1. Layer after layer of civilized life seems to have veiled our directness of seeing. We often look for an underlying meaning of things while the thing itself is the meaning
    — Anni Albers (via jaggedflow)

    (Source: albersfoundation.org, via urban-prairie-dye-project)

     

  2. Aloe layers.  A beautiful green pattern only found in the Botanical Gardens, Chicago IL.

     

  3. Natural ornate patterns for lace making.

    This photograph was taken at Kells Bay gardens, County Kerry, Ireland by Stephany Latham.

     

  4. wildflowers!

     

  5. A lace lichen view from below.

    (Source: asuncame)