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Happy 4th of July!!
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” - Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
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IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.–Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. —
Happy birthday to the United States of America
Happy 3rd anniversary Killian and Emma!!
On This Captain Swan WEDDING Day
Snow White and Prince Charming walk their daughter down the aisle to marry her True Love
And Captain Hook waits for his beautiful bride at the altar
Their vows to each other are perfection
And the kiss is one for the ages
They sing
And they dance
And they got their happy beginning.
May 7, 2017
365 Days of Captain Swan [Day 292]
Happy 3rd Wedding Anniversary, Emma and Killian!
I will always find you.
Had so much fun making my Dark Swan posters that I decided to make a Captain Swan one as well! Please don’t repost anywhere!
Me: Heeeey I should watch [insert show name here] again! I never finished the later seasons.
Me: *remembers what writers did to my favourite character to make them OOC/dead/TSTL/evil/otherwise ruin the awesome person they were in the early seasons, and that they are the reason I stopped watching*
Me: Oh. Right. I forgot I was pissed about that. Damn, they really screwed that one up.
Go. On your own or at the end of a rope, your choice. Not a hard choice.
For the 80s Ask Meme: I, too, invite you to answer ALL THE ASKS!! But if you want to stick with just a specific few, my picks are The Karate Kid, Pretty In Pink, Drugstore Cowboy, Dangerous Liaisons, E.T., Young Guns, Oxford Blues, Dead Poet's Society.
YAY! I’m gonna answer ALL THE THINGS! ALL! THE! THINGS!!!!
K, so following your lead here, I’m gonna answer your picks first, and then attempt to put the rest of the lil’ buggers under a cut. Yeah. We’ll see how this goes...
the karate kid: when did you last have to work really hard to achieve something you’re proud of?
I think this would have to be just the way my current schedule has been improved, and the overall getting up, getting stuff done, working out, taking care of me, and taking care of all the other things. I feel like this question is more geared toward projects and major achievements, but this is part of that for me. I’ve gone from having no time because I don’t utilize it well, to knowing how to have lots of time to do all the things I need to do, plus all the things I’m dying to get to—projects and achievements included. Took a while to work out, but I’m happy with it right now.
pretty in pink: what’s your signature ‘look’?
Sort of a cross between western and what I consider wood elf. Denim (particularly jeans, but I love me a good denim shirt or jean jacket), boots or sandals, and either a western shirt (particularly for practical purposes if I were to need to work/run/hike), or a peasant/floaty sleeve blouse. Occasionally simple jewelry, nail polish, and if anything, some lip gloss or copper-toned lipstick. Yes. I am an elf cowgirl. Git ‘er done, anar’alah belore. (Useless trivia: I used to have these awesome black jeans with silver studs all down the outer seam. I looooved them. And got too tall to wear them. Now I’m sad… D-: RIP, silver studded jeans.)
drugstore cowboy: which historical figure most spikes your interest?
Huh. You know, I don’t think I currently have one? I mean, having just read Dead Wake and learned all about the captain of the Lusitania, Captain Turner absolutely fascinates me, but I feel like I’ve exhausted just about all the knowledge I can obtain about him. Though I have had fascinations that could reignite if I started consuming books/media featuring them: Lady Pharaoh Hatshepsut, Napoleon, Lafayette, Jesse James, Doc Holliday (Okay that one’s pretty much permanent), Davy Crockett…etc. I just know I’m going to post this and then two days later go “HOW could I forget thus-and-such??”, but such is life, haha.
dangerous liaisons: which language would you most like to learn?
Irish. Which may be predictable (I feel like a lot of Americans want to either learn Irish or Scottish Gaelic for varying reasons, but I do too, nonetheless). I’m currently stumbling through Spanish, which I don’t exactly want to learn, but it’s going to prove useful. (Let me also admit here that I’m getting more and more tempted to learn Polish so that I can stop relying on translations of The Witcher. It’s hard knowing a lot of the depth is being lost between languages and cultures, and I WANT IT ALL.)
e.t.: what’s one ‘weird’ feature that you love about yourself?
Weird? Well, I guess that would be my ear. I have a small point on the outside curve of my left ear, just far enough down from the top that it doesn’t make me look overtly elven. It is proof that my ancestors were graceful, woodland beings of ageless magic and grace. *nods wisely* (This also explains why I can’t ever give a simple answer to anything. “…Go not to the elves for counsel, for they shall say both no and yes.”) :-P That’s physical, while you went with personality, but…I can’t think of a weird internal feature? I mean, I’m sure most of mine are weird, but as they’re totally mine and I’m comfortable with them, I don’t notice them. I’m a happily weird, unselfaware redneck of elven heritage. WOO!
young guns: what’s one style that you love on others, but would never try yourself?
