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Amazing Nature Phenomenons

ᴋᴀᴡᴀʜ ɪᴊᴇɴ (ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴᴏ) ɪɴᴅᴏɴᴇsɪᴀ

ᴛᴜʀǫᴜᴏɪsᴇ ɪᴄᴇ: ʟᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴀɪᴋᴀʟ-ʀᴜssɪᴀ

sᴜᴘᴇʀᴄᴇʟʟ sᴛᴏʀᴍ

ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ғʟᴀsʜ sᴜɴsᴇᴛ

sɴᴏᴡ ᴄʜɪᴍɴᴇʏ: ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴇʀʙᴜs-ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴀ

sᴋʏ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ

sᴛʀɪᴘᴇᴅ ɪᴄᴇʙᴇʀɢs:ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴀ

ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴘɪʟʟᴀʀs

sᴀʟᴀʀ ᴅᴇ ᴜʏᴜɴɪ (ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ) ʙᴏʟɪᴠɪᴀ

ᴍᴀᴇʟsᴛʀᴏᴍ

ᴇʏᴇ ᴏғ sᴀʜᴀʀᴀ:ᴍᴀᴜʀɪᴛᴀɴɪᴀ

ғɪʀᴇ ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ

ᴘᴏʀᴏʀᴏᴄᴀ (ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴠᴇ) ᴀᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ-ʙʀᴀᴢɪʟ

ᴀᴜʀᴏʀᴀ ʙᴏʀᴇᴀʟɪs

ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʙʟᴜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴇ:ʙᴇʟɪᴢᴇ

ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ ᴇᴜᴄᴀʟʏᴘᴛᴜs ᴛʀᴇᴇs

sᴛᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ:ᴍᴀᴅᴀɢᴀsᴄᴀʀ

ᴄᴀᴛᴀᴛᴜᴍʙᴏ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ (ɴᴇᴠᴇʀᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴏʀᴍ) ᴠᴇɴᴇᴢᴜᴇʟᴀ

ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴜs ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs

ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ

ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʀᴏᴘ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇs

ʙɪᴏʟᴜᴍɪɴᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs

ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ɢʟᴏʀʏ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs

ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴɪᴄ ʟɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ

ɴᴀᴄʀᴇᴏᴜs ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs

ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs:ᴄʜɪɴᴀ

ʟᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ

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(created by Anna Edwards (dwardslife on Instagram))

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What have the protests accomplished?

