#Lower River

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

24KAT202 by Betsy Bear

164 bucky ( the shower bear ) at brooks falls

[faggotfungus]

Kiosk at Radau River waterfall in Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. 2022 No longer in use.

[yaolmao]

nasty dog

[serpentface]

Tigran: launching into a story about a time when he was 7 and watched a guy get eaten alive by dogs, completely unprompted and unnervingly blasé about the whole thing.

Etsushir: not listening, warming his hands over the nightly allotment of yams, smoking.

Palo: this is the tenth time he's heard this story, not listening, wondering whether Etsushir is smoking tobacco and where the hell he got it and can he have some?

[huariqueje]

New York Down Town - Reni-Mel , 1957.

French , 1893-1984

Oil on canvas , 75 x 110 cm.

[wildstar25]

Honeymoon pt.3 - Kozama'uka

"It's just as you said, my love, the sights Kozama'uka are marvel to behold. Such vibrant wetlands... I can understand now how you were reminded of that of Lakeland. Let's settle here for lunch. I would love to hear this tale of Alexander that Y'shtola mentioned earlier in Earthenshire."

[tvmigraine]

"A new Doctor Who and Star Trek crossover would be cool!"

The monkey's paw curling its finger:

[oceaniatropics]

Lower Kalimna Falls, Victoria, Australia 

[bigbigtruck]

The Songs that Got Me Through 2023

Jedi512, "Big Texas" (summer 2023)

Use my craft to get some singles, everybody get a slice This was the tune that carried me on gentle hands through a blazing, endless summer.

Peter Gabriel, "The Road To Joy" (from i/o, 2023)

Heard this on release and liked it; saw him perform it live in October and loved it. Hope and defiance and pulsing life at a time I needed it most.

Yard Act, "100% Endurance" (from The Overload, 2022)

Rang in the only cool day of summer with this; bid farewell to 2023 and hello to 2024 with this. Hearing this song is hearing my buddy Jamie knocking some perspective into me when I'm spiraling.

Sbassbear, "Forklift Simulator" (2023)

This is fucking stupid as hell but god help me it's a bop and I love it. How to obliterate a bad mood in 3 minutes 13 seconds.

This has been sitting in my drafts since January, oops. Here's the post for 2022.

[getterkuma]

I know the joke is dumb but...

It's my favorite from the special event

[wammypilled]

sprinkling successors on text posts like confetti

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

24KAT019 by Betsy Bear

[thelowerdecker]

This is crazy! ♥️♥️=🖖

[drmenma]

The lower decks in the "Who Can It Be Now?" Crossover event.

[serpentface]

Palo and Tigran standing casually in place to provide an outfit reference.

They are wearing the most typical day to day clothing for Galenii monks. This consists of three main parts:

-A simple, ankle-length sleeveless robe (white in initiate monks and black in the fully initiated). -A dark woolen cloak, which doubles as a blanket. This cloak is the foundational item of clothing throughout much of Imperial Wardin as a whole, and worn by all social classes. They tend to be cut shorter and highly decorative in the upper classes, serving only the practical purpose of shielding the arms from the sun. Poor laborers may wear only the cloak and a loincloth and nothing else. In the case of Galenii monks, it is standardized, simple, and dark blue-gray. -The sash. This is a very long scarf that is the primary visual signifier of a Galenii monk. Its open ends drape down the front side of the body and are tied at the chest. It is slung over the shoulders and hangs in a loop around the back. These sashes are dyed an expensive royal blue, indicating the significance and relative esteemed status of this religious order.

Additional elements:

-The sign of the horns: a small iron pin used to fasten the cloak. This is the symbol of the Lunar Face Of God (the specific aspect to which the Galenii are devoted, which is primarily associated with fertility and the cycles of sacrifice and rebirth). This is very common among monks but not standardized wear. Galenii priests wear the sign of the triple horns (though more commonly as an amulet).

-Ear piercings: Galenii monks and priests wear thick earrings of dark meteoric iron and stretch their earlobes. One is added to each ear for each year of the initiatory process. Palo is a year in, and Tigran is fully initiated and has five bands per ear. Body modification is exceptionally rare in Imperial Wardi culture, largely in relation to taboos surrounding body integrity. The exception here is done with great significance and care- these earrings can be made only with true meteoric iron, considered to be the blood of God Itself. Permanently marking their bodies with this metal signifies this priesthood's integral connection to maintaining the continual cycle of sacrifice/rebirth that is believed to keep God's domain stable, and binds them to this role.

-Sandals: usually very simple in construction. Monks are often expected to go barefoot, but the cities are quite dirty so most prefer to avoid this if possible.

-Ceremonial dagger: a sign of a fully initiated monk. It is curved and its sheath is decorated with a tuft of lion's mane (a signal of the Galenii order's close connection to the Odonii order). Most of its uses are ceremonial, but it will be periodically used to perform animal sacrifices. A smaller razor blade is kept in the home for personal bloodletting.

-Hair: Fully initiated monks shave their heads, while those in the process of initiation have relative freedom with hair dressing. Palo is wearing his hair in a single braid tucked around the front. Broadly speaking, braiding the hair is associated with female beauty standards throughout much of Imperial Wardin (though generally in two braids). There is no cultural convention Against men doing so, but it is regarded as mildly effeminate (particularly in the south and southeast).

-Lore Friendly Sunglasses: Palo has photosensitive epilepsy. No effective treatments for epilepsy exist in the setting (most 'treatments' in Imperial Wardin are alchemical in nature, ie: ambiguously helpful at best or literal poison at worst), but understanding of the Nature of epilepsy as a neurological disorder is relatively accurate, and the concept of photosensitivity is loosely understood (though not with great accuracy, it's assumed to be caused by light in General). Palo had this pair of (VERY expensive) sunglasses commissioned as a youth, which Do slightly reduce the frequency of his seizures. Devastatingly stylish as they may be, his glasses do not offer much visual clarity so he only wears them in bright conditions.

[qualityrain]

wow vol 3 cover art huh