Ana the Banana, also known as PsychoAna anywhere else! 25yo | She/Her | Multifandom | Loves Science as a whole (mostly Biology and Astronomy) | Likes to talk about anything | Lover of cats and invertebrates | owner of @papagaiadasbasement
Sometime ago a small sprout appeared out of nowhere in my backyard and I didn't know what it was. I started to observe it to see what it would become, if it was a random plant I needed to get rid of or something interesting.
Turns out I discovered it was an annatto tree!
You know the natural dye indigenous people from the Americas use? That's the tree most (and I mean MOST!) of them use to make body paint! Here where I live is also used as a natural dye in food, so it's very common to see people having these trees in urban areas too, in small towns is a must, since some people make money selling these dyes.
That's the only photo I found of it when it was small, 2021.
Story time!
And yes, I don't have a big area with soil to grow most of the plants I have, I take care of them in vases! Some of them aren't actual vases, but we still do our best to give them the best care possible. This annatto (or "urucunzinho", as I call it) was my baby, my child, I didn't let ANYTHING happen to it.
My mom would try to cut it down, because it was taking space other useful plants needed, but I didn't let her. My dad would also try because it was dying thanks to the small space it had, but I knew it wasn't troubling urucunzinho, since it wasn't showing any signs of low nutrients.
There were also some problems with plagues in it, but I would kill every single one of the bugs tormenting it, one by one, as they would reproduce again and the tree would start having small white spots in its leaves.
But after SIX YEARS of wait, it finally sprouted its first buttons and then, its first flower! I was so happy I couldn't believe it!
The most unbelievable was HOW. How was this thing alive in such a small place?? But it was alive and well, so I kept waiting and observing the whole process.
It was still so small compared to the other trees from this species. It was like seeing my child make their first steps!
After all this time, something around 2 months, I took them off and decided to use them... As a dye!
Totally random, I know, but I used them as red paint to color this really tiny biscuit can I made days ago. My mom used the rest to make food dye, as it has its own flavor when made with care and it's delicious!
The tree is still here, has a long life to live!
Also, I discovered how it's living in this small space. Its roots went behind my wall and crossed to my neighbor's side xD He doesn't mind, it's not a house, he just used it to plant stuff (see the banana tree? It's his!), and he's also very happy with our annatto! He even told me how to look for the right time to take the fruits off of it, etc. He's very gentle!
I'm not a very botanic maniac, but I like plants anyway because small bugs live in them. This annatto for example was home to at least 4 jumping spiders that I used to observe (all were Frigga sp.) and even the plagues counted, because it was the first time I saw a species that sadly I have no idea of it's English name xD
Thank you for anyone reading! I hope I can share more stuff like this soon!
Some time ago I told @tired-old-men I would draw more grandpas, so here is Thunderhawk!
And this was FUN! Even if I did stay almost a whole year without drawing for real, I decided to stay on my comfort zone while coloring and look how it ended! Maybe I should stop trying to change the coloring every new drawing.
Sorry for the late start, I thought it was recording when it wasn't aaaa
It's almost here!! I drew this the same day the release date was anounced, and finally logged in here to show it here too. I was in a kind of terrible artblock that I can't even explain how bad it is, but the announcement made me so pumped that I just went there and did it!
I don't know if I have any followers with arachnophobia, but I really really want to share this cute friend I found yesterday in my backyard!! I swear it's cute!
Say hi to friend!!
Looking at my camera!
And looking around!
This jumping spider is a Frigga sp., like most of these small fellas, it's so curious! It was kinda difficult to take the second picture because it kept looking at the camera, but I wanted a profile!
There's many small flies in this little tree where this friend is living, so there's plenty of food. I hope it stays healthy!
Out of sheer curiosity I had to look up what the origin on the poster was and it's actually kind of inspiring ngl.
I know it's easy to blame ourselves for our shortcomings but mistakes are a part of being human, it's how we learn.
Just because you suck at something or don't understand something doesn't mean you are a failure, just means you are growing and learning.
Everyone develops at their own pace. What may work for one person may not work for another and that's ok, you'll just find your own way of achieving the same goal.
