#apus

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Calcifer doodles, ive been trying to nail down their aarvad form

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a bunch of signalis oc drawings, mostly featuring APSR (a swift)

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"Galaxies in the Mist" // Brian Boyle

Three galaxies are in this image: IC 4633 (upper right), IC 4635 (below left of IC 4633), and ESO 44-10 (below right of center).

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[2915/11080] Dark-rumped swift - Apus acuticauda

Order: Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds) Family: Apodidae (swifts)

Photo credit: Craig Rasmussen via Macaulay Library

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I was so excited when I saw that I had finally managed to get a swift pic that wasn't a silhouette! It is really satisfying to get good shots of the aerial summer birds because of how hard it is to catch them in a clean shot like this.

Common Swift (Apus apus), Ireland

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Cursed Child redo

Just started over from scratch since our new bad guys are from the Lovecraftian school Miskatonic in the US. Plus, give us some Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff rep!

James Sirius Potter: Eldest son of Harry and Ginny. A braggart who is proud of the legacy he holds and wants to be the best-- especially in Quidditch! As a result he assumes the other houses are not the best and he picks on others like Albus and Scorpius. As a result of this bullying, Albus lashed out and cursed off his eye. Harry was furious, but Albus narrowly escaped getting expelled and was punished through alternative means. James was beside himself, he wasn't always like this. A combination of pressure to be perfect and his closeted homosexuality were something that was weighing heavily on him. Then his father went on a mission to the US to uncover the secrets to a strange school called Miskatonic University where allegedly students of a wizard or muggle background were enlisted together. But something wasn't right, students and aurors alike were going missing.... and Harry Potter hasn't returned either. James enlisted himself under Ilvermorny's exchange program in hopes of finding his father. However the cocky Gryiffindor was going to be in for something much bigger than mere kidnappings.

Albus Severus Potter: Middle child of the Potter family. Albus was worried about what house he'd be sorted into. Gryffindor or Slytherin. But the hat noticed how much the young boy would over think about everything and spat him out in Ravenclaw. Albus was stunned and felt unsure, nothing was going to plan and he worried if something was wrong. Feeling lost too he befriended Scorpius Malfoy. Despite their families complicated history he found Scorpius to be a good emotional rock in his life while they both related to things not going to plan. Eventually they embraced their house despite the earfuls they got from their families. One day Albus had heard about a portrait that was left empty. That portrait was of Severus Snape, dubbed hero of Hogwarts much like Dumbledore and immortalized. His painting was supposed to be a sign of good luck now that the curse on Defense Against the Dark Arts class was lifted. Feeling the need to meet one of his namesakes he tested fate and introduced himself to the painting hoping Snape would appear. At first he was disappointed and was about to leave when suddenly a voice told him to stay put. Snape finally came into his frame. He was amused that Harry had named one of his sons after him, even with a middle name. Albus would confide in Snape's portrait and share his thoughts and troubles to him. In time he saw Snape more like a father than Harry. He was easier to talk to and relate to. He battled with worries that he wasn't living up to his father's expectations. Snape softened up around him and would give him words of encouragement, especially after he accidentally cursed off Jame's eye. As soon as his father went missing-- followed by his brother, Albus felt the need to rescue them both to prove himself. But he would not be going alone.

Lily Luna Potter (Lily-lu for short): The youngest of the Potter family. Taking after her granny, Lily loves to make friends and saw the good in just about everyone she meets. Her best friend being the demi-giant Hibiscus Hagrid. At home she acts as the peacemaker to try and sooth the heavy arguments James and Ablus get into. The results are mixed, given that she's the youngest and seldom anyone listens to the youngest of the family. That is until she plays her wizard lute. She quickly found she had a talent for music and this would make everyone in the room feel better. She can't stand conflict and feels music helps a lot. With her brothers going abroad to find their father she and her friends are now faced with the equally scary task of uncovering students from the US trying to body snatch hogwarts students.

Teddy Lupin: So of the late Remus Lupin and Tonks. Godson to the potters. In his youth he'd frequent between his grandma's domain and the Potters. Until his grandma's untimely death, Harry and Ginny took Teddy as their own. He became a sort of foster big brother to James, Albus, and Lily. He was chill and liked making others laugh, but he knew how to settle conflicts over a nice batch of chocolate. He graduated from Hogwarts and is now the head of Hufflepuff house acting as a TA for the new Professor in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Trocar the vampire. During his time at Hogwarts he fell in love with Victoire and upon graduation they're now engaged to be married soon.

