(rushthatspeaks has been posting a travelogue of art and culture from a recent trip to Florence.  Highly recommended reading.  Consequently, I have had this poem stuck in my head the past few days, and I thought I'd share it with you all.  Welcome to Browning the art lover.)

The morn when first it thunders in March,
     The eel in the pond gives a leap, they say;
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First of all, songgoeson  just blew my mind with this recording: Benedict Cumberbatch reading John Keats' Ode To A Nightingale.  I'm re-blogging it to share the love further.  Go, listen.  You will be glad you did.

Second off: I've decided it's time I joined the modern world and bought an iPod.  For various reasons, all positive ones, I'm going to be spending ( Read more... )