J Hacha De Zola

-Musician-Naturalist-Songwriter-Alchemist-Artist- sharing stuff that interests me -

[pmamtraveller]

Honeymoon (1926), by J.C. Leyendecker

[benvey4]

[outofcontextghostadventures]

[svetzzi]

go away forever with me

[catilinas]

everyone i've talked to about this has been completely unaware so: if you didn't know already, there's going to be a solar eclipse, with totality or coverage of 90% or more in some places, over a lot of europe, on august 12th 2026. in the uk it will start just after 6pm, and the maximum will be at 7:13pm.

here is a map of the path of the eclipse (from timeanddate)

get eclipse glasses if you want to look at it. it is not safe to look at through sunglasses. ok informative post over o7

[delta-orionis]

If you’re not in the path of totality (the red part), you won’t get to see the full eclipse, but if you’re in the orange parts you’ll still see part of the sun covered!

This does result in funky shadows, like you said:

It’s easiest to see with shadows cast by things like leaves.

You can also make a pinhole projector:

DIY Pinhole Projector to Safely Watch a Solar Eclipse

Instructions on how to DIY a pinhole projector using cardboard and household items, to safely see a solar eclipse.

DO NOT look directly at the sun even if it’s a partial eclipse. Use eclipse glasses or something like the pinhole projector I linked above.

One fun effect I’ve noticed during a partial eclipse is that the temperature will significantly drop for a few hours, which is especially noticeable in the summer. It can drop as much as 30 degrees F (~15 degrees C) depending on how much of the sun is covered in your location, so keep an eye out for that as well.

Have fun watching the eclipse!

[darkersolstice]

One of my favorite ways to play with a partial eclipse is to use a cheese grater or colander:

The holes are perfectly round. But in this moment, the sun was not.

[vintagegeekculture]

[theweirdwideweb]

[citrusam]

reset

[archiveofillustration]

Jef Bourgeau

[suspiciousmammal]

Hi I made some tick patches. I learned so much about ticks while making these and I really wish I hadn't

[ernestprotasiewicz]

[blushingbloom]

horse bridle made from watsonia leaves by Hannah Thornhill

[queensinchains]

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (2026) dir. Kyle Balda

[mr-deep-downer]

15% for 2 dollar they want people to die out here

stay safe

[thenewgothicromance]

Every time I start feeling a little guilty for no reason about staying up writing until 3am, or sleeping in past 10, I think about that Hunter S. Thompson daily routine that’s like. 3pm: Wake up. 4pm cocaine. 4:30pm cocaine. 5pm cocaine. 6pm smoke a little weed. 7pm Loiter. 9pm start doing coke seriously 12am midnight: Start writing. Just for a little perspective like, I could be doing worse. I could be doing in fact so much worse.

[thenewgothicromance]

Like look at this

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

My collection of vintage rabbits is coming along hoppingly.

[herpsandbirds]

European Adders (Vipera berus), gettin freaky up in tha cut, family Viperidae, Helsinki, Finland

Venomous.

European Adders often form these mating aggregations, after emerging from hibernation, in which multiple males will try to mate with the same (much larger) female.

photograph by Antti Koli