#Pollok the Engineer

[storyweaverofgondor]

Pollok - Clever, Industrious, Considerate

Another of my Protector OCs. The pet of an engineering student, Pollok was a brilliant inventor and engineer who oversaw the tribe’s physical defenses. He was often seen wearing goggles and sketching out blueprints. He was a very kind-heart and cheerful tom, though often distracted with ideas. Pollok preferred defensive tactics and outwitting his opponents to outright offensive attacks. When Macavity attacked, he saved Munkustrap by leading away a group of henchcats and rats from the then protector in training. It is unknown whether he was killed by the rats and henchcats chasing him or by Macavity himself.

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@bombawife

[scotianostra]

29th March 1958 saw the death of Sir William Burrell.

I first  learned of William Burrell through my mum in the early 80's, he was born into a shipping family and ran the business with one of his brothers, George after his fathers death.

In 1876 William entered the firm at the age of 15, and on his father's death in 1885 he and his eldest brother George took over the management. the firm was already prospering, but under their shrewd direction it reached a position of international standing in worldwide tramping and in ship management.

The Burrell brothers undoubtedly had the Midas touch. George kept abreast of developments in marine engineering while William specialized in the commercial side. Their fortunes were based on a steady nerve, foresight and breath-taking boldness. The formula was quite simple. In times of depression they would order a large number of ships at rock-bottom prices, calculating that the vessels would be coming off the stocks when the slump was reaching an end. Burrell and Son was then in a position to attract cargoes because it had ships available and could undercut its rivals. Then, after several years of highly profitable trading, the brothers would sell the fleet in a boom period and lie low until the next slump occurred,  it was a simple idea for them and very shrewd, none of their rivals were brave enough to take the risk and the firm went from strength to strength. It was when the firm were at there peak William became one of the most important collectors in Scotland. His interest in art went back to his youth. While still a boy he was already buying pictures, although he used to say in later years that their chief value lay in the frames. 

Although it is not known what sparked off Burrell's love of art, there were plenty of opportunities in late 19th century Glasgow for him to form his tastes. A number of collectors were to be found amongst the wealthy Scottish industrialists and shipowners of the time.

  An estimate of Burrell's early interests can be obtained from his loans to the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901, when he was the largest single lender with more than two hundred works. Their range and scope show that he was already a collector of major standing. They included medieval tapestries, ivories, wood and alabaster sculpture, stained glass and bronzes, Roman glass, 16th and 18th-century Dutch, German and Venetian table glass, silver, furniture and Persian rugs. The paintings are by too many artists to mention here without it looking like a shopping list, but Whistler, Manet and Monticello were among his purchases.

  Between 1901 and 1911 little is known of Burrell's collecting, apart from his acquisition of some fine pictures, including his first Degas. Unfortunately, at the same time he was selling as well as buying, a policy he was to continue even after the sale of the fleet had removed any major financial restrictions on the scale of his spending on art. In 1902, for example, he sent nearly forty pictures for auction, and among those sold were paintings by Daumier and Manet which are now in the United States.

From 1911 until 1957 Burrell kept detailed records of his expenditure in twenty-eight school exercise books. He made almost all the entries himself, except during the last few months when failing eyesight compelled him to delegate the task to others. These purchase books are an invaluable record of the astounding range and scale of his collecting. Although the entries tend to become more detailed as the years go by, the basic format was established on the first page of the first book. There are separate columns for date of acquisition, description, from whom the item was acquired, its price, date of delivery, insurance and whether photographed. The last column is headed "All in Order" and usually has Burrell's initials.

Burrell was never an easy client. He was strong-minded, liked to haggle over prices and could be very cautious., well what would you expect from a canny Scot! Even dealers with whom he had done business over some years would find him seeking a second opinion on an object they were attempting to sell him. His collection is only bettered by some of the major museums across the British Isles.

