#im not gonna go ham on the tags

[gomzdrawfr]

"...it's a poor prize to take back to The Shire"

[lexezombie]

Maybe putting a 7ft metal creature on unstable wheels is a bad idea--

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[anipgarden]

How to Increase Biodiversity on a Budget - Masterpost

It cannot be stressed enough that supporting native wildlife is important, wherever you are and however you can. But it can feel a bit daunting to think about doing, especially if you’re operating on a smaller budget. It’s not uncommon to hear about someone’s success story and think how much did it cost to do that?

I’m hoping that I can provide a good bunch of ideas on how to help heal the world around you without hurting your wallet. Feel free to use this as a guide, or a bouncing-off point to do actions in your own style!

Before we get Started

I want to make it clear that this is not a checklist of things you are required to do in order to be ‘helping.’ This isn’t an ‘all or nothing’ kind of deal. Every little bit you do helps. Being aware of these options and spreading awareness helps. Doing even just a handful of these options as you’re able to helps.

With that being said, we need to acknowledge that not everything in this list is feasible for everyone. Some people have a fenced yard in the suburbs. Some people have an unfenced yard with judgy neighbors and/or a restrictive HOA policy. Some people can’t directly control their own landscaping, whether that be because of an external lawn maintenance ruling or something like ‘living with your parents.’ Some people have a 4th story apartment with a small balcony. Some people rent and can’t grow directly into the ground. If the best you can do is put up a bird feeder, or grow a few pollinator-friendly plants in pots? I see you. I feel you. I’ve been there. I appreciate what you’re doing, and you know what? So does the wildlife.

Un-actions, or Restriction of Activities

Things to Do that Aren’t Related to Growing Plants

The Plants-Related Section

Adding To, or Starting, A Garden

Cheaply Starting

Supporting Your Plants for Cheap: Composting, Mulching, and Trellises

What Plants to Add

What to Do Once Things Are Planted

The Secret Other Thing - Managing Invasive Plants and Animals

Parting Words and Sources

If you’re interested in joining a group of gardening enthusiasts who are always down to talk about biodiversity, project ideas, and native plants, feel free to hop into my gardening discord! 

[asanjou]

we're now 8 episodes away from finishing ooo and the drama is more heated than ever

[huidol]

surviving romance spoilers :)

it's best to forget about all the things that are important 🐍

[solar-halos]

i’m coming for another one of yall this mood board monday. this one is for you and me on the rock by @the-sun-and-the-sea

[kiwibirdlafayette]

I think Tom (and all his alts) strive for freedom…

OH ABSOLUTELY

I totally agree!! I think just like- the nature of Tom and his alts (who ofc meta wise were all written after him) is that they’re all dependent people of some kind, usually as the result of their circumstance of existence

Whether that be like in Tom's case because Dianite (or Mianite in Godswap, albiet different dynamic) is the one to grant him reanimated life, making him sort of indebted to him- or Cassell who isn't necessarily bound to his god moreso that he's bound to his creators (Flash and Ianite). Mot also sort of has that tether element to him because Dianite technically also saved his life from the creeper spore infection iirc but I think it makes the principle of freedom a little different to him esp. because it turned into like a business partners to unrequited crush to sorta lovers kinda thing depending on your post canon

All of this translates to me into their kind of devotion as champions, and again how that's like different from Ianitee flavored devotion (based on the guidance of Ianite and trusting in her judgement to lead them the right way so she can keep them safe), or Mianitee flavored devotion (Like knights to a king, similar to Ianitees follow orders for order, kind of follow his principles rather than specific instructions from him). Dianite being Dianite and the elements of chaos being how it is, Dianitee devotion is like being an extension of him, not via principles or guidance but by intent like being mercenaries in service of him while still being tethered in fear of punishment if its not done right. And maybe yknow they don't mind the implications that come with that title (Mot's case, for example) I think that's where that desire for freedom comes for- a want to have an existence that isn't tethered to their god

side note this could not apply as much to Dianite and Cass in Aitheaca because Dianite takes the Ianite role in terms of swapped god positions (and Cass runs off Dianite's guidance in the same way as Jordan would to Ianite) as Flash and Ianite are more similar to Tom and S1 Dia but bear with me xD

