#q4p

[emberkyrlee]

We've been through a tough time, and are about to go through an even tougher one. Those of us who are disenfranchised, hated by bigots with power, gotta be there for each other.

We have to hold onto hope. Be kind when we can. Fight when we must. And have faith that we can live to see a better future. (And believe me, I know how difficult that is. But the times when it is most difficult, are usually the times we need it most.)

[agentfascinateur]

Bravo Queers for Palestine Ottawa!

#censored but righteous

[q4pphoto]

May 20, 2016

"Kissing Couple" enjoying the sunset in their eternal embrace. Grab the one you love and find some adventure this weekend!

EXIF 📸 : [ 4.28mm f/2.8 ISO50 #iphone4s ]

[emberkyrlee]

Biggest focus of this year

Was trying to get myself singing again.

Thanksgiving of 2024, my throat started on a coughing fit when trying to chat with family. Odd, but not too worrisome.

But for the next year I struggled with a throat that, once again, couldn’t sing without pain.

Got imaging done, saw a GI doc (it mostly seemed to be an issue with my esophagus, but everything in my throat was being set off because of it), changed some of my eating habits. For most of the year I couldn’t seem to sing painlessly long enough to rehearse a song completely, much less perform one of them. My voice instructor was helping me the whole way, trying to figure out what bad habits (due to 38 years of singing without any voice training) I might have that were contributing to it. My mental health was in the shitter for pretty much all of 2025. It got really bad at some points.

But finally, near the end of the year, I was rehearsing multiple songs to the point of being able to perform them. I only really had time to record one, but that feels like such a goal post, istg.

It’s not as clean a performance as I would usually have wanted from myself. But given the year I had, it just makes me happy and proud that I could do it at all.

The song I recorded for the year’s recital is “Vanishing”, from Pulp Musicals. (The third episode, The Ghosts of Antikythera, specifically.)

I found the karaoke track thanks to AnnaBanana on YouTube. (There’s more Pulp Musicals karaoke tracks, among other musicals, on that channel btw!)

Hopefully next recital I might get to record “Rose and the Stars”. Would be rather fitting, I think. Starting 2026 with ‘’I will shine again’’.

[emberkyrlee]

I've been living here a while, and just never got around to checking out the local botanical gardens. Trying to get the motivation to leave the house solo for something I don't NEED to do, is a pain in the butt. Even when I have the spoons, gathering them is hard. lol

I'm glad I did. It was beautiful, and while it was hot out, it wasn't unbearable like it would have been until this past week.

Morticia's Garden (greenhouse really) was a nice Halloween-y touch, though I feel like it didn't have enough creepy plants to be Morticia's.

There was some nice Halloween-theming throughout.

And just plain beautiful sights in general.

There were all of these little butterflies everywhere. I looked them up when I got home, and they are long-tailed skippers.

I went today because tomorrow is the last day of the local scarecrow festival, but tomorrow is supposed to storm, so today was effectively the last day to see the scarecrows.

Not sure about posting pictures of those here, because its kind of a small town area, and the scarecrows are made by local businesses/schools/clubs, with signage, and I am not super into doxxing my location. lol

But here's one I was able to get without the signage.

[emberkyrlee]

Catch Me A Firefly

Catch me a firefly Bring me back some light Take a star down from the sky   To see my way at night Catch me a firefly Who’s dancing spell I’m under Bring me an owl’s cry To call  my sense of wonder

Catch me a firefly Bring me back some hope As mine slowly starts to die Losing grip upon the rope Show me a firefly To help me step outside my door As dusk slowly turns to night I’ll follow hope once more.

Artwork(without poem) available here

[emberkyrlee]

Pass the happy along! :) When you get this, answer with five things that make you happy, and pass the happy along to ten nice people! 🌻☀️🌻☀️

1. @devilmaycrye and my friends

2. Foxes

3. Comfort foods

4. Fireflies

5. Used to be singing. Now I guess... daydreaming?

Tagging (not ten, just five):  devilmaycrye, @lady-vossler, @im-tom, @nightshadeis, @spoonyjuno

[polclarissou]

some viz things for Queers 4 Palestine Toronto

https://www.instagram.com/queers4palestine/