  Until about 1930 Burrell seems to have been buying merely for his personal enjoyment, with no thought of forming a collection which would be kept together after his death. Until then he continued to sell or exchange paintings, but in the 1930s he formed the idea not only of having a permanent collection but of handing it over to public ownership. Burrell had discussions with a number of interested parties regarding the disposal of the Collection, and eventually, in 1944, it was donated to Glasgow, the city of his birth and centre of his business activities, in the names of himself and and his wife.

A few years later he gave the then Glasgow Corporation £450,000 for the construction of a building in which the Collection was to be housed and displayed. The terms of the Deed of Gift as regards this building, however, presented difficulties. Burrell stated that it should be within four miles of Killearn in Stirlingshire and not less than sixteen miles from the Royal Exchange in Glasgow. He felt that the Collection would appear to best advantage in a rural setting and was also deeply concerned at the harm which could be caused by the high levels of air pollution then prevailing over Glasgow. The councillors and Corporation officials were aware of the problems in, firstly, finding a suitable site and then in administering a museum so far removed from the city, but attempts to persuade Burrell to make his conditions less stringent met with little success. Various sites were considered, but the issue was still unresolved at the time of Burrell's death. It was only nine years later, in 1967, when Mrs Anne Maxwell Macdonald presented Pollok House and estate to the City of Glasgow, that a site was at last found.

Sadly, he did not live to see them in the gallery in Pollok Park, where they form such an important feature. He died at Hutton Castle on 29th March 1958, at the age of 96.

A design competition for the museum building in 1971 was delayed by a postal strike, allowing time for the eventual winning architect  Barry Gasson. I have no idea why it took so long to actually get it built, but it’s size was maybe a factor. The building is the second largest post war building in Scotland, the abandoned St  Peter's Seminary at Cardross being the largest. The Burrell Collectioned opened it’s doors in 1983.  So far, more than 1.3 million people have visited exhibitions

The Burrell Collection closed to the public in October 2016 in order to embark on a programme of refurbishment. It was planned to reopen in spring 2021, although covid might has delayed the work and it has been revised

[audreybizouerne]

Environmental portrait

Task 2 Pre-Production: Plan your Photographic Shoot

ARTIST PRESENTATION

When I started thinking about this project, I immediately thought about my friend Victoria Morton.

Victoria Morton is a Scottish contemporary visual artist based in Glasgow. She mainly works in paint. Trained at the Glasgow School of Art where she completed her master's degree, she worked on different commissions for art galleries and museums and had many exhibitions around the world the past 25 years. Her piece Soliton has been chosen to be exhibited in Kelvingrove Museum in 2018. It is the ninetieth artwork of international importance gifted to Glasgow Museums since 1927.

She's also a musician I had the chance to collaborate with in one of my bands over the past couple of years. We played a few gigs together. She's a great wizard of sounds, playing a small analog synth called Doepfer Dark Energy II.

I interviewed her in order to prepare the brief for the environmental portrait project, getting to know her better, trying to understand her painting work compared to her musical practice. We then made a plan for the shoot.

INTERVIEW

How did painting become such a big part of your life?

I've been painting for a long time. I graduated from the art school 35 years ago. I've always done drawings and paintings from a very young age. I knew I wanted to go to art school, that's all I really wanted to do. When I went to art school I felt completely at home. I studied painting and then mixed media for my MFA. I worked on exhibitions, teaching, commissions. I got more into music later on playing in bands.

How would you describe yourself as a painter?

I developed my own way of making painting over the years. I'm very interested in theory and post-modern theory. Then I tried to open up to a more instinctive way of painting. Now my genre is more a mashup of educated ideas, thinking about painting, and also being in the moment and making work in quite an impulsive way. So it's partly structured and partly improvised. I sometimes work with deadlines, and, also with an awareness of the techniques and the tools I use. I have a framework in my head and I try and follow that.

How can you compare it to your approach of music?

Music and painting both have systems. I'm not trained in music the same way I am in painting so I am using my ear all the time. It's a mostly instinctive process for me in music. The possibilities are more limited with what I can do with music. I try and use that as my strength rather than seeing it as a problem. Painting is much more fluid. Once I start I feel immediately comfortable with it. It's very private while music is more about collaboration so they're really complementary.

