#penguin photo

[herlastnamepage]

Boulders Beach / the best place in the universe. Boulders Beach 2024

[shaibonbon]

For some reason I took these pics in 2016

No ideia why. Nowadays it looks like a ref sheet of the penguin...?

[badninken]

Sabotage

[gongyussy]

bonus:

[majorroughing]

smiley sid for @nyyfever

[illneverbeapassenger]

Pressure ridges, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

October 2024.

[hunterrrs]

Bike rides, banana bread and being ‘a bullet’: How Sidney Crosby leads Penguins into a new era - SUCH A GOOD ARTICLE (also baby sid buying a car...)

Whether it was when Crosby baked banana bread for the Penguins two years ago or all the times he has recognized something was up with a teammate and checked in on them, everybody seems to have at least one Sid story to share.

Just as striking to these fledgling Penguins has been seeing how Crosby goes out of his way to make every one of them feel like part of the team.

“He’s so welcoming. It’s honestly crazy how he’s a better person than he is a player given how outstanding he is as a player,” prospect Jonathan Gruden said. “But he’s just an unbelievable person who makes you feel like you’ve been here 18, 20 years along with [Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang]. It’s incredible.”

For Broz, it was that ride on the exercise bikes or sticking around after an informal skate in the middle of July to share pointers with a prospect. For Gruden, it was Crosby texting a young pro who had just gotten called up to the NHL and inviting him over to his house to watch football with the guys.

And for Rutger McGroarty, it started with the text message that Crosby sends many players when they join the organization and quickly evolved from there.

It had been a whirlwind week for McGroarty when the Penguins finalized a trade to acquire him in August. His phone would not stop buzzing as the congratulatory messages poured in. As McGroarty scrolled through them, he froze.

“Oh, it’s Sidney Crosby! Not a normal text you’d get on your average day,” he said. “I was actually sitting next to a couple of my buddies and I showed them.”

A month later, McGroarty was cracking up on the bench at a joke Crosby made.

“He’s a really funny guy,” the 20-year-old said. “It feels like there’s no age gap.”

Crosby sat back at his locker stall at the practice rink the other day, flecks of gray peeking through his black hair and sweat dripping off his chin, as he thoughtfully discussed his leadership style and getting through to Generation Z. For example, McGroarty was literally in diapers when Crosby made his debut.

“I try to put myself in their shoes, but obviously things change. They evolve,” Crosby said. “I think the biggest thing as a rookie is just all the unknowns. You’re in a new league, new team, new teammates, new city. Everything is new. The faster you feel comfortable, that’s a huge part of being able to be at your best.”

Crosby knows his first taste of the league was different, right down to living with Lemieux. He laughed while joking that all these kids won’t crash on his couch.

For the 20th straight season, Crosby is trying to get the Penguins on the same page. They will ice a veteran-heavy team in Wednesday’s season opener. But eventually, the kids are coming — sooner should the team struggle again this fall.

Crosby’s little gestures will help these prospects feel more at home when they arrive. They still may be a bit starstruck. But they will know they belong here.

“It may not seem like it,” Gruden said. “But to a young guy, it means a lot.”

[jaubaius]

"Let's take a selfie!"

Source

[vintagecandy]

She's giving Marlene Dietrich, she's giving CAMP she's giving DRAG KING I don't KNOW HER but I felt like drawing ice cubes and pearls--

[stagprince]

Riddlebird week Day 1: Swim 🌊

Based on:

[thedanoriddler]

Me seeing the archive photo of the Riddler appear for 2 seconds in the first episode of The Penguin:

[herlastnamepage]

lovers betty's bay 2024

[plush-birds]

Some of the plushies available at Berlin zoo 💚 All by Wild Republic

(unable to tag all species due to tag limit)

[lovethytendytenderly]

Richard Siken, Unfinished Duet

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[animalphotorefs]

#creaturecomfortqueue - Magellanic Penguin

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[adelphenium]

pre-draft geno + ovi at the ball game 💫