#stone restorations

[xplore-the-unknwn]

I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS! POOF-PERI?!! 😍

Peri having Cosmo and Wanda’s sense of showmanship! HIS VOICE and Charisma is like Cosmo’s OG personality from the pilot episode and I LOVE IT!! 😍

Also giving him a Wand/Magical Cane that resembles his RATTLE. Peri’s hair having a perfect blend of Cosmo and Wanda- the swirl from Wanda and a strand from Cosmo’s design. His suspenders parallels Cosmo’s suit and tie.

ITS PERFECT!! 😭🥹

The Character Design is Peak!! I just love how they aged him up bec some cash grab show would keep him a baby forever. It’s the little things like this that show that the people behind this reboot care so much of the original legacy that we grew up on and loved!

They’re taking from the source material in all the right ways giving many callbacks and evolving the characters that still respects what was originally established-

They changed his name to Peri cause Poof is a slur in some countries. And that is a change I gladly accept cause Periwinkle is a perfect name for this new Tumblr Sexyman!

Thank you sm to the people behind this show for respecting our childhod! Genuinely hope this reboot gets more love! 👏

[vigilskept]

i know it would've been difficult for them to tackle, but it absolutely kills me thinking about the missed opportunities of getting into religious angle of everything that's going on in veilguard.

because it's insane, right? that there are gods in this game. and the game will tell you over and over that they aren't gods, that they're Just Mages, but that's actually not precisely true. they're something very different from what a tevinter magister is, at least, and not only on a power-scale.

powerful spirits are gods in this setting. that was the religion ascribed to by most of humanity, before andraste. the avvar and chasind still ascribe to that belief.

a lot has been said already about how the game fails to engage with belief for dalish characters, and i agree. i think the game also really fails its andrastian characters here though because this is actually huge.

it's not just whether the golden/black city is/was the seat of the maker. it's the very meaning of what god is that's at stake here.

the maker has abandoned humanity. only through the pleas of his prophet andraste is he willing to consider the idea of offering a second chance to his creation. he will not respond to your prayers, and he will not give you answers. his will is inscrutable, to be interpreted only through the words of his prophet which have been changed over the centuries.

and if you are a mage, you are taught that this maker has cursed you. your very being is a curse.

and then you meet elgar'nan. and then you meet ghilan'nain.

they are not your maker. not really. not even if you're an elf.

but these gods are knowable. they will speak to you, personally. they may even do so with kindness. they will tell you what you could do to please them, and even offer you something in return.

and what they ask is terrible. maybe even unfathomable. but in a world where exalted marches have been called in the name of the maker and entire circles annulled, isn't that enough to give you a little pause?

[felassan]

I do not know if you have posted anything about this yet but can we talk about Harding turning darkspawn into stone like Bodan did in DA2???

hello! ◕‿◕ [Sandal DA2 frozen darkspawn scene] yess. 👁️ it's interesting that Bodan had a theory that maybe Sandal is lyrium-addled due to his exposure to lyrium (blood of Titans) in the Deep Roads, as the other thing that Harding's new powers bring to mind is Valta's new magical powers to shape stone at the end of Descent, after she was hit with raw lyrium during the battle with the Guardian in the Wellspring. I can't wait to find out more about the reason for Harding's new powers and what it might mean for the dwarves going forward, and/or in terms of Titan lore reveals etc.. (๑>ᴗ<๑)

[arc-hus]

Reichenberg Conversion, Taufers im Münstertal, Italy - Werner Tscholl

[zelda-of-hyrule-tloz]

Echoes of Wisdom Headcanon Countdown

༺ Day 96▪︎ 5 Left

When Princess Zelda approached the castle to seal Calamity Ganon, a part of the monster recognized the soul that contained it; Zelda's Sealing power was like Rauru's, which kept Ganondorf's body in place, but was far more powerful overall (in the way that Ganondorf could escape the seal temporarily as the Calamity and Rauru had to die for his to even work). At first, he merely recognized it as the power of the princess before her who sealed the Calamity the first time around, but over the course of 100 years he came to recognize also the Sage of Time herself. Somehow, what was left of the human consciousness within the Calamity began to fear - had she followed him all this way to take revenge? In a similar way, Zelda feared the reverse when she traveled to the ancient past and met Ganondorf. Ultimately, the battle was a closed loop. They were doomed to face each other in an infinite cycle, until eventually the Demon Dragon faced its end. In a way, it parallels Hylia and Demise. I wonder if Zelda ever had dreams of the events at the beginning of time during the Imprisoning War? If perhaps the Calamity continued the same constant struggle to escape like the Imprisoned?

sealing power zelda is crazy and if at any point her powers come back at the same time as her time power, hyrule will never be in danger again she will be so op

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Stately home built in 1930 in Wilmett, Illinois, especially if you love wood.  6bd., 6.5ba. $3.450M. It’s actually more castle-like than some of the castle-wannabes that we’ve seen. 

Can you imagine grabbing your mail and opening the door to this?