I've done some research into the physics of sound. It's fascinating how in the physics of sound and in nature and in optics there are these waveforms that happen which sort of correspond. For this piece Soliton in Kelvingrove I thought about a particular type of wave that can happen in the sea and it's correlation with the soundwave that you can hear. Also, the colours are basically waveforms, vibrating off the surface. My paintings might be more a reflection on the experience of sound and music rather than an illustration of sound itself.

Can you name two outdoors spaces that are meaningful to you and explain me why?

There's a river near my studio in Italy which runs through a place called Secchiano. The water there has a beautiful, deep, turquoise green colour. People go wild swimming there. It's really beautiful and quite hidden. I love it because you feel like you're a part of nature, there's fish swimming past you there and everyone sits around on rocks or under trees shaded from the heat. You feel like you're in a painting.

Another favourite outdoor space is the forest near my studio in Italy up high on a mountain side. I've been there to make field recordings of bird songs and insects. It's an ancient forest. People go mushroom hunting and wild boar hunting. It's just a very peaceful place. I enjoy being  in amongst the trees because of the drama and all the fresh air.  It's between Fossombrone (where my studio is) and Urbino.

Two indoors spaces?

My painting studio is a practical space but also got a beautiful light. The light is the main reason for staying there all over these years because even days like today when it's raining it's always bright enough to work without needing to turn the lights on. It's a big space, I feel lucky to have that. I can work on a large scale and it's quite shut off from everywhere else. I can just leave it in a mess, go home, forget about everything and then come back in. It's a good thinking and production space.

I have an emotional attachment to Kelvingrove Art Galleries because I grew up in the West End of Glasgow and I used to go to Kelvingrove as a pupil at school and draw some of the exhibits. I would never have imagined in all my life that I would have a painting in the collection there. I've always been fascinated the organ in Kelvingrove, it's such an impressive musical instrument, the sound of it is wild. So, I'm happy about the fact that the painting is positioned near where the organ is. I also like the architecture of the upstairs space. There's a beautiful natural light coming in.

Two pieces of clothing?

I love my boilersuit, I feel completely comfortable in it, I feel really neutral, I just put it on and I go into painting mode, it's a bit like a pair of pyjamas. And I love how it looks covered in all the painting splashes!

A jumper I just bought from my friend who's an amazing knitwear designer. It's brand new and I'm not gonna take it off all winter. It's gonna make me feel good during the rest of the pandemic.

Two objects?

I'll pick two objects that are really practical: the stool which is basically an extension of my body when I'm working. It helps me getting to places I need to go when making the paintings. It's so useful and practical, that's why I love it. And it's a great design.

The canvas pliers actually are quite beautiful as an object. They grip the canvas and twist it round the wood and hold it in place while you staple it. It's a really useful tool to have. Those particular ones are amazing. I can't remember where I got them but I've never been able to find any like that again, they're nice bits of engineering.''

PREPARATION FOR THE DIFFERENT SHOOTS: LOCATIONS, IDEAS, EQUIPMENT, DATES & PROPS

Locations

After this interview, it became obvious to try and photograph her in her painting studio and Kelvingrove Museum, both in Glasgow. She told me the light was nice in her studio and I had seen images of the space beforehand so I guessed it wouldn't be too hard to plan a shoot there. What worried me the most was to have the right equipment, especially the lens since her paintings can be huge and I don't have a very wide lens.

Kelvingrove would also be a challenge for two main reasons, the different sources of light and the people visiting.

Ideas

My ideas for the photoshoot in the studio was to try and see her working, watching her paint and try and take photos that capture the process of creating a painting, a bit inspired by the photos of Jackson Pollok by Arnold Newman.

My idea behind Kelvingrove was more to witness what can become of a piece of art. It was worth taking a photo of her next to her gigantic painting in the stairs of the museum and try and show the beauty of it being shown in such a majestic place.

