[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Susan Jeffers

[thecollectibles]

Pixel Art by SUN PIXELS

[heartnosekid]

thecrystalkeepers on ig

butterflies pictured (as far as i can tell, in order): chocolate solider (junonia iphita), postman butterfly (heliconius melpomene), malachite butterfly (siproeta stelenes), blue moon butterfly (hypolimnas bolina), another two malachites, some type of lacewing butterfly (the coloration is throwing me off), another blue moon butterfly, two more malachites, and i think the top butterfly in the last gif is the chocolate solider from the first gif, and the one on their hand looks like another blue moon butterfly. if i got any of these wrong, please let me know!

[dozydawn]

[enchantedbook]

House of Pomegranates' from Oscar Wilde's Fairytales illustrated by Jessie M. King

oscar

[growaglow]

@vanessalubach

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[spacewonder19]

June's Strawberry Full Moon © astrofalls

[lalulutres]

Lithuanian grass weaving

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

holding yourself accountable and tearing yourself down are two different things

[brightbluedot]

to succeed in adult friendship you must remember the key tenets of child friendship:

Play Toys

Play Pretend

Snack Time

[brightbluedot]

successful examples from my travels:

my SO and i have a projector. our cool neighbors have a vast dvd collection. fundamentally these are toys. we have those neighbors over for movie nights. Play Toys. more broadly shared hobbies fall into this category but it's extra fun if there's Equipment to admire and share.

ttrpgs are obvious but invaluable examples of Play Pretend. HOWEVER your options are not limited to this. i started a local writing group and this is also Play Pretend bc we all talk about our stories together. there are many such creative endeavors in this world.

having someone over for a meal is Snack Time. if you make a lil thing of it and eat at the table and make it nice with dessert and a fancy beverage to share it feels very grown up. and you will feel impressed with yourself for it. but it scratches the same itch as trading fruit snacks and suchlike.

of course these can be mixed and matched. most activities are enhanced by Snack Time if your friend targets enjoy breaking bread together.

and one begets the other. if you Play Pretend with someone for long enough they may eventually tell you about Toys they have and if you want to play too they'll probably let you. if they're nice.

life can be lonely when we live in separate boxes and worry about money all the time. this is what makes friendships hard, not growing older. but the antidote to isolation is connection, and the oldest wisdom we ever learn: share your toys. share your games. share your snacks.

[mothlymade]

The Garden Party Pullover 🌻🌼🌸💕🌻

[napalmzombie]

miscellaneous trinkets

[mermaidenmystic]

A Fairy Ring by Walter Jenks Morgan (British artist, 1847-1924)

[uroko]

京都 高瀬 // Takase-gawa River, Kyoto // Tomoko.M

[themarchingbeetle]

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

the person reading this is going to survive the rough patch they’re going through