to wild blue skies

R | she/her | thirty something 🍉 Linguist, artist, insect enthusiast

[dearmouse]

Czech Artist Mirko Hanak (1921-1971)

[noshowjones]

"what groceries u been into recently" is actually a great question, there's a bunch of good conversations inside it

[hotboyproblems]

does it scare you that in less than 3 months it’ll be 2014

[paper-stars-still-glow]

im gonna be real with you hotboyproblems it scares me somuch

[technologistrevolution]

bumped into my neighbor who told me about how when she was mowing she found a praying mantis and while pointing it out to a another neighbor ran into a group of 4 men and also asked if they wanted to see and they enthusiastically agree

so, she takes them to see it and notices that these men are almost giddy over this bug so she starts asking questions and turns out they are from various African countries, are scientists travelling on some sort of research grant, and one of them in particular is specialist in insects and they were all just on their way to their Air B&B

like. Imagine you arrive in this foreign country to study its local bugs, you get off the plane and start walking to where you are staying, and some old lady stops you and is all "hey! Come look at our local bug!"

[ymutate]

Cyril Cox

"Late Afternoon Light"

acrylic

[golyadkin]

you'll get the urge as an artist or a writer to say out loud the things you're worried about "the proportions are off" "kind of out of character" "i'm not good at summaries" "didn't get as much detail as i wanted" "i made a mistake and here's how" and that's the self-conscious part of your brain telling you "it's bad and if you don't tell them you know it's bad then they'll think you're stupid" but you've got to ignore that little voice and pretend you think it's good or else that little voice is going to ruin your life

[incognito-insomniac]

Some of the best advice I have ever gotten was from a creative writing professor. She said never apologize for your work. Never critic it before someone else does.

Her reasoning was you are the creator. You made your work from nothing and can see all the flaws and seems and holes. But your audience may not see any of it. Maybe they will; maybe they won't. But if you TELL them about the holes and the mistakes and the problems....they will 100% see them. So don't tell them. Don't sabotage yourself just because you think you're not good enough.

[thatpinkkwitch]

I just heard the phrase, “If you wouldn’t trust their advice, don’t trust their criticism” for the first time and I don’t think I’ve ever needed to hear anything more

[cozybonfires]

[llovinghome]

[liliacarlone]

mom’s home

[rolameny]

i started a comic yesterday for bad comics day and then didn't finish it. in the spirit of bad comics day i'm posting it unfinished anyway

[bluebelly-sun-serpentine]

June 17th, 2025

Such beautiful light this afternoon.

[huariqueje]

Wave in Backlight - Peter Witt

German , b. 1966 -

Oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cm.

[towildblueskies]

Early autumn at the lake, September 2024

[towildblueskies]

clover by the lake, May 2025

[grainyflashes]

it is a truth universally acknowledged that having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card

[herdingdog-deactivated20231014]

my obsession with this photo is unbelievable actually. i cannot believe im not there right this moment i cant believe im not standing under that bridge surrounded by small houses and nature. unbelievable