Flamingo Float Quotes

How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. Now the red rim of the sun pushes itself over the London cloud-bank. It shines on a good many folk, but on none, I dare bet, who are on a stranger errand than you and I. How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!

Karl was the last to be with him. He found him calm and almost gay. After he had gone, Ludwig put his few things in order and wrote for some time. Then he drew a chair to the window and set a basin with warm water on the table beside him. He locked the door, sat himself on the settle and with his arm in the water, he cut the artery. The pain was slight. He saw the blood flowing, a scene he had often thought on—to let this hateful, poisoned blood pour out of his body. His room became very clear. He saw every hook, every nail, every glint of the quartzes, the iridescence, the colours; he absorbed it: his room. It gathered about him, it passed in with his breath and was one with his life. Then it receded, uncertain. His youth began, in pictures. Eichendorff, the woods, homesickness. Reconciled, without pain. Beyond the woods rose up barbed-wire entanglements, little white shrapnel clouds, the burst of heavier shells. But they alarmed him no longer. They were muffled, almost like bells. The bells became louder, but the woods were still there. The bells pealed in his head so loudly that he felt it must burst. Then it grew darker. The pealing sounded fainter, and the evening came in at the window, clouds floated up under his feet. He had wished once in his life to see flamingoes; now he knew; these were flamingoes, with broad, pinkish-grey wings, lots of them, a phalanx—Did wild ducks not once fly so toward the very red moon, red as poppies in Flanders? —The landscape receded farther and farther, the woods sank deeper, rivers rose up, gleaming, silver, and islands; the pinkish-grey wings flew ever higher and higher, and the horizon became ever brighter—Now, suddenly, a dark cry swelled in his throat, hot, insistent, a last thought spilled over out of the brain into the failing consciousness: fear, rescue, bind it up! —He tried to rise, staggering, to lift his hand; the body jerked, but already it was too weak. —It spun round and spun round, then it vanished; and the giant bird with dark pinions came very gently with slow sweeps and the wings closed noiselessly over him. A

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1. Kangaroos Can’t Walk Backwards Kangaroos are built for hopping, not walking. Their long tails and muscular legs make it impossible for them to move backward efficiently. So, they can only hop forward! 2. A Group of Flamingos is Called a "Flamboyance" The name says it all—flamingos are all about flaunting their beauty. A group of these pink birds can be referred to as a "flamboyance," reflecting their colorful and extravagant nature. 3. Sloths Can Hold Their Breath Longer Than Dolphins Sloths are known for their slow pace, but they can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes underwater. This helps them stay hidden from predators in water, where they can easily float. 4. A Snail Can Sleep for Three Years That’s right! Some species of snails can go into a deep hibernation-like state for up to three years when conditions aren’t right, like when food is scarce. 5. Elephants are the Only Animals That Can’t Jump While most animals can jump to some degree, elephants are the exception. Their large size and heavy legs make jumping impossible.