Sitting in the Snow

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You only need to know one thing: meow.

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[Video transcript:

(Meow in the background. The meows continue through the video.)

So, (meow) today I am making... (meow) (snicker) pine- (meow) pinecone dice. (meow) (meow) My cat- (meow) He- (meow) He wants to narrate, too (meow). SHUT UP, THUNDER. (a beat.) He's not allowed in the bedroom (meow) 'cause he beats my other cat up (meow) and she's in here right now (meow) so he's throwing a fit.

Anyways, we're making pineco- (wheeze) i lost my train of thought.

So, I use- (meow) (exasperated) pi- i can't fucking these blank inserts (meow) to put the pinecones in (a series of meows interrupt) and then I put the pl- I had this all planned out and I was gonna explain exactly what I was doing and then the (meow)... the CAT... (meow) (a beat.) (Some purring) Can you (purring) hear that? Listen to that)(meow)

Anyways I hope you like the dice, bye.

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i think being proud of where you come from is one of those things that becomes fun the more specific you get. like "proud to be english" bad rancid vibes. makes you sound like the kind of person who rants about immigrants. "proud to be from yorkshire" better vibes. i cannot deny the yorkshire cultural heritage. "proud to be from pocklington" absolutely fucking hilarious please never let anybody kill your pocklington pride.

[redstonedust]

i love the USA: weird vibes. dont trust that.

i love muskegon michigan: you are experiencing a kind of personal joy that i can and will not take from you

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[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

today I found out my mother doesn't know what dandelions are and now I'm wondering what other strange secrets she's been quietly harboring

[krystal-prisms]

Where do you live that you don't have dandelions?

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

we have dandelions EVERYWHERE, they are basically our State Weed, it is absolutely impossible that my mom has never interacted with a dandelion before, this requires further investigation

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

So after extensive interrogation I have an update:

my mom is in fact aware that dandelions exist. she temporarily forgot the name and there was some miscommunication.

the truth is actually weirder

she's aware dandelions look like this

she is familiar with this flower. she knows the name of this flower. she declines to believe, however, that these are also dandelions

she does not believe these are the same plant. I tried to explain, and she thought I was either misinformed or lying. so I asked her what exactly did she think the yellow ones were called?

she answered, with complete confidence: Daffodils.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

gosh I enjoy this website

[glutton-for-funishment]

then wtf is a daffodil......................

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

buddy

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The Faerie Mound of Dragonkind by Valerie Valusek

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[ainawgsd]

On the northwest Belgian coast, there is a little known tradition: shrimp fishing on horseback. The activity consists of what its name describes: fishing shrimp on a horse. In the 15th century, shrimp fishing on horseback was still practised on the North Sea coasts in France, the Netherlands and even the South of England. This activity represented an extra revenue needed for the household. Nowadays there is only one place in which it is still ongoing: Oostduinkerke, a sub-municipality of the municipality of Koksijde.

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Europe’s 500-year-old seafood tradition

Fishing for shrimp on horseback was once practiced along the North Sea from Germany to England. Today, only 17 fishermen remain, and the wor

THEY HAVE STATUES OF EM

[herpsandbirds]

Let's Rename the Birds!!! (pt. 13)

As you may already know... ornithological authorities (such as the AOS and ABA) in North America have decided, for a variety of reasons, to rename all of the birds that have been named after people.

Some examples: Lewis's Woodpecker, Smith's Longspur, MacGillivray's Warbler...

I thought it would be fun for us to come up with some ideas for new common names here on Tumblr.

Here are some criteria for re-naming that might appeal to ornithologists and birdwatchers:

Habitat and geographical range

Physical characteristics

Call/song characteristics

Behavior

PLEASE MAKE YOUR NAMING SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS, REBLOG, OR TAGS.

We'll take the best ideas, and put them in a poll by the end of the week! (I and an esteemed panel of ornithological tumblererrsssres will make the decisions).

WEEK 13 - Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca), males, family Parulidae, order Passeriformes

Nest/breed in SE Canada, NE U.S., and the Appalachians of the Eastern U.S.

Overwinter in southern Central America and northern and mountainous South America.

They grow up to 13 cm (5.1 in) long, up to a 22 cm (8.7 in) wingspan, and weigh up to 13 g (0.46 oz).

Though found in mixed flocks during migration, they are solitary in the winter, and highly territorial during the breeding season.

Feed mainly on insects (especially caterpillars) and spiders, gleaning them from tree leaves and branches. Occasionally feed on berries.

Prefer to forage for food high in trees, but will come lower if there is more competition from other warblers in the area or if they are migrating through an area with lower vegetation.

Prefer to nest in mature coniferous forests.

Females sit on the nest, males help by bringing food.

They have a large geographic range, and their numbers are fairly stable.

Listen to the calls here: Blackburnian Warbler Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

photograph by Laura Gooch, Greg Lavaty, Tim Weaver

photograph by Jeff Gresko

Female or immature male - photo by Luke Seitz

Female or immature male - photo by William Higgins

[longingforrotkehlchen]

Oh, to achieve such levels of contentment. Not thinking about anything, just taking what's there, revelling in the moment.

Ringeltaube (wood pigeon) auf der Karlshöhe, Stuttgart-Süd.

[clowniconography]

wait ok this is actually one that has caused some contention before when I've talked to people about it. reblog and tag whether or not you check the weather prediction every day before going out

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What is that? Looks like a Muppet.

