#pond's birthday 2019

[foxes-that-run]

The 1

The 1 is talking to an ex and updating them on her life, we got to see it reenacted at the 2021 Grammys when Folklore won AOTY:

The 1 was written between March and July 2020. It had not been long since Harry and Taylor saw each other, we know of at least at Ed Sheeran's Wedding in September. Lover and Fine Line (on Taylors 30th Birthday) came out since then, 2019 had been a big year.

In the long pond sessions Taylor and Aaron talked about how it reflects the whole album. Which is interesting when Taylor also sang in Gold Rush that her mind turns Harry's life “into folklore”.

I see The 1, Cardigan and Exile as one conversation (I'll get to Betty). From pleasantries, expressing support and then rehashing their end.

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit Been saying "yes" instead of "no" I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn't though I hit the ground running each night I hit the Sunday matinée You know the greatest films of all time were never made

In the long pond sessions Taylor said the opening line has a double meaning, that the sound of folklore was a new direction and that she was being open to new experiences personally.

Taylor has a similar line to the bus stop, in Cardigan, which is almost a continuation of The 1, “I knew I'd curse you for the longest time / Chasin' shadows in the grocery line” both capture that feeling of subconsciously looking for someone

Taylor says she’s busy, hits the ground running and fits as much as she can in. Ironic lines in a pandemic. The matinee line sounds like she made time to see Dunkirk, but maybe that's just me.

“The greatest films of all time were never made.” I love this line, she’s reflecting that their relationship was cut short. She also refers to it as a film later in the conversation in Exile. The wildest dreams music video also refers to them as Taylor and Burton

[Pre-Chorus] I guess you never know, never know And if you wanted me, you really should've showed And if you never bleed, you're never gonna grow And it's alright now

In the pre-chorus Taylor reflects on the different views of their relationship in 1989 compared to HS1. They have both said they don’t communicate in person what they can in song.

'If you never bleed your never gonna grow' there is a similar line in Woman on HS1: "he’s right where I should, where I should be but you’re making me bleed”. The reference here is that Harry should have shared his feelings sooner, or then but didn't.

However, in Cruel Summer however, Taylor said "And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know, oh" so it seems mutual to hide their feelings.

In Olivia, Harry said “This isn't the stain of a red wine, I'm bleeding love”

It's alright is a reference to Fine Line's "We'll be a fine line / We'll be alright"

[Chorus] But we were something, don't you think so? Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool And if my wishes came true It would've been you In my defense, I have none For never leaving well enough alone But it would've been fun If you would've been the one (Ooh)

I love “roaring 20’s” like, it refers to both her age and “it was so Gatsby that year” from TIWWCHNT, referring the party 1989 era before the gates shut in Reputation. 20 is a Haylor theme also

Also tossing pennies and wishes reminds you of I wish you would.

ME! Also includes “I can never leave well enough alone”

Taylor has described their relationship as 'like the mall before the internet' in Coney Island, an incredibly fun place.

[Verse 2] I have this dream you're doing cool shit Having adventures on your own You meet some woman on the internet and take her home We never painted by the numbers, baby But we were making it count You know the greatest loves of all time are over now

I love the second verse, she is hoping that her muse is living a happy new life. To me 'adventures on your own' conjures up Harry's post One Direction career. Which it may have been with his second album freshly released.

'We never painted by the numbers' is similar to 'you painted my nights a colour I have searched for since' in Question..?

[Pre-Chorus] I guess you never know, never know And it's another day waking up alone [Bridge] I, I, I persist and resist the temptation to ask you If one thing had been different Would everything be different today?

Taylor has a few songs that explore Haylor What Ifs:

Cardigan "I knew you would haunt all of my what-if's"

INTHAF Imagines what if they had met as children, and

Suburban Legends imagines a fantasy of them surprising the whole school in a 1950's gym, as a metaphor for being a power couple at a high profile event.

Slut! “Aquamarine, moonlit swimmin' pool / What if all I need is you?”

We were something, don't you think so? Rosé flowing with your chosen family And it would've been sweet If it could've been me In my defense, I have none For digging up the grave another time But it would've been fun If you would've been the one (Ooh)

More Haylor rosé since Maroon: "Your roommate's cheap-ass screw-top rosé, that's how".

Digging up the grave also reminds us of the opening of Look at what you made me do, where Taylor emerges as a Zombie wearing a dress similar to the one she wore in Out of the Woods.

[bl-bam-beyond]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO....

PHUWIN TANGSAKYUEN

On JULY 5, 2024 PHUWIN will be 21 Years Old with over a decade as an actor

Phuwin Tangsakyuen began his career as a baby born July 5, 2003 his first listed credit on MDL is a series called NUENG NAI SUANG (2005, THAI DRAMA)

His next listed drama was support role in 2015 in a Thailand Drama called LUEAD MUNGKORN: KRATING. Then listed also in 2015 is guest role in NUENG NAI SUANG and next listed is support role in 2015 in LUEAD MUNGKORN: HONG.

Next listed is 2016 Guest Role in Thai Drama SALUK JIT.

Then in 2018 came his FIRST MAIN ROLE in a BL SERIES. He was 15 but not in a BL Relationship but he was paired as close bestie with NEO in CAUSE YOU'RE MY BOY

Phuwin played Drake's kid brother Morn while Neo played Gord. Phuwin also played Morn in OUR SKYY and DARK BLUE KISS

In 2019 Phuwin played Namfah in The Charming Step Mom. In 2020 he played WiFi in My Bubble Tea...neither were BL Series Also in 2020 he played Third in THE GIFTED GRADUATION.