Hibiscus Hagrid: Daughter of Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxine. The two half giants were on and off again until after the conflict of the wizarding war blew over and they got married. Hibiscus was one of the only half giant students going to Hogwarts. Her mother would fly back to France for her school and Hagrid would still tend to the beasts on the castle grounds. Hibiscus like her papa loved animals. When trying to find a familiar she couldn't pick one and ended up with 5. 2 cats, 2 owls and a toad. Seeing as Hagrid's house is close by she'd always trade out her critter between classes. That way no one feels left out. She'd always make time to have tea with her papa and soon Lily-- or Lily-lu she'd nickname her would come along. One day she discovered a dragon's egg in a poacher's camp and it hatched. Unsure of what to do she kept the little dragon in her pocket, seeing as it was the size of a salamander at the time. She'd feed it marshmallows to help keep her belly full for classes. She named the dragon Willow.... and Willow was getting bigger. She dreaded the day she'd have to turn the little orphan dragon loose.

Rose Weasley: Daughter of Hermione and Ron. Being the daughter of the minister of magic, she expected nothing else than to be in the exact house her parents were in. To her horror she ended up in Slytherin. She about had a fit, but the hat dubbed her worthy as one and she was ushered into her house. Rose thought this was the worst thing ever and worried how her parents would react that their witty girl didn't get into Gryffinfdor. But as it turned out she found some of her cousins there too. She became friends with Erin who helped her adjust and see things from a different point of view. Slytherin house was very different from what is was in the past. Where as she heard stories about pure blood extremists she found very clever and insightful people. Perhaps not all Slytherins were bad.... But her prejudice flared up when she saw her cousin befriending a Malfoy. She'd shout and tell Scorpius to back off thinking he was going to send Albus down a dark path, but slowly found that wasn't the case. Once again Rose began to contemplate that in her fears of finding bullies she ended up being one. She eased up on her temper and found a healthy spot to be in over time. But as soon as her uncle Harry went missing she turned to her father. Ron was once the Watson to Harry's Sherlock, they were a great team until Ron got into an accident and a dark wizard got away. He stepped down to recover and would work with his brother at Zonko's Joke shop. Once his leg healed Ron felt like he had the fight taken out of him. Was he just slowing everyone down? Should he just be a stay at home dad and watch the kids? The man was in a state of doubt and it sparked some tension in his and Hermione's marriage. Rose worried if she screwed up it would make her parents get divorced. It wasn't true, but it worried her to death. Something her little brother didn't seem to catch. Still she got word about Harry going missing and told her father she, James, Albus, and Scorpius had to go and find him. Ron was hesitant to get his daughter and nephews involved, but he vowed he'd watch over them and bring back Harry Potter. He could finally prove himself he wasn't an old fart who lost his spark.

Hugo Weasley: Son of Hermione and Ron. The scruffy joker of a boy became fast friends with his cousin James. He'd act as his hype man at every turn. But when he wasn't in James's shadow he was tending to his house elf friend, Yo-yo. After his mother freed the house elves from bondage, there had been a new generation of house elves who were born free and wore clothes like the wizards and goblins. Yo-yo couldn't get a wand-- didn't need one really, but he wanted to go to Hogwarts like all the other wizards. So Hugo had him hide in his book bag so he could see what wizard life was like. Hugo despite being a touch naive himself felt the need to protect Yo-yo. This would get them into danger sometimes.

Scorpius Malfoy: Son of Draco and Astoria. Scorpius was the first Malfoy in generations to end up anyway else but Slytherin. Given his family's reputation Scporius is used to having people assume the worst in him. But seeing as he got sorted into Ravenclaw he was hoping to prove everyone wrong. And to kick it all off he befriended Albus. The two got into Astronomy and would spend hours at night trying to spot the constellations in their dorm. Scorpius was cool headed and clever and as soon as Harry went missing he jumped at the chance to help his best friend. He has a crush on Rose, but it's gonna take some time before she'll like him back.