Anything cute or pixie-ish (NOT the hairstyle. I’m sooo not a pixie-cut fan). Cute little sweater-dress/legging combos, some vintage-style dresses, etc. Not that it’s not a nice look, but I don’t really like myself in that sort of dainty, cute, innocent style. Also add to this any kind of fancy makeup, ‘cause I don’t wear it in any capacity besides the aforementioned lip stuff. Nope.
oxford blues: why did you last pretend to be something you’re not?
I don’t remember? I’m not sure I’ve ever completely pretended to be something I’m not. At least in the real world. :-P I will say that on hindsight, when I was close with my problematic former best friend I was sort of…less than myself—purposely dimmed, if you will—either so she could seem brighter, or out of shame because of the less than healthy or safe things I lied about on her behalf. I acted like I was far more okay with the sneaking around, lying, substance abuse, and rebellion than I really was a lot of the time. Frankly, a lot of the time I was just scared, and of course that wouldn’t have gone over well. But since then, I’ve pretty much gotten Me back. If I ever do pretend to be something I’m not nowadays, it’s usually because I’m shy or nervous and pretending to be…I dunno…not. xD
dead poet’s society: the last time you made a decision that everyone around you told you not to make, how did it work out?
Heh, I can’t pinpoint an exact instance on this, either. I think that most of the time, though, these choices turn out less than stellar. Mostly because I tend to surround myself with people who have outstanding advice to give, and who don’t try to overpower my own choices and preferences with their own ideas and agendas. This is not to say that I never go against that advice and that when I do, things don’t ever turn out swimmingly, because it happens! It’s just that, armed with the type of advice my loved ones give me, I’m much better equipped to make a more informed decision one way or the other than I would if I were going it alone. And it’s rare, if ever, that literally everyone around me is telling me not to do the thing without first helping me weigh the pros and cons on my own terms, or unless it’s just a monumentally stupid idea for which the answer is a resounding “NO”. So…basically, the result is less than stellar, unless I have taken the time to carefully weigh each piece of advice and the whys and wherefores attached to them and decided that this time, my way is the better way, regardless of popular statements of “nay”.
I got good peeps, man. What can I say?
bill and ted’s excellent adventure: are you more of an optimist or pessimist?
I am absolutely, definitely an optimist….usually. I’ve dealt with some doubts and fears and such over the last handful of years, but I’ve come to realize those have more to do with lack of “self-care” than my own actual genuine feelings about stuff. When I eat right, sleep enough, exercise, drink plenty, and spend some time outside with nature and God each day, those doubts vanish and no longer plague me. And frankly, I’m just happier all the way around.
Take care of your bodies, ladies and gents!!!! You would be amazed how just a little bit of taking real care of yourself will change your mental and emotional states!
back to the future: which decade in the last century would you most have liked to live in?
I would absolutely have loved growing up in the 50s, especially if it meant still living here on the family’s ranch and/or getting to grow up alongside my Mom. Back when there were fewer neighbors, more homegrown supplies, and less drama. Pre-drought 50’s Arizona Ranch Life sounds like heaven to me.
the breakfast club: which high school stereotype do you fit into best?
Going by Kim’s link…I’d say probably Geek. Although I’m pretty sure I have potential to be a decent Drifter. I was homeschooled, so I had no exposure to this sort of thing in its natural habitat until I started mingling with public schooled kids at around 10. And I didn’t really go in for all that clique nonsense in all my groups of friends. Frankly, it always annoyed adolescent me that everyone just had to group off exclusively, and I’m afraid I went obnoxiously out of my way to put a stop to that nonsense. At church groups (Which yes, had cliques. Arguably some of the WORST), I took great evil pleasure in actively and purposely breaking up people’s stupid, snarky cliques by sweetly butting in and introducing them to new people and activities. I apparently did it aggressively and nicely enough that no one shunned me (although it’s possible that I just didn’t let them shun me…), and I did from time to time manage to bring groups together and get them to open up to more people. Everybody pretty much knew I had no time for that crap, and at least as far as I could tell, they didn’t have much problem with me inserting myself with a grin and a “Heya guys! Whatcha doin’? How’s thus-and-such? By the way, your hair looks awesome. Oh, look, Becky’s here!” Before shuffling off to the next group to do the same damn thing. I had friends in all of them, and enemies in only the most devotedly cliquish cliques that refused to bend to my constant kicking open of their tightly shut doors.
