Cleaning symbiosis is a mutually beneficial association between individuals of two species, where one (the cleaner) removes and eats parasites and other materials from the surface of the other (the client). (x)
Standing by a river.
Alberta, Canada.
Mountain Stream in the Moonlight (1905) - Albert Rieger
“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand?” – Jack Sparrow // Photo by @beccapierpoint #exploringwithwords
you think you’re going to have a normal field trip and she shows up wyd
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is anyone else just like. constantly filled with rage about their position under late capitalism and how we are expected to just keep playing this game that we know will literally kill us, is already killing people all over the world, and yet everyone around us is somehow fine with going about business as usual, with pretending we are free by being able to choose between different ways of being exploited. there is nothing more dehumanising than being forced to partake in a system that is actively detrimental to our survival as human beings, that is so physically, psychologically and spiritually destructive, and i don’t know how to deal with this anger anymore
list of mundane things that feel like ancient human rituals
- cleaning or wipe your bare feet
- breaking off a piece of bread and handing it to someone
- putting the weight of a basket on your hip or head
- eating nuts or berries while hunched over close to the ground
- seeing something startling just out of your line of sight and very quickly stepping or leaping on to a larger object to get a better view
- cupping your hands into running water to wash your face
- the unanimous protection of a baby or child in a public space where women are present
- when an elderly woman laughs and grips your forearm tightly
May I add?
- Touching someone’s face with the back of your hand to see if they have a fever
- Stopping to watch animals moving in groups (geese, fish, horses, butterflies, bees)
- Helping an elderly person to walk or sit
- telling stories around a fire
- huddling together for warmth when it’s cold
- marveling at sunlight through leaves
- wonderment at the brightness of a full moon
- bringing food to sick or grieving families
All five chapter title spreads from my upcoming artbook, "Windows to Worlds" which can be pre-ordered through the Kickstarter campaign here!