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Ask me questions while I’m inebriated. I have my crested gecko out and she’d love to answer some with me!!

sooo i just came back from my trip to london anddddd…

it’s smaller than you think!! also its HEAVILY barricaded!! i was only there for a few minutes but it was genuinely so surreal! if you’re across the street from it you can see the top of the house and even from there you can see the beauty of it! right at the base of the iconic garden lodge door on the pavement you can see little tributes left for freddie!

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sometimes a family is an internationally famous rock star, his sweetheart husband, his personal assistant best friend, his ex boyfriend turned chef, and their 3000 cats

endangered-justice-seeker

the only criticism of millennials l accept

thefingerfuckingfemalefury

Constructive Criticism

kawaii-witch

Finally got the new self care book! I hope you guys enjoy my favorite parts of it 💕✌️💋

c86

Gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral

kernaka

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The Rainbow Railroad is helping gay men escape Chechen concentration camps. They need our help.

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todaysbird

you haven’t appreciated blue jays until you’ve seen pictures of them up close with wings outstretched

bunjywunjy

the Blue Jays, on the other hand, would prefer you do your appreciating from a safe distance and keep your gross monkey paws to yourself

otorohanga

a guide to exploring abandoned farms

essential supplies include: plenty of food and water, a change of socks, a hat, rope, bandaids, a knife, gloves, an acorn in your pocket, and an offering

there are always odd noises on the farm. half of them come from the animals

try to forget what the lake looks like between the hours of three and four AM

never ever find yourself alone in the milking shed in the south end of the farm. time passes differently there

if you happen to hurt yourself in your exploration, make sure you do not bleed onto the dirt

bring plenty of water, you do not want to drink from there

the cows will watch you, this is normal

close every gate you open, even if the fields are empty. don’t ever leave one open behind you, just trust me

beware unstable rocks, the cracks tend to be filled with insect nests

bring a weapon with you, but no guns

if you see someone else while exploring, never tell them your name. you can never be sure if they are real or not, and further out you go, the less real they will seem. the patupaiarehe have evolved in cruel and unusual ways

do not go inside the empty share-milkers cottages, whatever you do, do not go inside. something else lives there now

a tree with the undersides of its leaves showing mean that a storm is coming. a tree with no leaves means the storm has already come

sometimes the hills look like they’re moving. be aware of this, because some things don’t like to be disturbed

do not sleep under the full moon, in fact, just don’t sleep on the farm

finding skulls is normal, only become worried when you start finding ribs

if you find yourself lost in a forest, continue walking in a straight line until you are free again. the trees may make it look as though you are going in circles, but i promise you’re not. ignore the soft music you can hear

your phone won’t work out here

the ghosts from the land wars won’t harm you, but be sure to show them respect

don’t take anything from the farm with you when you leave. just be grateful you have made it out alive

kittleimp

This is labeled as New Zealand Gothic so there are a few things specific to NZ here, but I live in Michigan and let me tell you. This isn’t a joke, not is it region specific. There is a farm my father has visited since childhood that never felt right. He once saw a black mass that they don’t like to talk about. A few years ago a swarm of flies attacked his tent one morning while he was camping with a friend. That same day, he became suddenly and violently ill. He brought whatever attached itself to him back home and it didn’t leave until we did a full cleansing ritual.

Do not fuck around on farm land. Especially if you don’t know what was on that land before it.

flyingpurplepizzaeater

@aprilwitching

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I actually need to add to this because there’s some stuff the locals out in Missouri told me.

around dawn/dusk/twilight if you feel something behind you, don’t turn around. Even if you are in an open field

you hear a woman crying in the woods, hope that its probably a cougar. dont go looking for it

avoid the woods around these farmlands if you can

dont cross streams

try not to be there around the evening time. whatever you’re feeling will get worse and might follow

if you’re religious, don’t bring any artifacts of such if you can. crosses etc. it can upset whatever is there.

I dont care how pretty the rock is, don’t pick it up

avoid going in most buildings. not just the ones listed above. especially barns. look in, look around, don’t physically walk in there. not only is it structurally unsafe, you don’t know whats hiding in there. corporeal or not.

lastly, before you leave. check your belongings and pockets and anywhere anything you can stash stuff in. chances are you will be missing something, that’s normal. if you had something there you didn’t before. sometimes they just happen to be there even with no recollection. get rid of it on that land, not off of it!

mindfulwrath

A Simplified Guide To Exploring Abandoned Farms, by MindfulWrath

Don’t

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@floweryfallacies

thornedprincett

Don’t forget that if you start singing and something joins in, do not look for it.

