#oreta

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Very cool dark ‘irrorata’ form of the Rose Hooktip moth (Oreta rosea 'irrorata'), a treat to see it when the season is crashing hard from the drought...

[markovrising]

Name: Oreta

Gender: Female

Mated: No

Hatchlings: No

Date of Birth: 11/28/2023

Birth Flight: Earth

Species: Pearlcatcher

Genetics:

Antique/Petals

Dirt/Morph

Flaxen/Veined

Innocent Eyes

Bio:

When I found this dragon in the Auction House she was going by the name of Mulch. However, her coloration reminded me of the Japanese practice of Kintsugi. They fix broken pottery with gold to highlight the history that's made the ceramic stronger and more beautiful.

As such I renamed the dragon Oreta, Japanese for Fracture.

While I was dressing her and giving her her familiar I felt more and more called to her, as if I was creating myself in dragon form. I, too, have experienced fractures and breaks in my life that led to damage, and I'm still in the process of healing. The Japanese practice of Kintsugi is important to me as I give myself and my past the grace I need to heal and learn.

Oreta will be a reminder on this account to be kind to myself. I'm beautiful and strong, and the brokenness is part of that.

[alysandjoe60]

Three sisters and their mom.

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[alysandjoe60]

Wichita State graduation photo in front of lilac bush with parents, Oreta and Ira Richardson.

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[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day - Mothvember

Moth: *Shhhhh! I am hiding!!!!*

Me: *flips moth onto sheet* “Oooh, sorry, didn’t realize you meant you were hiding your bald spot” :-)

[coolbugs]

bug of the day on Flickr.

Absolutely gorgeous Rose Hooktip (Oreta rosea) that showed up at the light Friday night.