1. storypanda: Cat on the phone | Illustration by Bojana Dimitrovski

    storypanda:

    Cat on the phone | Illustration by Bojana Dimitrovski

  2. leivos: by 雪代 薰

    leivos:

    by 雪代 薰

  3. woodendreams: (by bern.harrison)

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  5. litratonijuan:

    Project Manila: Faces and Places

    If you visit Manila, you’ll see a lot of working people. Real people working really hard to earn money for their family. It was this sight that made me appreciate the people in Manila. I am actually in Manila almost everyday and I got to know lots of people. From classmates to baristas to side car drivers, they are all great no matter what their conditions are. 

    In this photo set, you’ll see the famous Manila Bay where people usually go to get a glimpse of the sunset, people visiting the Rizal Park, and people who work hard. Some people are trying to appreciate beauty despite the problems that the city brings and some just doing their routines, working for their future. I just love people who appreciate even the tiniest bit they get whether they live in Manila, Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Paranaque, or anywhere. 

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  6. by watasan on Flickr.

    by watasan on Flickr.

  7. iggymogo: Seeking Serenity in a Patch of California Land FRESNO, Calif. — Like Scotch broom and dandelions, despair can be invasive. This is why, every Monday, Lee Lee, a Hmong refugee, puts on her sun hat and flip-flops, grabs the hoe handmade by her father and brother in Laos and heads to the Hmong Village Community Garden here, where she tends rows of purple lemon grass, bitter melon and medicinal herbs along with other Hmong women. “It lightens the load,” said Ms. Lee, whose depression has led her to think about suicide. “It brings peace, so I do not forget who I am.” The garden, on the scraggly outskirts of town, is one of seven in Fresno created for immigrants, refugees and residents of impoverished neighborhoods with mental health money from the state. At the Slavic Community Garden, Ukrainian refugees persecuted for their religious beliefs in the Soviet Union now grow black currants for jam, dill for pickles and soups, and medicinal calendula flowers from Ukrainian seeds. The thinking of community leaders and health professionals is that gardens can help foster resiliency and a sense of purpose for refugees, especially older ones, who are often isolated by language and poverty and experiencing depression and post-traumatic stress. Immigrant families often struggle to meet insurance co-payments, and culturally attuned therapists are in short supply. The budget, about $171,000 a year for construction and maintenance of the community gardens and adjoining meeting spaces here, is made possible by the California Mental Health Services Act of 2004, which put a 1 percent tax on personal income of $1 million a year or more. Spending state money this way has been controversial, with some advocates for those with mental illnesss arguing that gardens are an unaffordable frill in an era of diminishing resources. From 1995 to 2008, the state cut $700 million a year in core mental health services like psychiatric facilities. “Should they be a priority when there is no evidence of how many seriously mentally ill are served?” asked Curtis A. Thornton, a member of the Fresno County Mental Health Advisory Board. read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/us/in-california-gardening-for-mental-health.html?_r=0

    iggymogo:

    Seeking Serenity in a Patch of California Land

    FRESNO, Calif. — Like Scotch broom and dandelions, despair can be invasive. This is why, every Monday, Lee Lee, a Hmong refugee, puts on her sun hat and flip-flops, grabs the hoe handmade by her father and brother in Laos and heads to the Hmong Village Community Garden here, where she tends rows of purple lemon grass, bitter melon and medicinal herbs along with other Hmong women.

    “It lightens the load,” said Ms. Lee, whose depression has led her to think about suicide. “It brings peace, so I do not forget who I am.”

    The garden, on the scraggly outskirts of town, is one of seven in Fresno created for immigrants, refugees and residents of impoverished neighborhoods with mental health money from the state. At the Slavic Community Garden, Ukrainian refugees persecuted for their religious beliefs in the Soviet Union now grow black currants for jam, dill for pickles and soups, and medicinal calendula flowers from Ukrainian seeds.

    The thinking of community leaders and health professionals is that gardens can help foster resiliency and a sense of purpose for refugees, especially older ones, who are often isolated by language and poverty and experiencing depression and post-traumatic stress. Immigrant families often struggle to meet insurance co-payments, and culturally attuned therapists are in short supply.

    The budget, about $171,000 a year for construction and maintenance of the community gardens and adjoining meeting spaces here, is made possible by the California Mental Health Services Act of 2004, which put a 1 percent tax on personal income of $1 million a year or more.

    Spending state money this way has been controversial, with some advocates for those with mental illnesss arguing that gardens are an unaffordable frill in an era of diminishing resources. From 1995 to 2008, the state cut $700 million a year in core mental health services like psychiatric facilities.

    “Should they be a priority when there is no evidence of how many seriously mentally ill are served?” asked Curtis A. Thornton, a member of the Fresno County Mental Health Advisory Board.

    read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/us/in-california-gardening-for-mental-health.html?_r=0

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    83

  9. konstantinissel: August Macke

    konstantinissel:

    August Macke

  10. powells: Finally – umbrella season in Portland! Let the new, limited-edition Powell’s brelly protect you from the sun’s rays: http://powells.us/14hJiyC

    powells:

    Finally – umbrella season in Portland!

    Let the new, limited-edition Powell’s brelly protect you from the sun’s rays: http://powells.us/14hJiyC

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