maybe i'll be singing

august | he/him | 30 about/byf

[herpsandbirds]

Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio), "rufous morph", family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, Myakka River State Park, FL, USA

photographs by Michael Donahue

[salmon-n-hazel]

Dandelions

[cleverreports]

We report: the constellations are broken up by the clouds, and we are too close to sleep to make sense of these things anyway. It feels easy to let go, to not wonder about what kind of clouds they are, or the names of the stars. The wind blows from the darkest corner of the sky.

[michaelnordeman]

Gartosofta nature reserve in Värmland, Sweden (6 May 2023).

[roseillest]

空山靈雨 // RAINING IN THE MOUNTAIN (1979) dir. KING HU

[michaelnordeman]

Mountain hare/skogshare. Värmland, Sweden (6 May 2021).

[willowbilly]

May 5 is the Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, also known as Red Dress Day.

In the U.S., Native people are victimized by violence at 2.5 times the rate of all other racial demographics, and are 2 times more likely to be victimized by rape and sexual assault. This violence has an even greater disproportionate impact on Native women, girls, Two-Spirit people, and other trans and gender-diverse people. Native women on some reservations face a murder rate 10 times that of the national average, and over half of Native women have experienced sexual violence.

You can dress in red and/or wear a red handprint on May 5 to honor the missing and murdered, discuss the epidemic of violence against Native people and particularly Native people of marginalized genders, and consider donating to organizations supporting Native Peoples, people, and rights.

MMIWG2S Alaska [link]

Alaska Native Women's Resource Center [link]

Alaska Native Justice Center [link]

Data For Indigenous Justice [link]

Native Movement [link]

Southcentral Foundation [link]

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center [link]

StrongHearts Native Helpline [link]

[13mo]

Pūkeko !

[cinemaobscura]

Kwaidan | 怪談 (1964) dir. Masaki Kobayashi

[violetsbookshelf]

Pointe Skirt by Darinika Atelier

[hideki-koga]

ブロンズトキ（Glossy Ibis）

[whisperthatruns]

“dusk: the temple bell quiets, fragrance rings night-struck from flowers”

— Bashō (1644–1694),  tr. by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani, as pub. in  Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World by Jane Hirshfield (Alfred A. Knopf, 2015)  

[snailychan]

Reflecting

[uroko]

벼ㄹ!

[save-the-child-qais]

Unfortunately, I didn’t recognize my baby Qais today.

His face looked smaller, his eyes too tired to focus, like the child I know is slowly disappearing in front of me.

[save-the-child-qais]

Today, we rushed him to the hospital because of severe anemia and his wound worsening, and I had no choice but to give him expired medicine because I cannot afford proper treatment.

[save-the-child-qais]

I beg you as a persecuted mother in Gaza, watching her child suffer without being able to help him. Please, don’t leave us like this—donate now and help me save my baby Qais.

Gofundme - Vetted#679

[tothepond]

watching monkey goes west and I really don’t know what to expect as I’ve never seen this adaptation before and most of the reviews I’ve read were written by people who haven’t read the novel. only 5 minutes in but so far I love the beautiful sets and sense of scale in them

[bobbole]

Toni Morrison