#informal gardens

[cosmysla]

Mulch Front Yard New York

Inspiration for a large eclectic shade front yard mulch flower bed in summer.

[ledaatomica]

Brick Pavers - Landscape Inspiration for a medium-sized brick, shaded Mediterranean courtyard garden.

[gqutie-blog]

An example of a large mediterranean shade front yard gravel driveway.

[enoshimakuro]

Retaining Walls - Landscape An example of a large traditional backyard stone retaining wall landscape in summer.

[momoppi]

Mediterranean Landscape - Gravel An example of a large mediterranean shade front yard gravel driveway.

[imadhatt3r]

Am I insane or are Joker and Akechi low-key equivalent to Adam and Eve in the 3rd semester

- Maruki's palace has some heavy "Garden of Eden" themes, with it essentially being a paradise where people live free of suffering and strife but also in a kind of blissful ignorance of themselves. The highest structure is LITERALLY named Eden, with a garden and an apple tree with a snake and everything. Maruki oversees everything as God, one who gave this wonderful place and unburdened lives to people.

- 3rd semester Akechi was born out of Joker's cognition thanks to Maruki, just like how Eve was born out of Adam's rib; There's also the fact that Joker wanted Akechi alive again so that they might try starting their relationship over and due to his regret over how their relationship ended up- which parellels Adam's desire for a companion. Joker and Akechi are the only two people in Maruki's reality who feel that something's not right (at least at first), making them truly uniquely cognicient beings, kind of like how Adam and Eve were uniquely intelligent among all the other life in Eden (given that they could talk and were chosen to be the caretakers of all other creation).

- In the bible, it was Eve who convinced Adam to eat the apple and gain awareness; In the game, it's Akechi who manages to convince Joker about the truth of what's actually going on around them.

- Once Adam eats the apple, he and Eve are banished from Eden by God, forcing them and all the other humans in the future to live on Earth, where they have to suffer from hunger, illness, pain, and all the other things they never felt while in Heaven. Joker and Akechi go after Maruki with all the other phantom thieves- their consciousness allowed them to disobey their "God" and destroy his reality, causing them and all humanity to return to the original world, where they have to suffer from heartache and other emotions they were free of in his "Paradise". Not to mention that they themselves will suffer too- Joker will have to live without Akechi, mourning the relationship they could have, while Akechi will literally stop existing. If they obeyed, they could still both exist together (even if it would be in a way they don't want).

- Adam and Eve are, of course, positioned as a "pair of opposites", given that Abrahamic religions see men and women as opposite "forces". Almost every aspect of Joker and Akechi mirrors eachother, from designs through personalities to places they occupy in their lives. There's also the fact that Adam and Eve were sort of destined for eachother, made for eachother by God, just like how Joker and Akechi were destined by gods to be rivals and opposites.

- "Rebellion" in general is one of the main themes of the game, and Adam and Eve can be seen as humanity's first rebels by going against their creator (or at least that's one possible interpretation). Joker and Akechi are P5's protagonist and deuteragonist, the two main thematic characters of the game; Them being united together AS A DUO (unlike during the Shido situation, where they had the same goal but mostly worked separately) against a shared God-like opponent who is trying to take away their free will is kind of like if God wanted to take Adam and Eve back and wipe their minds, and Adam and Eve fought together like hell to stay free.

- This is really minor, but there is a Mementos dialogue about Akechi eating a single apple for lunch every day... 👀

[autoauthor]

Garden

The Senju have a tradition of a courtship garden.

Well... It's called a "tradition" but that's actually just to hide the fact that it's something their bloodline compels them to do.

When they feel strong affection towards someone, they feel the urge to nurture and grow plants on their behalf. This doesn't actually have to be romantic affection. Expecting mothers are some of the Senju's most prolific gardeners.

Hashirama continues to maintain plants for all of his brothers.

He's also the first person to realize that Tobirama's in love. Granted, it's hard to miss the abundance of flora that have suddenly sprung up around Tobirama's home. He doesn't even seem to realize it himself.