Then in an attempt to reunite him with screen partner NEO in 2021 Phuwin was set to play support role of Meen in FISH UPON THE SKY. Where he and Neo would be pair in a relationship but Phuwin later took on the main character as Pattawee aka Pi from WINNY THANAWIN PHOLCHAROENRAT who instead got a support role.

So NEOPHUWIN AND PONDWINNY were eclipsed as PONDPHUWIN became the leads in FISH UPON THE SKY.

Feeling they struck gold GMMTV continued with PONDPHUWIN in 2022 with NEVER LET ME GO

That same year Phuwin played ICE in hetero comedy THE WARP EFFECT. (It had a BL component)

Phuwin also rejoined POND to repeat NLMG roles on OUR SKYY 2 in 2023...also in 2023 Phuwin appeared as a guest on The Jungle. A main role in non BL Wednesday Club though not a BL was in a male to male sexual relationship with THOR before rejoining POND in 2024 BL SERIES WE ARE

Phuwin also had 2 Non BL Roles in upcoming SCARLET HEART and SUMMER NIGHT (with Dunk Natachai)

PHUWIN TANGSAKYUEN

@pose4photoml

[dreadteller]

[ ethan hawke, 46, cis man, he/him ] Welcome to Antioch, LUKE MORGAN! Local sources report that you’ve been in town for your whole life and are known to be KIND-HEARTED yet SKITTISH. Others have dredged up rumors that you’re involved in THE VAMPIRE OF ANTIOCH as JESSICA MORGAN'S FATHER, but most know you for your work as an AUTHOR. We’ll see you around town soon! 

AT A GLANCE...

name: Luke Morgan  

birthday: february 14

place of birth: antioch, or

zodiac: aquarius

mbti: isfp (the artist)

moral alignment: lawful good

occupation: author

place of work: self-employed

subplot affiliation: the vampire of antioch (Jessica Morgan's father)

languages: english

love language: physical touch

positive traits: compassionate, amicable, honest

negative traits: fearful, naive, melancholic

ABOUT LUKE...

he married his high school sweetheart after graduation, and had Jessica at a very young age. they did love each other genuinely and Jessica had a good childhood, but as Luke's career continued to take unexpected directions and he began coping with alcohol, his wife divorced him and moved out once Jessica did at 18. though his relationship with his daughter was distant, she was Luke's pride and joy, and he decided to stay in antioch just in case she ever needed someone.

Luke considers himself (and wants to be) a children's author, but, inexplicably, all of his stories turn themselves into gritty, gore-fest, age inappropriate horror novellas. he's unsure when this happens and he's tried several times to catch himself in the act, but it's a force that cannot be observed. Luke hates his writing and is terrified of the content he creates, but he's semi-accomplished as a horror author, and begrudgingly sells his work to pay the bills. he's chalked it up to "just antioch weirdness... or seizures, maybe"

his daughter, Jessica Morgan, was the first known victim of the killer known locally as the Vampire of Antioch, and was found along a jogging trail in 2019. he spends his free time dogging local law enforcement and journalists, desperate for answers.

he takes fatherhood very seriously, and can't help his dad-ness even when dealing with strangers. he's been known to shovel snow for his younger neighbors, give out unwanted advice about grilling meat or dating, and struggle with technology or the "new thing".

Luke is a minimalist and nature enthusiast, and though he hasn't had a ton of time to devote to a green-thumb hobby, he enjoys sitting in nature, going on hikes, watching wildlife, or taking a mug of coffee out to a duck pond.

THE PLOT THICKENS...

you're Luke Morgan? - your character is familiar with Luke's work, and is either a fan or finds it unpalatable. perhaps your character can bear witness to the strange goings-on with his work and its self-redirecting.

tldr; fan/reader

man seeking x - your character is into middle-aged divorced dads who look like Ethan Hawke and decide to settle in for a night together. male or female, one night stand or something more.

tldr; one night stand (+/-)

drinking buddies - Luke is drinking off the edge of his latest terrifying novella and your character joins him. can devolve into a series of bad choices and town-red-painting, or they can really cry on each others' shoulders.

tldr; drinking buddy

hustle, baby - turns out being a self-employed author just isn't keeping up with inflation, and Luke decides to go out and try to find a part-time job. your character suggests their place of work, where they help him interview or allow him to shadow for the day.

tldr; employer

(( other plot / connection ideas are totally welcome !! ))

[fanastic4]

[CTTO]

This is Taylor Alison Swift, Her birthday is on December 13,1989, She grew up in West Reading Pennsylvania,U.S.) She is one of the most popular singer-songwriter in AMERICA. She has 10 albums and her most popular album is LOVER.

Her Mothers name is Andrea Swift,and her Fathers name is Scott Kingsley Swift, She has a sibling too and his name is Austin Swift.

She has 396 songs in total,She started her career at the age of 14, Her First album was simply titled Taylor Swift(2006)

Here is a list of her albums:

Taylor Swift (2006)

Fearless (2008)

Speak Now (2010)

Red (2012)

1989 (2014)

Reputation (2017)

Lover(2019)

Folklore(2020)

Evermore(2020)

Midnights(2022)

Swift also released the following official live albums:

Speak Now World Tour – Live (2011)

Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008 (2020)

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, from the Disney+ Special (2020)

Lover (Live from Paris) (2023)

THATS ALL FOR TODAY!

You can request the next singer!