Equipment

Equipment wise I decided to bring my zoom lens to have different options since I wasn't sure which focal lengths I would need. I also brought my reflector and lightmeter as they're now part of my kit. I try and use them everytime I shoot. I didn't have a chance to work with an assistant so I had to find a way to deal with everything myself. I also brought a tripod to allow a slower exposure since I knew I would struggle with the lack of light in the museum. Finally I brought a mini step which is also now part of my kit and has been very handy for the past few shoots I had.

Dates and props

I had to plan two shoots on two different days according to my friend's availability and the opening times of the museum. I at least didn't have to worry too much about the weather since I was shooting indoors. I shot the past two Tuesdays in the afternoon.

After asking all the questions to Vikki, she knew what to wear for the shoot so we used her two favourite/most meaningful pieces of clothing.

[kelseygordonhnd2]

lost and found plan and outcome

For the lost and found shoot i plan to go to a small toy shop in battlefield and purchase a small metal/plastic thomas the tank engine figure or a small ninja turtle figure.

My first plan was to use the ninja turtle and have it coming out of a manhole/ circular drain like it is in the films/cartoons. I would plan to walk around the shawlands area near the railway stations and outside/ through pollok park. If i was to have no luck at all with finding circular manholes i would resort to plan B which is to go around the south side of glasgow and look for nice and rustic railway stations to have my thomas the tank engine train figure on the rail tracks although it was a real train.

In the end the search for a man hole was unsuccessful so i ended up going to pollokshaws west train station as it had a long line of railway track going round a large bend which i liked and thought would work well with the positioning of the train so i went and took lots of photos of the station and tracks from all angles and also went to pollokshaws east train station to do the same thing. I ended up with a lot of good and useable shots.

I went back home and set up a small studio area to take photos of the toy train figurine and tried to match the lighting and angle of the train as well as i could while looking at my chosen photo of the background at the time. I used a small artificial flash to mimic the sun in these studio photos and used a small reflector to help with the harsh light.

When editing these images i followed along the videos given to us by heather on my city and also used youtube to help me out with some more difficult parts in the editing stage.

In conclusion i am glad i had a backup option of an idea as the ninja turtle idea didn’t work out in the end. I enjoyed the challenge this brief gave me as i hadn’t done anything like this before or used really any photoshop skills yet. This was good as it helped me get a good idea of viewpoints and helped develop my photoshop skills too.

[cratesofjr]

Hush Moss Groove In The Name Of Love On "Meant To Be"

With a funky Moog Bass groove as their guide, Hush Moss's harmonies flow heavenly to express a carefree feeling of summertime romance on "Meant To Be". This Berlin outfit provide fans of traditional Boogie something for the ear to behold in their joyful approach to songwriting which carries Pop appeal and a strong undertone of the Funk. Eden Leshem - Guitars, Vocals, Piano Ziv Yamin - Rhodes, Mellotron, Clavinet Dekel Adin - Moog Bass Chris Hill - Drums Paolo Guolo - Saxophones, Glockenspiel Dean Frechtman - Percussion Tomer Baruch - Synth Guy Gefen - Bongos, Shaker Alex P. J. - Cuica, Stylophone Nils Haack - Trumpet Kaio Moraes - Violins Sephy Madar - Bass, Triangle Mixing Engineer: Daniel Nentwig / Butterama Mastering Engineer: Zino Mikorey Art by YEYE WELLER Call A Record / Pollok Studios / Forget It via Blogger https://ift.tt/2AER1ji

[trulyisawesome]

1. All gas chambers where ton down in the years following WW2

2. In an interview of Susan Pollok, a known holocaust survivor, she talks about her brother Luci who was part of the group of prisoners who had to pull bodies from the gas chambers. She speaks of how he saw engineers coming and going every week, to check on the machinery.

3. Since you think that the Jews were paid for their torture, I will also presume you think that the Ghettos were a hoax? What about kristalnacht? Or did you not know as you obviously only use sources that suit your delusions.

4. Yes, it was 6 million Jews, however there was an estimated 8 million more ‘asocial’ individuals that were also murdered. Another thing you should have known.