What a spacious entrance hall. And, it has the sculpted ceiling, plus dramatic stairs.

The wood is absolutely pristine.

This home is huge. Look at the size of the sitting room. There are doors to the garden, as well.

Large rooms, all open, can you imagine the energy costs? What lovely built-in shelves and look at the additional storage in the bottom.

Beautiful pocket doors.

The formal dining room has wonderful thick crown molding and wainscoting.

The kitchen reno is very good- I like the cabinet style, especially with the feet- they look more furniture-like. These corner cabinets are more than likely original, and the floor tile is perfection. Also love the tile wainscoting.

In the large pantry there’re beautiful dark gray cabinets and a wine fridge.

The family room has wonderful wrought iron gates.

It also has a brick floor, stone fireplace and a fountain.

Beautiful home office with a fireplace and built-in shelving. Look at the leaded glass window. Amazing office.

The main bd. has neutral restful decor. 

This is nice. 

The most sophisticated nursery I’ve ever seen.

This is a small office, but it would also make a wonderful sunroom.

Bath with a great vintage look.

The secondary bedrooms are also very large.

A home gym that could also be an additional bd.

Even the laundry room is beautiful- taupe cabinets and an exposed brick wall.

The spacious finished attic has a TV area and a game space.

The old walk-in safe is still here.

Now, this is a dreamy craft room. Can you imagine having your own craft space?

And, there’s even a kitchenette up here. 

Plus 2 more bds.

And, a shower. You don’t even have to leave for days. Have a crafting marathon. This attic is a ma’am cave.

In the finished basement is a cool game room and man cave.

There’s even a putting green. They don’t show it, but I can see part of a great fireplace.

And, there’s a nice shower room, too. 

Beautiful covered patio.

This home is perfection, I even see a rooftop deck. It’s on .40 acre.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/17-Canterbury-Ct-Wilmette-IL-60091/3377144_zpid/

[asgardian--angels]

Just wanted to thank you for taking the time and effort to put together the long climate/environment post, especially the online resources. I've wanted to replace the neglected/dead non-native plants at my place with native plants for months, but didn't know where to start my search for species except to walk around my local nature preserve trying to find something that isn't invasive lol. I'll be able to start (re)introducing native plants this month because of you :-)

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad the post has been helpful and inspiring. If you'd like more directed guidance on native plants, I can probably point you in the right direction if you can give me a general area to work with (state would suffice!). In general, go for keystone species- those that are common in your area and support many kinds of insects- or pollinator favorites, or host plants for rare/imperiled butterflies/bees/moths.

[worstloki]

Is there any evidence that MCU Odin does paperwork or has everyone been imagining he has an office and written peace treaties stashed somewhere

[soul-of-the-hero]

When you realize that now both Zelda and Link have functionally died, lost themselves, and remained in a magical stasis for many years for each other

[rainintheevening]

Chronicles of Narnia 30 Day Challenge — Day 23

Any part of the books/movies that makes you cry?

A few places in The Last Battle, naturally. When the last stand happens and everyone is dying or getting thrown into the stable. But more so the end: "The dream is ended: this is the morning." I always start crying out of sheer joy and longing.

I confess the movies make me cry more.

Ed’s revival and his hug with Peter in LWW.

I tear up every time, even though I'm also always smiling.

In PC, when Peter stops outside the downed portcullis, and looks back to all the trapped Narnians, and Glenstorm's son nods solemnly to him to say it's alright, Peter should go, they were always prepared to die anyway, and Peter's so horrified... I'm tearing up right now, just thinking about it.

But also when Peter's sitting contemplating Aslan at the Stone Table, and the way his voice chokes and cracks when he speaks to Lucy, followed by the strength in his face as looks out over the Telmarine army. Yep, yep, yep.

And then VotDT makes me cry when Eustace says goodbye to Reepicheep, and then I cry on and off for the rest of the movie up to the actual sobbing that 'As I know all Narnians will miss them, to the end of time' brings on, and Lucy closes the door.

In short, plenty makes me cry.

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I have been wondering, since I plan to one day grow a sustainable food forest with lots of native plants, the thought of soil came up. Is there an important role to nutritionally poor soil? I ask because to my knowledge, some plants prefer certain soils and nutritionally light soils can be found in nature. I know this won't apply everywhere, but I do know there are plants adapted to at least tolerate deficient soil. When I tried looking this up I mostly got resources about crops in relation to nutritionally deficient soil.

@localcustard - Good question! So it's not so much that the poor soil plays a particular role, as the other way around--certain plants have adapted to growing in poor soil or other harsh conditions.

One example would be pioneer species, like certain mosses, ferns, grasses, various annuals, etc. that are able to colonize recently disturbed areas that may not have very good soil. Even later arrivals like early succession shrubs and trees may be able to handle poor soil. Generally these plants are able to subsist with fewer nutrients than other species. Many of them are nitrogen fixers, meaning they cooperate with soil bacteria that draw nitrogen from the air and turn it into a form that is more accessible to plants. Often the plants will have nodules in their roots or other tissues where these bacteria live; the bacteria get a safe place to live and access to sugars the plant makes through photosynthesis, and the plants get crucial access to nitrogen.