Griselda Trelawney: Daughter of Sybill Trelawney and Omar Amid. Her father died when she was little and her mother supposedly saw visions of something dreadful befalling Griselda. From her two colored eyes, the star birthmarks on her back, even her beauty mark. All of these were supposed to be signs for different outcomes. As a result it left her with a lot of depression. No one could tell if her mom was telling the truth or was just old and senile. She confided in her partner Dominique who could somehow pull her out of her funk and be happy for once.

Hilda Longbottom: Daughter of Neville Longbottom and Hannah Abbot. Being the daughter of the current Herbology teacher and the Land lady of the Leaky Cauldron, Hilda became a feisty Gryffindor. She was aware of folks poking fun at her softy of a dad-- despite him slaying Nagini-- and would sick her cane toad familiar at students she felt needed to be taught a lesson. She didn't care if she got detention, she had 0 tolerance for bullying. Hugo has a huge crush on her.

Lysander and Lorcan Scamander: Sons of Luna Lovegood and Rolf Scamander. Arguably the new Weasley twins in spirit. Despite being sorted in different houses the twins act in sync almost like stoners. Being related to the famous Newt Scamander they both gravitate to the care for magical beasts. They want to be wizard vets when they graduate.

Molly and Lucy Weasley: Daughters of Percy and Audrey. Also fellow Weasley's who got sorted into Slytherin. Molly is their current prefect and head girl, she sets strict rules and expects everyone to follow them. Her twin Lucy, being a fellow prefect is more lax about the rules and even encourages them to be broken. This results in massive heated debates between the two sisters.

Erin Chang Campbell: Daughter of Cho Chang and a Muggle, Mr. Campbell. Erin was a quiet girl who was gifted with potions. She helped befriend Rose while she got situated at Slytherin and showed her Slytherin wasn't so bad to be in.

Victoire, Dominique, and Louis Weasley: Victoire is a Ravenclaw graduate and fiance to Teddy Lupin. She acts as an assistant for Minerva McGonagall. She's an animagus who can turn into a swan. Her siblings and cousins would joke she's the swan princess from Swan Lake. Dominique is a Gryffindor senior and is transitioning from girl to boy. Currently dating Griselda. And Louis is a werewolf. He accidentally got bitten by his father but tries to not let that hold him back. Best friends with Jahnu.

Freddie and Roxanne Weasley: Son and Daughter of George and Angelina. Two cunning pranksters who are trying to bring some fun back into Gryffindor. They befriended Peeves and are on the lookout for their uncle's ghost who apparently haunts around the clock tower. They hope to find him so their father can have some closer.

Harbeth and Apus Finnegan: Sons of Seamus Finnegan and Lily Moon. Both are of Irish and Korean decent. Apus loves food and wants to work at Honeydukes when he graduates. Biggest of all he wants to add more flavors from Korea to his confections to make brand new wizard candy. However his confections still have a lot of progress to go. When they're food, they're really good-- when they're bad things tend to go BOOM. Harbeth is his designated taste tester, often accident prone but willing to try-try again. Both are on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. Both have a tendency to raid the Hogwarts kitchens while no on is looking.

Freya Onai Wood: Daughter of Oliver Wood and best keeper in Ravenclaw's Quidditch team.

Jahnu Thomas: Son of Dean Thomas and Parvati Patel, best quiddich player for Slytherin house and rival to James.

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I've had a few ref sheets in the works lately, and I got another one done today. :D Even after I decided to add her to Columba's pirate crew, I'd been stumped for a LONG while on what direction to actually take with the design in general and FINALLY I have one that I really like, especially after giving her a more harpy-ish treatment to add more variety to the many bird constellations. Pretty proud of the symbol integration on this one too, some are easier than others! She's the first I've fully completed of this group so things are bound to get tweaked later on, but this is a good start.

The name Apus means "without feet", as apparently these birds were once thought to not have any, and I thought that would fit perfectly into a double peg-leg to match the pirate theme. A bird-of-paradise could be any number of species under that name though, so I've incorporated attributes from several here, particularly the sicklebills and the various species that have those distinct tail feathers, of both the long and curly varieties. Colour wise, she predominantly resembles the ribbon-tailed astrapia.