You probably might not know about ‘Generalplan Ost’ another German scheme to ethnically cleanse a group of countries of people that didn’t fit the ‘aryan’ race.

What about the Romani genocide or Porajmos another Nazi plot. This time to annihilate the European Romani population.

If you still don’t believe me, then there is nothing I can do. At least understand that you should look to more than just 3 sources.

Sources referenced:

Boretzky, Norbert; Igla, Birgit (2005). Kommentierter Dialektatlas des Romani. Teil 1: Vergleich der Dialekte (in German). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz

Essay "The Suffering of the Roma in Jasenovac" in Lituchy, Barry M. (2006). Jasenovac and the Holocaust in Yugoslavia. New York: Jasenovac Research Institute

Duna, William A. (1985). Gypsies: A Persecuted Race. University of Minnesota.

Евдокимов 1995, pp. 124–131 Philimoshin, M. V. Liudskie poteri SSSR v period vtoroi mirovoi voiny:sbornik statei (About the results of calculation of losses among civilian population of the USSR and Russian Federation 1941–1945).

Connelly, J. (1999). "Nazis and Slavs: From Racial Theory to Racist Practice". Central European History.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=rn6rr3bjG3EC&pg=PA113

(P.113) “Other non-'Aryans' included Slavs, Blacks and Roma and Sinti (Romanies), although some of these last were classed as 'racially pure'.”

Cruel World: The Children of Europe in the Nazi Web. Knopf Doubleday. p. 194.

What really annoys me

@jessiiiclark

What really annoys me, are people like you. First off, there is a ton of evidence disproving the holocaust. For example the photos are photo edited, from Dresden 1914. The buildings of the concentration camps literally had NO evidence of gas chambers it was not even possible for if there were the construction of the buildings would KILL EVERYONE., in 1980 this was proven. yet covered up.

The jews actually were given more food than the Nazi’s, Everyone was short on food. the jews were paid for their labor.  All photo edited bodies that were edited in, were taken from other genocides such as stalins, Stalin was a jew. Genocide is a jewish idea.

They lie and lie and lie, recently they raised the number to 15 million, with absolutely no evidence. This shit sickens me. they lie even bigger to try to cover up even more lies. GET REAL. Forgeries have been made, any documentation that came decades after the war, are forgeries.

Here is a great fact for you to think about. IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 68 YEARS to cremate 6 MILLION JEWS!

Yeah. Its a lie.

Now wake the fuck up.

Every winner of a war only gives their side of the story and every time it is twisted.

Do your research.

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The Daily Thistle

The Daily Thistle – News From Scotland

Wednesday 18th October 2017

"Madainn Mhath” …Fellow Scot, I hope the day brings joy to you…. Went out this morning for our walk, with Bella tugging at the leash, she had discovered a smell, quite how she did that I don’t know as we have rain.. so I put on a slicker and cap No Glasses… but unfortunately not much to look at except Bella rear end as she followed the scent.. then back to the house, a thick towel to dry her off, coffee in the cup, Bella’s head on my foot, and I’m playing "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers Band with my head phones on… fantastic guitar playing by Derek Truck and the crew… https://youtu.be/Rx_UaQx5eZQ

DEER SEEN NOT MOVING FOR THREE HOURS AT TRAM LINE…. A deer has been rescued after it was seen standing next to a tram line in Edinburgh for three hours without moving. The deer was unresponsive and standing dazed at the Gogarburn tram station. An out-of-service tram was used to transport the animal for a check-up by a vet. The Scottish SPCA said it was unhurt and was released back into the wild. Officers said it appeared to have temporary vision problems. Fiona Thorburn, of the Scottish SPCA, said: "I was very concerned when I arrived as the deer was standing but completely unaware of my presence and I thought it was likely she had suffered head trauma. "Edinburgh trams were great as they allowed us to use an out of service tram so that I could take her to the nearest wildlife vet to be checked out. "After being seen by a vet the deer was sent over to our national wildlife rescue centre in Fishcross to have a full check-up and thankfully she was only suffering from shock and has now made a full recovery. "We're glad we were able to help her out as it must have been quite a stressful experience." Gordon Ratcliffe, duty manager at Edinburgh Trams said: "We're used to dealing with unexpected situations in the Operations Control Centre but this was perhaps one of the more unusual of situations. "We were happy to assist the Scottish SPCA in getting the deer to a point of safety and are happy to hear she has been given a clean bill of health."