As these plants die, the nitrogen still stored in their tissues disseminates into the soil, making it accessible to later-succession plants that cannot fix nitrogen themselves. A good example is the red alder tree (Alnus rubra), a common first-succession tree here in the Pacific Northwest. It is a nitrogen fixer, and paves the way for later-succession conifers in many forests here. Historically timber companies have sprayed alders with herbicides when they pop up a few years after a clearcut because they didn't want the alders competing with the young Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) (or whatever trees the timber people replanted with) for resources. However, more recent research shows that the conifers grow better when the alders are allowed to grow, in part due to the nitrogen, as well as connections through the soil microbiome (more about that in a minute.)

Another example of plants living in poor soil is plant communities that are adapted to harsh environmental conditions. One of my favorite examples is the plant community that lives on serpentine soil in the Klamath Mountains in southwest Oregon and northern California. Soil is made partly of organic material from various decaying life forms, but it is also composed of minerals from eroded rock. This means that the qualities of the bedrock below the soil has a big influence on soil composition.

Serpentine soils (which may also include other ultramafic rocks) generally are low in nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, and other essential nutrients plants need. On the other hand, they frequently have high levels of iron, and often have a lot of magnesium, and heavy metals like nickel and chromium. Plants adapted to serpentine soils have had to evolve ways to deal with these additional toxins as well as a deficit of nutrients. Add in that serpentine soils are commonly found in places with harsh weather conditions and erosion, such as the Klamaths, and there's not much opportunity for the organic portion of the soils to build up. All of which means the plants native to the Klamath region are able to handle those poor soil conditions that would kill other plants.

So what does this mean for habitat restoration? Native plants are already adapted to the soils they evolved on for thousands or even millions of years. Some restorers actually discourage amending the soil where you're planting because aggressive invasive and other non-native plants will take advantage of the additional nutrients and out-compete the native species. Many native plants will grow just fine in amended soil; you just need to make sure to prepare to do some weeding as well. But it does mean that if your natural soil type has low in certain nutrients, you don't need to necessarily amend with those nutrients in order to make your native plants happy.

For myself, if I am starting native plants in pots I will give them a good 50-50 soil-aged manure mix to give them a good head start, and add a little into whatever hole I plant them in in the ground later on to give them a chance to adapt to the new soil. I still have to do a lot of weeding, but that's because I've chosen not to just totally annihilate all the non-natives with herbicides before planting. I also live in a fairly rural area with young, sand-based soil that is pretty close to its original form, so planting native species found in my area already goes pretty well as long as I'm also respecting each plant's need for sun, water, wind exposure, etc.

What you might consider is getting your soil tested to see what's in there. Often in places that have been changed over to agriculture, housing, and other development for many years, the soil has been significantly changed from its original form. It doesn't mean that you can't plant in soil that is heavily altered, but it's at least good to know, if you're going to amend the soil at all, what's already abundant and what's scarce.

Finally, I want to add in a quick note about the soil microbiome. Well-established soil has multiple layers of microorganisms, fungi, and other living beings in it, with different communities at different depths. Many of these will be species that native plants have interrelationships with (for example, mycorrhizal fungi that share nutrients with plants through the mycelium-root matrix.) When I am planting I try to disturb the soil as little as possible; rather than turning over an entire area of soil, I only dig where I'm going to be planting starts and other established plants so that the soil microbiome surrounding that hole can recolonize where I've disturbed it through planting. That soil microbiome is crucial to a plant's ability to handle poor soil, because it helps the plant to access what nutrients are available.

If you want to dive in deeper, a couple books relevant to the topic at Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants by Arthur R. Kruckeberg, and Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America by Anderson, Fralish, and Baskin. Both are academic-level texts so they aren't casual reading, but they have a lot of good information relevant to how geology affects soil, to include nutrient-poor soils.

[arc-hus]

Marble Quarry Renovation, Arzo, Italy - Enrico Sassi

https://enricosassi.ch/en/enrico-sassi-homepage/

[thonkphonk]

My poor Flynn in SMTIV had negative problem solving skills. The entire game I never realized I could use heal skills outside of battle so I hoarded my Life Stones like they were precious jewels. Yeah Flynn will give a demon 2000 macca and all his MP, but a Life Stone? Deal's off.

[farmobileo3]

Propagating peach trees! This time I used a root stimulant.

[titsthedamnseason]

i cannot wait to read the ben winona reconciliation in burn bright 😁

[nerajaana]

ARYA STARK VALENTINE’S DAY CHALLENGE

|| Day Three: Headcanon ||

306 A.C- Prince Aegon, son of the disinherited Hand of the King Rhaegar chose to marry not his sister but his half brother Jon Waters and his lady cousin, the she wolf of Winterfell, Arya Stark who’s said to resemble her aunt Lyanna Stark to an uncanny degree leaving the Seven Kingdoms shocked beyond measure.