#HIGH IN THE BAY

[miffyelliott]

I bought this shirt a long time ago now and it went on a complete journey with me around the world for many years. It was like my teddy and comfort. Then I decided to give it to my ex when we split. He said "are you sure? This is your FAVOURITE tshirt" I thought that if I let it go, I would learn how to let go of something I truly loved. I wore it to my first art show, and he too an artist, I left it all behind and I never found that side of me again.

This tshirt conjures warm memories of young adulthood and my dyed art hair and meeting travellers I never saw again.

One of a kind, freestyle collab t-shirt (large) by Pacolli and Mildred. Available at High in the Bay

[montereybayaquarium]

All hail king tides! 👑🌊

During king tides, we see the highest highs and the lowest lows when it comes to sea level along the coast—a powerful reminder of nature's rhythm. How do animals adjust to these extreme conditions? Dive in to find out! 🤿

These events highlight the impact of rising sea level on coastal ecosystems. By exploring responsibly and learning about these habitats, we can help protect the incredible creatures that call them home.

[dragonpyre]

Idk what it is but I just love drawing Jason fighting for his life

Commission info / ko-fi Part 2

[fairsweetlonging]

new idea: shen yuan transmigrates into a pidw version with abo dynamics, but he doesn't know about it.

he knows what abo is, but it's so far removed from his expectations that it simply doesn't cross his mind at all. with that, cang qiong is a respectable, upstanding sect, so there is no growling, claiming, scent pushing or primal instinct stuff going on. people also don't mention it, as it's simply not relevant most of the time, and is considered rude to discuss unprompted.

shen qingqiu, of course, is an omega (the characters who make the best omegas are the ones who would hate it the most), but he has suppressed it with his qi for most of his life because he doesn't want to be seen as weak. the other peak lords assume he's a beta.

now, i'm not a traditional abo dynamic fan, but, there is something very appealing to me about the nesting and scenting aspect of it.

it starts out slow and painfully oblivious, with shen yuan assuming cultivators must have a really good sense of smell, and it's simply book logic that every character seems to have a signature scent. all those romance novels always mention characters smelling of pine and flowers and scotch and leather, so this isn't a foreign concept. liu qingge, for instance, is the bai zhan war god, girls fall for him left and right, it's only natural he smells of musk and deep woodsy notes, like the earth after it rains. right?

besides that, shen yuan has always been a homebody who loves his creature comforts, so him getting extra blankets and pillows and soft fabrics for his bed to curl up in isn't odd at all. or him collecting soft pretty things. shen qingqiu already has fans and night pearls and hair ribbons and silky clothes, so nothing changes.

then without-a-cure hits.

the poison breaks down the suppressors that the original shen qingqiu put in place, and his body starts restoring the balance. this worsens the cravings, and sets off his omega instincts.

he gathers more blankets, but it doesn't fill the need, like there's something missing. then liu qingge forgets his outer robe in his house after a meridian cleansing to deal with an emergency, and that robe ends up in his bed. he tries to reason it's a comfort thing—he wore his dad's sweater when he was young and had nightmares, and liu qingge does smell very nice, so is it really that strange that he holds it at night and presses his face against the collar where the scent is the strongest to soothe himself?

his own scent starts to develop as well, much stronger than the mild, watery green tea flavor from before, and people notice.

thing is, though, that there are many formalities and rules of conduct around omegas, one of which is not to bring up their status in any improper or unbidden way. so even though the alpha lords now notice a very distinct omega scent coming off their shixiong, they can't mention it out of societal pressure. so, they don't.

shen yuan still doesn't notice a thing.

the first time liu qingge smells it is during their bi-weekly cleansing session, when shen qingqiu leans in and liu qingge gets a mouthful of green tea, bamboo and honeyed jasmine, soft and sweet and pleased and so very content it sets off his alpha brain and he has to rein himself in before he starts releasing his own pheromones like some inexperienced teenager—

he's only just grown used to their amity and their habit of sharing tea and cakes after the cleansing, but now shen qingqiu is sitting there smiling at him and smelling like—like liu qingge is spoiling him and, making him feel safe...

he doesn't bring it up, downs his tea, and leaves.

