#and tane is but a small bean

[iguessitsjustme]

It's really close now. If you haven't voted yet, please vote for Minoru and Tane. I'll be so extremely happy if they win.

Best Siblings Final Round: Jiang Yanli & Wei Wuxian & Jiang Cheng (The Untamed) vs Minoru & Tane (Our Dining Table)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Jiang Yanli & Wei Wuxian & Jiang Cheng: "I find it really hard to talk about them without going on a rant and crying. Yanli is the best big sister ever. She always puts her brothers first without fail and her care for them is the glue they need when they argue. Even though Wei Wuxian is not their biological sibling, trust and believe Yanli will shut down anyone who tries to minimize their relationship or claim Wei Wuxian isn’t her brother. In return, Wei Wuxian is fiercely protective of Yanli and will literally kill anyone who touches her. Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian both love her to absolute bits. The relationship between Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian is more complicated, but contains no less love. Ripped apart by circumstances out of their control on top of being constantly compared to each other growing up, they still have each other’s backs and canonically would die for each other and prove this multiple times. Yunmeng trio my beloved❤️"

Minoru & Tane: "Minoru and Tane are both wonderful characters and they bring so much complexity and sweetness out in each other. They've been through one of the most difficult losses imaginable together, the death of their mother. Being a parental figure to his younger brother isn't always easy for Minoru, and it doesn't always come naturally. But he always puts Tane first. When their mother died, everything else in Minoru's life was put on hold so that he could help care for Tane, including his social life. But he never resents Tane for this or takes it out on him. This might seem like a one-sided relationship, but it isn't. Tane has a lot to offer Minoru in return. He's an extremely sweet little boy who absolutely adores his big brother. His creativity, his humor, and his absolutely lethal level of cuteness bring joy to Minoru's life in a way nothing else does--until they meet Yutaka. Even then, Tane is the reason they got to know Yutaka in the first place. In lots of different ways, he creates the conditions needed for Minoru's relationship with Yutaka to be established, not least of which is the way their shared affection for Tane gives them something to bond over. But that's only one of the ways that Tane brings happiness, liveliness, and charm into Minoru's life. Bottom line, these brothers love each other immeasurably, are incredibly adorable together, and make each other's lives better every day."

[arcanecrafted]

‘ Ah ... um, I brought shortbread cookies. Dince red bean paste is too sweet— ‘ Tane offered the gentleman a small aluminum tin, a nervous smile twitching at her lips. ‘ Please, take some ..! ‘

     pencil drumming lightly to the tabletop, it’s easy to see they’d become rather lost in thought. hastily drawn diagrams coating every inch of the page presented before himself. she’s almost lucky to be noticed; gaze drifting over to her to give some semblance of greeting.     ❛     you’re gonna end up spoiling me or at least force me to go to the gym.     ❜     accepting the tin her, it’s deposited rather comfortably on the table beside him. fingers resting almost protectively on the tin     &     guarding it from the outside world.     ❛     but thanks for the gift, you should sit down? I can get you something to drink or a something to eat.     ❜     legs crossed slowly over one another, rocking back and forth beneath his seat.     ❛     they owe me a few dozen favors so it should be free. go nuts.     ❜

[charleschuang]

Returning to visit Akaroa, East South Island, New Zealand 2019/Carlos Pueblo

This Akaroa is one of my favorite garden township in the whole world, if there is another one in competition. We came down directly from Picton on the north tip of the South Island passing Wellington nearby on the south end of the North Island for a reason I guessed for the ship to sail the entire night to kill the time. I walked to the light house direction by visiting the Garden of Tane, then back to the city center for the rose garden street, Rue Jolie, and extended to a large homestead garden home on the next street corner. Then, I kept on marching toward the Beach Road to the War Memorial Rose Garden. Professor Susan came to meet me at a door step at a shopping center and we went to visit the old French Cemetery. On the way, I found two protea flower trees in front of an ice cream store.

I intended to take some more pictures of the dahlia lot at the corner of the Beach Road and Aubrey Street. The homeowner has made the flowers lot very attractive. There is a house with very beautiful geranium and rose in the front and lady owner was the one recommending me the rose street in the city center and gave me geranium name. I entered the Garden of Tane from Aubrey Street entrance directly to the swing and slide center for children. I had had plenty of time to take photos for all the ancient huge trees in the garden. The city marks trees of their name and original from. Some of them were planted in celebration of the end of wars or the Queen's enthrone, etc. The city is still planting trees with marks on the ground. The garden park is quite a size yet I can circle around repeatedly. I did go to the old cemetery and a view point several times.

From the light house back to the town center, I turned right on Bruce Terrace Street to Rue Jolie, the rose garden street. I was guided by the flowers on the street fence to a large and beautiful homestead about at least three acres lot. It is a two story contemporary home with very charming garden in the front with roses and others, fruit trees, apple, peach, orange and lemon, etc., beans, strawberry, grape vines. Several cute pet dogs won't bother a fence chicken and a small stream flow through the garden. I chatted with the owner who managed the garden entirely. On my way back to the rose garden street, I ran into two daughters from the ship, Mariz was with a group and Evangeline was by herself. I took them to visit the large garden home.

The War Memorial Rose Garden was still in full blooming. I couldn't resist to get more photos. Finally, I felt that I should rest for a moment and found my spot on a door step in front of a closed door. Last time, I asked people how to get my free WiFi connection here. Professor Susan suddenly appeared. I accompanied her to visit the old French Cemetery. On the way, I found another of my favorite flowers, the protea of South Africa. I saw this flowers in Houston's super market flower shop and at Maui Hawaii University agriculture extension garden in Hawaii. The flower is original from South Africa and transplanted in Florida and Hawaii. It looks like the lotus shape yet more complicated pedals. It is required high elevation warm in the summer and cold in the winter. I don't usually see it during my traveling around the world even in Hawaii and Florida.