#八雲藍

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fan art Ran Yakumo（八雲藍）

Chill in Swimsuit

Have a nice vacation!

Im heading to work again today🙃.

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東方58 - 八雲藍/Yakumo Ran

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Chen & Ran sama(橙と藍様)

The last image is Chen's Shikigami summon. There are some detailed settings. Chen's shikigami tag burns and disappears when used. But there's no fire. In other words, just by setting up Chen, the overprotective Ran-sama comes out✌️

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Nine-tailed Fox Familiar Drawing Every PCB character, part 14/15

A multi-talented shikigami who can play the role of assistant, house keeper, pet fox, super computer, and spellcard projectile.

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東方「八雲藍」です

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Yakumo Family Advertisement

Based off a 1950s Japanese advert for bread

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すきま妖怪の式 ~ 八雲藍 Shikigami of the Sukima ~ Ran Yakumo

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八雲藍サマー

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fan art Ran Yakumo（八雲藍）

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(Bryophyte) Floral Fumo Fridays of the Week: Cypress-leaved Plait-Moss (Hypnum cupressiforme)

"Cheeeeenn!! Have you been poking a stick at this youkai for weeks?" "Lady Ran! I think I found the culprit! She's been causing a rampage all around Gensokyo, until she took a rest at the entrance to Mayohiga. I've tried waking her up a bunch of times and she never woke up! Also..." "Something else?" "Gensokyo moved to the year 1900! That has to be something that she's done, too!" "O-oh, right. Chen. that's... your shikigami hardware is still in beta testing phases... It's the year 2000." "Woah, really?" Yuuka slightly opened her eyes and found a cat talking with her master fox.

"Huh? You managed to wake her up!" Chen exclaimed. "Hmm... Something feels quite strange about this youkai you found. Yes, I believe that she has staged an incident sometime ago, she is Yuuka Kazami. While she may have caused quite a ruckus then and now, she looks to be fading. She is not the real culprit, although she may have played a little bit of a factor." Yuuka steadily closes her eyes back. "Nyaa?" Chen froze.

The fox shoots a card to the sleepy Yuuka. After the initial strike, Yuuka felt more alert than ever and seems to have recovered. Ran noted, "It seems that this incident is far more serious. Either way, the spell I've given you should slowly help you recover for a bit, but it's not as great as what Lady Yukari can do. My master is in hibernation and tasked us to solve the incident. But..." Yuuka interrupted, "Why couldn't you get the shrine maiden to do it?" "The shrine maiden is still a bit inexperienced. She thinks that this is an issue between fellow youkai, and humans shouldn't be involved. But that's not the case," Ran clarified, "In fact, the culprit and this incident seems to have been overlooked by many, and it turns out that they've been causing mischief for around a few years ever since they settled into Gensokyo." Yuuka agreed, "Oh, dear. I've heard that it was a vampire." "You're correct, it is a vampire. Although, this one is far more powerful than the ones in Mugenkan, and she has an army of powerful devils, magicians and other youkai by her side, as well. I haven't been able to infiltrate the mansion she resides in at all." "So, what do you suppose we do, then? Maybe you should knock your master awake!" Yuuka asked. "Not needed. In fact, the reason why I'm here is to order Chen to lure the culprit to this village," Ran answered. "Nyaaa? C-can Miss Yuuka be our bait?" "I think I would do more than being bait if I found her," Yuuka noted. "Chen, it seems that this Yuuka you found is a bit too wreckless just like the culprit. Also, she's very slow at moving, so I don't think she could catch up to you, Chen." Ran pointed out, "I think it would be best for her to stay in Mayohiga. She is in a much weaker state, too. I will report my findings to Yukari, and you can lure the culprit over here."

The two shikigami switly leave, as Yuuka wanders alone to explore the abandoned village of Mayohiga. There's lots of snow coverage, and it seems that winter is on its way to a close. There doesn't seem to be any plants around that are blooming and growing around this season. She wondered if, on her journey of changing her nature, that is why she fell asleep for so long. She strolls along the village and finds many abandoned houses. These houses have patches of green on their rooftops. When she looks closer at the patches of green, she notices that they are thriving mosses!

Oops! I think I fell asleep again! 😉 It's almosst as if something about the cold of the winter that makes you pretty sleepy. 🥱 We're in late winter now, so surely there should be some flowers that are starting to bud. This post isn't covering a flowering or a fruiting plant, but something even smaller!

Mosses like the plant that's featured is very unlike many of the plants we have shown. They are oftentimes overlooked for their simple looks and tininess, but there are many things that make mosses something to pay attention to. This plant is Cypress-leaved Plaitmoss (Hypnum cupressiforme), of the carpet moss family, Hypnaceae. 😪 They have a native range of almost the entire world and are basically found everywhere (except Antarctica)! Because this one goes under many names referring to its many varieties, we will stick to calling it Hypnum cupressiforme.

Hypnum cupressiforme is so tiny, that it's completely hard to miss in the first image! The photos aren't really in good quality as my phone's camera doesn't like taking pictures of super tiny things. I had a similar issue with a couple of other plants of previous posts. Their growth range is only 2-10cm. They have over 60 varieties and come in differing colors of green and yellow. These plants are not dormant but active, and a plant that's active during the winter is called an evergreen plant. Another difference to some of the plants we've shown is that they do not flower, and they do not grow fruit nor cones. They are more simple and have spore capsules.

Hypnum cupressiforme are very hardy against harsh and varying climates and thrive in acidic-to-slightly basic environments. This is what makes it live almost everywhere in the world. Hypnum cupressiforme is commonly found on rocks and the roots of trees. It looks like these ones are on the root of a tree nearby, but it's hard to tell what it is when it's covered in snow and there are many trees around that it could belong to. Although there are plants that grow on other plants that are parasitic, mosses like Hypnum cupressiforme doesn't really bother the tree. They are epiphyte, which means that they only grow on the tree and receive nutrients from water and the sun without damage done to the tree.

This species and the genus as a whole have had frequent taxonomical disputes, some varieties were considered their own species then lumped together with this species as a variety rather than a separate species. The name of the genus and family name comes from the greek word for the god/personification of sleep and subsequently "sleep" which is "hypnos" (ύπνος). 😴 The namesake is from Hypnum cupressiforme's ancient usage as filler for pillow cushions and mattresses. 🛌 Also, Yuuka Kazami is of course well-known for sleeping a lot, too. It's a bit contrary to the nature of the plant being evergreen and not experiencing dormancy like others. Similarly, because it's evergreen also, the common name "Cypress-leaved plaitmoss" and species name "cupressiforme" is named after Cypress trees, the name of many evergreen conifer trees in the Cupressus genus. This is because the stems and leaves make the moss look like a tinier version of the branches and leaves on Cypress trees.

I think we're pretty close to end of winter, but not quite. It's much harder to find flowering and fruiting plants in mid-winter than it is when it's at the early to end. There will be plenty more flowers to show in the coming weeks/months, of course.

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「東方幻想エクリプス」にて想起カード「私だけの藍様」を描かせて頂きました。

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October 10 is Chen day!

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