#fall cardinals

[whatnext10]

The Wonderful Cardinal Pair are Getting Ready for Winter

The Wonderful Cardinal Pair are Getting Ready for Winter shows the female cardinal that lives near the author/artist’s home as she eats at a feeding station. It notes that she looks a bit patchy due to molting and using feathers for lining the nest.

End of the Season My resident pair of cardinals, who I call Momma and Poppa (very original, I know), have finished up the breeding season and are now literally empty nesters. About a month ago they were bringing a couple of fledglings with them to the feeding station, but I haven’t seen anyone but the adults in a little bit. That’s probably good, too, since both Momma and Poppa are looking a…

[p4nishers]

i cant even begin to explain to you how much time ive spent thinking about this exact look right here. hes literally crazy for this im thrashing and screaming silently what thee FAWWKKKK put those oopy goopy sparkling fucking brown eyes AWAY dude im gonna throw up

[chillentertainer]

benitesco groundhog au where benitez is shot by a gunman in public right after he and tedesco have an unusually intense argument (probably over something like giving refugees Basic Rights). tedesco is right there when it happens and can only watch as the pope bleeds to death.

the gunman, as it turns out, is a strongly conservative catholic who believes that benitez will lead to the ruin of the vatican aka Everything Tedesco Has Been Preaching. not a great look for tedesco, who now has to shoulder the entire world's suspicions and whispers that he Wanted This (no he did not) and that he is Excited for the Next Conclave (okay maybe).

he finally falls into bed. it's been a long fucking day, and after his prayer for benitez's soul, he closes his eyes. goes to sleep.

only for it to be thursday. again.

[fashion-runways]

PIERRE CARDIN Fall/Winter RTW 2025 if you want to support this blog consider donating to: ko-fi.com/fashionrunways

[ostdrossel]

Cardi babies and White-throated Sparrows from yesterday. The Cardinals have done really well this season, these two are new! (I added music to this because this camera does not have a good micro and there was practically no sound at all.) Have a great Monday, everyone!

[ficretus]

If Cinder was Jaune's partner during Beacon

*Jaundice arc*

Cardin: And now Jauney Boy, you will take that bottle of syrup and throw it at Nikos. So sick of that girl.

RDL: Yeah. Hahahaha.

Jaune: *is about to throw it* I... *lowers it* I can't...

Cardin: I don't remember asking you nicely Jauney Boy. I said do it.

Jaune: No.

Cardin: It seems I'm gonna have to teach you a lesson then *throws a punch*

*is blocked by someone*

Cinder: My, my, what do we have here?

Jaune: Cinder? What are you doing here?

Cinder: It appears as your partner I occasionally have to help you out.

Cardin: Hiding behind a girl? Ain't you embarrassed?

Cinder: Winchester, it appears you and your little gaggle of failures tried to coerce Arc into attacking Nikos.

Cardin: So? You gonna snitch us to Goodwitch? If you do I will...

Cinder: First of all, that is a very poor target selection. *takes Jaune's bottle* I for one would always aim for Schnee first. *throws a bottle at Weiss*

*distant screaming*

Cinder: Second, did your mother ever teach you to not play with someone else's toys?

Cardin: What?

Cinder: Honestly, not quite sure which part of my question was so hard to understand. So let me simplify it for you Winchester: Arc is mine to play with.

Cardin: I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm blackmailing this moron and your should probably...

Cinder: *lights up her Semblance* I do not share toys Winchester.

Cardin: *screaming*

*some time later*

Glynda: It appears everyone has gathered enough syrup. We can no... MISTER WINCHESTER! What happened to you?

Cardin: I-I-I...

Cinder: He slipped and fell onto his own Fire Dust supply.

Glynda: That's ridiculous. I don't think he even carries around Fire Dust.

Cardin: I-I-I do.

RDL: He-he-he does.

Glynda: Sigh... Be careful when handling Fire Dust next time Mister Winchester.

Cinder: So that is settled.