Columba's crew isn't exactly evil per se, but they have lost their way a bit after losing their former captain and their ship. Apus loves combat, not for the sake of the outcome, but for the act of combat itself. If you were to lose your weapon during a fight with her, she'd gladly give you one of hers just to continue it! She'll also use her long talons to fight with, but only if she has no other weapons left. Hope you like her. :) ------- The constellation symbol for Apus was originally designed by Denis Moskowitz and released to the public domain.

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Rough WIP from March 17th, 2024

whoops guess you're getting a rough design for Apus tonight too lol

The name Apus means "without feet", as apparently these birds were once thought to not have any, and I thought that would fit perfectly into a double peg-leg to match the pirate theme she's got. A bird-of-paradise could be any number of species under that name though, so I've incorporated attributes from several here, particularly the sicklebills and the various species that have those distinct tail feathers, of both the long and curly varieties. I may give her an actual sickle as a secondary weapon too, we'll see!

Even after I decided to add her to Columba's crew, I'd been stumped for a LONG while on what direction to take with the design in general and FINALLY I have one that I really like, especially after giving her the more harpy-ish treatment like Grus's current sketch. Pretty proud of the symbol integration on this one so far too, some are easier than others!

Symbol Design for Apus by Denis Moskowitz

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I never get tired of the blue sky🩵🩷

-Vincent van Gogh

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💥IT'S DYNAMITE! | The Columbary Soundtrack

RULES: Choose songs for your muse's soundtrack for life! //I cannot stress how often I think up an entire film about the Columbary assassins getting into trouble, so here's the soundtrack to that movie! To me it would feel (visually and in terms of music usage) like a mix of Bullet Train, Jackie Brown, and The Gentleman?? If that makes sense? The general plot would be the team having to work together to defeat a larger criminal capitalist syndicate....i literally can describe the exact scene for each of these songs....i have been VIOLENTLY DAYDREAMING...

opening scene: The World (Is Going Up In Flames) - Charles Bradley

main character (AQUILA): I'll Be Around - CeeLo Green Feat. Timbaland

main character (APUS): Fight Fire With Fire - Frances Nero

main character (CORVUS): Don't Fuck With My Money - Mystery Skulls

main character (CYGNUS): sophisticated - bbno$

main character (GRUS): KILL BILL - Joey Valance & Brae

main character (PAVO): Liit - Cantamarta Feat. Rusowsky

silly: PSYCHO - Pertinence Feat. TEHYA

determination: Bury Me - Friday Pilots Club

battle: Church - T-Pain

sad: Eat Your Young - Hozier

contemplative: Champagne Shots - Sainte

happy: Hot Mess - Friday Pilots Club

hard work montage: Killing Strangers - Marilyn Manson

late night drive: RIDING - Aries

angry: Gives You Hell - The All American Rejects

love: I Love To Love - Tina Charles

breakup / heartbreak: Evil Friends - Portugal. The Man Feat. Danny Brown

failure / defeat: It's a Shame - The Spinners

final battle: DANCE NOW - Joey Valance & Brae

ending credits: SIMPLE - De'Wayne Feat. IDKHBTFM

TAGGED BY: @moonrevolutions // bless u, i've been meaning to yell about this :''3 TAGGING: @vitalphenomena, @diicktective, @bruisedconscience, @ofwealthandtaste, @notquiteahitman, @id1eyouth, and anyone else that wants to do this!