GOD BLESS!!!!!!<3

[angiviper]

Every day is a new opportunity to grow. None of us need January 1st as an excuse to decide to be a better person, but if you are someone who benefits from resolutions I pray you leave negativity, hatred and judgement behind and take care, compassion and understanding forward into the new year. You can be better if you want to be. 2022 was another rollercoaster for me, but that’s life. I had some lows and some . I swore into @mpc705 and worked on a huge. ever met and made some incredible new friends (looking at you @robertritterstudio @emily_norine @palmacosta @_betweentheseams_) I fulfilled a lifelong dream and bathed in the energy of Stonehenge with my partner in crime Alpha Wolf and beloved friends @bethhamptonart and Oglington while visiting some of my favorite people across the pond @dexbonus @iambermudarhombus @gmmoley I finally visited the motherland of Ireland and soaked up all the magick she had to offer, recharging my soul and connecting to my ancestors. I visited Seattle for the first time with my babe @summoplex for @emeraldcitycomiccon thanks to largemetallicfellow sparking a new passion for attending out of state cons that I can’t wait to extend into 2023. I returned to the SoCal con scene as an attendee for the first time since 2019 with my love @its_allykatt debuting the one new costume I made in 2022. And I rounded out my year going big for my birthday. I visited my favorite spot in SoCal (Solvang) along with my third stay at my obsession @thevicklosalamos where I ate my heart out and went horseback riding @syvhorsebackrides for the first time since I left Texas. I took my daemon Alameda along to my first @stfoodcinema screening of Muppet Christmas Carol. And to round it all out I adopted Hey Spyro from @misselliehoneybee backyard and spent my holidays bonding with him at home. As I look back on 2022 I have no regrets. I went into the year with an open mind and an open heart and I learned and grew and changed and I look forward to doing it again in 2023. Who knows what the future holds but I know it can be bright if I let it https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5ClE0vmdD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thedaveandkimmershow]

Linzy's birthday, if I'm not careful, can sound an awful lot like Mother's Day.

If the connection's not obvious to you it's because both celebrations describe the same event of which I have plenty of memories. It is, after all, the story of Kimmer 'n I.

And Linzy, too, of course.

See what I mean, though? We've got a story.

She's got a story.

Our memories, though, are just so super accessible to us when the subject is Linzy.

To combat that parental bias this year, I'm gonna focus on the young woman Linzy's become. Not where we all started but where she is now.

Now?

Yeah. As in she's a young adult with a career and a life of her own. Of course by this point in her life those things were always gonna be true. The surprise is that I had no idea how impressive that career and that life would be, has been, is in the process of becoming even more.

Recently, the online magazine, Canvas Rebel, an organization that spotlights conversations with entrepreneurs, artists & creatives, reached out to Linzy for an interview they recently posted on their site.

In the interview, Linzy reveals herself as someone who feels confident, passionate, and driven about the life she's pursuing. She acknowledges the rarity of that pursuit, that certainty, from school ages that aren't usually characterized by such confidence.

"By the time I graduated high school, I was the ultimate American choir-band-theater nerd; I’d written enough songs to fill a few albums, learned clarinet and trombone and played both in my high school’s pep band, performed in several talent shows and choir concerts, eventually learned to read music and knew how to be a front-woman for a band."

She talks about being a big fish in a small pond through her school years then facing the harsh reality of joining the best of the best at a college where being the best in high school makes you normal. Makes you not stand out.

"It humbled me, and [I] started taking the advice of my mentors to let myself be intimidated by talented people but then actually get to know them too so I can continue to grow alongside them. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing ever since."

Entering the local music industry, it became clear to her that hard work and talent are not enough to launch a career in music. Community is key. Her professional Network with a capital "N" is essential to how far she's come.

2019, she's working part-time at the Royal Room in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle where she meets Robbie Christmas with whom she becomes a friend and collaborator. Within weeks of that first meeting, Robbie introduces her to the world of live winery performances. Ultimately, throughout their friendship, he's the one who ushers her into Seattle's music community.

During her sophomore year of art school, she meets Andrew Vait, a guest speaker talking about songwriting, production, and artist branding. During her senior year, Andrew invites her to train and work as his production assistant. He subsequently invites her to be a founding member of the Fleetwood Mac tribute band, The Little Lies, an experience that serves as a nitrous boost to her skills as a musician, vocalist, and performer. The experience also broadens her recognition within the local community of musicians, club owners, and all the tech professionals who are responsible for maintaining high standards of sound and lights.

The Little Lies also brought Linzy into the orbit of Nik Singleton who, at the end of 2022, invites Linzy into her new band, Midnight High, a six-person group of musicians that indulges "a gorgeous blend of nostalgic synth-pop reminiscent of the 80’s, while simultaneously being dark and futuristic."

More nitrous to Linzy's skills. More reach into the local community that eventually opens the door for the debut of her own brand, Dream Patrol.

"Dream Patrol is where I get to fully take a turn in the driver’s seat and explore my love for electronic pop production, and is targeted toward audiences that wanna have fun dancing and partying with me. Dream Patrol is also where I push myself to not hide behind my instruments, as I so often tend to do, and allow myself to take up space on stage solely as a singer and performer."

This year, her performances along with her work teaching vocalists, conspired to transform her professional life into full-time pursuit, 100% of her income generated by revenue streams from her work as a professional performer and a vocal instructor.

Her career is definitely, profoundly, firing on all thrusters.