Jaune: Why did you help me?

Cinder: We are partners after all.

Jaune: I mean, why now?

Cinder: You stood up to that moron. I like my toys with bit of a backbone. There is no fun in it otherwise.

Jaune: Thanks... I guess.

Cinder: *blushes* Either way, I expect you to be up early in the morning.

Jaune: Coffee and Valean toast?

Cinder: Correct.

Jaune: No sugar, toast sprinkled with cinnamon?

Cinder: My, my, it appears I trained you well. Perhaps I should try something different instead. *whispers in his ear* Surprise me.

Jaune: *blushes* Yes Ma'am.

[dk-thrive]

Big Red. Male Northern Cardinal. 2:34 pm. 44° F. December 16 2024. Darien, CT. (@dkct25)

[valkyrieinpink]

Today I bring you another weird copia AU to you

[meadowindreams]

Chad Jaune vs Virgin Cardin

In the cafeteria, the team, RWBY _NPR and CE_N were all sitting together and “talking” with Jaune walking happily towards them until….

Cardin: well well we’ll look who it is

Jaune: leave me alone Cardin

Cardin: Or what? Jaunie boy

Jaune: I’ll fight you

Cardin, laughing getting the girls attention, while making them pissed and everyone else: Hey everyone Jaune said he’s going to fight me

Jaune, looking annoyed: Cardin

Cardin: laughing think he’s joking: get a load of this guy

Yang: CARDIN WE HAVE AND DO EVERYDAY. WHY DO YOU THJNK WE’RE ALL WALKING FUNNY?

Silence, with Jaune blushing walking to the table of girl with few blushing

[toyastales]

Cardinals

[whatnext10]

The Beautiful Young Cardinals are a Lot of Fun

Say What?! This year’s bunch of young cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) haven’t left yet despite Poppa’s efforts to get them to go. I have a harder and harder time telling them from Momma and Poppa as each day passes. Right now about the only way I can tell is that the baby’s crests are a bit smaller and sometimes by their body language. They aren’t quite as confident as Momma and Poppa, but…

[arc-misadventures]

MFK with Jaune: Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, and Selina Kyle

Jaune: MFK XII

Nora: Oh Jaune-Jaune~?

Jaune: No, you can’t have your grenades back.

Nora: But, that’s not…?!

Jaune: You aren’t allowed to test peoples bone density with your war hammer.

Nora: But, it’s only, Cardin… Wait! No, that’s not what I want…??

Jaune: You can’t have another, McSchneer Lumberjack Burger. They banned you after you demanded more maple syrup bacon strips, and subsequently destroyed the counter when they said no.

Nora: That’s not what I wanted to ask!

Jaune: It’s not; Then what is it?

Nora: MFK~!

Jaune: Naww fuck…

Nora: Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, or Selina Kyle~?

Jaune: The ladies of, Batman’s Rouge Gallery? Why them?

Nora: Why not them?

Jaune: …

Jaune: Fair enough… Okay… I would kill, Poison Ivy.

Nora: Aww… but, I thought you liked us red heads~?

Jaune: I do, but it’s more of personality/mind set kind of thing. I understand why she wants to save the environment, and all that. But, considering her powers she could make plants that absorb the pollution, and cleanse the environment like nature currently does. I mean, we’ve got algae springing up the can digest plastics, and there are mushrooms capable of absorbing nuclear radiation. I mean come on! Poison Ivy could easily do that, and make something ten times better at doing that! But, no let’s kill all the corrupt businessmen, politicians, and everyone on the whole god damn planet to save the environment! That’s sounds lovely~!

Nora: Okay… that sounded personal…

Jaune: Sorry, but environmentalists annoy the hell out of me! I mean come on! Let’s stop using all fossil fuels, and natural gas to prevent the world from ending in the next five years, a notion that they have said a dozen times in the last three decades! Not to mention that idea would kill millions in a matter of weeks if implemented?!

Nora: …?!

Nora: So…

Nora: Who ya gonna fuck…?

