Fleur

Queer woman. Fangirl. Scary (no matter what the faithless say).

[earthquake1412]

very fun, 10/10 would draw again

[chofaaa]

^^

[scrying-mind]

So, I watched Episode 11 of Detective Conan for the first time yesterday, and I really like Dr. Narumi.

She's gentle, she's kind, she's caring, she's a doctor, she's good with kids. I've seen this kind of character pop up a few times in fiction, and it seems easy for writers to slip up and make these characters have basically no goals or desires of their own. But Dr. Narumi doesn't exist just to help others. Yes, she likes doing that, and she's good at it, and she genuinely cares, but she's still a full person with her own stuff going on. And it's great to see characters like that.

I mean, I also like her just because I like it when people are kind and gentle and nice to kids, but it's unfortunately rare for such characters to be done well.

[padmestrilogy]

the sheer tragedy of obi wan telling luke he needs to either kill his father or let the galaxy be enslaved forever is something we need to deny or skirt around. we need obi wan not to believe that. we need him not to have said that. we need luke to have both not heard and not disobeyed that. we cant sit with a narrative of biblical forgiveness. everything the good guy says needs to be correct with cited wookiepedia sources and everything the bad guy says is irrelevant. we need to do this. because having even a slightly critical take on a fictional religion is of course, how we get genocide. we have to obey and defend the fictional religion forever. see how boring you all are? see why you’re not fun to talk to???

[scrying-mind]

The conscience of a Hitler.

[scrying-mind]

Holy cow the Odyssey movie was good.

[danzigmcfly]

[firnella]

missing them hours

[scrying-mind]

This having learnt, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the stars Thou knew'st by name, and all th' eternal powers, All secrets of the deep, all nature's works, Or works of God in heav'n, air, earth, or sea, And all the riches of this world enjoyedst, And all the rule, one empire; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable, add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance, add love, By name to come called charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far.

Archangel Michael, Book XII. Paradise Lost, John Milton, Lines 575-587

[transmitteddiseas]

cuties

[xeppeli]

lahore pigeons are some of the most visually appealing birds out there. like in terms of visual design. very minimalist, good contrast.

[xeppeli]

[tunnaa-unnaa]

Too bad Lahore pigeons are a domestic breed and don’t appear in the wild at all. Some equally balanced wild colorations include

Pygmy Falcon

Great Hornbill

Wallcreeper

and

Black-throated Loon

[xeppeli]

this is a good addition to this post. thank you for this birds educations

[fuckingconversations]

I would like to submit the following additions to the world of exceptional bird color design:

Cedar Waxwing

Red Crowned Crane

Brahminy Kite

Green Tree Swallow (I mean seriously - those are metallic teal feathers against stark white. Damn.) 

Bali Mynah

And, last but certainly not least, the cutest fucking puffball on this planet earth:

The Korean Crow-Tit

[ohthisismuchworse]

I’d also like to contribute some pretty awesome birds

Hooded Pitta (or as like to call them little olives)

Coua

Mot-Mot

The Blue Crown Pigeon (the biggest pigeon)

[scoutology]

good post

[chopinsbian-deactivated20181029]

@ilovegirlsalways

[lonewolf574]

@candiceirae

[candiceirae]

I’m fond of the Golden Breasted Starling,

the Golden Pheasant,

and the Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher.

[sinnersandtragicians]

Allow me to share some of the most beautiful birds from the southern parts of Africa where I lived for a long time.

Introducing the Purple-crested Turaco (the rest of the Turaco family all.have similarly striking red wingtips in flight, although their bodies are much greener and they have white eyestripes)

Sticking with the purple theme, and similar to some of the birds above, the iridescent Violet-backed Starling is next!

Amazing camouflage and a hauntingly beautiful call, the Diederiks Cuckoo is one of the prettiest patchwork birds out there.

Proudly representing Angola, the Angola Pitta is a rare and elusive bird. It is however worth the search!

Next up, we have the beautiful (and tiny) Violet-eared Waxbill.

And my personal favourite (and national board of Kenya!): The Lilac-breasted Roller.

Look! Aren’t they so beautiful?

I love them so much!!!

Some of the beautiful birds in Southern Africa!

[fuzzycricket]

Oh look it’s one of my favorite posts of all time

[yeswevegotavideo]

@elodieunderglass so many friends!

[elodieunderglass]

All ideal! Peak performance!

[asteroidtroglodyte]

I know the subtropical species generally aren’t as colorful but these guys are my neighbors and I love them so much can I get any love for my stripey southwestern bois:

Buteo - Red Hawks

{Tobias from Animorphs}

Geococcyx - Roadrunners {not pictured: Coyote, Anvil}

(THEY CAN FLY THEY JUST PREFER NOT TO)

Aphelocoma - “Scrub Jays” {not true Jays}

(FUN FACT THERE IS NO BLUE PIGMENT IN THEIR FEATHERS ITS SOME SORT OF OPTICS TRICKERY)

Callipepla - California Quail

{FLAWLESS}

[chainsaw-headache]

@rose-of-pollux you like birds right?

[rose-of-pollux]

@chainsaw-headache I do indeed 🥰

[papsiguesss]

@thatdoodlebug

[falconratesbirds]

10/10 all great birds

[scrying-mind]

If I may submit some birds from my childhood in the Southeastern USA, there are a few that stand out to me:

Agelaius phoeniceus - Red-winged blackbird

Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern cardinal

Quiscalus quiscula - Common grackle

Dryocopus pileatus - Pileated woodpecker

[thewayisset]

[scrying-mind]

[lunesbians]

Trixie obviously is super boastful & self aggrandizing thats like the whole point of her character but i love how she first shows up and everyone is like "hmph! who does she think she is? getting on stage and showing off her magic right in the middle of town for everyone to hear!" well yeah man its a show

[scrying-mind]

My spouse was really sick last night, and I'm worried about them. They were unstable and turning from laughter to sobs and back to laughter, they were warm, and they were just obviously going through it. I made sure they had water by them as they slept, and now I'm staying up in case they need anything. I'll be ready.

I'm so lucky to have someone where this doesn't even slightly feel like a chore. I want to be here, staying up, trying not to be too loud. I want to know that I'm looking out for them as much as possible.

I love them so much.

[ucco]

Watching my blondie today!! Milly is so cute and her Kara is the best!

[scrying-mind]

Finally getting around to writing another chapter of Whisked Away. It's good to play around with Elina and Marrak again.