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I share my love of nature and art

[tomeofthewood]

magic does exists.

it resides in the deepest parts of the forest where only the most brave of hearts dare to venture. where the air is more pure than thousands of feet above, and the sound of waves reverberate through the trees. where you can sense the ancient beings creeping behind the foliage, wondering if you will end up as the last.

so grab your backpack. let’s go find some magic.

[hedestroyedhiscage-deactivated2]

beauty isn’t what ur face looks like or what colour ur hair is or what ur stomach does when you sit down it’s actually when you’re kneading dough and it’s all stuck to your fingers and you laugh because it’ll be fine in a moment but right now you just want to enjoy the pleasure of making something and being covered in it and feeling peace

[bleuetfane]

dream home: green gables from anne with an e (2017-)

[thedeacywaltz]

i'm leaving this account and all my other sideblogs when i get my new phone because i'm stupid and forgot my password and can't get it back, tell me if u want me to dm you when i create my new blog and i will

[moonnaiden-deactivated20200408]

When spring comes and you visit persephone

[cottagehonaey]

my goal is to have a really big garden when i get older

[llovinghome]

[nomadfae-deactivated20210306]

With the rise of the Farm Aesthetic ™ , I want to make a few things clear because I’m concerned folks are going to start irresponsibly bringing home livestock with no understanding of the reality of raising them. Especially chickens being that they are often easy to find and inexpensive if not outright free and there are no real land requirements. 

Farm houses, coops, barns, animal pins- more often than not they aren’t white. Country Living magazine, popular homestead vloggers and instagramers with their pristine coops with little curtains and perfectly placed plants aren’t reality. Livestock animals are messy. Birds especially. They knock things over, they eat everything, they shit wherever they so please. 

Yes, there are pretty moments when living on a farm, homestead, ranch, or whatever. But much of the time dust, mud, dirt, shit, sweat, slobber, and unidentifiable mush are the norm. Most farmers will not even entertain the idea of a white home, a white coop, or white anything. And more often than not, no matter how much cleaning you do, there is always more that is going to need to be done. 

This line of work is hard, frustrating, exhausting, and constant. Don’t get me wrong, it’s extremely rewarding too. But to put it plainly, many folks who entertain the notion of getting livestock animals and ‘taking on’ this lifestyle could not deal with it. They put too much stock in material things, in their own comfort, in an aesthetic. If it won’t get them the social media likes they so desire, they’ll move onto the next thing that does. You don’t have to search very hard to see it for yourself. 

If you’re serious about taking on this lifestyle, start small. Real small. Make sure you can handle it. And keep in mind that like cats and dogs, live stock animals are 10-15 year commitment too. In fact, the average can be and often is anywhere from 20-40 years. It’s also considerably more expensive. Their vet care is specific, their feed is specific, your water bill is going to rise. And you don’t get a day off because of extreme weather either. Let me tell you, I don’t look forward to being outside when it’s 110 because my duckling doesn’t have a mother and thus it’s up to me to make sure he gets his swim time. It sucks when it’s 30 degrees and you have to go out and take measures to make sure their water doesn’t freeze. Or trudging through the rain and mud to make sure all your baby animals are safe and not at risk of drowning. But I do it because I signed up for this, I do it because these are living, breathing creatures who deserve to be safe, happy, and healthy. I do it because I love them.

The farm aesthetic is lovely, one of my favorites, and while there is some teeny tiny truth in it, it’s not the grand reality. The reality is gross, y’all. You get used to being covered in mud and even shit, but it’s still disgusting. The flannels, the cowboy hats, the cute boots, and soft summer dresses, those are covered in muck and sweat too. You hair looks like shit, anyone whose serious doesn’t usually wear makeup. Whether I leave my hair down or put it up, I am always finding hay, leaves, dirt, and even spiders in it. There have been many times I’ve had the unfortunate luck of washing shit from it because I have chickens who like to perch on my head or use it as a place to keep warm in the winter. And, once again, white anything is a no go. It’s hard enough keeping brown, black, and red tones clean. White would be absolutely impossible. Real farm houses are not these pristine little cottages, real chicken coops are not freshly painted with zero shit stains. Barns smell. Animals smell. Even when everything is freshly cleaned. And until you shower, you’re going to smell like whatever you’ve been interacting in. 

I love this lifestyle, a lot more than when I lived in the city. I love animals more. I even love my friends. That’s why I’m telling y’all that many of you are not cut out for this right now. I’m not saying you could never do it. Heck, until I took up this lifestyle, you could have said the same of me. I think a lot of folks could benefit from this life, I think it brings a lot more general happiness. But let me tell you, until you’ve accepted the reality instead of the aesthetic, you have no business bringing home chickens, ducks, and goats. 

[urspac-deactivated20181108]

[faeriemagicka]

why am i not pickin' strawberries in my lil' garden, next to my tiny yellow cottage in an eerie forest. i want the early morning sunlight pouring through the tree leaves and hear the birds chirping.

[fruitie]

[eclettismo]

🥨 source: pinterest

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

Physically, I may be here. But mentally I am in a small coastal village in New England, it's late afternoon in autumn and I am wearing a flannel and drinking apple cider. I'm sitting on my back porch, surrounded by trees, and the only sound is the faint sound of the waves crashing onto the shore in the distance.

[water-aesthetics]

[80swonderqueen]

Oh to be a hobbit and live in the shire and eat 2 breakfasts every day

[onemilliondraculas]

pretty rude that i’m not small enough to sit under mushrooms

[peachisty]

may the universe be softer and kinder to us this september