Hyperfixating on whatever I feel like and making all you join me

😴 wizard 🤍 your silly🐰rabbit blogging from under a rock 🍎

[miloticmiku]

I hadn’t seen one of these yet

[arcadekitten]

I'M SORRY CROWVEN I PROMISE I HAVE A BETTER BIRTHDAY DRAWING FOR YOU IN THE WORKS LIFE JUST GOT IN THE WAY AND I'M MADE OF MUCUS RN 🐦‍⬛HAPPY BIRTHDAY CROWVEN!🖤

[valtsv]

do you think a cemetery angel and a gargoyle could fall in love

[valtsv]

[fantasiona]

to draw this was a very impulsive decision

they seem so sad <33

[foxes-in-love]

[that-vexaholic-cryptid]

[fieldexplores]

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[doctorbeth]

A Puppy's Turtle

I know I owe you a bunch of stories, and I’ve got them all lined up to tell, including Kouku and Girlgirl and Leika. I just finished with the hardest patients I’ve ever had. One was literally shredding, so needed two different stuffed animals of my own to act as models, and the other pair had fabric that was disintegrating in a way that made it sticky, so every time the needle went in and came out, I needed to clean it off! They were stuffing inside, and the top layer of their fabric was coming apart, but the backing of their fabric was sticky. It was new. :-/

But, today I am going to share the story of a turtle named Turtle, and for a rare special treat, you get to see part of the patient’s family. I don’t usually show families for privacy reasons, but, well, this is Turtle’s warm blooded being, Murphy:

They’d been together for six years, since Murphy was a puppy. Here’s their baby picture:

As you can see, Murphy has grown and Turtle has, well been worn a bit. Here are a couple of his diagnosis photos:

We agreed that Turtle needed transplants for his balding, and wounds sewn up. Usually, I don’t clean patients belonging to animals, as scent is so important, but in this case, the humans decided a spa was in order too. So Turtle flew down to the Bay Area and started his treatment with a spa:

You can already see him getting cleaner!

Once dry and restuffed, he got a heart with a bit of original stuffing:

And then the humans chose a fabric for his transplants from two options:

Soon his surgery was done and he was ready to head back north:

Normally I’d stop here, with a quote from the humans “He looks great!” But that’s not the end of the story. You see, once Turtle got home, Murphy sent some photos to make everyone smile:

Happy as a puppy that they’re together once more!

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[hope-for-the-planet]

Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds

Indigenous lands are crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. Research shows their health is a direct result of Indigenous stewardship

While this isn't news to anyone who works in this space, it is useful to have this water-is-wet research to affirm that Indigenous knowledge and land management are extremely effective at storing carbon and protecting biodiversity.

I want to draw special attention to this part of the article:

New research shows that approach overlooks the key role that Indigenous knowledge and culture can play in mitigating climate change. It also reveals a dangerous misconception that has taken hold in global climate discussions: the idea that Indigenous lands are so rich because they are remote or sparsely populated. Nothing could be further from the truth. The health of Indigenous lands and their ability to store vast quantities of carbon stem from the stewardship of the people who inhabit them.

[hope-for-the-planet]

I'm actually bringing this back around to say another important thing.

I get a fair number of asks and comments on my posts expressing sentiments like "human beings are a plague on this Earth", "humans ruin everything, we deserve to be wiped out", "humanity is inherently selfish, evil, and irredeemable".

I don't think the folks saying these things have bad intentions, I know their words come from a place of very understandable pain, fear, and anger. But to act as though humanity's impact on nature is inherently damaging and extractive is to erase thousands of years of Indigenous stewardship of nature. These ecosystems are thriving because there are humans living there.

This is your regular reminder that you don't need to feel guilty for being a human. You are part of nature--viewing humans as inherently separate from the rest of nature is actually part of the problem. You will be so much better served redirecting that guilt into supporting the humans who are helping nature or resisting those who are hurting it.

[autiebiographical]

I will never ever ever EVER use AI to make my comic. It would suck all the life, and soul out of it! I don't just make these comics for you, I also make them for me. I hate generative AI so much!

[foxes-in-love]

[weasel-war-dance]

Eurasian Pine Marten | Joe Sant

[chocomichhi]

toby's got a favorite color combo i think

[dogpuppy]

[regonym]

🎶is she german or autistic? by @mumblesplash (x)

Project Hail Mary (2026) dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller

[autiebiographical]

Part of being autistic is having to jump through a million hoops just to prove you actually require accommodations! Kudos to the parents who have to do that in their child's stead. Us autistic adults feel for you.

[foxes-in-love]

[fieldexplores]

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