#bywater

[viridiansunset]

Bywater

New Orleans

[amberkendslacy]

I'm gonna need a Tales of The Shire cookbook because these dishes look too good

[ironmandeficiency]

idk why everyone is so upset about tales of the shire 🤷🏻‍♀️ weta workshop set out to make a slice-of-life hobbit video game and that’s exactly what they did. anyone that knows anything abt hobbits knows that hobbits typically don’t go on grand adventures, so there is no reason for your hobbit character to throw hands with an orc or ride in barrels down rivers*.

*bilbo baggins is an outlier and thus should not be counted

almost every review i’ve seen calls it things ranging from a flop to a tragedy comparable to the gollum game. i honestly think the negativity is bc people are going into it expecting to play like bilbo, or sam and frodo, or merry and pippin & go on a wild life-or-death adventure with world-altering consequences. but that’s just not how the average hobbit lives; they plant their crops and invite their neighbors to tea and are never late for dinner.

plus, all the pleasant (and occasionally sad) callbacks to other bits of the tolkienverse were great to see. it conveys a strong love and respect for the universe on the part of the developers, which is a necessity for such an immersive game

are there some things weta can add or change in the future? of course there are (for one, i would love to see seasonal festivals/events), but it’s been less than a month since it released, give them time. i’m gonna just sit here and water my crops and worry about what to make for elevenses

(ps this is my hobbit, asphodel headstrong)

[virtualgirly]

Spring in the Shire

[yz]

Bar Redux. Bywater, New Orleans. February 2026.

FUJIFILM X-T50 with SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary 017.

[paganfantasy]

LOTR Prancing Pony and The Green Dragon Pub Signs Set

https://amzn.to/4cvhUV3

This inspired The Lord Of The Rings Prancing Pony is highly detailed and weathered to look screen accurate to the sign in the movie. Its the perfect memorabilia to hang in your own bar or house.

These 'The Prancing Pony' and 'The Green Dragon' pub signs are hand sculpted and detailed. They are cast in polyurethane resin and painted and weathered using acrylic and oil paints.

[double-barrel-paintbrush]

In celebration of Tales of the Shire coming out in less than a week I drew the game's Rosie Cotton design

I think I need to practice more on drawing curly hair. I think the Rosie design is really cute with the detail of mud on her dress and the fact her dress is a rosy pink tone

Bonus Sam bein all cute sketch

It's always a good day to be a multishipper

[aforestlife]

Maggie's house in the hilly meadow