#Bee Closeup

[missedmilemarkers]

[asjjohnson]

The ability to fly would open up a new dimension to explore (in the mathematical-physical sense—we already know Danny had opened one up in the other sense). Think of how much Danny would notice that no one else would?

Think of bees. (Not so much birds, because we see birds all the time, and also because they don't seem quite as graceful and maneuverable as bees.) When I did a search for how high bees can fly, I found something that said bees could fly higher than Mount Everest (little edit: may've misunderstood what it meant. They might not've been found flying that high after all, just that 'they could'). Bees can go anywhere they want, just for fun.

We as humans tend to (for the most part) view the world as six feet high. Anything six feet or under, we know about (or possibly up to eight feet. But it's not much higher than our height). And we don't really realize we're thinking this way.

Sure, we can look upward, we can see treetops from a distance, we can see what the sky looks like. But it's from the perspective of looking up from a distance. Our worldview is colored by looking up from six feet or less.

It's a flat surface. Despite us knowing it's not flat, we don't really internalize it as being 3D and navigable. And we also don't realize what's up there. Who would ever imagine there were bees buzzing around the top of a 200 foot tree? To get to flowers we didn't even notice were up there?

And, yeah, we have planes, but they fly in a set path and you can only look down at the very distant ground. Helicopters are probably more similar, but not many people fly or ride those.

But Danny... after the accident, he would've started out sticking close to the ground a lot, but as he started getting more comfortable with the ability to fly, his worldview probably would've changed gradually. From his preconceived idea of 'the world is six feet or less' to 'the world is spacious and easily explored and so very 3D'.

There's an episode where he's vacuuming the living room ceiling—as though he thinks his parents will notice that it's cleaner than before. And though I understand the 'I have to clean everything so I don't get in trouble' impulse better than I should, there's a chance it's partly from Danny seeing the house differently than before. The ceiling becomes just another wall for him. ...One that he might clean often when he has cleaning chores, because he's going to notice all those spiderwebs and cobwebs, and the little bugs gathering in the light fixtures.

(...He probably would realize the ground is also navigable at some point, too. Think of all the tunnels and moles and snakes and other creatures he'll see, and all the plant roots and such.)

[thresholdbb]

I love how possessed Kes breaks up with Neelix and when she's no longer possessed, she's like, you know what? You were right, warlord. I'm a boss-ass bitch all by myself

[itssomenaturepictures]

Necter-Knees collection; Seen here is an array of examples of bees keeping nectar in their weird lil knee sacks. Sept. 2022

My Photography

[an-aura-about-you]

Pictures of me by the lovely art deco elevator and sitting in the old Supreme Court chamber in the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock.

Before that was a trip to the farmers market where Shannon V Jewelry was selling the most adorable bee earrings and I simply had to have them to match my @mayakern skirt! Please go check out her stuff as well as Maya's; she makes lovely one of a kind polymer clay earrings and has branched out to making cute bookmarks and desk pets! (If you've been following me a while you might remember she made those lovely green crescent moon earrings and the pink ones with the retro flair. I wore the latter pair to the Barbie movie and she was so stoked to hear it!)

[the-avaricious-meddler]

:O

[ghostacolytev2]

In the heart of a bloom, the bee takes a dive,

Collecting life's gold, may the colony thrive.

[missedmilemarkers]

[gildedoak]

Sequel to RadioApple Week Day 1 (Late Night/Early Morning). Lucifer is still hallucinating from lack of sleep. Good thing Queen Bee sent over a box of various honey samples (along with their usual order of Beelzejuice) that Alastor can put to good use!

Drawing Alastor’s shadow was surprisingly challenging!

Description below the cut!

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Radioapple Comic

Panel 1: Alastor's shadow carries Lucifer to his room, smiling fondly at him. Lucifer is still massively sleep deprived and is spilling coffee as he waves his limbs around. L: But Mr. Waddlequackers I don't wanna sleep I don't want dreeeeeeams...!

Panel 2: Alastor confiscates the mug as Shadow tucks Lucifer into bed. A: Sleep deprivation is considered to be a form of torture, Your Majesty. (No more coffee for you!) L: Nuuuu my coffee-!!

