All is a great dance of balance

Tek | They/them | A tired thylacine who enjoys reading | Balto II: Wolf Quest stan | Xenofiction enjoyer | Sideblog that is basically my main at this point. Posts fandom/animal/xenofiction content (with some other stuff)

[one-with-the-tree]

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Tek | They/them | Twenty-something years old

Other blogs by me:

Art blog: @art-of-tek

Book/movie review updates: @reviews-sky

Diamond paintings blog: @dp-with-tek

Daily canine plushies blog: @canineplushies

Salutations, and welcome to my blog. This is officially not my main but by now it's my main hidey-hole where I post fandom, xenofiction and animal content. Alongside some other goodness.

I'm the creator of the Tales From the Alps: All Lone Ones and Renegades webseries duology on YouTube, as well as the author of Dark Stones: The Rising Darkness, a webnovel. Huge Balto II: Wolf Quest stan as well.

Favorite books: The Wolf Chronicles trilogy by Dorothy Hearst, Northern Lights by Philip Pullman, Firebringer by David Clement-Davies, A Wolf in the Sun series by Coltrane Seesequasis, The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

My favorite movies: Balto II: Wolf Quest, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Prince of Egypt, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Treasure Planet.

My favorite animals: thylacines and wolves

My kins: Yak (Balto) and thylacines!

Hope you enjoy your stay!

Featured art by Pawspurr-arts and TheSleepyKing

[felis-rach]

Dark Crystal is such a great fantasy series man. What if the world was controlled by an elite of immortal decaying bird monsters with sharp fangs and talons, who consume the lifes of their servants to keep on their hedonistic existence. What if the small and frail people of the land joined together to fight their colonizers, trusting in the strenght they could give each other. What if God was good-hearted but imperfect and made a selfish mistake, now atoning by guiding her people to the fight. And also was an angry grandma

[snototter]

A young red fox (Vulpes vulpes) toys with a rat brought to it by a parent in California, USA

by Gabriel Gabi

[one-with-the-tree]

I like Skeletor he's a funny guy.

[one-with-the-tree]

Mark Hamill having voiced two characters with "Tek" in their names is kinda funny to me.

In the Dark Crystal show he's skekTek and in Masters of the Universe: Revolution he's SkeleTek

[tsalala]

The Sunset Bend Female was first seen in the early 1990s, and she quickly established herself along the southern banks of the Sand River. For years, she was the dominant female in that stretch of prime leopard habitat — bold, beautiful, and fiercely protective of her cubs. She became a favourite among rangers and guests alike, and her name is spoken today with the kind of reverence reserved for true icons.

(…) What’s most striking is that many of [her descendants] still operate in or around the Sunset Bend Female’s old territory. In a very real way, her descendants are still walking the same paths she did.

I remember one afternoon drive when we were following the Nkoveni Female along a dry drainage line. She paused, scent-marked, and leapt effortlessly onto a fallen marula. The same tree, we later realised, where her great-grandmother had been photographed almost two decades earlier. There was something quietly moving in that moment — a flicker of memory through time.

The leopardess Sunset Bend (1992–2010) Taken in Londolozi Private Game Reserve, South Africa Words by Barry Bath, published in June 2025

[one-with-the-tree]

I'm gonna cancel Gollum for being fatphobic towards Sam

[aliriarts]

Drew Eowyn as she defeats the Witch King. I really loved her character in the books, of how restless and strong she was. Of how she proved her strength in war amidst her despair. I admit I'm not an expert in designing armour lol but I really wanted to convey her grit.

[mossyoddity]

Stills from my "Cult Leader" video, inspired by Tingatinga art.

[glassshine]

[paleosworld27]

A missing member of the flock

[5rcane]

[mavratt]

I always see people talk about Laika the space dog, but never the other dogs Russia sent up.

So here's an appreciation piece for Strelka and Belka, the first higher beings to be sent into orbit and come back alive.

[michaelnordeman]

I still find it slightly surreal that I’ve managed to locate these wild boars/vildsvin, and that they allow me to share their space while I take a few photographs. I keep a respectful distance and do my best not to disturb them, but with their extraordinary sense of smell there is no doubt that they are fully aware of my presence. There is something deeply endearing about them: the quiet determination with which they forage, punctuated now and then by a low, conversational grunting and the occasional sharp squeal when they disagree with one another. I find them utterly charming. Värmland, Sweden (February 23, 2026).

[bumbelbee]

[thecynicalhound]

🐺The Grand Design ReAnimated MAP Part 10 🐺

Check out the Youtube version, with animation progress and a little joke post at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjIvxHUuUg

[squirrelcat254]

Reread Dark Stones and drew some fanart of Libby for Pride Month. Character belongs to @one-with-the-tree.