#Field exercises

[retquits]

i NEED more info on reversed hayden STAT OML !!!

HAHA it was just a silly passing thought!! but a little more for you 🤲

🥀 reversed!hayden:

quiet, solitary, mostly sticks to his ranch

god help the soul who dares to trespass/mess with his animals

but that's just as well, something about his farm is inexplicably unsettling. unwelcoming.

completely inexpressive - impossible to know what he's thinking

deeply imposing/inapproachable vibe

[petiteredthinker]

Feeling a little better today, better than yesterday.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Operation Buster-Jangle - Dog test — with troops participating in exercise Desert Rock I. It was the first U.S. nuclear field exercise conducted on land; troops shown are a mere 6 miles from the blast.

Nevada Test Site, 1 November 1951.

[shallowseeker]

Speaking of Sam and his early-morning runs, I think Cas goes off on his own a fair amount. Not to train, exactly, but to test the capabilities of his strength, maybe especially after he's healing from a major injury, or coming back from the dead.

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Dean notices that Cas keeps going to the same spot over and over. So he cross-references the GPS location and sees that it's in a rocky, isolated area (like maybe something near Flint Hills or maybe even Ozark Plateau?)

Anyway, when he sees that Cas is out there again, Dean decides to drive out to see what's up.

And Cas... is just out there alone. Lifting and stacking boulders, over and over. Dean watches from a distance, as Cas goes heavier each time, like he's trying to find the point where something gives out.

Sometimes, Cas throws them, hurling them through the air like shot puts, then just stands there silently, watching them fall.

Then, Cas climbs. Dean sees him scale a ledge, then step off with that same eerie calm, like he already knows how he'll land. He hits the ground hard enough to leave a crater.

It's all very methodical. There's no anger in it, no frustration. Just that quiet, obsessive focus Cas gets when he’s trying to solve something.

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Dean figures Cas probably knows he's here by now. He's not exactly subtle. But Cas hasn’t turned. He just keeps going, same focused rhythm, like he's got an order of operations to this whole thing.

Then Cas stills. His hand goes to the inside of his coat. And when Dean sees Cas draw a blade and turn it on himself…

That's when Dean storms in. "What the hell are you doing?"

Cas turns but doesn’t hide the blade.

He just looks at Dean and says, like it's the most obvious thing in the world:

"Staying sharp."

[cherub014]

something really cathartic about having a crisis about how im so slow to catch up with peers and im not making projects like im some sort of creative factory and whats wrong with me and then i remember i have severe depression and need to take care of that to the best of my abilities first

something about that. really helped me feel a bit better. like oh. im not a failure. i just need help.

[northerndown4]

Sometimes your goals may seem really difficult to achieve but if they were easy, everyone would be doing them

I went on a field trip for my studies, and one of the hardest challenges was hiking and climbing up a mountain to get to a small cave with plant fossils. I had never climbed or hiked properly in my life ever before. Plus, I had been diagnosed with asthma around a year prior, which made me even more terrified. Anyway, I didn't really have the choice to back out because it was a part of my grade for the trip. I found myself sliding my butt down slopes and crawling on my knees to make it back. I had to rely on my inhaler both when going down and coming back up but I never thought I could achieve anything like that. This image shows the view from the cave.

[bluhbleeblah]

old wounds and former glory

(a concept that will most likely stay a sketch, but I didn't think it was too terrible)

[abirddogmoment]

A little bit about CKC pointing field trials (puppy stakes) in general for those who are interested in how they run.

CKC has its hunting dog events broken out pretty specifically. CKC is restrictive in which breeds can run which events (e.g., only CKC registered approved pointing breeds can run pointing tests, other breeds are excluded even if they technically could complete the exercises. Rory can only run pointing events, she couldn't do a retriever test or a spaniel test).

We also have a distinction in trials vs tests, as most other venues do.

Trials - you are competing against other people and being judged against a standard. You run in pairs. Top 4 dogs get placements, once you get enough points you get a field championship.

Tests - you are running alone and being judged against a standard for a qualifying/non-qualifying runs. 3 qualifying runs gets you a title.

We are currently running CKC pointing field trials.

CKC pointing trials have two main distinctions within them - puppy stakes and senior stakes. You can enter whichever stake you're ready for, with some exceptions (like age) - you don't have to run puppy stakes before running senior stakes.

Puppy stakes are a little lower pressure because they judge puppies' potential. Within puppy stakes, there are two main types of runs.

Open puppy stakes: any puppy *of eligible breed* between 6 and 18 months old. No birds hidden in the field, no gunshots on the course, 15-20 minutes running.