Jaune: Harely Quinn.

Nora: Oh really, you got a thing for clowns~?

Jaune: No. I have to pick, and of the two I would like to sleep with, Harely Quinn. I’m curious about how flexible she would be, among other things…

Nora: Nice~!

Jaune: And, lastly I would marry, Selina Kyle.

Nora: Why her?

Jaune: Admittedly I like, Catwoman the most out of the trio. I like her mature elegance, that femme fatale, and saucy air about her. Plus, I read the comics, she a romantic at heart with, Bruce Wayne. Granted unless written as so, Selina never overcomes, Bruce’s obsession with being, Batman. But, in the stories they do get together, they form a strong lasting pair who grow up to have a loving family together with.

Jaune: I want that too…

Jaune: You happy, Nora, have you got your answer.

Nora: I’m ecstatic, Fearless Leader~! I’ll see you later~!

Jaune: …

Jaune: Somethings off with that smile of hers… I don’t like it…

~~~

Nora: Alright ladies, have you made your decision?

Cinder: Perfectly! I will be going as, Catwoman. I already have a catsuit that I know, Jaune will absolutely drool all over~!

Nora: Oh, nice! It really shows of your phat ass! He better give that a nice hard slap when he sees it!

Cinder: I’ll give him plenty of reasons to do just that~! Now, Neo will be using her semblance to dress as, Harley Quinn. She is also flexible enough to play the part~!

Nora: I’m sure, Jaune will love that~! Don’t pull a muscle out there , Neo!

Neo: 😁

Nora: No, I’m being serious, he will pull some muscles when he’s done with you!

Neo: 🤕🥴

Nora: Oh~? Kinky, I like it~!

Cinder: And, lastly, Emerald will be using her semblance to appear as, Poison Ivy!

Emerald: Are you sure this will work? He hates, Poison Ivy.

Nora: That means he’ll hate fuck you to get rid of that pent up rage~!

Emerald: Oh…? Oh~? Oh that sounds like fun~!

Cinder: Alright girl, let’s head out! Let’s show, Jaune what’s it’s like to be embrace by a trio of femme fetale’s~!

Emerald: Thanks, Nora, we really appreciate your help!

Nora: No problem ladies! And, good luck!

Nora: Cause… you’ll need it… oh boy you’ll need it…

[thoughtartistry]

He looks so confused! 🤔

[theoriginalsupermodels]

Pierre Cardin - Fall 1999 RTW

[thalassous]

YOU MAKE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY. 🕯️

(how could anything bad ever happen to you?)

[howlingday]

Pyrah reaction to jaune going on a date with Cinder.

"See you guys, later!" Jaune called as he walked out the dorm.

"Later, Jaune~!" Nora sang. "If you don't come back, we're gonna assume the best~!"

"I feel like we're going to call him at some point," Ren amended to his partner, "just to make sure his date is going well."

"And mess up his groove?!" Nora gasped in offense. "Never! Right, Pyrrha?"

"Uh-huh..." Pyrrha mumbled as she watched Jaune walk down the hallway. When her partner came to her with the news of him going on a date, she responded the same way she did when he was going to ask Weiss to the dance; she was supportive, swallowing her pride and trusting in Jaune's decision, even if it meant losing him forever. "Yeah..."

"See? She agrees with me!" Nora beamed.

"Are you sure you're okay with this, Pyrrha?" Ren asked, placing a hand on her shoulder. She flinched and looked at him with instinctive panic. He quickly removed his hand, keeping it close to his chest. "Pardon me."

"No, no, it's fine." Pyrrha sighed.

"Is it, though?" Nora asked. "I mean, Jaune is your partner and, well..."

"Well, what?" Pyrrha huffed, turning away from the door. "That I would be jealous of Jaune's date because I may have feelings for him? That by letting Jaune go, I've forever doomed myself to the infamous friend-zone, leaving feeling alone and vulnerable for the first time in my life since meeting Jaune?"

Nora and Ren looked to each other, then to Pyrrha.

"I mean, yeah, kinda." Nora answered.