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Babaház

Azért nem csak szar volt a gyerekkoromban, akármennyire erős nyomot hagyott. Vettek nekem bababútort és apám csinált hozzá egy babaházat vagyis egy ilyen nagy fél dobozt, amibe be lehetett rakni a bútorokat (ha megtalálom a pincében biztos széjjelbőgöm magam) és volt benne elemről működő villany, meg fürdőszoba rész ahol működött a zuhany, ha a hátsó tartályba töltöttem vizet. A lakásunkban nem volt folyóvíz a fürdőszobában. Háromtól hétéves koromig olyan lakásban laktam, ahol kád volt a fürdőszobává alakított spájzban, de a melegvizet fazékban melegítettük. Olajkályha volt a szobában meg palackos gáz a konyhában. Amúgy anyám egy fullos családiházat hagyott maga mögött, központi porszívóval meg központi kazánnal és minden flanccal, amit amúgy maga épített, a nagyszüleim támogatásával, az apám egy jóképű alkoholista volt. A nevelőapám meg egy fullos lakást hagyott ott a feleségének, aki lelépett egy másik faszival, meg a gyerekének. Tisztességes ember volt. Azért az ő érzelmi életük is cafatokban lehetett akkortájt. Vitte a puttonyát mindkettő. A pszichológus szerint anyám legnagyobb jótéteménye az én életemben az, hogy nevelőapámnak egy érzelmileg nyitott embert választott, aki képes volt a szeretetre. A nevelőapám elég sokat játszott velem. Arra emlékszem. Az anyámra nem. Pedig ő meg festett az ágyam fölé a falra mindenféle mesefigurákat. Ez akkor még nem volt divat, de az anyám tényleg különleges nő volt. Meg ügyes és ötletes. A babházhoz meg kaptam rengeteg kacatkát, lehetett pakolgatni és anyám varrt függönyt az ablakra meg ágyneműt az ágyhoz. Nyolc éves voltam amikor elment dolgozni egy elit presszóba és soha többet nem kaptam vissza az anyámat. Hogy a munka miatt vagy én kezdtem kinőni a cuki korból, ezt nem tudom. De onnantól elég boldogtalan gyerek voltam, bár előtte is sokat voltam egyedül meg rábízva a szomszédokra. Már akkor sem törődött senki azzal, hogy a szülők hogy tudnak dolgozni meg a gyerekért menni vagy megoldani a szüneteket. Nagyon sokat voltam egyedül, a szomszédnéni csak néha nézett ráám, hogy élek-e még. Aztán már nem volt szomszéd néni se. Érdekes módon a nevelőapámnak az anyukájáról (Tóth mamának hívtuk) róla nagyon kedves emlékeim vannak. Talán az apám nem véletlenül volt olyan kedves ember. Nemhiszem, hogy szar gyerekkorom volt. Vagy, hogy a szüleim ne igyekeztek volna, hogy boldog legyek. Folyton féltem az anyámtól. igazán ez volt a baj. Ha ez nem lett volna, ha az anyám nem egy ideggörcsként éli az életét, tulajdonképpen rendben lett volna még az egyedüllét is. Várok, jön, öröm és boldogság. De nem ez volt. Szorongás, aztán persze alakoskodás, manipuláció, hogy ne legyen baj és megússzam az együtt töltött időt. Ha meg köztük volt vita, akkor nagyon igyekeztem elsimítani a dolgokat (ez vicces lehetett, de tényleg sokszor beszéltem az anyám lelkére), annyira rettegtem tőle, hogy elmarja mellőlünk a nevelőapámat.

És ahogy a pszichológia is mondja, hogy mindig faltól falig megyünk, amikor én neveltem gyereket, azt hittem, hogy a legfontosabb az, hogy tudja, hogy mindig számíthat rám, lehet velem őszinte és én mindig mellette fogok állni. Bármit tesz, ha a legborzalmasabbat, én akkor sem fogom őt megtagadni és sosem hagyom magára. Így is gondolom most is. Csakhát, ha nem félsz, ha tudod, hogy alanyi jogon kapod a szeretetet, akkor nem küzdesz érte picit sem. És lehet, hogy értékelni sem tudod annyira. Majd kiderül.

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Apus Arabella (she/her)

Apus is one of the more influential Celestials in the community. Being the leader of the Coffee Club has gotten her a lot of clout. She regularly interacts with members of Grand Council, despite not being a member. She works in the Scientist Career, rubbing elbows with Hercules Heradona, Ursa Major Umbrae, and Lupus La Mulle who are all members of the Coffee Club. She also leads the Birds of a Feather training group, which is a group of Bayer members that train together. They're all air types and are all Birds in Primal Form. Apus' Primal Form is that of a Bird of Paradise. Other members include Grus Gastev, Phoenix Pyx, Turdus Solitarius Trasco, Pavo Phoenix, Tucana Tabor, and Noctua Norman. Personality-wise, she is Paranoid, Loyal, and Romantically Reserved. She is also a Collector and Loves Outdoors. She is also married to Phoenix Pyx, fellow member of Bayer and Birds of a Feather. This rising star is looking to add another club to her list of social groups, and hopefully she finds this group soon!

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Apus

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