And having a positive mindset helps, give yourself some grace from time to time. 💖
My job is a very fun place. I'm in a situation where one of my coworkers (he's clearly neurodivergent, my neurodivergent teacher brain feels the signals very well) went to a doctor for the first time to get help on his anxiety. He thinks he has only anxiety.
Then he just goes and tells OUR BOSS, a 80+ year old woman, about his situation, that he's taking pills and "he's too anxious and his mind is too full", but like, in a vent way.
You know that employee who does everything and is so close to the boss that they even talk about personal stuff to this person? Like asking for suggestions, etc? That's me there. And yesterday the 80-year-old woman called me asking for help to keep an eye on that employee because he's "getting mad" and she's "afraid he gets too crazy". I WAS LIKE ????? WHAT HAPPENED??
Later she told us that he even said "but don't worry about me tho, Ana is also depressive and takes pills" and looked at me waiting for a confirmation. I confirmed, since I don't lie, and told them he's going to be okay! Nothing to worry!
Later that day I waited for when we were alone and I talked to him about that. It isn't common to tell our bosses about personal stuff like this, and in this case where the boss is from another completely different generation, she would never understand him. At least it was a good conversation and he opened up very well explaining what's really happening to him. (Which I asked for him to NOT share with others there, they wouldn't understand the same way too).
Now I'm confident he's going to go to a therapist (FINALLY! I waited for this since I met him 1 year ago. He NEEDS it, seriously.) and will be able to understand himself more.
But like
He also told them that I, the most overworked, overwhelmed and stressed person there, is depressive and taking pills. OH, PLEASE :')
It's been some time I don't post any drawings here, but i wanted to post this here too. This is an oc, he's called Lenny! He's an original species and a good boy. Always by his two owners' side!
(read more for the timelapse)
I'm kinda proud of this one! It took me only 2 hours and a single photo of a lion resting in my laptop's background.
This was a total experiment and training, since I only used 6 layers, with his blue color staying in a single layer. All of this to train my control with details, BUT NO, DON'T DO THIS, IT'S TOO HARD AND TOO CRAZY (there's a bunch of errors if you zoom it enough xD)
I hope I can be able to do more stuff like this soon! I just need time and energy :')
I simply LOVE their blog @tired-old-men, so I wanted to show a bit of my gratitude through this! Spectre was always one of my favorite guardians, and Iris is so nice and cute! Love them both <3
LITERALLY SCREAMING, CRYING, AND PACING AROUND MY ROOM IN CIRCLES LIKE A GOOBER AAAAAAAAAAA!!! I LOVE THIS SO FREAKING MUCH HOLY HELL!!💖💕😍
I can't express how much your gift means to me, seeing my boy get some love is always a delight, but knowing that my blog brings you joy really means the world to me.
I've loved these goobers since I was a teen and now that I'm an adult (and can finally draw that damn helmet lol) I'm able to give them all the love an lore they deserved in the comics.
I started my blog up as a way to celebrate these little dudes more than anything, I knew it wouldn't get much attention but I didn't care I did it for me, for my love of these characters, so to know that other people put as much love into them as I do or have even rediscovered them because of my blog makes my heart smile, truly.
Honestly I can't thank you enough, not only for this wonderful drawing but for your support in what I do. It's awesome people like you that keep me motivated and inspired to bring a new life into these characters.
From the bottom of my heart Ana thank you, you make my day just that bit brighter. 💖☺️
Yes, these old men are very fun! I've said it before and will say it again: I'm very happy you put your effort in bringing life to these characters, because I've always felt that I was alone. I only see people saying that don't care, people making fun of, so I kinda shut myself in my little corner, only going back to reading the comics from time to time. Then I found The Brotherhood RP by Sally Mun and then I found you!
(also I remember seeing Charlee's art since DeviantArt too! Loved it sooo much!)
I'll continue here, breaking my shyness and trying my best to interact more with you guys 👀
I simply LOVE their blog @tired-old-men, so I wanted to show a bit of my gratitude through this! Spectre was always one of my favorite guardians, and Iris is so nice and cute! Love them both <3
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