GLASGOW SCIENTISTS LAUNCH TEACAKE INTO SPACE…. Thousands of people have watched a teacake voyage into space in a fun experiment. The launch was carried out by a team at Glasgow Science Centre (GSC), aimed at sparking people's "imagination" in science and technology. A camera attached to a hydrogen weather balloon broadcast Facebook Live images that were watched 33,000 times. The Scottish confectionery went 21 miles up before descending. It landed in a tree in Galloway Forest Park. The balloon with the Tunnock's Teacake - which has been named Terry - was launched at midday on Friday in Houston, Renfrewshire. It took one hour 29 minutes to hit a peak altitude of 37,007 metres. It then took 40 minutes to come back to Earth. The science centre is promising another video next week when "another one of Scotland's beloved treats the science treatment". It says it wants to engage more people in so-called STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Dr Stephen Breslin is chief executive of Glasgow Science Centre. He said: "We engage people with space science every day, and we thought what better way to spark people's imaginations and interest in STEM than for us to launch something into space ourselves. "We are delighted by how many people joined us at GSC, and online, to watch Terry's space adventures." Scientists said they were interested to know what would happen to the teacake - how it would low pressure and temperature changes and harmful UV-c rays. According to the team, "Terry was pretty intact when he landed in a tree in Galloway Forest Park". A spokesman for Tunnock's said: "It's a great fun idea and indeed our milk chocolate teacake wrapper has been likened to the parachute bringing some Apollo spacecraft back to earth."

THE AYRSHIRE TOWN WHERE ANCIENT ARCHERS TAKE A BOW TO HISTORY…. How much can a single object tell us about Scotland's history and its wider place in the world? In the Ayrshire town of Kilwinning an event reunites two parts of just such an object - a lost medal and a silver arrow. It is all part of a tradition which dates back hundreds of years and traces many big events. In times gone by local lairds and landowners used to gather their armed men periodically so they could demonstrate they were fit and ready for battle should the need arise. Those are the origins of an archery competition held, albeit with breaks, to this day in Kilwinning. It is known as the papingo shoot - an old word for parrot. Competitors shoot from the foot of the town's abbey tower at a wooden pigeon, hanging on a pole from the tower more than 100ft up in the air. "We stand directly underneath and shoot with old fashioned, old-style long bows," says Stuart Wilson, president of the Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers (ASKA.) "We shoot with blunted arrows to try to get the bird off the pole or as we would say - ding doon the doo." The archers believe they can trace the origins of the club back to the late 15th Century. The trophy associated with this competition has real historical tales to tell. Read More: https://www.facebook.com/ScotlandScotlandScotland/

MOUNTAIN HARE FACING 'LOCAL EXTINCTION' DESPITE PROMISES….Mountain hare populations in some upland areas face "local extinction" despite promises to protect their numbers, conservationists have warned. Grouse shooting estates have previously promised "voluntary restraint" to keep hare populations healthy in areas such as the Cairngorms. But a coalition of environmental and outdoor organisations said there was evidence that culls were causing harm. It is calling for a ban on culling until proper safeguards are in place. Conservationists claim mountain hares are routinely culled on a large scale across many grouse moors in Scotland. They claim that in some areas it has been shown that the culls are leading to severe population declines and potentially even local extinctions. Duncan Orr-Ewing from RSPB Scotland, said ministers had a duty to maintain mountain hare populations in a state of good health. He said: "The Scottish government needs to do more to safeguard these iconic species of our upland areas. "In 2014 we had serious concerns that the notion of voluntary restraint would be ignored by many in the grouse shooting industry and, with the evidence of culls continuing on many moors over the last three years, it seems that these fears have been well founded. Moorland groups say there is no evidence that culls are to blame for the decline "The start of the mountain hare season has already begun meaning hare populations will continue to be put at risk by unregulated culls that we believe, are resulting in localised disappearance of hare populations." He added: "We still do not know what impact these large scale culls are having on mountain hares' wider conservation status and this could mean that the Scottish government may be in breach of its legally binding international obligations for this species."