I was an annoying and gleeful little pest. And damn proud of it.
ferris bueller’s day off: what’s your guilty pleasure?
I don’t have one. Life’s too short to be embarrassed by loving something you love. This kinda falls under the same category as those cliques adolescent me just couldn’t abide. If you like something, be proud of that thing you like! Own it! Flaunt it! Embrace it! Share it with everyone who will listen, and don’t take any crap from someone who tells you it’s lame. I enjoyed reading Twilight, adore Coldplay and Nickelback, sing My Heart Will Go On unironically, and play World of Warcraft. ‘Cause they’re awesome. (Come tell me what y’all’s guilty pleasures are, and we’ll make them unguilty passions! LETS DO IT. EMBRACE THEM.)
footloose: who did you last dance with?
Geeze…um. My cat, a few days ago? Lol, I’m guessing the last real person I danced with was Lily at her wedding, like…8 years ago. For some reason, people around here go to great lengths to have dance floors and music at their weddings, but then they don’t actually dance. So while I’ve been to several weddings since hers, there’s been precious little actual dancing at any of them. (Although for some reason I have a distinct feeling that you and I have danced at some point, Kim?? But I have no idea when this would have been. Maybe I dreamed it…idk.)
the goonies: what was the last thing to make you laugh?
The video of a kitten I most recently shared on my blog. (*Meow, meow, meow…me-AHHH!*) You really must watch it with sound!
the outsiders: why is your best friend your best friend?
My best friends are my best friends because of who they are, and because having them in my life constantly makes me a better person (and hopefully vice versa). Each has some unique ways about them that I cherish, and each builds a strength in me. I could go into detail, but…honestly that’s between me and Kim, Lily, Jess, and Cat. I love them deeply and can’t imagine life without having known them.
the lost boys: would you rather be immortal or objectively beautiful to everyone?
There’s a lot of literary evidence against being immortal. But…I’m gonna be crazy and pick that one, anyway. I’ve been reading and watching a lot of stuff with immortality as a trope, and one thing I always come back to is: Y’all are ageless and have amassed a ton of money. Why aren’t you people using this time to DO something instead of moping that immortality is the worst and life sucks?! Beauty is great, but it’s kinda not good for anything. Seems like there’s a lot one could do with endless amounts of time. I’d probably end up being just as depressed and sorry for myself as all the literary immortals but I’d like to think I’d try to be the most annoyingly cheerful immortal ever. Besides, I never claimed to make the wisest choices in the world. :-P
labyrinth: what’s the relationship with your siblings like?
I have one brother who is 14 years my elder, so we are rather distanced by age. By the time I was old enough to begin building more of a meaningful relationship with him, he’d moved out and become a cop. Our relationship has always been pretty awesome though, if not as deep as I’d love it to be. But especially over the last five or so years, we’ve started to really bridge a ton of gaps and our relationship is only getting stronger as we both continue to mature and learn more about each other, which makes me incredibly happy. My brother is awesome, strong, dangerously smart, and kind of a badass. But also incredibly human, flawed, and screwy, just like me. ‘Cause we both got the genes! xD
stand by me: why did you last go on a road trip?
Unless travelling to Flagstaff to see you counts, sister-mine, that would probably be…when Dad and I traveled out to watch the Goodwin Fire. It was terrible, and surreal, and dreadfully beautiful. And then there were the air tankers, which were gorgeous and thrilling. Never again, please, but one of those things I’ll always remember with wide eyes and my heart in my chest.
ghostbusters: where were you when you watched your favourite movie for the first time?
Let’s see, that would be either The Lion King or LOTR, and in either case the answer is definitely in my family’s living room. I have a strange aversion to movie theatres unless someone drags me there for an evening out, or unless one of those Definitely-Awesomer-on-the-Big-Screen movies like LOTR or Harry Potter comes out. (Even still, I usually miss out by putting it off for too long and just end up waiting until I can watch it in the comfort of my own living room. *is a professional hermit*)
sixteen candles: at which age do you consider a person to be mature?