"My ongoing collaborations with The Little Lies and Midnight High have not only given me several chances to engage with the music community in Seattle on several occasions, to the point where I’m now a recognizable player in the scene, but its also lead people to find my Linzy Collins and Dream Patrol projects that they might not have found without seeing me play with one of my bands."

So there it is. There she is. It's her birthday today. And when I say we're proud or impressed as hell with this human being she grew up to be, you maybe, maybe, maybe now you have the smallest taste of what I mean by that.

What you can't know, what only her mother 'n I do know, is how hard she worked, the challenges she faced, the setbacks, the roadblocks with which she grappled, the opportunities she embraced, how she grew into her Muchness hour after hour after day after day across months and then years. We are fans numbers One and Two. We were there from the beginning. From her first instrument. From her first written song. From her first performance in front of a live audience showing that audience her own compositions, sharing with them herself. We were there. We are there. We're gonna be there as this story continues and continues and continues to unfold. Because hand to God.

This is really, seriously getting good.

😍😍😍

[pewcat123]

Show some love and support this artist, Bonniesongs. This is her latest release, which I had the honor of working with her once to record a demo of this song (I will release that version next month👍) She is a fantastic artist and a genuinely wonderful person and I highly recommend checking out more of her music.

[lieutenantselnia]

I randomly decided to dig out my old dream diary and I'm literally howling with laughter right now about some of the stuff I wrote down there😂😂 So much mildly cursed but in hindsight also extremely hilarious stuff😭😂

For context, I've been wanting to learn lucid dreaming for a long time (still can't do it unfortunately), and for a while during my teenage years I actually tried writing a dream diary to learn remembering my dreams more clearly (according to my notes I actually managed to even get a few semi-lucid dreams!). Most of these are from the first half of 2018, when I actually managed to write down my dreams consistently for a couple months, plus a few from 2019 and early 2020, in total about 20 dreams. I thought it might be funny to share some of the most hilarious, cursed or just really random moments from them:

I met with people that I either went to school with at the time or used to go to school with before, and we had to participate in various competitions or challenges, usually it was either something absurdly dangerous and cruel or something extremely embarrassing. That sort of stuff occurred in multiple dreams, like one time we were in the sports hall of my old primary school and had to kill each other with spears, another time me and some classmates were participating in a challenge of some random YouTuber and had to jump from a really high tower into a bath tub (which had no water in it but a trampoline).

We had to present our short film projects in English class (this is something we actually did in real life), and one group did a retelling of "The Lion King" where Timon died at the finale and that was just how the film ended. Also General Burkhalter from Hogan's Heroes was there as a film critic. He liked that ending even though most other people were just really confused about it.

I met Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich on a Christmas market and they were a gay couple and I took stupid selfies with them (what the fuck). In another dream Himmler was together with Joseph Goebbels instead, but before I woke up they told me it was actually just a prank and when I looked at the date it was suddenly April Fool's Day.

On my 15th birthday (in real life) I dreamed that it was summer and Christmas at the same time. (I live in the northern hemisphere so that doesn't happen here. Also my birthday is obviously not at Christmas.)

So. Many. Dreams. About. Thrawn. I swear about half of all the dreams I wrote down were just about me being in love with Thrawn and trying to get together with him, the nonsense level of the surrounding scenarios usually varying. There are too many to explain them all, but one of my favourite quote from one of the diary entries is probably "Thrawn and I had an ugly child", it's just so blunt and random😭 In another dream Thrawn randomly had a beard and I lowkey hated it, and in another he turned out to just be a human guy with make-up and I was super disappointed when I woke up.

A bunch of doctors and scientists were investigating our garden pond and randomly found the corpse of a blue-haired girl, but they weren't interested in her at all and just threw her onto our compost heap💀

I was Tony Stark's adoptive daughter (no idea why, I'm not even in the Marvel fandom) and when someone broke into our house to steal his inventions, I tried fighting the guy off and we had a duel with using a pot and a frying pan as weapons. He was arrested and we went eating tacos to celebrate.

Not gonna lie reading through all this madness actually makes me want to start writing a dream diary again😂 Like, even if I still don't learn lucid dreaming, at least I'll have something to laugh about again in a few years xD

[iffoundreturntosea]

August 6, Day 218/219

Day 218 2015

#frog #pond #pondmeal #ribbit #closeup #amphibian #outdoors #nature #fauna #picoftheday #project365 #day218

Day 219 2016

Well, are you??? I am! I got to see three of my four nieces!

#weekend #orange #shadesoforange #august #picoftheday #project365 #day219

Day 218 2017

#backyard #plant #weed #flora #growth #patio #concrete #nature #outdoors #natureconquers #august #picoftheday #project365 #day218

Day 218 2018

Mom is amazing and adds color to life!

#happybirthday #mom #family #love #paint #color #feet #shoes #bekind #bekindtooneanother #walkinsomeoneelsesshoes #august #picoftheday #project365 #day218

Day 218 2019

A successful night out!

#dinner #pizza #food #allgone #sogood #birthdaydinner #checkered #nationalnightoutday #august #august6 #2019 #nationalday #nationaldaycalendar #picoftheday #project365 #day218

Day 219 2020

Stars in your eyes ✨

#giraffe #animal #standtall #sparkle #stars #color #magic #create #imagine #extraordinary #august #august6 #2020 #picoftheday #project365 #day219Hap

Day 218 2021

Happy birthday, momma.