BREAKTHROUGH FOR £100M SHIELDHALL TUNNEL PROJECT…. A giant boring machine has "broken through" to complete the initial construction phase of the £100m Shieldhall Tunnel. The project to create the biggest waste water tunnel in Scotland has seen a 3.1 mile (4.8km) tunnel created beneath the south of Glasgow. Scottish Water hopes the new sewer will improve water quality in the River Clyde and tackle flooding. The tunnel is due to become operational next summer. The 1,000 tonne drill being used to make the tunnel made the breakthrough on Thursday night beneath Queen's Park. The tunnel now runs from Craigton to Queen's Park, via Bellahouston and Pollok parks, and marks one of the most significant infrastructure projects in the city Glasgow since Victorian times. Scottish Water said the 1,000-tonne boring machine, nicknamed Daisy the Driller, completed the installation of more than 3,200 concrete rings to form the tunnel before its cutting head emerged at the bottom of a 16 metre-deep shaft to cheers and applause from the workers involved.

On that note I will say that I hope you have enjoyed the news from Scotland today,

Our look at Scotland today is of the Mountain Hare(s) kissing....

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Wednesday 18th October 2017 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming Jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in

Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus

[storyweaverofgondor]

I am thinking a lot about my Protector OCs today.

Umbermalt’s silent and steady presence at Mercury’s side, intimidating and seemingly unapproachable, unfathomable, powerful and graceful as the sea but always there for those in need, the tribe’s rock in times of crisis.

Mercury himself very strict and fierce as a forest fire, just as intimidating as his second in command, always the first in the line of fire. But so soft towards Jellylorum, indulgent and adoring. How he love to read her stories and make her laugh.

Ceszarina and Asherix’s love could light up the whole yard, passionate but steady. Ceszarina practicing her martial arts while Asherix practices his own fighting, helping each other out despite their different fighting styles. Asherix cuddling all of the tribe kittens while talking about the big family he wants, Ceszarina smiling indulgently and eyeing him with adoration at how happy he is talking about his dreams.

Pollok’s clever mind always working, always a new idea. Seeing every scrap of junk as something potentially useful. Approaching everything with the same mindset, able to see the potential in anyone and anything.

Them all being close friends who loved to spend time together.

Asherix being targeted by Macavity first, never suspecting and never seeing the betrayal coming.

Ceszarina standing over Asherix’s body beating off an endless swarm of rats and listening to him breathe his last breath, wanting nothing more then to hold him but being unable to.

Umbermalt and Mercury fighting back to back to the end.

Pollok, saving Munkustrap from the attack, his clever mind unable to find a solution to save himself.

Munkustrap standing in that ashes after their deaths and still just a child himself, deciding to step up as the Tribe’s Protector and devote his life to trying to repair everything Macavity broke.

Jellylorum, with no guarantee of his brother’s rebirth and missing the parts of herself nobody else had ever been able to bring to the surface, holding to the standards of discipline Mercury had taught her. Realizing, the dawn after the ball where Grizabella was chosen, she is now older then her brother ever got to be.

@uppastthejelliclemoon

[storyweaverofgondor]

Pls tell me about your Jellicle protector hcs? I know about Mercury (best boi) and I've just learned about Pollok! I take it they were before the events of the show? Did there used to be many more protectors before Macavity happened?

YES! MY PROTECTORS!

I talk about my headcanons for them more in depth here and here mainly. I have made many posts about them, i love them!

