#going to the zoo

[fizzyghosts]

Polar bear

[rosesakuras]

I hate the zoo

[paleflower]

Yesterday we went to the zoo and my son loved it so much he didn't want to leave. ❤️ He was very disappointed that he couldn't pet ALL the animals. He always asked how he can get closer/into the enclosure/etc, because he wanted to play with all the animals and pet them and... how do I get in here, mom? It was so cute. 😂 Told him we could only pet the ponies and the goats. Big big disappointment!

Aaaand a few days prior I asked him what he wants to do as a grown-up. I asked if he wants to be a farmer, truck driver, garbage man, doctor,... whatever I could imagine a young child might want to be. And he told me he wants to be the person who gives medicine to the cats and takes care of sick kitties. So basically a vet, I asked. Yes. That's a really nice dreamjob to have at his age. And it fits him so well. 😊 Can't wait to hear what he comes up with in a few years from now...

[nenoname]

hunting down a specific image but finding miscellaneous storyboards/some cut panels from the stan comic story instead

[finehs]

Tortoises have terrible hearing. The music [Enya] is for you. You said you used to listen to spa music when you operated on patients. I thought it might reduce your agita during this bothersome task.

[bigfatbreak]

In the changeling au, what does “keeping” mean? I know there’s the whole thing about faeries tricking people into “giving” them their names, but what actually happens in this au? Like what would the actual consequences be in a practical sense?

(And I assume nothing happens if Adrien just learns the names through other means bc they have to “give” it to him?)

it means that people who's names he has are susceptible to his illusions and persuasions, even if neither party knows it

they can't perceive what he doesn't want them to, and they're more likely to agree with what he asks, even if its wildly out of character for them. he doesn't know he has this power, he just thinks his friends are really nice to him

and yeah, if he learns someone's name secondhand, it doesn't count. it has to be a direct interaction, and it has to be comprehensible

[uncanny-tranny]

Learning to internalize the message above, but art is in all of our bones. If you feel afraid to create art because it won't be "good enough," it's worth it to explore why you feel that fear. Creating art is one of the basic impulses of people, and if you want to create art, then you absolutely must.

[morganbritton132]

Tommy’s parents losing their goddamn minds trying to get basic information out of their five year old son’s five year old friend. It literally should not be this hard but every conversation is like:

Maria Hagan: Stevie, baby. What’s the phone number to your dad’s office?

Steve: Do you wanna see how fast I can run?

Steve: *gone, doesn’t wait for an answer*

Maria: *picks up the phone book and looks up Richard Harrington’s law firm*

David Hagan: Steve, are your parents-

Steve: Woah, Mr. David. Look! That’s Mr. Hopper.

Steve: He’s so funny. He tells me not to climb things and to walk on the sidewalk. One time, he said Mama was gonna bury me in the ground but she didn’t.

Steve: I wish he was my friend but he’s a police officer and you can’t be friends with cops even if they do have a farm.

David, already forgotten his questions:

David: A farm?

Steve: Uh-huh ‘cause they got pigs.

David:

Steve: I wish I had a pet. Can Tommy get a dog?

Tommy: Can I?!

David: *has a new problem on his hands*

[stinkrat-aleks]

cherik with those couple shirts that are like “i’m with stupid 👉 / i am stupid” or ones that are like “if lost return to xyz/ i am xyz”

matching fits for a day out (they’re legally required to wear these so that people know who they are and can safely avoid them)

[some-stars]

i suddenly became curious and then remembered i had a way to sate that curiosity (assuming people oblige me by reblogging this)

as usual, please vote and reblog! also feel free to tag your response and general geographic area!

[marlynnofmany]

If you're beating yourself up about not being as productive as you used to be, it might help to know that burnout is brain damage that needs to heal.

This isn't a moral failing on your part. This is an injury, caused by prolonged stress.

Or course you can't run as fast on a fractured ankle. Take a rest; rent a scooter if you have to. But don't hurt yourself worse.

[whimsicalphotographer]

Red Pandas, from Blackpool Zoo

[fishfingersandscarves]

I FINALLY HAVE A WHEELCHAIR BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!! my friend didn't need hers anymore and gave it to me for free!!! WAHHH I CAN GO TO CONVENTIONS AGAIN!!!!

[glittergoats]

Some old Sigma (and 618) posting

[gridbox]

kimi: so what did you wanna do?

ollie: i don't know. maybe go to the zoo?

kimi: oh, yes, that will be fun! i've always wanted to see some sharks up close!

ollie: wait, what? they don't have sharks at the zoo?

kimi: the water zoo, no? they have fishes and everything

ollie: [a pause] that's an aquarium, kimi.

[darkwood-sleddog]

What the fuuuuck:

I’m sorry but comparing force free dog training to neglect because you aren’t willing to accept that not all dogs are behaviorally stable enough to live with people is so asinine.

The “balanced” folk will literally say anything negative against R+, force free, and other positive reinforcement heavy training methods but always they fail to do anything about actual abuse, heavy handedness, and actual aversive trainers parading themselves around as “balanced” (like I cannot take these folks seriously as balanced until they are actively doing something and speaking up).

My dogs aren’t “force free”, I’m LIMA (Least Invasive Minimally Aversive) trained but I believe heavily in R+ and that if R+ methods are what animal behaviorists are using for tigers, hyenas, and other dangerous non-domestic animals for cooperative care behaviors that this can AND should apply to dogs as well.

Dogs do not languish in shelters because of R+ and/or force free training methods. They languish there because many rescues are hoarding situations, because “adopt don’t shop” has done irreparable damage to people’s perception of ethical dog breeders, because so many dogs in shelters are BEHAVIORALLY UNSAFE for the average person, because we view euthanasia as a cruelty instead of a necessity to reduce behaviorally unstable dogs from society or a kindness from a cruel and scary life. There are worst things than dying. All the “balanced” training methods in the world will not change those things.