At the risk of copying your answer, Kim: when they’re capable of behaving and making decisions in a mature way, no matter what that age is (and sometimes that day never comes). Legally, of course, that maturity age is 18-21, but 25 does seem to be a point where I’ve noticed most people hit their stride. Not all of them…but most.
Here’s a twist, too. We’re always growing and learning, right up until our last day. So in that vein, there’s never a “peak”, just many little plateaus of wisdom we hit throughout our lives.
Another twist that I’ve noticed: Maturity seems to be reaching it’s first plateau when a person begins to see parents, elders, and authority figures as mentors instead of enemies. I guess when all that ageless advice begins to kick in and they realize: “Oh crap, they weren’t just trying to scare me straight.”
dirty dancing: where were you when you first heard your favourite song?
Hmm, that would be “Secrets” by One Republic, and I’m pretty sure I was in a great big, beautiful green Chevy truck named Rebel Freedom—probably driving to Wednesday night youth group at the church. *sighs* I miss my truck… :’-(
better off dead: why did you last laugh so hard it reduced you to tears?
Watching the second-to-last video I just shared on my blog. The one of the two dudes and the pillow. (And every time I imagine the guy launching himself in the air with an abbreviated “FUUUU---” I start laughing all over again…particularly coupled with that video of the kitten, which is so eerily and adorably similar. xD ) Again, watch with sound, but beware the f-bombs.
heathers: did you apologise the last time you were unreasonably mean?
Yes…yes I did. I’ve been rather snippy lately with my dad over various little household matters, but most especially over a little camera card he’s been fighting with, trying to get it formatted (it’s basically broken, and won’t let him delete anything off it or format). Instead of sympathizing with him and letting him vent, I’ve been tending to be so sick of the stupid little thing that I snipe pretty nastily at Dad when he brings it up. Which is mean, and unfair, and I’m working on NOT doing that as much as possible... D-:
parenthood: is there anyone you’re not biologically related to that you consider ‘family’?
Hahaha how well you know this as well, my sweet sister, Kim! :-P I absolutely do. I have friends who are my siblings, a few I think of vaguely as cousins (the close, but not as close ones), and one whom I think of as my bonus uncle. Friend isn’t close enough a term for these people. Family is forever, and friend can be fleeting. [Y’all are stuck with me FOREVER. >:-) ]
permanent record: where were you the last time you told someone you loved them?
Last night before heading to bed I told both my parents I loved them, as I usually do. “I love you” is something that is very, very often heard in my household and amongst my friends. It’s not really that any of us need reminding, it’s just that we all enjoy saying it to those we do love. It’s part of my parting ritual, bedtime ritual, and inquiring-as-to-health rituals for any of the people in my life that I truly do love (sisters in all but blood most heartily included!).
st. elmo’s fire: what’s one piece advice you would give to someone two years younger than yourself?
Again this depends on what the need is for that individual, but in general terms, don’t sell yourself short just because you may not have reached a goal you/others wanted for you by now. Life is just beginning for you, and God has a plan for everybody on His terms and timeline. It ain’t over just because you feel like you’ve missed the universal “deadline” for knowing your goals. Just keep questing for your place and purpose, and eventually you will find it, just don’t give up on yourself or Him. People tend to expect you to have everything in order and lots of progress made in career or family by 30, but this is just not always the case. It’s not an end of something, it’s the beginning of the rest of a beautiful life and future.
rumble fish: who do you look to for guidance in times of need?
God and family (by blood and by bond). Most often this is my mom, dad, Lily, and you, Kim—all of whom cover a vast area of expertise and love to share when I’ve needed it most. My support system is made strong by awesome people, and I’m blessed to have them. <3
Unmute !
“Help! Help! I’m gonna try! I HAVE MADE A GRIEVOUS ERROR!”
Oh my god the end
When your mate’s snoring too loud…
“He’s been snoring for hours and I can’t get to sleep… What I’m gonna do is, I’m gonna hit him with this pillow…OK?”
“Fuck! Fuck Jacob get fucking down. I’ve been fuckin’ shot”
[Laughter]
“JACOB”
Imagine your otp
“I believe that when people do period films they are reliant on paintings from the period, because there is no photography. But in a painting, everything is formally composed; it’s not real life. Then they do wide shots to show off the period detail of the sets. I think that the detail is in the small things, like crumbs on a table, or flowers in a vase. I wanted to shoot the details, the visual details of living.“
(Joe Wright, Director)
The Rumps Point - Cornwall (by markgeorgephotography.co.uk)