#athletes as flowers

[seedlessmuffins]

athletes as flowers i see on my nature walks pt 4!

for my beloved @frasermints 🫶

[moonsnqil]

aftg au where bee adopted andrew and later aaron when they were teens. she owns an apple orchard that the twins and occasionally a few of the foxes help run but it's almost harvest season and she needs help prepping everything for the town's fall festivals so she decided to put up a help wanted ad. neil, tired, alone, and running out of options, decides to apply. bee let's him use the renovated barn loft as residence when she learns he's homeless. andrew is wary, his family means everything to him and neil is a flightly little thing that could only bring bad news, but something about neil is familiar. maybe it's how he checks all his exits or how he flinches when people touch him or how he cradles the key bee gave him in his palm like it was a treasure instead of a piece of metal. he asks neil for truths and it's like bleeding a rock but he finds neil is more willing when truth is reciprocated. they spend their days walking down the lines of apple trees, harvesting and talking, and andrew is only a little mesmerized with the way neil's auburn curls blend with the red of the apples and his eyes match the sky like something deliberate, like he was meant to be here. andrew thinks that maybe he doesn't hate how neil looks at him like he's worth something. andrew thinks that maybe he doesn't want to lose this. he's still learning how to accept that not everything is transactional, he doesn't need to make deals to keep people close, hes still figuring out how to want things without the fear of them being snatched away. his mind screams at him to turn away and push any feeling aside but then neil is handing him an apple and smiling and telling him stories he says he's never told anyone else and andrew doesn't think he deserves this but he wants it

[theoryofarson]

On the bright side no matter what else is happening we are witnessing an incredible era of women's sport

[metasattva]

Summer 4 seasons in the neighborhood, Japan

[goaliekisses]

if my team had clinched a playoff spot and my besties were on the opposing team i would simply let them win

[aiyanayanas]

Graphic Design by J. Slayer

#blackhistory365

[elenitrack]

Nina Kennedy 🇦🇺 and Sandi Morris 🇺🇸

2023 Weltklasse Zürich

[fandomfairyuniverse]

I love how much day love flowers. It’s such a lovely character detail

[sackgasse-barna]

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[blackmensuited]

[seedlessmuffins]

athletes as flowers i see on my nature walks pt. 6!

[ares857]

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[honeycombhank]

Today I got a lot done around the house and a short one mile walk in with my doggy Nelly. It was goood!

[townpostin]

CISCE Athletics Meet: Little Flower School Shines with 7 Medalists

Arjun Singh secures gold in discus throw, qualifies for nationals; others win in various events Seven Little Flower School students excelled at the CISCE Regional Athletics Meet 2024, bringing home multiple medals and honors. JAMSHEDPUR – Little Flower School athletes garnered impressive results at the CISCE Regional Athletics Meet 2024, with seven students securing medals in various events. The…

[fereldancore]

I don’t blog about sports, but early this morning my favourite athlete Johnny ‘Hockey’ Gaudreau was knocked off his bicycle and killed along with his younger brother the night before their sister’s wedding. He had just turned 31 years old, married his next door neighbour and had a toddler daughter and a 6 month old son (who were planned to be flower girl and ring bearer at the wedding).

I adored Johnny because he was a such a small streak of lightning in a game full of huge dudes who were regularly a whole foot taller than him. His skills were just fucking phenomenal and he was so exciting to watch. I screamed with joy and cheered him on so loudly I lost my voice on many occasions. He represented his country for International Competitions and is the highest US point scorer.

I could get technical and talk about my favourite goals of his, his stickhandling, dangles, on ice spatial awareness etc but it is all on film for anyone to see, just too much to choose from. Nobody moved like Johnny Hockey.

As a person he was a sweet, kind guy who was universally liked in the sport and beyond. I do not follow celebrities on social media, but on hockey forums there are endless stories of his voracious love of mac and cheese (so much so Kraft put him in a TV ad) and skittles candies that he had a hockey stick covered in them and auctioned for charity.

In interviews he always talked hockey and his family. Whenever asked about new contracts and paycheques he would just shrug and say ‘yeah I bought my dad a boat so we can go fishing’ or ‘I just got a cool new wheelchair lift installed in my holiday home so my cousin can come and spend time with me’, or change the subject and talk about his dog, his wife and kids or The Birds. He was a real gem of a gentleman, modest and always ready to give credit to his team and dad (legendary NJ coach Guy Gaudreau) who motivated Johnny to skate as a toddler by placing skittles candies on the ice for him to fetch.

I’m am so sad for him, his family. This is just a blurb of feels about someone I counted down the days for until I could see them make magic on ice. I wish I could write a good tribute, dammit. Thank you Johnny Hockey.