Derby stakes: any puppy of eligible breed between 6 and 27 months old. At least two birds hidden in the field, puppy needs to point birds if encountered, gunshots, 20-30 minutes.

We run open puppy for now. Here's how this goes:

We are randomly paired with another puppy and handler (this pairing is called a brace, the other handler and dog are our bracemates). We walk up to the start line together (usually the entrance to a big pasture) with our puppies on leash. Two judges (on ATV or horseback) give us a quick overview of the course we have to walk. The course is usually through a big open field with medium cover (think knee high grasses and shrubs, some wetlands, some hills but no forest) and typically avoids fencelines or roads. They tell us to release our dogs at the same time, so we let the dogs off leash and start walking (very fast, and I'm a fast walker to begin with). The course is usually huge, much bigger than we could possibly walk in 20 mins.

Usually the puppies play a little bit and then get to work. The judges are looking for puppies who can ignore the other dog and handler, judges, ATV, horses, and spectators, hunt independently, cover lots of ground (move fast and steady across the terrain while still sniffing), use the wind to follow scent, and respond to their handlers' directions. If the puppies want to play too much, the judges will ask the handlers to split up a little bit to encourage the puppies to work independently. Usually you stick within about 10m (25ft) of your bracemate. Puppies can range anywhere as long as they stay visible and ahead of their handlers. (Puppies are often about several hundred metres/yards away from their handlers depending on breed. Rory ranges about 50-100m in real life and about 75-300m in field trials. It is an exhilarating exercise in trust in my training.)

The judges follow behind us and then spectators can follow behind the judges, if they want. We have to keep up a very fast pace to encourage the puppies to cover as much ground as possible, not at a jog but pretty close.

In puppy stakes, you want to keep as quiet as you can. The judges are looking for instinct and basic potential, so you don't want to ruin that by giving your dog tons of directions. If your puppy follows directions, that suggests they need directions to function. If your dog ignores directions, that's unresponsive and also bad. Ideally you shouldn't say much during your run unless there's danger (if a deer runs out, you would recall your puppy) or evils (if your puppy is eating poop, you could recall or redirect). You are allowed to chat with your bracemate but you have to hustle fast so it's usually friendly but minimal.

One important piece of open puppy stakes is that there are no planted birds in the field! There may be wild birds, but it's unlikely. Many people "over train" their bird dog puppies on live birds, and then the puppies get really frustrated that there are no birds in the field after they search so hard. This causes puppies to slow down or give up entirely during their run, so this is something that judges look for. In real life hunting, there's no guarantee of birds so it's important that puppies can work through frustration without losing enthusiasm.

The judges kind of shout directions (go left, head for those trees) from behind to keep us on course. In the best courses, the judges make you walk a loop, but sometimes your time ends in the middle of a field. When your time is up, the judges will thank you and tell you to leash your dog. We recall our puppies and put them on leash and walk them back to our cars for water and snacks.

That's the whole run for open puppy! It's very low pressure. The puppies basically just follow their hearts and do what they were made to do.

Derby is extremely similar, except there are birds planted in the field. The puppies don't HAVE to find birds but obviously its preferable that they do. If they find birds, they must point (stop moving and stand still staring at the bird). They don't have to be steady to flush or shot (they can chase when the bird flies or when the gun goes off), and only blanks are shot in derby. The course is a little longer but everything else is the same.

In open puppy and derby stakes, the judges are just looking for potential. They want to know if your dog would be competitive in the senior stakes, so they're looking for lots of independence, lots of bird drive, lots of stamina, things like that. Because they're judging potential, younger puppies may be judged a little easier than older puppies.

I think that's the gist of puppy stakes in CKC pointing field trials! Send me a message if you have questions about our experience so far!

[locria-writes]

will gyx or qls have to die?? like will we have to choose a side and kill the other person? bc if so, i alr know who to save lmao, sorry qls but gyx is just so down bad astronomically for us that i HAVE to pick him

🥰🤭🫢

[wondermutt20]

"When your legs get tired, run with your heart."

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[thelionheartedo3]

kiss prompt: kissing each other breathless for ely x any ub member (definitely not thinking of a certain camelot au 😇, no pressure ofc!), please!! 🥰 (~agentnatesewell)

hello, Mar, thank you for the prompt!! you said camelot au and my brain went uh....... places. places it probably shouldn’t have with this, but uh—queen ely deserves kisses from any of her knights, I guess!