#happybirthday #celebrate #glassart #glasschandelier #jameshayesartglass #color #light #glass #art #august #august6 #2021 #picoftheday #project365 #day218

Day 218 2022

Lazy summer days

#caturday #leo #kitty #cat #catnap #comfy #furbaby #august #august6 #2022 #picoftheday #project365 #day218

Day 218 2023

Happy birthday, Rainbow 🌈💖

#create #art #doodle #august #august6 #2023 #picoftheday #project365 #day218

Day 219 2024

What do you think of my kelp? It’s a pretty good kelp, wouldn’t you say?

#k #dailytheme #kelp #fish #aquarium #august #august6 #2024 #picoftheday #project365 #day219

[mediamixs]

Top 10 horror movies that feature Ouija boards

Here is a concise summary of 10 notable horror movies that feature Ouija boards:

Witchboard (1986): This supernatural horror film follows Linda, who becomes obsessed with using a Ouija board to communicate with the spirit of a young boy named David. Her friend Brandon believes an evil spirit is trying to take over Linda's soul through the board.

13 Ghosts (1960): In this classic haunted house film, a family inherits a mansion filled with 13 ghosts, and a frightening Ouija board scene is a key part of the supernatural terror.

I Am ZoZo (2012): This psychological thriller follows a group of teens who contact a malicious spirit named ZoZo through a Ouija board on Halloween. The film is said to be based on real reports of people experiencing ZoZo's presence.

Don't Panic (1987): In this Mexican slasher film, a teenager receives a Ouija board for his 17th birthday, and his friends start dying violently soon after. The film explores whether Michael or an evil force is behind the killings

Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016): This prequel to the 2014 film Ouija follows a widow and her two daughters who run a fake séance business, only to have a real spirit board summon a dark presence.

Ouija: Blood Ritual (2020): Also known as Ouija Board, this found footage horror film follows a group of friends who break into a morgue to play with a Ouija board, with terrifying consequences.[1]

Séance (2006): Five students remaining at a university over Thanksgiving try to use a Ouija board to release the ghost of a girl that haunts them, but end up bringing back her killer as well.

Seytan (1974): The Turkish version of The Exorcist, this film features a Ouija board as a key part of the demonic possession storyline.

Simon Says (2019): After a Halloween party, a group of friends decide to play with a Ouija board, leading to the expected horror movie outcomes.

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2009): This film stars Robert Patrick and Danielle Harris as they battle supernatural forces unleashed by a Ouija board found at the bottom of a pond.

[ultraheydudemestuff]

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

2600 S. Park Blvd.

Cleveland, OH 44120

The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is a nonprofit organization in Shaker Heights, Ohio, that works to conserve a natural area, educate visitors about nature, and promote better environmental stewardship. It was founded in 1966 as the result of a volunteer effort to preserve the Shaker Parklands from becoming the route for a new freeway connecting Cleveland's east side to Downtown Cleveland. The nature center offers curriculum-related school programs, including an early childhood program for several east side school districts and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Walkers, runners, and birdwatchers use the trails for exercise and recreation.  The center is home to many wildlife and plant species living in a variety of natural habitats, including marsh, brook, field, forest, and ravine.

    The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes has indoor and outdoor facilities open to the public and is available for rentals, including birthday parties, weddings, and more. It houses classrooms, a meeting room, exhibit areas, a library, and The Duck Pond, a nature-themed gift store. The Jean Eakin Bird Observation Station, the Murphy Carfagna Wildlife Balcony, and a gallery overlook the grounds. There is also an outdoor pavilion, the All People's Trail, and Stearns Woodland Trail in the woodlands surrounding the Nature Center. The 0.4-mile-long All People's Trail is a barrier-free, elevated boardwalk, designed to be ADA accessible for visitors with all physical abilities. A new All People's Trail was constructed in late 2019 and is now open to the public. Features include a whimsical handcrafted Rose Foundation Gazebo and wider boardwalk with wildlife viewing areas for classes and gatherings. The Stearns Woodland Trail is one mile long and begins at the Nature Center's Wildflower Garden. The trail runs through several wooded, native habitats along the south branch of Cleveland's Doan Brook.

     The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes provides students with school field trips, year-round Outdoor Adventure Camps, and outdoor classes and other educational nature-centric events and programs, including the annual Nature at Night benefit.  The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes offers a wide range of opportunities for volunteers ages 13 and up. Environmental stewardship events are held throughout the year to help conserve and preserve the property's 20 acres of natural, native species.

[foxes-that-run]

The Lakes

The lakes is about escaping the challenging aspects of Taylor Swift's life with her muse to form an artist community like Wordsworth and Keats had in the Lakes district in the 19th century.

Above, the Lyric video shows wildflowers, LK has referenced this song and Harry also has for a Pleasing campaign. In the vertical video Taylor is on a swing, reminiscent of the swing in Seven, possibly about Harry. Finally a photo with a swan in The Lakes District.

In the Long Pond Session Taylor said (I've shortened it)

'The Lakes is a testament of what I wanted to escape from and where I saw myself escaping to. We'd gone to the Lake District in England a couple years ago. In the 19th century you had a lot of poets like William Wordsworth and John Keats. There was a poet district. They had their own community of other artists, which I've always in my career.' Jack: 'it's not just I've found something worth escaping to it’s a person to escape with.” Taylor agreed "That's a huge sincere statement of hope, everything I'm naming is completely small compared to this love.” “Hoax as the ending song was interesting for a couple weeks but then I wanted the real last song. The Lakes shows you exactly what the overarching theme of the whole album of trying to escape and having something you want to protect, protect your own sanity and saying look they did this hundreds of years ago, I'm not the first person who's felt this way.

