a head full of feathers

hey i'm macro! invertebrate zoologist, studying tardigrades since 2018. mostly reblogs, some original posts (photography, work, occasional art) [icon from https://the8thday.tumblr.com]

[macronectes]

this image speaks to me

[tuulikki]

The Things Left Behind in the Hong Kong Apartment Fire

Months after a deadly fire in Hong Kong killed their loved ones, they went home to survey the ruins. Here’s what they brought back with them

This is so heartbreaking.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

No matter how shitty it might feel in the moment, most of the time when someone comes to you to communicate a boundary or a need or a negative feeling about something you did, it is actually a compliment. They are telling you BECAUSE they care about you and want it to work between you and because they trust you to care to do better. If they didn't care about you, they'd just avoid you. That uncomfortable convo is in fact a declaration of love and trust. Or at least intention of friendship. If they didn't like you, they'd just try to avoid you whenever possible. They wouldn't care to have The Talk (which is often scary and uncomfortable for them also). So try to treat their trust with care, even if it really upsets you to learn that you've accidentally hurt them

[maskysgirlfriendmoved-deactivat]

yall gotta be nicer about m/f  bc sometimes u guys like the blandest gay sutff ive ever seen in my life

[maskysgirlfriendmoved-deactivat]

gonna add onto this you all gotta stop acting like m/f is just cishet when bisexual people exist and straight trans people exist.

[maskysgirlfriendmoved-deactivat]

last add on alot of m/f ships of poc or white/poc ship are constantly downplayed for bland white m/m or f/f ships

[majorpepperidge]

#also sometimes u guys r just fuckig misogynist. abt the women in m/f ships. sorry

[redstonedust]

i understand (on paper) why companies are anti-piracy but its funny when random individuals are also strongly anti-piracy. like how does it negatively affect your life if someone you know downloads a cracked torrent of sims 4. you dont work for EA. EA isnt gonna pay you for this. you lose nothing. its fine. chill out.

[plummetingange1]

silo city

[nemfrog]

Section view of Mount Etna. Our Wonder World. 1930.

Internet Archive

[kata4a]

i think by the end of the year we'll be using "never kill yourself" as a general greeting. it will be our shalom

[hiveswap]

they dont tell you this but you carry your upset younger self in you like a parasitic twin

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[batbetbitbotbut]

Video summary: Tiktok by @pippabarnes - clips of a person with alopecia applying colourful makeup and other decorations to a bald spot as part of very dramatic looks, narrating now her relationship to her bald spots has developed over time

[droawsy]

portraits of utility poles

[should-be-sleeping]

My autistic child got so excited upon seeing someone else portraying their special interest. What great art.

Behold: every utility pole from our house to their school.

[wirebrother]

I still can't believe how violently I was artmogged by this child. And the post went viral too. This occurrence humbled me. What was I even trying to do with art in the first place. etc. Ripped it from the instinct. Where is the joy. The wonder curiosity and honesty? It's here. In this kid's drawing. Fuck all life.

[cetaceous]

Nurses demonstrate Protocols for dealing with infected Patients the Isolation Ward for Patients with High Consequence  Infectious Diseases such as the Ebola and Marburg Viruses Virchow Clinic, Charité University Hospital, Berlin image credit: Sean Gallup

[yama-bato]

Mons (Belgique), la serrure de l’hôtel de ville.

[sycamorality]

oh no i will lose my !

[transjudas]

never take for granted the moments when you’re not nauseous

[rabbithearteddd]

“September” by Jennifer Michael Hecht

[what-even-is-thiss]

Sleep should be refreshing and if it isn’t you should look into that tbh

[what-even-is-thiss]

“They should invent a sleep that makes you feel like you’ve slept”

Yeah it’s called sleep. Go to the doctor.