"Well, that's not true at all!" Pyrrha went to her closet, quickly grabbing her huntress outfit. "In fact, I am completely independent, and I don't need Jaune to keep myself occupied!" She darted into the shared bathroom, almost bulldozing her remaining teammates in her way. "In fact, I'll use this time to better myself!" She shouted from the bathroom. It swung open and Pyrrha quickly passed the two and stepped outside the dorm. "I'll use this time to improve myself! To make myself a better huntress!"

As the door shut behind her, Nora and Ren were left to look at each other in stunned silence.

"Uh, should we go make sure she's okay?" Asked Ren.

"You can," Nora offered, "but I know better than to get in that girl's way!"

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Why was she doing this? Was this really what she should be doing? Would this be considered a tantrum? This really felt like a tantrum. After all, what would Jaune think?

Pyrrha shook her head after pulling her sword free of recent drone victim. She shouldn't have been having thoughts like this. After all, Jaune was his own person, so she shouldn't be so concerned about him, much as she wanted to be. He won't always be around, so it makes sense for her to be independent from him now and then. After all, she didn't want their partnership to develop into a codependency.

Or maybe she did? Much as she wanted to be more than just Jaune's partner, there was a part of her that also wanted to keep the status quo of their relationship. It's better to play it safe with what you already know and are used to, right? After all, Pyrrha had always been Pyrrha before Jaune's arrival in her life, and she'll be that way after Jaune was gone from it.

To spend time with Cinder. To care for Cinder. To leave Pyrrha behind to wed, and have children, and grow old, and become legends with Cinder. After all, Jaune chose Cinder, and Pyrrha would accept what, or whoever Jaune would choose.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the Invincible Girl?"

"Hello, Cardin." Pyrrha greeted flatly. The former bully may have been forgiven by Jaune, but the rest of the team had all agreed that the feeling was not spread mutually throughout the rest of his friend group. "Are you also training?"

"Nah, no need to." Cardin grinned. "No need to improve on perfection, right~?"

"No." Pyrrha scowled, walking to the drone service station. What little drones that remained would be deployed from here while the drones still on the training ground would be relocated to the basement level, where they would be restored to fighting capabilities... if it were possible to do so. "There's no such thing as perfect, and if there was, it would have to be maintained to keep it's 'perfect' status."

Cardin chuckled. "Well, I guess you would know that, wouldn't you?" Oh no... He was hitting on her, wasn't he? "So maybe you could help me maintain my perfection? Teach me a thing or two?"

Pyrrha was about to send out drones, with or without Cardin in the arena when a thought came to her. "Okay, Cardin. I'll make you a deal." She stepped away from the podium. "If you can beat me, I'll help train you to... keep your perfection."

"I'm not an idiot, Nikos." Cardin snorted. "You could beat me bare-handed!"

"Could I?" Pyrrha asked. "We can test that right now with me not using any weapons."

"Hmm..." Cardin squinted his eyes. "And what if you win?"

"Oh, I think the workout will be more than enough for me."

"Hah! Alright then!" Cardin grinned. "Get ready to lose, Pyrrha!"

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"I... I can't believe I lost..." Pyrrha whimpered pathetically.

"Believe it, Nikos." Cardin chuckled. "Now, about my training..." He curled his finger under her chin. "I think I know where to start~."

"Fine..." Pyrrha groused, her face flush with defeat.

"Heh heh..." Cardin chuckled from inside the trash can. "Yeah..."

"HAH!" Pyrrha huffed, walking out of the gym, victorious. "I was right. I am far from perfect." She smiled back to Cardin, his legs limply dangling from the bin. "Thanks, Cardin! I'll be sure to let your team know where you are." She giggled. "If they ask."

"If who asks?"

"Jaune!" She flinched, seeing her partner walking up to her. "Oh, uh, I was training and, well..." She then noticed the mess he had all over him. "What happened to you?"