Taylor said they had gone to the lakes "a couple of years ago", and she described a poet district with an artist community, meaning fellow songwriters. She had been to the Lakes with a couple of years ago with on her first trip there with Harry Styles on her birthday in 2012. At the time Taylor said it was her best birthday since she was 6. Like Taylor, Harry has a similar experience of fame and is a lyricist. Harry has also sung about being in an artist community with Taylor, in Canyon Moon, which has a very similar idea as The Lakes.

I have seen people refer to the Invisible String Lyric "Our three-year trip / Getting lunch down by the Lakes" to point to Joe. While not photographed, their 3rd anniversary was October 2019, or 6 months before this song was recorded. 'A couple of years ago' rather than 'last year' implies the earlier trip. Joe is also not a lyricist, she spoke about an artist community. He is credited as a producer on Folklore. Taylor described how William Bowery wrote the melody's not lyrics.

Lyrics

Is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me? I'm not cut out for all these cynical clones These hunters with cell phones

An elegie is the speech at a funeral, her songs, particularly those she is reclaiming are like diary. She lost her eulogie, the story of her life.

The last line refers back to 'I Know Places' "They are the hunters, we are the foxes" where she and Harry ran from paparazzi, now they hide from every person with a cell phone.

Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die I don't belong, and my beloved, neither do you Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry I'm setting off, but not without my muse

Taylor is saying she is not cut out for the music industry life, she lost the rights to her diary, constantly photographed. In the Long Pond she referred to having this plan for years, which she foreshadowed for Lover, and I think Harry's Peace ring. I think they may have shared this plan when they first visited for when she turned 30 and into 2020. Folklore is about communication and how life differs to what a 23 year old planned.

The final line is so lovely, her muse is Harry Styles. No other partner has inspired so much work or so much success, they have inspired and encouraged each other to do their best work. Even when they are with others for years they still write about each other. When they see each other they are prolific. Harry has even sung about how he writes too much about her. I could list what proportion of awards and hits are about this relationship, but let's stay in the Windermere peaks.

Despite their success Taylor does not think they are cut out for this life. Taylor has sung about Harry's anxiety in New Years Day and Now that we don't talk, it's also apparent watching him at award shows in his solo career. This song and many (Mirrorball, I know places, Slut!, You're on your own kid) are about how fame impacted Taylor.

What should be over burrowed under my skin In heart-stopping waves of hurt I've come too far to watch some namedropping sleaze Tell me what are my words worth

The first line I think could have 2 meanings, one that the relationship should be over but it is not and the waves are hurt of not being together. Or, and I think this because of the second half, Taylor cannot let her masters go. The last line is a pun on the worth of her words and the poet William Wordsworth.

I want auroras and sad prose I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet 'Cause I haven't moved in years And I want you right here A red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground With no one around to tweet it While I bathe in cliffside pools With my calamitous love and insurmountable grief

I want auroras and sad prose, refers to Harry Styles. She describes his eyes as “aurora borealis green” in Snow on the Beach. She also describes him as sad boy in Question..?, he does write sad prose.

In the Long Pond Session Taylor said "I could see this you know you you live in a cottage and you've got Wisteria growing up the outside of it and you just why you know of course they escaped like that." William Wordsworths cottage (below) has wisteria growing on the side, which is a slow growing purple plant, almost a lavender haze!

I love the imagery of 'Red rose grew out of rose in frozen ground', because it refers to Rose, which is a Haylor theme. But also because it refers to the track before Hoax: "My winless fight, this has frozen my ground" It also refers to a theme of hiding their love, "I would die for you secret" in Peace, that something beautiful and no one needs to know about it.

The last lines are so poetic and dramatic I love them. Calamitous love refers to a love that’s “built to fall apart (and back together)” in OOTW or "a crooked love in a straight line down” in IWYW. Taylor used a similar word discussing SOTB, calling it cataclysmic love. Taylor describes her dramatic and passionate relationship with Harry rather than staide and safe one described with Joe.

Her insurmountable grief is all she’s lost, her masters, the things she gave up in your own your own kid and things she has to pine about.

Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die I don't belong, and my beloved, neither do you Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry I'm setting off, but not without my muse No, not without you

Love this chorus, such beautiful poetry about poets and love.

[pensandlakes]

4th; of pretty little things wrapped

Hi @taylorswift! Another year, yet another SpoTAYfy wrapped was released. This year was insane. I kind of hyperfixated on your music maybe just a tiny bit -- 166,693 minutes bit, to be more specific. Some people chastise those numbers saying a whole lot of negative things, but you know what? I am so proud to belong in the 0.001% of your top listeners.

You've been my top artist since I decided to join the streaming platform in late 2019. Never shocks me that you're always up there. This year though, I kind of hammered it down to core. Things just slowed down in my life this year and I just had the time to stream and drown in your music as much as I'd like. While the whole world slowed down during the p a n d e m i c, mine was fast-paced filled with daily anxieties and fears as I traversed the insides of our hospital grounds. The whole word began anew this year, and I decided to retreat and do my own kind of isolation. So yes, I had the time to really just take it all in thus the apparent increase in my streams.

It's just funny to me how both version of your famed 10 minute song made it to my top 5. I just somehow dig all the heart-wrenching, gut-punching songs. I've always been like that since 2007, when people made me choose between Our Song and Teardrops On My Guitar, or You Belong With Me vs Fifteen, down to the recent upbeat songs in the likes of Bejeweled, Karma, etc versus You're Losing Me, Castles Crumbling, etc. I fully admit that me and Sadness probably come from the same pond.