The main flowers are:

Tansy: resilience, a fresh start

Red Amaryllis: pride, splendid beauty, determination, worth beyond beauty

Red Carnation: love, passion, admiration, courage

Red Snapdragon: love, passion, deviousness, grace

Purple Orchid: respect, dignity, confidence, peace and forgiveness

Peony:

Meanwhile, the Uchiha value something made with one's hands. Something that shows your understanding of the person in question. For example, one could write a song to represent them or paint a mural of a memory you share together. I'd say more, but I really think my ideas for Uchiha courtship should get it's own post.

Either way, it's not like Tobirama is giving Izuna the flowers (yet). He just finds himself compelled to tend to the garden after every time they interact. Surely there's no correlation.

[krems-chair]

In hindsight, there has to have been something iconic about the moment the Inquisitor finds out Solas can just sashay into someone's dreams and lobotomize them like I'm sorry he can WHAT? The guy I dragged into my subconscious for a tour of a place he'd already been to could have chopped my consciousness into tiny bite-sized pieces and flame-broiled them just to feel something? Meanwhile Sera's in a corner somewhere dumping holy water in a circle around herself just in case

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 14 September 2024

Following the flat clusters of white flowers on Viburnum opulus (guelder rose, dogberry, water elder, cramp bark, snowball tree, European cranberry bush) in early summer bunches of translucent bright red fruits are produced and often persist into winter. The berries are an important food source for birds, including bullfinch and mistle thrush and the flowers are especially attractive to hoverflies.

Jill Raggett

[inspiredlivingspaces]

IG houseandgardenuk

[unhingedsentientrock]

The Sua comic is so good it scratches the right cortical regions.

The remains of dead children are akin to snow -a hallmark of winter- to insinuate the cessation of existence. If Sua's sister is to be taken at face value, it is a ritual restricted to children. Mixing their remains in the grass they once walked on, in the only place that offers the vestiges of humanity as a bargain to elicit their most beautiful cries, is horrid.

Equating ashes with snow is such a twisted play on the connotation of purity the latter carries. But also, the remains are scattered under the starry night sky, as if to symbolise the glimmer of hope fading away. Or it could be seen as going back to the abode in the sky where God would have lived had they not been forgotten.

Anakt Garden represents a one-way trip to the afterlife, which is why Sua's sister references it as "hell", because it is frightening. She still has her instincts intact and fears death unlike those who grew up in the garden. However, Sua finds reprieve in this afterlife, morphing into a "heavenly garden", because she was found by Mizi, her delight, her enticing "paradise". In the end, she becomes a perfect victim of the system that ensnares all.

The entire world is built on a travesty of concepts as we know them, deprived of their most raw characteristics. Everyone has to return to the Great Anakt; ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

[theshadowsingersraven]

I love actually being pro Elain by developing her character outside of her romance. And she's not even a main character in my fic.

[silliestseraphim]

Ulysses animation I did a while back!!☆彡(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)☆*:

Top notch ibispaint quality as you can see.I’m manifesting good things to come to him during the February frenzy( ◠‿◠ )💕I love toshiko so much too though!!!

[pickled-flowers]

I only vaguely know my Mysqueery Gang lore but Lila is honestly a mystery to me even tho I see her all da time ... What's her deal :0

So clear isn’t it

[hearthandheathenry]

How To Stard Seeds Indoors (Cheaply)

I finally finished designing my little seed-starting info flyer after some experimentation to make sure these techniques and items actually work. After lots of healthy seedlings, I am now confident in sharing this info! This project was started as a way to fight back and provide for the community. I am growing much more than I need, in order to give out free plants to my community members and to also feed as many people as we can. If you are like me and want to do the same, or even just provide food for your family in these scary times, here's some good info to get you started! Please don't be intimidated by gardening - anyone can do it!

Feel free to save and share to whatever platform. No watermark because its all free to use info from me to you 😊💕

[ghettogardener]

Truly truly enjoying "With Love, Meghan" on Netflix. Please do yourself a favor and watch. It's so cozy and informative!

They could never make me hate you, Meghan!