Panel 3: Shadow ruffles Lucifer's hair as he looks up, still groggy. A: And you've punished yourself enough for one night.

Panel 4: Closeup of a new mug that Alastor conjures, handing it to Lucifer. It's a large navy mug with a lime green duck with giant black eyes and an elongated neck. A small UFO is at the top, and in the middle in neon green letters is, "ALIEN AB-duck-TION." A: Here. Milk with honey. It will help you sleep. L: No dreams? A: No dreams.

Panel 5: Alastor slumps in an armchair, burying his face in one hand. Shadow adoringly watches Lucifer sleep, who is out like a light, curled up in a tight ball and faceplanted into his pillows. A: What am I doing? (to Shadow) And you - stop it.

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[itssomenaturepictures]

Crispy, shiny bee wings catching the summer sun. Sept. 2022

My Photography

[twilight-skies]

First thoughts as follows:

1. They used the mobs who only attack when you intrude their territory and steal from them to be the invading hordes of villains, when they could’ve used the entire species named “Pillagers”

2. They whitewashed Steve so that he could be played by an actor who doesn’t even look like him in any aspect. Is that a sweater

3. Dumb jumanji plot when they could’ve used minecraft as the setting and worldbuilding and based it on characters who are from that world. (Humans from our world…who meet a native?? Why not either make it about that iconic character, maybe his origin story of his first journey through the game, OR another group of characters who’ve just freshly spawned and Steve leads them along as a veteran mentor??)

4. Several years ago an entire cast of potential characters was introduced into the game. And they didn’t use them

5. I have three novels sitting on my shelf that would’ve made amazing movies if they wanted to put minecraft in theaters. I could write a better story for the essence of minecraft and I have.

6. If you’re gonna make a world out of Minecraft, don’t put the blockiness in the living things—or at least make it subtle. A wolf whose fur has square shapes in it only when you do a closeup? When you squint at a bee, you realize it’s the shape of a rectangle?

A world where the trees are made up of block shapes and the land is shaped by straight, sharp lines? That’s an aesthetic. Or, even, something like this, where the land reflects the flat terraced environment. Just…make it subtle. Trees and fence posts and ropes that, in our world, would be round, just happen to have sharp edges forming cubes in this one.

This? Green screen hell nightmare fuel

7. Why not use Minecraft’s own iconic music in the trailer

8. These writers have clearly never taken a single look at the years and years of mcyt storytelling and fandom that displays exactly what we as a player and fanbase would’ve wanted out of this

9. If the movie doesn’t conclude with these guys fighting the dragon then what’s even the point

10. Why have the piglins enslaved the ghasts

11. Why do the protagonist actors need to be the only non animated things in this movie

12. Why didn’t that llama spit at the end

13. THE LANDSCAPE IN THE ABOVE SCREENSHOT DOES NOT EVEN RESEMBLE COMMON MINECRAFT TERRAIN GENERATION

[ghostacolytev2]

Haven’t seen action like that since I looked inside a Golden Corral

[missedmilemarkers]

Two busy bees gather nectar from a vibrant sunflower, working tirelessly to pollinate as they move across the dark center of the flower. The contrast of the bright yellow petals against the deep hues of the center creates a striking visual, while the bees add a touch of life and energy to this beautiful close-up of nature at work. A perfect reminder of the essential role bees play in our ecosystem.

[itssomenaturepictures]

A collection of bees far too busy for phototime. Sept. 2022 

My Photography

[lyretheinstrument]

AUTOBOT LINEUP :33 + mirage and arcee reveal omggg

Bee got a design change and now looks more. earth mode-y. The same will probably happen to everyone else when I get the chance to revise them 🙏

closeups under cut

also I’m now working on a decepticon lineup and some starscream sketches so watch out don’t think I forgot abt this 🤫🤫🤫

[miwachan2]

Updated Refs of the Vampiric Equinox Squad UwU

Eyes & Mouth Closeups

Heights:

Eclipse - 8'6FT

Sun n' Moon - 7'0FT

Bee - 5'2FT