#dogwood*

[rennybu]

having tortured ocs who trawl thru the mud for truths is so important you guys

[thegorgonist]

A cute white rat enjoying the beautiful fall colors of a backyard dogwood tree! After so many cats from me, it was time for a rat! Autumn is drawing to a close but the leaves have been so beautiful, really giving me morale.

Prints

[brucelewisphotography]

Neighbors Dogwood

[jagalart]

dogwood and st john's wort

This one was for the great FinnTheFy, thank you again 💛

[pixelplayground]

The Office, Dogwood Drive

[dozydawn]

[boatem-probler]

"I don't think it's Right and Proper in society for a yellow and a green name to be living together" Ren what fucking Regency Romance Novel are you living in jfkdbghjs

[orofeaiel]

Trail near Dogwood Lake

[riverwindphotography]

Dogwood Leaves in an autumn pool

(c) riverwindphotography, October 2023

[very-lucky]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FOURLEAF ʚ♡ɞ WE LOVE LAIKA'S COMET

A number of the Laika's Comet Fan Discord members came together to create a small birthday zine for the author. The comic is currently on hiatus, so we made a collection of wallpapers for phone and desktop for Willow or other members of the community to use as they like ʚ♡ɞ

The whole collection of wallpapers can be found available to download here in high quality

[rennybu]

sketch of park (with mel and ryan amoebeoids)

[los-plantalones]

hello i would like to tell youse about one of my favorite late summer/early autumn foraged goodies – kousa dogwood fruits!

kousa dogwood trees are native to asia, but are planted in the US in a lot of parks and along sidewalks. the fruit starts to ripen in late summer and is usually available into early fall. you’ll know they’re ready when they turn bright red – but the choicest ones are almost purple.

the texture of a perfectly ripe kousa dogwood fruit is soft and custardy – similar to pawpaws! the taste is a surprising combination of persimmon and pumpkin. the skin is bitter and grainy, but luckily it’s very easy to squeeze out the ripe inner fruit! this is the easiest way to eat them – just suck the pulp out through the hole at the top (pretend you are a hungry giant slurping brains for maximum fun).

they have a very short shelf life, so if you’re not eating them right away it’s best to preserve them for later use. the pulp freezes beautifully, but can also be canned or dehydrated. my favorite way to save them is to freeze portions in ice cube trays – great for adding to smoothies and such!

* This and cornelian cherry (cornus mas) are non-native, edible dogwoods. Native US dogwood trees produce smaller fruits that are either inedible or mildly poisonous.

[brucelewisphotography]

Dogwood

[deadmotelsusa]

[pixelplayground]

Kitchen, Dogwood Drive

[geopsych]

Dogwood blooms at the park.