#The Monarchs

[squashfolded]

I’m probably never gonna flesh out the rest of this au like I intended but here’s some rvb vbros

[illusioncanthurtme--art]

The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend for @numericturtle!! (yaoibrainworms on Twitter!)🦋🧡 Based on the scene when they first hooked up in the monarch mobile >:)

People have been telling me to watch Venture Bros for years, and this commission is what pushed me to watch some episodes. I really like it so far! And these two are so silly and adorable djskfhssfkjdg

A lot of problem solving went into this one, and it was very gratifying to spend time figuring it all out. Thanks a million to the commissioner! I'm looking forward to watching more of this show :D

[ginkgocrown]

u give me butterflies

[numericturtle]

“I’m not your f👑cking mommy”

[purepari]

I've made new renders for the entire cast of the story I'm writing, "All Bets are Off"! Check the new art (and some tweaked designs)!

Got any early faves? If so, I'd love to hear!

[the--grin--reaper]

[cinnamoncee]

1958

[rastronomicals]

11:57 AM EST February 4, 2025:

The Monarchs - "You've Got Love" From the Compilation album   Teenage Shutdown Vol. 7 : Get A Move On!!! (December 29, 1998)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

From the semi-notorious series of compilations chronicling 60's garage.

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[shadowcatgirl09]

With her sisters at her side, she was unstoppable. They all were. Together.

[thatgordongirl]

I’ve been sketching out parts of an animatic for the monarch’s song on paper and I don’t know what to do with it now, I can’t actually make animatics so I think I’m going to end up singing the song while flicking through pages all night

[books-in-a-storm]

February 2023 JOMPBPC: Day 26 This Month’s Favorite

[anipgarden]

Some of you may have heard about Monarch butterflies being added to the Threatened species list in the US and be planning to immediately rush out in spring and buy all the milkweed you can manage to do your part and help the species.

And that's fantastic!! Starting a pollinator garden and/or encouraging people and businesses around you to do the same is an excellent way to help not just Monarchs but many other threatened and at-risk pollinator species!

However.

Please please PLEASE do not obtain Tropical Milkweed for this purpose!

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)--also commonly known as bloodflower, Mexican butterflyweed, and scarlet milkweed--will likely be the first species of milkweed you find for sale at most nurseries. It'll be fairly cheap, too, and it grows and propagates so easily you'll just want to grab it! But do not do that!

Tropical milkweed can cause a host of issues that can ultimately harm the butterflies you're trying to help, such as--

Harboring a protozoan parasite called OE (which has been linked to lower migration success, reductions in body mass, lifespan, mating success, and flight ability) for long periods of time

Remaining alive for longer periods, encouraging breeding during migration time/overwintering time as well as keeping monarchs in an area until a hard freeze wherein which they die

Actually becoming toxic to monarch caterpillars when exposed to warmer temperatures associated with climate change

However--do not be discouraged!! There are over 100 species of milkweed native to the United States, and plenty of resources on which are native to your state specifically! From there, you can find the nurseries dedicated to selling native milkweeds, or buy/trade for/collect seeds to grow them yourself!!

The world of native milkweeds is vast and enchanting, and I'm sure you'll soon find a favorite species native to your area that suits your growing space! There's tons of amazing options--whether you choose the beautiful pink vanilla-smelling swamp milkweed, the sophisticated redring milkweed, the elusive purple milkweed, the alluring green antelopehorn milkweed, or the charming heartleaf milkweed, or even something I didn't list!

And there's tons of resources and lots of people willing to help you on your native milkweed journey! Like me! Feel free to shoot me an ask if you have any questions!

Just. PLEASE. Leave the tropical milkweed alone. Stay away.

TLDR: Start a pollinator garden to help the monarchs! Just don't plant tropical milkweed. There's hundreds of other milkweeds to grow instead!

[inbetweenis]

[vangoghcore]

by pepe_soho

[the-meme-monarch]

happy hallowing you can take TWO pieces

[readerviews]

"The Monarchs" by Mark Sabbas

Moving and Intense #books #bookreview #reading #readerviews

The Monarchs Mark SabbasKoehler Books (2024)ISBN: ‎ 979-8888242681Reviewed by Amanda Caswell for Reader Views (10/2024) “The Monarchs” by Mark Sabbas is a thought-provoking and spiritual dystopian novel that takes readers on a deep, introspective journey. Set in a world devastated by war, the story follows Samuel Helen, a child born with abnormal psychic abilities and luminescent eyes that are…