5/26 4 officers fired for murdering George Floyd 5/27 Charges dropped for Kenneth Walker (Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who police accused of killing her) 5/28 University of Minnesota cancels contract with police 5/28 3rd precinct police station neutralized by protesters 5/28 Minneapolis transit union refuses to bring police officers to protests or transport arrested protesters 5/29 Activists commandeer Minneapolis hotel to provide shelter to homeless 5/29 Former officer Chauvin arrested and charged with murder 5/29 Louisville Mayor suspends “no-knock” warrants 5/30 US Embassies across Africa condemn police murder of George Floyd 5/30 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison takes over prosecution of the murdering officer 5/30 Transport Workers Union refuses to help NYPD transport arrests protesters 5/30 Maryland lawmakers forming work group on police reform, accountability 5/31 2 abusive officers fired for pulling a couple out of their car and tasing them - Atlanta, GA 6/1 Minneapolis public schools end contract with police 6/1 Confederate monument removed after being toppled by protesters - Birmingham, AL 6/1 CA prosecutors launch campaign to stop DAs from accepting police union money 6/1 Tulsa Mayor agrees to not renew Live PD contract 6/1 Louisville police chief fired after shooting of David Mcatee 6/1 Congress begins bipartisan push to cut off police access to military gear 6/1 Atlanta announces plans to create a task force and public database to track police brutality in metro Atlanta area 6/2 Minneapolis AFL-CIO calls for resignation of police union president Bob Kroll, a vocal white supremest 6/2 Pittsburgh transit union announces refusal to transport police officers or arrest protesters 6/2 Racist ex-mayor Frank Rizzo statue removed in Philadelphia 6/2 6 abusive officers charged for violence against residents and protesters - Atlanta, GA 6/2 Civil rights investigation of Minneapolis Police Dept launched 6/2 San Francisco resolution to prevent law enforcement from hiring officers with history of misconduct 6/2 Survey indicates that 64% of those polled are sympathetic to protesters, 47% disapprove of police handling of the protests, and 54% think the burning down of the Minneapolis police precinct was fully or partially justified 6/2 Trenton NJ announces policing reforms 6/2 Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police 6/2 Confederate statue removed from Alexandria, VA 6/3 Officer fired for tweets promoting violence against protesters - Denver, CO 6/3 Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art cut ties with the MPD 6/3 Chauvin charges upgraded to second degree murder, remaining 3 officers also charged and taken into custody 6/3 Richmond VA Mayor Stoney announces RPD reform measures: establish “Marcus” alert for folks experiencing mental health crises, establish independent Citizen Review Board, an ordinance to remove Confederate monuments, and implement racial equity study 6/3 County commissioners deny proposal for $23 million expansion of Fulton County jail 6/3 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board unanimously votes to sever ties with MPD 6/3 Seattle withdraws request to end federal oversight/consent decree of police department 6/3 Breonna Taylor’s case reopened 6/3 Louisville police department (Breonna Taylor’s murderers) will now be under review from an outside agency, which will include review on training, bias-free policing and accountability 6/3 Colorado lawmakers introduce a police reform bill that includes body cam laws, repealing the “fleeing felon” statute, and banning chokeholds 6/3 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces plans to reduce funding to police department by $150M and instead invest in minority communities 6/4 Virginia governor announces plans to remove Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond 6/4 Portland schools superintendent discontinues presence of armed police officers in schools 6/4 MBTA (Metro Boston) board orders that buses wont transport police to protests, or protesters to police 6/4 King County Labor Federation issues ultimatum to police unions: admit to and address racism in Seattle PD, or be removed 6/5 City of Minneapolis bans all chokeholds by police 6/5 Racist ex-mayor Hubbard statue removed - Dearborn, MI 6/5 NFL condemns racism and admits it should have listened to players’ protests 6/5 California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for statewide use-of-force standard made along with community leaders and ban on carotid holds 6/5 2 Buffalo officers suspended within a day of pushing 75 year old protester to the ground, and lying about it 6/5 2 NYPD officers suspended after videos of violence to protesters 6/5 The US Marines bans display of the Confederate flag 6/5 Dallas adopts a “duty to intervene” rule that requires officers to stop other cops who are engaging in excessive use of force 6/5 Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax releases an 11-point action plan for immediate police reforms 6/6 Statue of Confederate general Williams Carter Wickham torn down - Richmond, VA 6/6 2 Buffalo officers charged with second-degree assault for shoving elderly man 6/6 San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces effort to defund police and redirect funds to Black community 6/7 Frank Rizzo mural removed, to be replaced with new artwork - Philadelphia, PA 6/7 Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disband the police department, invest in proven community-led public safety 6/7 Protesters in Bristol topple statue of slave trader Edward Colston, throw it in the river 6/7 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio vows for the first time to cut funding for NYPD, redirect to social services 6/7 A Virginia police officer faces charges after using a stun gun on a black man 6/8 NY State Assembly passes the Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act 6/8 Democrats in Congress unveil a bill to rein in bias and excessive force in policing 6/8 Black lawmakers block a legislative session in Pennsylvania to demand action on police reform 6/8 France bans police use of chokeholds 6/8 Seattle council members join calls to defund police department 6/8 Boston reevaluates how it funds police department 6/8 Honolulu Police Commission nominees voice support for more transparency, reforms 6/8 Rights groups and Floyd’s family call for a UN inquiry into American policing and help with systemic police reform

No, it’s not enough, but this is only the beginning. Keep fighting!!!

(I adapted this list from this blog post and added sources and new entries. Please reblog with additions.)

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UK contemporary sculptor known as Anna & the Willow creates nature-inspired sculptures made from rods of willow

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This is your casual reminder that yes, your wip is worth writing. You’re not wasting time. Creativity is never a waste.

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I’m having a bit too much fun with Charlie, but that’s not a crime. Decisions, decisions, on hair colors she’d test out. Pastels, definitely, but there’s so many to choose from.

This also happens to be day 99 of my 100 day “draw something everyday” challenge and I’m hoping I don’t just crash once I’m done.

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EDIT: Damn, forgot to say it’s by the wonderful @polterinklings​

Should teach me to post before bed.

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5 Things OC Meme

Tagged by: No one directly. I’ve done it for one of my OCs long time ago, remembered it and decided to do this meme for Fo. It turned out to be much harder than I expected (I’ve started it almost a month ago). Tagging: Anyone else who’d like to do this. Just tag me back so I can see your amazing Steps :3 @theuncreativebox​, @disastersteps​, @ambistep​, @thatsushichick​, @cheion-writes​, @hewwo-owotega​, @pearl-kite​, would you like to do this? No pressure, of course!

Picrew by cybersoybean (twitter).

RULES: Fill this out for the OC of your choice, then tag five people to find out more about theirs!

Five things that make your OC instantly happy:

Good coffee.