And wow, Tay. Top G l o b a l Artist!!!! Wow. So proud of you! Also finally made it to the billionaire club. But you know what really makes me happy? Seeing you happy.

It's certain someone's birthday tomorrow, so I will just cut this short. Have a fun December 12th, Tay!

[brookston]

Holidays 2.12

Holidays

Borrowed Days begin (until 14th; Scotland)

Bra Day (Japan)

Darwin Day

Flip Flop Day [also 3rd Friday in June]

Gamma Day (Illinois)

Georgia Day (US)

Hug Day

International Darwin Day

International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

International Day of Women’s Health

Janet Jackson Appreciation Day

Lincoln's Birthday

Lost Penny Day

Love a Mensch Day

Moresdag (Mother’s Day; Norway)

NAACP Day

National Braydon Day

National Freedom to Marry Day

National Hump for a Day, Day

National Productivity Day (India)

National Women’s Day (Pakistan)

Oglethorpe Day (a.k.a. Georgia Day; US)

Paul Bunyan Day (Bangor, Maine) [also 8.10]

Pick A New Love Song Day

Red Hand Day (UN)

Rhapsody in Blue Day

Safety Pup Day

Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day (Canada)

Union Day (Myanmar)

World Cholangiocarcinoma Day

Youth Day (Venezuela)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Hot Tea Day

National Biscotti Day

National P.B. & J. Day

Plum Pudding Day

2nd Sunday in February

Autism Sunday [2nd Sunday]

Daytona 500 Race Day [2nd Sunday]

International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger Syndrome [2nd Sunday]

International Flirting Week begins [Sunday before Valentine’s Day]

Man Day [Sunday before 14th]

Sour Sunday [1st Sunday of SF Beer Week]

Super Bowl Sunday [2nd Sunday] (a.k.a. ... 

Bud Bowl Day

National Bring Back Marching Bands Day

National Homegating Day

National Popcorn Day

National Pork Rind Day

NFL Day

Neo-Prohibitionist’s Complaining Day

Suberb Owl DAy

Super Bowl of Caring [ website ]

Super Chicken Wing Day

World Marriage Day [2nd Sunday]

Independence Days

The Baillium Empire (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Chile (Declared from Spain, 1818)

Sexistan (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Aesop (Positivist; Saint)

Anthony Cauleas, Patriarch of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Benedict of Aniane (Christian; Saint)

Bruno (Muppetism)

Choes Day (Day of the Cups; Ancient Greece)

Damian of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)

Darwin Day (Pastafarian)

Diana’s Day (Ancient Rome)

Eulalia (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt; Ancient Greece)

Festival of Pitooyage (God of gaming & chance; Oaxaca, Mexico)

High Confiscation of Property (Church of the SubGenius)

Julian the Hospitaller (Christian; Saint) [travelers, innkeepers & circus performers]

Martyrs of Abitinae (Christian; Martyrs)

Meletius, Patriarch of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

Sacrifice to Dionysos (Ancient Greece)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 43 [14 of 72]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [11 of 57]

Premieres

Animals, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1977)

Blast from the Past (Film; 1999)

The Blue Umbrella (Animated Pixar Short; 2013)

Deadpool (Film; 2016)

English Settlement, by XTC (Album; 1982)

Groundhog Day (Film; 1993)

The International (Film; 2009)

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, by Dick Powell and Alice Faye (Song; 1937)

Life Is Beautiful (Film; 1999)

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Film; 2021)

More Than You Know, recorded by Mildred Bailey (Song; 1942)

Moving Pictures, by Rush (Album; 1981)

On Golden Pond (Film; 1982)

On the Avenue (Film; 1937)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Film; 2010)

Pluto’s Housewarming (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin (Musical Composition; 1924)

Robocop (Film; 2014)

Run to the Hills, by Iron Maiden (Song; 1982)

School Daze (Film; 1988)

The Squaw Man (Film; 1914) [1st Film made in Hollywood]

Strictly Ballroom (Film; 1993)

Untamed Heart (Film; 1993)

Zoolander 2 (Film; 2016)

Today’s Name Days

Benedikt, Eulalia, Gregor (Austria)

Zvonimir, Zvonko (Croatia)

Slavěna (Czech Republic)

Eulalia (Denmark)

Alma, Alme, Elma, Elme, Elmi (Estonia)

Elma, Elmi (Finland)

Félix (France)

Benedikt, Eulalia (Germany)

Meletios, Meletis, Plotinos (Greece)

Lídia, Lívia (Hungary)

Alessio, Eulalia, Pilerio (Italy)

Karlīna, Karline, Līna (Latvia)

Benediktas, Deimantė, Eulalija, Mantminas (Lithuania)

Randi, Randulf, Ronja (Norway)

Aleksy, Benedykt, Eulalia, Julian, Laurenty, Modest, Nora, Radzim, Trzebisława (Poland)

Meletie (Romania)

Perla (Slovakia)

Eulalia (Spain)

Evelina, Evy (Sweden)

Ulas (Ukraine)

Abra, Abraham, Abram, Bram, Darwin, Ibrahim (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 43 of 2023; 322 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 6 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 22 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 22 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 21 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 21 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 13 Xin; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 30 January 2023

Moon: 60%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 15 Homer (2nd Month) [Aesop)

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 54 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 23 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 2.12

