#anime usa

[they-callme-ami]

I went to my first anime convention this weekend! AnimeUSA 2024 was so much fun! I got to hang out with my friends, take pictures, and got so much cool stuff!

Specific shout out to Chimi-Chu on Instagram for indulging in 5 whole doodle-comissions of Edward Elric because the con didn't have a ton of FMA merch haha

[setsuntamew]

as always, my tiktok is purely for dumb cosplay shit and videos of my cats.... today it's cosplay ;D

Kohaku Oukawa: @dragonofeternal

[abraxasiacr3]

"My dreams were fulfilled by meeting you. So this time, it’s my turn."

Izumi Sena: Kuri

Tsukinaga Leo: Joo

[stinkybrowndogs]

I mean I get that’s it’s not the only contributing factor, but I’m curious exactly how much of the shelter dog over-population problem is actually due to poor dog ownership/management vs the housing crisis and economical stress. I’d be willing to bet by investing in social programs that give people the resources they need to care for their pets (cough cough affordable and free housing cough cough) that the amount of pets in shelters would dramatically drop. We can all sit here pointing fingers and screaming at each other until we are blue in the face, but if the owners basic needs are not being met, how can we hold them to a basic standard for their pets?

[typhlonectes]

[myfathersjoy]

[maddivillain]

Gullah Geechee Miku for da culture!!!🇺🇸🌴🌊

[maureen2musings]

Leading the way...

mrwatson03

[4me4you]

IN "Camden News" store to see “anime - usa” magazine

[olowan-waphiya]

“The Herd on the Move”—William Jacob Hays.

This painting simultaneously breaks my heart and fills me with awe and hope. When people speak about how prevalent the bison were across Turtle Island I’m not sure if it fully HITS just how many were slaughtered, how much this land relied on them for proper ecological balance….

if we want our land to thrive, if we want the next seven generations to survive then we must help the bison (and the indigenous peoples who love/rely on them) to expand and grow until they are once again found all across the land.

[great-and-small]

You think Saw 6 is a mindless torture porn horror flick, I know it’s a scathing indictment of the American healthcare system. We are not the same.

[setsuntamew]

Anime USA was also throwback weekend, featuring my moirail as Karkat ♦ Somehow all of his cosplay has been lost to the depths of our house, so he whipped this up the night before the con (because he's a cosplay wizard, as always)

Karkat Vantas: @arahith photography: @setsuntamew

[madeleineengland]

The crane are calling the birds together before the hurricane hits.

Yeah cranes love to yell, but animals can sense storms in a way that we'll never understand, it's their natural survival instincts and Sandhill cranes are the oldest living bird species on earth.

Don't underestimate animals, especially birds because they follow the geomagnetic of the earth, so they know when there's been a change in the atmosphere.

Listen to the animals❗

[wachinyeya]

https://ktla.com/news/california/goats-unleashed-by-san-manuel-tribe-as-part-of-fire-prevention-strategy/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaJJAE-Kl55wk4vm1cYc0zjGRUEv8w6ps0HX0z-rxwwa7YXnTDCsgIU2vs_aem_0djT-2NoD-E87Ic6UeeqGw

Firefighting goats have been deployed by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to protect tribal land and neighboring property from potentially devastating brush fires.

The goats are unleashed by the San Manuel Fire Department to eat up dry brush and grass that would normally be ideal fuel for fires — a recent fire was actually partially stopped once it reached an area cleared by the caprine crew earlier this year.

The herd, officials said, is about 400-strong and is made up of generations of goat families.

On Tuesday, the goats were treated to a feast of fruit before being sent on their brush-eating mission.

The goats will spend the next several months trimming and thinning out vegetation on the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Reservation and nearby properties in San Bernardino.

Tribal officials said the brush that covers the hillsides in and around San Manuel property is thriving and diverse, boosted by the recent history-making rainy season. The plant life is an ideal food source because goats prefer food that’s at their eye level.

The Tribe has used goats as a natural, environmentally friendly fire preventative tool since 2019; the plants get trimmed in a sustainable fashion, which allows them to survive and recover naturally overtime unlike most chemical sprays.

Tribal officials called the practice an extension of the Tribe’s “culture of lands stewardship.”

“Caring for the land is a sacred duty of the Tribe,” said Lynn Valbuena, chairwoman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. “Stewardship is a responsibility given to our people by the Creator. No matter who owns the land.”

San Bernardino County residents shouldn’t be surprised to see the goats in the mountains fulfilling this divine task from now through the end of fire season.

[dragoncuspid]

A skunk was foraging in my yard this morning, I’m so happy he stuck around! (Also had a staring contest with a squirrel)

(Photos taken by me on FujiFilm X-T30)