Ortega’s stupid smile.

Rat-King.

Spoon.

Her succulents and cactus.

Five things that make your OC instantly ragey:

Coffee tastes bad.

Ortega’s stupid smile.

When someone messes with her carefully designed heist plans.

Irresponsibility.

Unnecessary aggression, violence, cruelty.

Five things your OC loves to see:

Latte art.

Animal documentaries on Ortega’s huge TV.

Dawns (Fo loves early mornings in LD).

Spoon.

Her houseplants bloom.

Five things (words, phrases, or sounds) your OC loves to hear:

Coffee machine making coffee in the morning.

Ortega, saying her name.

City hum (she feels anxious it completely quiet places).

Spoon’s happy barking.

Sea waves (same or similar to her mindscape).

Five scents your OC loves to smell:

Coffee.

Ortega’s cologne.

Mint.

Sweet pea scented bath soap (her favorite kind).

Pine-trees in hot summer.

Five things your OC loves to eat/drink:

Coffee (preferably with milk, no sugar).

Ortega’s cooking (all and any of it).

Ice-cream (favourite flavors: Salted Caramel, Lime/Lemon, Mint, Pistachio, Raspberry, Mango).

Pizza with fruits (favorite kind: Hawaiian and with Fig and Prosciutto).

Honey-roasted almonds.

Five textures your OC loves to feel:

Cotton.

Linen.

Suede.

Silk.

Wooden floor on tia Elena’s ranch.

Five places your OC loves to visit:

Laurel Bush Coffeeshop in downtown LD (her favourite).

Ortega’s place (although much more back in Sidestep days than now).

Glendale Chess Park.

Boneyard (dog park).

Fo’s apartment (she feels safe and calm there, protected).

Five things your OC does to unwind:

Making/drinking coffee.

Workouts.

Chess.

Walking with Spoon.

Taking care of her houseplants.

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My boy Mika with and without a scar- I’m really happy how it turned out tftftftfrdrdhgkbhfgdrsesrtdtdtyjtututuftdrxtdyfyguguf

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I’ve wanted to draw @cheion-writes‘s Lovelle for a while, and even more so after receiving the wonderful fic from the gift exchange on the server.

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“There are things that need to be forgotten if you want to keep on living.”

— Jim Thompson (via thoughtkick)

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drew @dandeliondisaster‘s Juno for a gift exchange and then got bullied into posting it here uwu

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I am still alive thankfully >:’) also here’s Chen, Lyuba, Ricardo enjoying some well-earned vacation time ft. Spoon and Rat King.

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Hi! I just discovered your COG forum for Keepers of Fairfort but when I tried reading the demo, it told me that it was private and therefore needed the author's approval to have access. Is this normal? Thank you for your time and have a nice day!

Hello! I've set it to private yes, as I won't be working on it anymore - sorry if that disappoints you!

Though, I'm trying to work on a new story idea that's a little closer to heart. I'll share more about it soon when I work out the details :)

Thanks for the message!

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The Garden Flowers had always been a part of your life. Few know how it all began. . For @pearl-kite​, as part of the gift exchange! I hope I got Gale right :) Thanks everyone for participating and for creating such wholesome gifts! . . The garden was beautiful. Lush trees stood with trunks sturdy and tall, branches bent in salute to the flowers that bloomed in the comfort of its shade. There were the dark purple ones you could identify as hydrangeas, the yellow ones you knew were sunflowers, and the whites – daisies – that added a layer of peace to the otherwise colourful landscape. 

 You would watch every day, as an old lady tottered out to trim the branches and weeds. She would speak to the flowers as if they were her own, and smile at the bees and dragonflies that hopped from bloom to bloom. 

You’re unsure why that sight made you smile, just as you’re unsure what kept drawing you to that house. 

After all, it wasn’t particularly accessible (considering where you live), nor was it the first time you’ve seen flowers. And it certainly wasn’t right to spy on someone like this. 

But you couldn’t help yourself. Couldn’t help coming back to that garden; couldn’t help watching and chuckling as it grew more beautiful with time. Couldn’t help the fond spark of affection each time a tiny smile graced the lady’s cheeks whenever a new blossom caught her sight. 

 One day, you would watch as she dug the soil, fingers deft and spirit light. A light brush of her mind revealed a bubbling spark of excitement and anticipation, and you would watch as she let a handful of seeds fall into the damp soil. Weeks later, when the first hint of a leaf finally peeked out from beneath the soil, you would find your smile mirroring her own. 

