night's a good herd

All our land was enriched with my treasures buried in it, thickly inhabited just below the surface with my marbles and my teeth and my colored stones, all perhaps turned to jewels by now, held together under the ground in a powerful taut web which never loosened, but held fast to guard us. [we have always lived in the castle / shirley jackson] queer old witch. what the fuck is gender, we just don’t know, so any pronouns are fine. writer. home for monsters. always open to questions, so come say hello.

[huariqueje]

A Winter Morning in London - George Clausen

British , 1852-1944

Oil on canvas, 50 x 60.5 cm

[enchantedbook]

"Night in the Forest" by William Louis , 1859

[redlipstickresurrected]

Lisa Benson (British, b. 1958, based Watchet, Somerset, England) - Luna Light, 2025, Reduction Linocut

[liadine]

it's been a weird few years, but I miss Tumblr, so apparently I'm back.

[vintagecamping]

Camping in the Maze, a remote and rugged region in the heart of the Canyonlands. 

Because it seldom rains, tents are not necessary. Firewood is dry and plentiful.

 Ekker Butte rises in the background…  

May 1972

[rocedmed]

[bad-moodboard]

Face stone, Urra Moor, North Yorkshire

[venustapolis]

Thro’ the Wood (John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836 - 1893)

[herpsandbirds]

Grey Jay aka Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, Bloomingdale, NY, USAphotograph by Jack Peneston

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

My favorite (and weirdest) equine images are collected in my horse gallery.

[reasonsforhope]

The first river in England to have official legal rights

The Ouse has been recognised as a living entity.

"In a major move for rivers up and down the land, last week it was announced that Sussex’s River Ouse is set to be granted its own rights. 

A new charter that has just been approved by Lewes district council officially recognises the Ouse as a living entity. Based on the Universal Declaration of River Rights, the charter gives the waterway eight rights, including the right to flow, to be pollution-free, to have native biodiversity and to undergo regeneration and restoration. 

The decision to give the Ouse legal personhood was actually made two years ago when the council passed a rights of river motion. In the two years since, the likes of Lewes district council, Environmental Law Foundation, Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust and Southwood Foundation have all worked together to create the charter. 

Matthew Bird, director of the Love Our Ouse campaign, said: ‘This is a momentous moment for the river and goes some way towards recognising that the river is an entity in its own right and that its voice needs to be represented in decisions which affect it. The river faces numerous challenges including pollution, climate change, over use and development.

‘The Charter provides a common framework through which to address these challenges which we hope the other major stakeholders on the Ouse will feel able to endorse. We hope Lewes District Council’s decision to support the Ouse Charter will encourage communities throughout the UK to pursue charters for their local rivers.’

Emma Montlake, co-director of the Environmental Law Foundation, added: ‘By supporting the Rights of Rivers, Lewes District Council has set a precedent that could transform the way we safeguard our rivers. The River Ouse is an essential part of the region’s ecosystem and cultural heritage—this decision ensures a better future for the River’s health and protection.’

The charter isn’t actually legally binding just yet. The next stage will involve working with statutory agencies, communities and landowners along the river to make sure that that the new rights are implemented."

-via TimeOut, March 3, 2025

Note: This is part of the broader Rights of Nature movement, and I believe the first natural body to be granted personhood/rights in the West. (Let me know in the comments if there have been others!) It's a whole new paradigm for how to view nature - and grants us a new set of powerful tools for legally defending nature from degradation and pollution. In other words, this is pretty exciting. Read more about the Rights of Nature movement here and here.

[redlipstickresurrected]

Sylvan G. Boxsius (British, 1878-1941, b. England, d. Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England) - Winter Scene, Woodblock Prints: Ink, Color on Paper

[donuts-multifandom-hellhole]

Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find

Some people get existential dread from this

Me? I think it's fucking awesome it shows just how much of this world we have yet to discover and that is just fascinating

[sleepymccoy]

@makaeru peer review cos this made me check when the Sumerians happened and I forget how recent history is for every other continent. 7000 - 8000 years ago just isn't that long when you're in Australia, and the amount of detailed history we have access to here is wonderful and should be recognised more internationally

Source (non Aboriginal)

And a quote I picked out from a longer interview with an Aboriginal local elder about the area where he touched on the history

Source (the rest of the interview is really interesting and all transcribed, have a look if you're curious)

[chaotic-archaeologist]

This is part of my Ancient Civilizations class that I teach, which does a whole week about Australia and the Torres Strait Islands because I was sick of never seeing them represented in USAmerican history contexts. With the help of @micewithknives and @acearchaeologist I've learned so many incredible things about Australia's past and it's been incredibly rewarding to share them with students.

[aggressivelybicaptainamerica]

My favorite fact about Aboriginal oral history is the fact that we pretty recently discovered that the Aboriginal myth of the 7 Sisters, an origin story for the Pleiades star cluster, accurately reflects a point TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO when two stars in the constellation got close enough together to no longer be distinguishable by the naked eye.

The story? 6 sisters running from something that took their 7th sister.

[jinkohhh]

as a gilgar gunditj woman, i was not expecting to see my culture on my dash.

thank you for spreading our words and treating our culture with respect.

[ducttapehoney]

jeff buckley - new year’s eve prayer

[holly-days]

by lesnoj.veresk

[softbutchthatlovesyou]

Reminder: Antisemitism is wrong and shouldn't be participated even if you deem someone a "bad jew" Antisemitism is always wrong. This is not a flexible line. There will never be an acceptable form of it.

[msgraveyarddirt]

All Souls’ Night

Loreena McKennitt: All Souls’ Night

i can see the lights in the distance trembling in the dark cloak of night candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing a waltz on all souls’ night

See also: #all souls’ day, #music