#happy spring southern hemisphere

[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

i hope hades and persephone’s reunion is full of love 🤍

blessed autumn equinox northern hemisphere 🧡

[magabet]

Happy belated birthday SQQ 😚💚

[smblmn]

Knowing SAD would hit especially hard this Autumn/Winter, I bought some flower bulbs to plant at home back in October. I knew that, even at my lowest, seeing the tiny sprouts emerging from the soil would cheer me up. Or at least that's what I hoped.

It worked.

Seeing the little green leaves peaking out of the ground, nothing but potential at that time, reminded me that what looks like nothing at one moment, will be beautiful one day.

Most of the bulbs I bought are still growing and won't bloom until late Spring/early Summer, but today, on the first day of Spring (for me), this is what I woke up to:

Only two of those flowers were fully open yesterday, and there's still a couple of buds that will bloom this week. Then, later on, the flowers will fall and the leaves will dry and the bulb will remain buried, dormant, until its moment comes again.

Life moves in a constant cycle. Things get better and then they get worse and, eventually, they get better again, and on and on. And throughout, there's beauty to be found everywhere, all the time.

[aljardine]

seeing as its neilphen fall 2024. i propose nashby spring 2025. during the offseasons we can explore and discover the wonder and whimsy of the other csny relationships

[pendraegon]

happy autumn equinox!!! ^_^

[alrightstartingscene]

Happy autumn everyone!!! Today is the coldest it’s been for the last couple weeks here and it’s so refreshing coming into my favorite season!! I hate summer and am ready for the leaves and berries to start dropping and the temperatures to keep cooling down!

[azurefied]

[chaosciara]

HAPPY SPRING🌼🌸🌻🌷🍄🪷🪻🌺🌾✨🌿☀️

[andithil]

I had cheese rollups and salsa for breakfast and made a pork/potato/apple hash for dinner and washed it down with cider and wine. Get cozy, light up, treat yourself, and welcome Autumn with open arms. Happy Hobbit Day and Blessed Mabon friends 🍁🍂🌾

[fancy-rock-dove]

Happy Equinox!

[cellina-starfire]

Happy 66th birthday, Andrea Bocelli! (Enjoy this somewhat pixelated gallery... darn low-resolution images.)

[aqpippin]

all the poetry on my dash about august and summer going and autumn and winter coming like sorry can’t relate it’s my time to shine

[p-mp]

One Halloween I went trick or treating with my friends and at one of the houses a middle aged guy came out threw candy all over his driveway and squirted us with his sprinkler (it was spring)

[novlr]

How to write the cold

The way we feel cold is universal, but the way we contextualise it is not. Cold has a variety of connotations for readers, so it's important to decide how to use it, and what mood you want to convey in your scene.

While cold is often associated with negative aspects in writing, if there's anything the winter season teaches us, is that it can be a positive thing as well. Rather than just using the word cold, in your next writing project, try to contextualise it. Describe the weather, the light on the snow, the comfort of warmth after an icy swim, or the fear and loneliness of the dark on a cold night.

Here are our quick tips on how to write the cold:

In nature

Clean mountain air

Glittering ice crystals

Unique wildlife, like snow hares or polar bears

Snow muffled sounds

Steam rising from hot springs

Icy water in rivers and lakes

Overcast and rainy

Bright sun on fresh snow

Icebergs, glaciers, and ice floes

Storms and blizzards

Branches moving and creaking

Frozen ponds

Morning frost on grass

Snowdrops pushing through snowdrifts

Crisp and clear night skies

Wolves howling in the dark

Bare branches scraping against windows

Eerie shadows

Foods and objects

The scent of cinnamon and nutmeg

Heavy winter coats and scarves

Rich, hot meals with lots of gravy

Tea or coffee left out too long

Ice-cream, sorbets, or ice-lollies

Metal that is cold to the touch (like pots and pans or door handles)

Cold beverages straight out of the fridge

An icy bath

Freezer trucks or walk-in refrigerators

Dry ice

Crisp, fresh sheets on cold nights

Ice sculptures

A tap with a drip that freezes in place

Frozen celebratory drinks (like daiquiris)

A single cube of ice floating in a whisky glass

A cold pack for an injury

Character moods

Isolated

Lonely

Aloof

Sad

Comfortable

Snuggly

Focused

Panicked

Indifferent

A lack of affection

Calm and calculated

Disengaged

Serene

Depressed

Awestruck

Anxious

Reverent

Melancholy

Nostalgic

Impatient

Frustrated

Reflective

Character body language

Hunched shoulders

Crossed arms

Shivering

Snuggling into something warm

Rub hands together for warmth

Tight or strained expression

Biting dry lips

Furrowing brow

Glaring against brightness

Tense and rigid stance

Stand close to others

Slow, deliberate steps

Move quickly to somewhere warm

Sitting relaxed in a warm space

Actions and events

Start a fire or build a shelter

Winter hikes

Outdoor activities like skating, skiing, or sledding

Traffic jams or snowed in cars

Frozen lakes cracking underfoot

Dodging icicles falling from rooftops

Going ice-fishing

Long sea voyages

Frostbite

Suffering from a cold, the flu, or pneumonia

Brainfreeze

Snuggling under a warm duvet

Sipping from a steaming hot drink for comfort

Cold-water swimming

Walking to work in the rain

Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere

Chrismas in July in the Southern Hemisphere

Reading a good book by the fire while it snows outside

Positive aspects

While cold is often associated with negative emotions, using it as a juxtaposition can often help to accentuate the positive feelings you want to convey.

If it's cold outside, a character enjoying a hot chocolate under their duvet will give a much more positive impression than if they were simply staying in bed.

The beauty of the natural world in winter, like snow, ice, and winter foliage can also be used to create a scene of happiness and wonder.

Negative aspects

Cold is often used to describe characters who are emotionally detached, calculating, or generally unfeeling. It's become an easy way to clue your readers in to how they're meant to feel about your character.

There are also more creative ways to use the cold, however, like describing the disappointment of forgetting about a hot drink you put down somewhere and only remembering when it's already gone cold, or the feeling of shock after you first step out of a warm shower.

Helpful synonyms

chilly

frigid

icy

wintry

frosty

cool

nippy

freezing

glacial

brisk

chilled

cool

polar

bitter

snowy

raw

refrigerated

arctic

rimy

draughty

[roodles03]

Happy Summer!

I didn't intend for this to be a summer drawing bit it ended up being one whoops. Also sorry to people in the southern hemisphere, as this is irrelevant to you. Oops. I actually meant to make a winter themed Huntlow drawing last winter.but idk school got so busy and before I knew it it was Spring. I might still do it though... just stupidly late.

Unpopular Opinion: Summer is my favorite season. I have a lot of happy childhood memories in the summer. I always hated school (Neurodivergent thing) so summer was typically my one time of the year throughout my childhood to be any sense of the word happy. I love wearing breathable clothing, which is also an autism thing I hate wearing clothes covering my whole body I hate clothing sticking to my skin. I also get to go back to my home state every summer and see my family which is always nice. 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays (not the patriotic part just the celebrations that take place) and I love pools and swimming, (the beach is so so though)

I dunno it's always just been the best time of the year for me my whole life. I know it's not an opinion many people hold and that's okay!

Anyway, summer ranting aside, you may have noticed I'm experimenting with cell lighting lately and I think I'm really liking how things look when I do both cell shading and lighting!