in shifting silence, a softness in the weather
passing through us, dark moods of snows— 
a sense of peace (…)

Joanna Klink, from Winter Field in “Circadian” (

Henry Fuseli - The Shepherd’s Dream, from ‘Paradise Lost’

Henry Fuseli  - The Shepherd’s Dream, from ‘Paradise Lost’

The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Hieronymus Bosch.

The “Is it creepy or kind of cute?”-collection of creatures from paintings by Hieronymus Bosch.

Upper left, lower right: The Last Judgment, c. 1486-1510.

Upper right, lower left: The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1490-1510.

In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.

Laurie Halse Anderson,  Wintergirls

Natural History Museum. Austria