meanwhile shen qingqiu keeps happily nesting away, filling his bed with all kinds of soft fabrics, some clothes of other people that he's trying really hard not to think about. everything is going well, binghe just turned sixteen and the girls are calling him an 'alpha', so his little bun is growing well into his protagonist charms! yue qingyuan comes by more often, acting a little strange but shen qingqiu is used to that by now. he looks very bashful offering him a ribbon of his, a pretty silver one that smells of incense and ozone, and shen qingqiu happily accepts it.

one time binghe comes back bruised and scuffed from a fight with bai zhan disciples, and shen qingqiu tsks at the strange smells on him, do those brutes ever bathe?? he rubs his hands over binghe's sleeves to try and get some of it off, and his poor bun must still be in shock because he stares wide-eyed at his shizun. he must also be getting forgetful because shen qingqiu finds that same robe still unwashed a week later in binghe's bedroom.

he also loves it when people brush or play with his hair, it's his favorite part of the evening when binghe helps him take down his hair for the night. the combs feel so nice on his scalp, if he could purr he would! (binghe's heart sobs quietly behind him, in complete disbelief his master is purring at him).

his icy, lofty demeanor has all but shattered, because now every time he tries to act aloof, like when yue qingyuan gives him a present or liu qingge shows up on his doorstep, his sweet, pleased scent betrays him.

the opposite is true, as well, when without-a-cure flares up and he's in pain and his scent goes sour and distressed, even when he's waving everyone off saying he's fine. the entire house smells of burnt tea leaves and ash after a nightmare, and shen qingqiu is very confused when liu qingge comes to pick him up for a meeting but then refuses to leave.

anyway he doesn't find out until after the conference when airplane tells him to keep his acrid scent under control, his house is starting to stink.

[shanks]

雪まんじゅう

[vox-anglosphere]

A crofter's cottage on the island of Hoy in the Orkneys, Scotland

[inyoureyes-415]

Bad Film - high contrast

February 2024

Location: San Francisco, California

[simsthetica]

it’s a (first) date. 🫶🏻

Previous/Next

[sealochs]

[jadafitch]

Blue Hill Bay Light, Green Island, Brooklin, Maine. Two cows were kept on next door Flye Island, so that keeper, Roscoe Chandler had a steady supply of milk to help with his ulcers. The cows could walk between the islands at low tide. Occasionally they got spooked by thunderstorms, would start swimming into the bay, and have to be herded back to their island by boat.

[montereybayaquarium]

Rise and brine! It’s king tides day! 👑🌊

[rebecca96]

High tides were amazing to watch, the water also looked more clear 🌊😎

[xoverit]

Tacoma, Washington. (May 2021)

[kryte-col]

Wouldn't you willingly be a damsel in distress if Marshall Commander Cody of the 7th Sky Corps and the 212th Attack Battalion would bust in dirty from the rescue attempt, perhaps a bit bloody, right to you?

If you had heard the violence outside of men dropping and flailing miserably to match against The Commander. His focus, his dedication, his unrelenting mind and body at the helm.

Perhaps he dented and desecrated some droids on the way or pelted the enemy until they stopped twitching. Or ripped his way to you and held you with such tenderness in his arms.

The details of the mission will be given to you after you are extracted and taken in hand into the slow ease off the adrenaline spike. Guided by him and spoken in the hushed quarters of your room.

Wouldn't you willingly be a damsel in distress if Cody would look so softly at you? Hand you a warm cup of tea and warn gently "Careful it's hot" as if you aren't both men who could rip through the molten core of a planet for the other.

Wouldn't you willingly be a damsel in distress if Cody, beautiful, daring, frighteningly intelligent and kind Cody would rescue you? Bring you home to a place where he deems it unacceptable for the one to be without the other. Bring you back to him.

(not glorifying putting oneself in danger for fun and validation. Just Obi-wan loving Cody and trying to justify his continuous capture)

[inyoureyes-415]

Bad Film - high contrast

February 2024

Location: San Francisco, California

[sun-e-chips]

Ur waterpark boys….they smile…so handsomely 🥺🥺

Careful complementing these goofs it goes straight to their head