Gulper Eel Balloons Its Massive Jaws | Nautilus Live

[lumpatronics]

SERVICE DOG PSA

So today I tripped. Fell flat on my face, it was awful but ultimately harmless. My service dog, however, is trained to go get an adult if I have a seizure, and he assumed this was a seizure (were training him to do more to care for me, but we didn’t learn I had epilepsy until a year after we got him)

I went after him after I had dusten off my jeans and my ego, and I found him trying to get the attention of a very annoyed woman. She was swatting him away and telling him to go away. So I feel like I need to make this heads up

If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help

Don’t get scared, don’t get annoyed, follow the dog! If it had been an emergency situation, I could have vomited and choked, I could have hit my head, I could have had so many things happen to me. We’re going to update his training so if the first person doesn’t cooperate, he moves on, but seriously guys. If what’s-his-face could understand that lassie wanted him to go to the well, you can figure out that a dog in a vest proclaiming it a service dog wants you to follow him

[thetenderpassion]

[tiny-feisty-gay]

I know this has been going around for years and I know that OP’s DOG specifically is trained for this – however. This absolutely is not a universal truth and in a lot of training circles, trainers have actually moved away from help-seeking as a task. Why? Because it’s dangerous. Dangerous for the dog because of the potential to get hit by a car, attacked by another animal, shot by someone carrying a weapon, stolen by someone who sees financial gain potential in it. It’s risky for the handler because service dogs are rarely trained for just *one* task, and by removing the dog from your immediate presence (ie, help-seek task) you are also them removing every other task it knows to be helpful (because the dog isn’t near its handler to perform them).

It’s risky for *everyone* because even a trained dog can still bite if provoked, or injured, or scared badly enough. Even if the dog doesn’t bite, someone can *say* they were bitten just to be an ass (yea, this does and has happened before).

It also just isn’t effective. Most people who see a loose dog will assume it could be a risk, and with how common it is for random people to slap a vest on their poorly-behaved pet just to take it into stores, being marked as a service dog is not a reliable indicator of temperament or legitimacy to the public. Which means most people will avoid the random dog. I have personally found like four dogs with a service dog vest slapped on who were not service dogs, because they got away from their owner who only put the vest on to get them into target, and the dog got loose and ran off.

Seeking help as a task is strongly recommended against these days because it poses a *risk.* The behavior now recommended, instead, is for the dog to stay with the handler and bark for help.

If you specifically feel comfortable following a dog who approaches to see if there is someone in need, absolutely do. Just be aware that it’s more likely *not* to be, and act accordingly, and be on the lookout for stressed and combative behavior. (You should be with any dog included service dogs, tbh, but still)

This is also a PSA to handlers to stop training/asking this to be trained as a task. It’s ineffective and dangerous and there are better options.

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[lumpatronics]

SERVICE DOG PSA

So today I tripped. Fell flat on my face, it was awful but ultimately harmless. My service dog, however, is trained to go get an adult if I have a seizure, and he assumed this was a seizure (were training him to do more to care for me, but we didn’t learn I had epilepsy until a year after we got him)

I went after him after I had dusten off my jeans and my ego, and I found him trying to get the attention of a very annoyed woman. She was swatting him away and telling him to go away. So I feel like I need to make this heads up

If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help

Don’t get scared, don’t get annoyed, follow the dog! If it had been an emergency situation, I could have vomited and choked, I could have hit my head, I could have had so many things happen to me. We’re going to update his training so if the first person doesn’t cooperate, he moves on, but seriously guys. If what’s-his-face could understand that lassie wanted him to go to the well, you can figure out that a dog in a vest proclaiming it a service dog wants you to follow him

[thetenderpassion]

[queerfemme]

the moon is a lesbian and she hates terfs

[queerfemme]

the moon told me personally that she thinks you’re obnoxious and hopes you never get a girlfriend

[q-is-a-letter]

I have a theory that the moon IS a trans woman cause she’s always associated with feminine things but when we saw the craters that look like a face we called it “The Man In The Moon”. She’s a woman with a face that people may perceive as male. She’s a beautiful trans woman

[queerfemme]

[excalibelle]

the moon is a beautiful trans woman who hates terfs and shows her face every night to remind other trans women they are beautiful and strong and loved and important and wonderful and that terfs and their opinions dont matter

[hiranyaksha-deactivated20220613]

I wanna add to this if it’s ok?? In Hindu mythology, Chandra, the moon, was originally thought of as a male deity. However, as time went on, symbolism involving the moon and the name “Chandra” itself became identified with femininity, with beautiful girls being described as having “moon-like faces,” with their dark, long hair reminding lovers of the midnight sky, and names like “Nilaa” (”moon” in Tamil) and “Indu” (in Sanskrit) are now pretty much now completely girl names! 

AlsO Chandra is married to 27 wives, who are all stars. The moon is a trans lesbian and is gay for all the stars in the sky. 

[fandomssaremysoul]

Reblog if you’re gay for the trans lesbian poly moon who supports all woman.

[everyoneisgayandtrans]

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I thought I could never care for anyone again, until I met you.

The Golden Girls, S2E5: “Isn't It Romantic”

[telumendils]

#happy pride to this episode of a sitcom from the 1980s!!!!

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someone accused me of feigning a sexual attraction to spiders for clout. there's easier ways to get clout, man.....

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[lightningbuster]

It’s funny how sacabambaspis is like the funniest looking animal in every hypothetical except for that one picture that makes me feel like I’m about to be killed

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