There was five Tribe Protectors. Mercury, The Lead Protector and Jellylorum's older brother. Umbermalt, his second in command. Ceszarina, a skilled martial artist and Asherix's mate. Pollok, an inventor, and Asherix, an extremely brutal fighter and Ceszarina's mate.

They died before the events of the show, killed by a recently banished Macavity who they had actually been trained to be a Protector. They also trained Munkustrap, whose training wasn't yet completed while Macavity's was. It was a tragedy the tribe hasn't yet recovered from even years later which is when the show takes place.

I love talking about them! Feel free to ask any more questions you might have!

[storyweaverofgondor]

Here’s the thing: It is very valid to imagine Pollok in goggles and a heavy leather apron surrounded by soot and sparks, just the epitome of a mad inventor/ scientist building crazy contraptions vibes .

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The Protectors

I have long envisioned that my oc, Mercury, was the leader of a group of Protectors and i figured it was about time i expanded on their characters. (Warning: this deals with character death and the murder of OCs)

Umbermalt (Grave, Stalwart, Alert) : Mercury’s second in command and best friend. A gray and black tom with limited face markings, his coat was like 2022 Interantional Chorus Misto’s and his silhouette was like Shiki Chorus Rumpus Cat. Umbermalt was a very serious and severe cat, even more so then Mercury, possessing a military baring. A skilled fighter who helped oversee the training of future Protectors. He and Mercury stood back to back to fight off Macavity’s henchcats during the attack. Umbermalt died when he stepped in the way of a magic blast from Macavity that was aimed at Mercury.

Asherix (Jovial, Rugged, Devoted): Third in command and the tribe most brutal fighter, Asherix was also the kindest. Stocky in build and shorter then the rest of the Protectors with a short but fluffy coat and a cheerful disposition. When he wasn’t actively on patrol or working he was always spending time with the tribe’s kittens and they would often crawl all over him during balls. He dreamed of having a big family with his mate, Ceszarina. He was the first to fall when Macavity attacked, not suspecting any danger from the youngest Protector and eldest son of Deuteronomy.

Ceszarina (Dignified, Disciplined, Fierce): A former showcat who took to the streets at a young age after losing her human home to fire, Ceszarina is a accomplished martiel artist and strategist. She looked like 1985 Toranto Cassandra with Shiki Tantomile’s coloring. A sleek red Burmese queen who possesses a tantalizing blend of graceful sophistication and feral wildness due to her past, Ceszarina was very intimidating and watched over the tribe with silent dignity. She did not talk much and did not take part in frivolities. Despite of this she was Asherix’s mate, the most jovial Protector. She died trying to protect Asherix’s mortally wounded body from Macavity’s swarm of rats.

Pollok (Clever, Industrious, Considerate): the pet of an engineering student who was very clever in his own right, Pollok was in charge of the upkeep of the tribe’s physical defenses. He looked a lot like Garry Ginivan’s Mungojerrie but with patches and more gray and pale yellow in his coat. He was always sketching out blueprints or writing out ideas both outlandish and practical. He would often get lost in his plans. He was very considerate, always making time for those around him. Preferring to outwit his opponents and keep to the defensive, Pollok was the one who saved Munkustrap when Macavity attacked, commanding the young tom to run and hide while he led a group of henchcats and rats away. The precise circumstances of his death are the most uncertain, it being unclear whether he was killed by the rats and henchcats chasing him or by Macavity himself.

@uppastthejelliclemoon I have been thinking a lot about pre-canon lore recently. Sorry in advance for this one!

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Young Munkustrap copying Mercury’s protective stance.

Ceszarina telling Young Munkustrap the Awful Battle of the Pekes and The Pollcles while Asherix does voices and wears a shoe on his head.

Umbermalt gently correcting Young Munkustrap’s fighting stance and giving a rare smile when he gets it right.

Pollok showing Young Munkustrap his inventions and letting young Munkustrap help him.

Munkustrap growing up carrying a bit of all of them in little ways even he doesn’t realize.

@uppastthejelliclemoon I have been having thoughts.