MonstrousPetra

Reader. Author. Monster Lover. Retired Librarian. She/her

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Now reading! King and Queen by Maz Maddox, a fluffy, spicy MM romance with realio, trulio dinosaur shapeshifters. The whole series has been a hoot to read.

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I’m taking @madameaskew-blog‘s corsetry class and my kitchen is a glorious mess.

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“We are saving each other, little one. I promise.”

Oh, but that 9th tentacle. I think this was inspired by Nepenthe, by Octavia Hyde, except Io Rae had a “beautiful face.”

P.S. I’d love to know who made this; I think crediting artists is important. A reverse image search didn’t pull anything up.

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Wut.

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Young prickly pear pad. #tucson #garden #hudson

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Young prickly pear pad no. 2. #tucson #garden #lofi

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Young prickly pear pad. #tucson #garden #lofi

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Wind Chimes (rose) and baby ghost spider. #organic #Tucson #spider

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Janet Sprout, All Souls Procession 2012.

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Untitled, 2014. Photo by Sue Waite. #blackandwhite #marimekko #converse #iveyabitz

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Quick, she's not looking!

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I've worn out my first wheelbarrow. #rust #decayisbeautiful

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Gates Pass Sunset, crescent moon. #nofilter #thisistucson

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In a workshop with Wholonomy we were asked to draw how we thought connections between people happen. I realized I had a picture of synapses in my head. I started there, then got fanciful.

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Today in the garden, Feb. 16, 2015.

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Ganesha roses. Photo by Elizabeth Frank (roses are mine).

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#TBT Christmas at the Stronghold, 1914. My grandpa is playing Father Christmas.