No matter what you do, do NOT attempt to communicate with spirits. They are many, they are ancient, and they are powerful.

Those flowers are beautiful but do not take one for yourself, you’re proposing a trade with the land and you will not like what it decides to take in return.

If you feel like you’re being followed, don’t turn around but walk over the cow grates half buried in the ground. This will make them stop.

And the last thing I’ve learned, whatever you do or don’t believe, these lands abide by different rules and they abhor having these rules broken.

ohfortheloveofgaming

As someone who lived on a farm in Nebraska, I can absolutely reassure you this is true and should absolutely believe it.

The farm areas work a little differently in my area, and I’m not sure if anyone has a similar area, but I’ll add to this just in case.

• Avoid the train tracks. Something is always waiting there. Whether it wants to hurt you or just wants to watch depends on its mood.

• Don’t follow the strange lights. Avoid them at all costs.

• Do NOT follow the dirt road at sunset or nighttime. The ones who wait there do not like you and are willing to do anything to get you out, including hurt you.

• If you are in a car and feel as though you are being followed, DO NOT look in the back seat. There will ABSOLUTELY be something there, and sometimes these things do not want to leave after being seen. They feed off your attention.

• If you’re being followed, get out of that area and go a but further. Maybe a lot further. They like to ensure you won’t come back. (I never learn)

• DO NOT speed to get away from something that’s following you, especially near the train tracks or on the dirt road. They will match your speed, no matter what it is. They’re trying to spook you. They’re trying to get you out of their territory. Speeding on these roads only heightens your chance of a crash.

• Try not to listen to the growling or howling. Don’t yell at it. It’s not always your dog(s). Yelling attracts it to you.

• AVOID THE FREAKING BARN. AVOID THE AREA SURROUNDING THE BARN. DO NOT MESS WITH THE BARN.

• IF YOU OPEN A GATE, S H U T . I T .

• You WILL see things. Do NOT investigate the black, hunkering figure in the distance. It disappears when you get close. It might be trying to lead you away. I don’t know enough about it yet, and I don’t want to.

• If you’re in pain for seemingly no reason, get out of that area fast. Something’s trying to hurt you.

• Don’t challenge them. They WILL win.

marzipanandminutiae

People who think these kind of posts are fiction (unless explicitly stated) or overreacting must have had such boring childhoods

jaimistoryteller

Some shit I remember from growing up on a farm in South Carolina:

If there are animals and they are suddenly quiet: LEAVE

If you do have to cross a stream, tell it thank you

That patch of sky that is not the same as the rest? Don’t go to the area beneath it

Seriously, stay away from the barn, particularly if INVITED but you don’t see by who

That dog in the distance? Not a dog. Do Not Approach!

You hear laughter? Do not follow it

Corn fields, particularly ones that have gone wild are fae places, respect them, avoiding them is good too

If there is a farm next door, that is always maintained yet no one is there, AVOID AT ALL COSTS

nybg

“Do plants feel?” This is one of many questions that Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose posed. Bose, today’s featured Google Doodle (11/30/16), did extensive research into measurable physical responses that plants exhibit, even claiming that plants, like humans and other animals, have a pulse. Bose wrote in 1926, "The barriers which have separated kindred phenomena are now thrown down and plants and animals are found to be a multiple unity in a single ocean of being. Our sense of wonder is quickened, not lessened, when we realize our kinship with all that live.”

While Bose’s research was at times controversial, this essential question of whether (and how) plants feel has remained one that some botanists and other scholars continue to research.

The clipping here comes from the collections of the LuEsther T. Mertz library at NYBG.

melobotanicsnursery

Gasteria Batesiana “Barberton” sits small in his 10cm pot, but he was quite cheap and just had to come home with me. I love his sandpaper-like leaves. And plus, the texture looks great on a photo.

coolkenack

Since everyone seems to love the photo of the Angel Oak I posted here are some others.

The Angel Oak is believed to be in excess of 1500 years old, its massive, draping limbs and wide spreading canopy present the aura of an angel but the naming of this tree was acquired from the tree’s previous owners, Martha and Justin Angel.