Holidays

Borrowed Days begin (until 14th; Scotland)

Bra Day (Japan)

Darwin Day

Flip Flop Day [also 3rd Friday in June]

Gamma Day (Illinois)

Georgia Day (US)

Hug Day

International Darwin Day

International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

International Day of Women’s Health

Janet Jackson Appreciation Day

Lincoln's Birthday

Lost Penny Day

Love a Mensch Day

Moresdag (Mother’s Day; Norway)

NAACP Day

National Braydon Day

National Freedom to Marry Day

National Hump for a Day, Day

National Productivity Day (India)

National Women’s Day (Pakistan)

Oglethorpe Day (a.k.a. Georgia Day; US)

Paul Bunyan Day (Bangor, Maine) [also 8.10]

Pick A New Love Song Day

Red Hand Day (UN)

Rhapsody in Blue Day

Safety Pup Day

Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day (Canada)

Union Day (Myanmar)

World Cholangiocarcinoma Day

Youth Day (Venezuela)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Hot Tea Day

National Biscotti Day

National P.B. & J. Day

Plum Pudding Day

2nd Sunday in February

Autism Sunday [2nd Sunday]

Daytona 500 Race Day [2nd Sunday]

International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger Syndrome [2nd Sunday]

International Flirting Week begins [Sunday before Valentine’s Day]

Man Day [Sunday before 14th]

Sour Sunday [1st Sunday of SF Beer Week]

Super Bowl Sunday [2nd Sunday] (a.k.a. ... 

Bud Bowl Day

National Bring Back Marching Bands Day

National Homegating Day

National Popcorn Day

National Pork Rind Day

NFL Day

Neo-Prohibitionist’s Complaining Day

Suberb Owl DAy

Super Bowl of Caring [ website ]

Super Chicken Wing Day

World Marriage Day [2nd Sunday]

Independence Days

The Baillium Empire (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Chile (Declared from Spain, 1818)

Sexistan (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Aesop (Positivist; Saint)

Anthony Cauleas, Patriarch of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Benedict of Aniane (Christian; Saint)

Bruno (Muppetism)

Choes Day (Day of the Cups; Ancient Greece)

Damian of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)

Darwin Day (Pastafarian)

Diana’s Day (Ancient Rome)

Eulalia (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt; Ancient Greece)

Festival of Pitooyage (God of gaming & chance; Oaxaca, Mexico)

High Confiscation of Property (Church of the SubGenius)

Julian the Hospitaller (Christian; Saint) [travelers, innkeepers & circus performers]

Martyrs of Abitinae (Christian; Martyrs)

Meletius, Patriarch of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

Sacrifice to Dionysos (Ancient Greece)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 43 [14 of 72]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [11 of 57]

Premieres

Animals, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1977)

Blast from the Past (Film; 1999)

The Blue Umbrella (Animated Pixar Short; 2013)

Deadpool (Film; 2016)

English Settlement, by XTC (Album; 1982)

Groundhog Day (Film; 1993)

The International (Film; 2009)

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, by Dick Powell and Alice Faye (Song; 1937)

Life Is Beautiful (Film; 1999)

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Film; 2021)

More Than You Know, recorded by Mildred Bailey (Song; 1942)

Moving Pictures, by Rush (Album; 1981)

On Golden Pond (Film; 1982)

On the Avenue (Film; 1937)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Film; 2010)

Pluto’s Housewarming (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin (Musical Composition; 1924)

Robocop (Film; 2014)

Run to the Hills, by Iron Maiden (Song; 1982)

School Daze (Film; 1988)

The Squaw Man (Film; 1914) [1st Film made in Hollywood]

Strictly Ballroom (Film; 1993)

Untamed Heart (Film; 1993)

Zoolander 2 (Film; 2016)

Today’s Name Days

Benedikt, Eulalia, Gregor (Austria)

Zvonimir, Zvonko (Croatia)

Slavěna (Czech Republic)

Eulalia (Denmark)

Alma, Alme, Elma, Elme, Elmi (Estonia)

Elma, Elmi (Finland)

Félix (France)

Benedikt, Eulalia (Germany)

Meletios, Meletis, Plotinos (Greece)

Lídia, Lívia (Hungary)

Alessio, Eulalia, Pilerio (Italy)

Karlīna, Karline, Līna (Latvia)

Benediktas, Deimantė, Eulalija, Mantminas (Lithuania)

Randi, Randulf, Ronja (Norway)

Aleksy, Benedykt, Eulalia, Julian, Laurenty, Modest, Nora, Radzim, Trzebisława (Poland)

Meletie (Romania)

Perla (Slovakia)

Eulalia (Spain)

Evelina, Evy (Sweden)

Ulas (Ukraine)

Abra, Abraham, Abram, Bram, Darwin, Ibrahim (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 43 of 2023; 322 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 6 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 22 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 22 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 21 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 21 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 13 Xin; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 30 January 2023

Moon: 60%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 15 Homer (2nd Month) [Aesop)

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 54 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 23 of 30)

[kiissme]

HI IT’S MY BIRTHDAY AND HERE’S A PIC OF MY CAKE.  i was sort of feeling self conscious of posting it bc how obnoxious. but you know what. it’s a pretty cake. and red velvet. with strawberry filling. it deserves to be shown to the world at midnight ( haha who even is awake at this point ) so here we are. i can’t wait to cut into it but i must. I’M GONNA TRY AND HIT THE TWO BIRTHDAY WISHES BEFORE SLEEP OWNS MY ASS.