"It's..." Jaune sighed. "It's a long story."

"Well, you can tell us back at the dorm."

"Uh, actually..." Jaune rubbed the back of his head. "I'd rather not talk about it."

"She was that bad, huh?" Pyrrha prodded as they walked.

"Well, no, but..." Jaune pursed his lips. "I guess we were just... incompatible."

"Incompatible how?" Pyrrha asked as they climbed the steps. "Er, if you don't mind me asking."

"Well, she..." He stopped to think for a moment. "She wasn't really that interested in me. And whenever I asked her about her life, she'd get all defensive."

"Well, it is her life." Pyrrha nodded.

"Yeah, but... When I asked her about where she wanted to eat, she called me an idiot for not planning that far ahead."

"Oh, really?" Pyrrha raised a brow. "Well, what was your plan?"

"Well, I didn't really have a plan because I thought she was doing all the planning. I mean, she was the one who asked me out."

"Hmm..." Pyrrha pursed her lips this time. "I think you two should have talked about it."

"If I could, I would- WHOA!" Jaune slipped, suddenly finding his hand caught mid-air by Pyrrha. "Thanks." He smiled.

"No problem." She smiled back as he stood on his own feet again. "What were you saying?"

"I was saying-" He looked down, seeing he was still holding her hand. "Oh! My bad!" He yanked his hand away.

"No, no! I'm sorry!" She held up her hands defensively.

Jaune's smile fell a bit. "Actually, now that I brought it up, she actually got mad at me for apologizing. Said something like, 'apologies are excuses for incompetence'."

"She sounds..."

"Mean? Bossy? A total pain?"

"I was going to say, 'difficult to work with'," Pyrrha giggled, "but those work, too."

"Heh... Yeah..." It was then that they arrived at their dorm. "Can't wait to get out of these puke-covered clothes."

"Oh, did she do that to you?"

"No, I just didn't make it to the trash can on the way back." He chuckled. He then sighed. "Honestly, Pyrrha, I kinda wish we went out instead."

At this, Pyrrha perked up. "R-Really?!"

"Yeah," Jaune nodded as he entered, "I feel like hanging out with my best friend would have been better than wasting my time getting yelled at for a few hours." He walked into the bathroom.

"Jaune!" She shouted, suddenly noticing Ren and Nora were in the room, staring at her. Regardless, it was now or never.

"Er, yeah, Pyrrha?"

"Would... Would you like to go out with me then?" Ren and Nora looked at her with wide eyes, slowly turning to Jaune, both almost shaking with anticipation.

"Uh... No thanks, Pyrrha."

And just like that, all of Pyrrha's hopes had been shattered. She wanted to cry. She wanted to fall to her knees and break down. She'd already let her guard down to ask him, so she might as well let it all out completely. But while she was looking at him, she couldn't. Not while he was looking at her, she couldn't.

"Tonight was rough as it was." Jaune scratched his head. "Maybe next week would be better."

"Okay." The door shut and Pyrrha sat down on her bed. Suddenly, Ren and Nora were in front of her. She waved them off like pestering gnats. "Not now, please..."

"Uh, yes, now!" Nora took hold of Pyrrha's hand with both of her own.

"Did you hear what you two just said?" Ren asked.

"Of course I did." Pyrrha sighed. "He said, 'No thanks, Pyrrha.' Hah... At least he was up-front and honest with me."

"Pyrrha..." Ren took hold of the champion's shoulders. "What did he say after that?"

"He said tonight was rough and that... next week... would... be... better..."

Pyrrha threw off the two and scrambled for the opposite end of her bed. Taking hold of her pillow, she squealed her delight into the cushy, feathery bedrest. Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Jaune was doing the same into a bath towel as he realized what he'd just said to her.

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"Yo, Cardin! You in here?" Russel called with his following. "You think he went to a diner?"

"Ugh, no way!" Dove waved his hand as Lark stood close behind him. "No way he would eat that trash!"