find will elicit a wide variety of anecdotes from people’s lives: happiest moment, saddest moment, things like that. But with people fleeing war, it is absolutely impossible to discuss anything beyond the present moment. Their circumstances are so overpowering, there is absolutely zero room in their minds for any other thoughts. The conversation immediately stalls, because any topic of conversation beyond their present despair seems grossly inappropriate. You realize that without physical security, no other layers of the human experience can exist. “All day they do is cry for home,” she told me. (Dohuk, Iraq)

Life in war.