The young plants grew rapidly. Their stems grew taller and stronger, their leaves fuller and greener. And when they finally broke out in full bloom, when the garden was lit up with a sea of red, you plucked up your courage to ask her a question. When no one was looking, you dropped a note onto the well-worn path, a hasty scribble upon paper of soft blue: 

What are those red flowers called? They’re beautiful. 

The next morning, you received your reply. Nestled upon the fertile soil, right at the foot of a flower of the brightest red, was cursive typography upon peach paper: 

They’re poppies :) They certainly are, aren’t they? 

That day, you left the garden with the hint of red capturing your dreams. 

While you would have loved to visit the garden as often as you wanted, it was alas not to be. 

Life was, after all, never meant to stay the same. (You would now that well too.) 

You’re no stranger to change – you never have been and never would be – and you knew that things would never go back to what they once had been. Not since you donned the black and blue suit. Not since a man who could throw lightning from his fingertips deemed fit to call you his friend. 

But sooner than you thought; faster than you had anticipated, your life becomes a whirlwind of lightning and new faces; of training and friendship and new memories. And as your responsibilities grew, your visits to the garden became less frequent. 

And one day, when you sit back and think on how far you have come, you realise that it has been more than a year.  You take off right after, mind flustered and buzzing with anticipation, feet guiding you where you know you must go. But when you finally reach the garden that once was, you realise that it is no more. 

The trees, the flowers and the poppies – they are all long gone. As is the old lady whose smile you never knew how much you’d miss.  

It is only then you realise that you’d never thought to ask her name. 

That is not the end of the story, however. 

Months pass. Your mind doesn’t let you forget, but just as things change with time, you find yourself growing fond of the man who you’ve now fought beside in countless battles. Who you’ve grown to love and trust. Who (God knows why) looks at you as if you’re somehow precious to him.  Who you can’t help but look back at with the same affection in your gaze. And it would seem that the feeling is mutual, for one day he invites you to visit his mother’s home. 

It isn’t a courtesy he grants everyone. You’re honoured that you’ve been counted amongst the select few. 

“You’d love it,” he tells you with an easy grin. “I’ve seen the poppies on your windowsill. Wait till you see my mother’s garden.” 

Little did you know how much of a surprise it would be. 

And when you first set sights upon the garden, you pause. Because the lush garden before you is covered with poppies. Rows and rows of poppies, red and yellow and purple, a painting so real and beautiful that it sends you spiralling back to the time you first arrived in Los Diablos. To a little old lady and her garden. To a beauty so intimately familiar. 

And when its owner steps out of the house, you realise why. 

The same old lady is walking towards you, the same easy smile that once captivated you bright upon her face. The same smile that Ricardo always wears. 

She doesn’t recognise you, not that you’d expect her to. 

“Hello there,” she says. “It’s nice to finally meet you.” 

And you know exactly what she’s talking about – and what she is not. 

She’s talking about you as Sidestep, as Charge’s partner, as her child’s best friend and the first person he might have truly liked in a long time. Not as the person who’d asked her about her poppies all those years ago. 

“Your poppies are beautiful,” you say. Your voice is thick in your throat. 

“They certainly are, aren’t they?” Elena Ortega echoes. Her smile so innocent and welcoming crinkles the edges of her eyes. She looks older now. Wiser now. And yet still the same lady whose garden you’d fallen in love with all those years ago. Still the same lady who smiled at the bees and dragonflies and thanked them for breathing life into her growing blooms. Whose grace you fell in love with and who you regretted never getting to know. 

It’s funny how life comes full circle sometimes, isn’t it? 

“They are,” you hear yourself saying. You duck your head, so she would not see the tears in your eyes. “You’ve a really beautiful garden, ma’am.” 

“Please,” she laughs and ruffles your hair. “Call me Tía.” 

And maybe she won’t ever know how much that means to you. Maybe she won’t ever know how much meeting her again, like this, means to you. 

But maybe it’s a story you can share with her another day. And maybe, like the poppies that continue to bloom despite the quakes and the nanosurge; like the seemingly fragile trees and flowers that still grow strong and tall; like a wish that went unanswered for years but has now somehow found its way into your life again – maybe you can let yourself believe in life’s miracles. 

Maybe you can let yourself believe that things will be okay.

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Considering all the hate that's been thrown at the fhr fandom lately, do you think it is worth getting into?

Definitely worth in my opinion. How much you want to get involved with the fandom is your choice but the story is worthwhile and relatable in a lot of different ways. I think it would be sad to miss out on it simply because a small group of unsatisfied people are louder than the rest.

You can give the book and the fandom a chance and if you decide that it isn’t for you, then that’s okay. But base your judgements on your own experience, not on the words of others.

There’s still on Tumblr and the discord server a community which is majorly positive and supportive