It isn’t uncommon for Farah to lounge about with Ely, especially when neither have duties to attend to. They’ve stolen away after dinner, treats and goodies tucked not-so-secretly away as they retreat for the night, Farah sprawled across the hearthrug with their tray of goodies next to her as Ely flips through a book and tries not to spill anything on it, lest she hear an earful from both the keeper and her king upon Nate’s return.

“I don’t know if I like orange cakes as much as I thought I would,” says Farah.

Ely’s head snaps up, looking over to where she’s wiping crumbs from the corner of her mouth.

“What?” 

Farah glances over to her and grins at whatever expression is currently on her face—which she figures is a mixture of shock and offense, undoubtedly unqueenly.

“It’s good, but I don’t know, I think it’s too much.”

“Too much?” Right, yes, she’s definitely offended. 

It sends Farah into a cackle as she sits up, grabbing one of the oranges on the tray Ely had planned to have tomorrow morning in a bath. 

“It’s not as good as an orange slice.”

“It is good, though!”

Farah laughs again as bright, citrus aroma bursts forth as she starts to peel the orange in her hands. “I didn’t say it wasn’t good, Ely,” she says. “But I think I prefer my oranges in their pure form.” Farah beams at her once more before popping a sliver of the fruit in her mouth.

Ely’s pouting. She’s always pouting. Farah tries her hardest not to snort around her mouthful of food and proffers a slice of the fruit towards Ely. With the book still balanced in her lap, she doesn’t want to risk her fingers getting sticky with juice, so she leans forward, taking the fruit from Farah’s fingers with her teeth.

Farah pauses. She blinks.

Ely processes what she’s just done and sits back, the sweet fruit in her mouth only a slight distraction from how it got between her lips in the first place. 

Don’t, a voice tells her, sounding far too much like her mother for her to listen to it.

“Farah. . .,” she begins, soft, hesitant.

“Ely,” comes Farah’s reply. 

Her tongue darts out, tracing across her lips, and Ely moves before her brain has caught up with her. The book is pushed aside, her hands moving to the curve of Farah’s hips, and her lips are chasing the taste of citrus into Farah’s mouth. 

It’s eager, the way they kiss one another. She doesn’t think she’s ever been kissed back so enthusiastically as Farah abandons the fruit to wrap her arms around Ely’s neck, pressing her closer as they taste sweet on each other’s tongues.

Ely’s skirts get in the way as she tries to press closer; a noise of discontent falls from her and Farah swallows it down with a breathy laugh as she moves herself, her breeches giving her the freedom to move as she pleases as she adjusts them without their lips parting for more than a second. 

She’s dizzy with it all, wanting nothing more than to keep up this act, but breathing through her nose can only get her so far when her mind’s occupied with licking the back of Farah’s teeth. She moves back only to gulp in a breath, delighting in Farah meeting her again for a gentler kiss this time.

“Alright,” Farah says after a moment, tilting her head away, chest rising and falling with heavy breaths, “mayhaps I see your way.”

“No,” Ely tells her, tongue licking across her kiss-swollen lips. She sits back on her haunches, not certain what just came over her. “No, you’re right, I do prefer an orange slice.”

They stare at one another for a long, long moment, both catching their breaths before Ely’s hands go to the fruit. 

When she proffers a slice towards Farah, there’s a glint in her golden eyes, a grin tugging at her lips, before she leans down and delicately fetches the fruit with her teeth. 

[npdkondraki]

also. fat Simon Glass how about that

TRUE!!!!!! frankly id say glass gets some of the WORST twinkification treatment ever. idk why everyone puts his ass on ozempic but it is SICKENING to me

[balluprojects]

By the Windmill, 2024

Mixed media: ground paste, coffee, wax crayons on 200g paper

have a relaxing and cozzy weekend*

[wine--and--leather-boots]

Hey moots! I have something important to tell you :D

From 5th of may till 11th of may I will be gone and inactive! Maybe I will get the chance to show some military stuff later or during but that chance is slim, because I couldn't be asked.

Love you! <3

[glitterdragonthegreatprotector]

My mind

[locria-writes]

Honestly if gyx is the one slipping mv contraceptives via proxy then I want the MC to have the ability to kill both him and qls, gyx for blatantly disregarding her bodily autonomy and qls for treating her like shit😭😭 will we ever be able to let MCs rage take over author pls pls pls (or at least give gyx the lashing of a LIFETIME if it turns out to be him and cut off all ties??) I NEED one of the MCs in ur games to receive justice lmao😭😭

😬🤐😶‍🌫️