A digital illustration featuring a hazelnut, a piece of ginger root, and a musical note, all set against a digitally distorted abstract background with streaks of blue, yellow, purple, and black.
Dried botanicals including a cashew nut, a yellow root, and a green chili on a transparent surface.
An illustration of a ginger root, a hazelnut, and a turmeric root on a colorful, abstract background.

 The Swing

The Swing - Listen
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How do you like to go up in a swing,

Up in the air so blue?

Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing

Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall,

Till I can see so wide,

River and trees and cattle and all

Over the countryside—

Till I look down on the garden green,

Down on the roof so brown—

Up in the air I go flying again,

Up in the air and down!

Robert Louis Stevenson
from A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885)

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A digital illustration of a nut, possibly a hazelnut, with some small plant branches or leaves placed on top. The background consists of abstract, colorful lines and shapes with a mixture of dark and bright hues.
A young girl in a yellow dress swings on a tree swing, smiling up at the sky with a kite flying nearby, surrounded by green trees and a bright, cloudy sky with birds.
A digital art piece featuring a large nut in the center, with a light brown shell and a revealing seed inside. To the left, there are stylized musical notes, and on the right, a city skyline silhouette with yellow and blue colors.