This is a menagerie of images, interesting or beautiful, collected from the distributed dregs of human thought. My own writings, photos and reflections can be found on my Photo of the Day blog.Tumblr (3.0; @somnule)http://somnule.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/18979bc849d359b1c8a01f08ecdb8149/tumblr_mmzq64Nfwd1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Haul of the Day #1699</big></p><blockquote><p>It will be many years before I learn to photosynthesize, so I still need to maintain myself the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/a-little-hippy-dippy-maybe/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50720118320http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50720118320Sat, 18 May 2013 03:51:40 -0700photo of the day<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shlabam.tumblr.com/post/50667354311/never-hang-out-with-anyone-who-says-feminist-the">shlabam</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Never hang out with anyone who says “feminist” the same way Draco Malfoy says “mudblood”.</p> </blockquote>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50668510943http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50668510943Fri, 17 May 2013 12:25:19 -0700hit the nail on the head<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3343b8574482d02a2174720deb7189db/tumblr_mmxsaoM1FX1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Guard of the Day #1698</big></p><blockquote><p>I want to capture the haunted appearance that mundane things hold when you pass them at night,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/i-am-writing-from-the-edge-of-dreams-maybe-i-will-compose-a-proper-letter-someday/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50643039710http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50643039710Fri, 17 May 2013 02:42:24 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a28298a018457f31d0f0eae6734297e8/tumblr_mmvwy5VaJ21qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Dimming of the Day #1697</big></p><blockquote><p>Dad greets each morning early, sometimes hours before the sun rises, and consequently goes to…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/walk-the-middle-path/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50567094370http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50567094370Thu, 16 May 2013 02:27:41 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3336cb27691ad5ffb0c467ebc5cf5db/tumblr_mmu26pDtqT1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Commitment of the Day #1696</big></p><blockquote><p>I didn’t intend for this much motion blur, but perhaps it emphasizes the uncertainty of the leap.…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/life-is-good-when-there-are-puzzles-to-solve/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50486682179http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50486682179Wed, 15 May 2013 02:25:36 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b1cd9383182711d5523934ba0e6df29/tumblr_mms7v3TrGY1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Knight of the Day #1695</big></p><blockquote><p>This little fellow brought me to a halt as I was walking home, but my towering presence was of…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/if-only-we-could-show-these-tiny-creatures-the-world-they-live-in/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50410698372http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50410698372Tue, 14 May 2013 02:33:03 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c037aca27a9d89c121865a4c88ce031/tumblr_mmq9ioTMoM1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Wands of the Day #1694</big></p><blockquote><p>Mom knows what the cats like and treats them well, bringing them yogurt and toys to play with now…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/something-sinister-at-the-sea-glass-beach/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50330390978http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50330390978Mon, 13 May 2013 01:13:36 -0700momphoto of the day<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KaOC9danxNo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://colchrishadfield.tumblr.com/post/50288863972/with-deference-to-the-genius-of-david-bowie">colchrishadfield</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.<br/><br/>Huge thanks in the making of the video to the talented trio of Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Tidby, plus Evan Hadfield and all at the CSA.</p> </blockquote> <p>Just to emphasize: this is a music video made in space. It’s the kind of thing that makes you proud to be an Earthling.</p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50329601173http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50329601173Mon, 13 May 2013 00:45:09 -0700musicsciencethe future<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1fbe2e98e9ea144526e4dcde2f723a7f/tumblr_mmoldc0cxU1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Beach of the Day #1693</big></p><blockquote><p>I have a small bottle of Santa Cruz sand sitting by my bedside, resting in a jar with softened…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/let-crows-have-the-world/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50246377302http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50246377302Sun, 12 May 2013 03:34:23 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e41fac6c5ff26db9e8d3d173901649b/tumblr_mmmosfei451qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Claus of the Day #1692</big></p><blockquote><p>This is at least the third documented case of Quelf turning us into fools. Each time has been with…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/i-am-the-arroba/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50155491549http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50155491549Sat, 11 May 2013 02:53:03 -0700mylesphoto of the day<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/de6da9c2fd4053f3a3f3497d29a0869e/tumblr_mmksos5ahw1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Underbelly of the Day #1691</big></p><blockquote><p>The space beneath beds is linked to a certain memory for me.