So kind of like extrapolating from that- their more specific desires for freedom are all sort of tied to Tom's need for spiritual freedom- I want to like refer to the whole thing of the Thauminomicon-y traits Marsh had mentioned before, and how Tom has 'fabrico', which stands for craft/repair. It connects in the sense of yeah he's a zombie he's stiched back together but. ok hear me out. Who would have stitched him back together? It was implied in an episode of Isles that c!Tom doesn't remember the Minecraft Project- (because they're memories he can't return to, just big empty void in his head), or when he was alive/ill from zombification, but he hadn't died yet. The person that arrives on Mianite with Tucker is that Tom, he is all that chaotic goofy Tom is, but at the same time he's partially someone else's creation, sewn together in intricate ways to be the bringer of chaos for the god he serves- but beyond that? His humanity. At his core, he's human, not someone who'll just take orders blindly and him striving for his freedom from that tether is refusing to deny the things that makes him alive. And I think the other alts like ya said follow suit, in Mot maintaining his humanity regardless of his ailment through choosing to care for Alyssa rather than being just a ruthless chaotic killing machine when Rux!Dia dies or in Aitheaca the way I want to write Cassell as someone who was born as a weapon for Ianite but loves collecting vintage human things and views his innermost self through music. The visual I kind of go to is the idea of Tom literally crafting and repairing the parts of himself that make him feel trapped by breaking them apart, burning it, adding new things when he takes the hands of friends and yeah!! And I think this sort of aspect could also tie into him becoming Mecha Dianite as well in finding freedom by choosing the person he is, and owning it

[mangostar]

found some axolotls woooo!!!!!!!!!

[thecustomcosplayed]

i’d love to just be able to ramble for hours on end. like there is so much i could talk about but i am confined to my cage (being scared of rambling to anybody)

[crows-home]

no u guys dont understand i Need to talk about Tiger and Bunny

[your-fave-is-bi]

Microdosing on creating art by knitting daily bc i know my drawing rust is building up and attempting to make Art I Want when im rusty will only result in frustration and more stress than I already have

[ablednt]

A little girl just fucking died and half you fuckers are still acting like this is some political discourse and going on about hamas fuck you I've actually had enough

[gibbearish]

im not rbing bc i dont want to put a target on my back on a big post but . i feel like this is a mostly fair criticism except for the part where a huge part of the point of tone tags was to yknow. be shorthand??

[loving-delusions]

my LLEEGGSGSs hurtb

i liked the school event but god fuckin dammt it's not worth 9 hours to be there for the event to start at 5 fucking pm

[nikomedes]

i tend to like things so i can queue them later, especially on art because i always think "i'll want to put thoughtful tags on this later, but i don't have the bandwidth rn." ive been here for 11 years and maintain <500 likes (many of which are ancient posts calcified to the bottom of my likes that i cant unlike), routinely going through to refill my queue, and kinda like. gave myself a pass bc of that

but the genuine despair of artists moving here from twitter about engagement is getting me so bad im like... genuinely, i am recommitting myself to reblogging cool art as soon as i see it even if the only thing i have to say in the tags is "goddamn"

[lord-owlsnake]

Just noticed your "Bird in Hand AU" tag on bird monster River...care to elaborate?

You have no idea how much i want to talk about this weird little AU that's kind of gotten out of hand. Initially i was like haha im gonna make a monster form for River because that's usually what i end up doing for any character i like but now it's become it's own thing lmao.

Anyway, A Bird In The Hand is an AU where River is actually a giant bird monster because Frank was cursed to be one. So he's just. Born that way. River's mom still leaves him with his grandparents, but what she leaves them is not a very human looking kid. They love him anyway. Take it upon themselves to teach him to fly after he tries by himself and ends up busting his leg. He's really bad at landing. Eventually he learns how to make himself look like a people (because he wanted to be like his grandparents. David comes home one day to find a regular kid with too sharp teeth in the living room). He can't quite get the hang of making his teeth look normal. He doesn't smile when he's out in public, but he can be anything he wants at home.

No one really knows about this fully until like, in between seasons 2 and 3. And it's just the people at Slough House who do for now. Things get dicey in the Graybooks, but it's somehow still managed to be kept mostly a secret. There's absolutely an outing at some point where everyone goes out into the countryside to have a nice day and Louisa, Marcus, and Shirley get up to shenanigans in a field trying to teach River how to land properly. Catherine and Lamb watching from the sidelines of course. (Lamb says it's strictly because of security concerns but Catherine catches him smiling a bit when River finally sticks that landing)

Patrice, Yves and Bertrand are all also monsters. Definitely more beasts than people. I've decided that in season 4 Patrice swoops down outta the sky to cause that car crash and he actually takes River away and River ends up stuck back in Les Abres for months. (He does get rescued, don't worry. Louisa just almost gets eaten about it it's fine.)

Basically it's just an au to go ham with the entire thought of "People don't love/want me when I'm Normal, how could they ever want me when I'm Not?" Being a huge scary monster but your friends loving you anyway. Scared to lose yourself to it.

Anyway that's the gist haha. Thank u so much for asking!