</p> <p>When I was very young – three and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/slowly-building-up-an-immunity-to-sleeplessness/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50079256126http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50079256126Fri, 10 May 2013 02:22:03 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a389efb6e8294a0ad50273855e86a61/tumblr_mmixk9xfhk1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Tube of the Day #1690</big></p><blockquote><p>Playgrounds can fill with such lovely ominous light in the evening, but no one is there to admire…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/respect-between-assassins/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50002109483http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/50002109483Thu, 09 May 2013 02:12:09 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed6b43412ba1b1896033b851a7093874/tumblr_mmh277gjXw1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Flavor of the Day #1689</big></p><blockquote><p>Wherever I’m living, at any given phase in my life, there are a few certain routes that I follow,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/as-faithful-as-seven-hundred-poodles/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49923013398http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49923013398Wed, 08 May 2013 01:57:07 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8501df2da0461d96bb4c86f2854fd38d/tumblr_mmf6h9hoD51qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Umbras of the Day #1687</big></p><blockquote><p>Late in the morning my eyes were drawn to the comet-like shadows cast by the legs of the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/dostoyevsky-speaks-of-a-cyclical-universe/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49843775117http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49843775117Tue, 07 May 2013 01:34:20 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b81d32e0a83a76c2a3d17c3eb51ed40f/tumblr_mmdc4uS6Ty1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Chill of the Day #1686</big></p><blockquote><p>We have our work to do and our pixelated worlds to save, makeshift cinco de mayo food and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/ambassador-of-the-nerds/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49762508018http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49762508018Mon, 06 May 2013 01:41:17 -0700hannahjacobkendraleylamitchphoto of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3549355c747e8fee3d0d52c7ffc7ac6c/tumblr_mmbi80hssK1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Border of the Day #1685</big></p><blockquote><p>This is, perhaps, a frustrated view from the edge of sleep – one eye unfocused and one buried un…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/an-unexpected-jinjo-has-occurred/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49667345095http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49667345095Sun, 05 May 2013 01:57:36 -0700photo of the day<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://atonguewithbutsixwords.tumblr.com/post/44547539354/six-word-poem-3-4">atonguewithbutsixwords</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Prompt: “Great work, I hope you keep it up long into your lifetime. How about a poem about having the greatest, mind-blowing revelation one night but forgetting it by morning because of certain behaviors/intoxication the previous night.”</p> </blockquote> <p>Inspiration <br/>struck <br/>him<br/>slightly<br/>too<br/>hard</p> </blockquote>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49664552971http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49664552971Sun, 05 May 2013 00:49:32 -0700inevitable wordplay<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5425ecba8118cddf78669c95684579ce/tumblr_mm9ohqEFDu1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Beat of the Day #1685</big></p><blockquote><p>After another comedy night, several comedy folks made their way to Jacob’s home bar, where we…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/sleep-will-come-only-when-i-say-so/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49580956695http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49580956695Sat, 04 May 2013 02:17:50 -0700jacobkendraphoto of the day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bd86b1aa86815afefb43bd2ce1465dfd/tumblr_mm7u0v48CA1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Impression of the Day #1684</big></p><blockquote><p>Two more memories in the archive, collected at the last moment before I headed home. Today was a…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/the-world-would-be-a-different-place-if-story-characters-aged-with-us/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49502164875http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49502164875Fri, 03 May 2013 02:22:06 -0700photo of the day<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e83ab9b6155fcb095420b8ebb833594/tumblr_mm60eqp2Fz1qax040o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Boneyard of the Day #1683</big></p><blockquote><p>In this game our fate lies in the whims of the boneyard. These bones form the rails our trains…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://somnule.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/absolute-patience-and-faith-in-the-hapless-brother/">View Post</a></p>http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49428175949http://somnule.tumblr.com/post/49428175949Thu, 02 May 2013 02:44:50 -0700jacobkendraleylamitchphoto of the day