#tarka the otter

[starship-papilio]

I bought some new (old) books! I love them!

1977 compilation of Asimov's early work with an introduction by Asimov

1973 sci-fi story by British author Brian Aldiss called Equator

1931 copy of Tarka the Otter by Henry Williams

Aaaaaaaa, all three for only £6

[dn38416]

This post is very much on the same vibe-length as this

are we the antagonists of whac-a-mole?

[thomgoddard]

I bought ‘Tarka The Otter’ in a second-hand bookshop as it is an incredible book (if you haven’t read it, do so NOW) and it reminds me of my late, great step-father David Cobham, who directed the tear-inducing, faithful film adaptation. And there inside were newspaper clippings of Tony Curtis. Delightfully random. . #TonyCurtis #random #book #bookstagram #Tarka #TarkaTheOtter #otter #HenryWilliamson #DavidCobham #wildlife #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/ColDExtsBVD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[raccoonfallsharder]

boring meeting scribble time

a couple lil pieces inspired by @hadesinsane

most raccoons have the instinct to swim and even enjoy it, but i suspect all of rocket's augmentations weigh him down in the water. to make a raccoon body stand and move like a human body requires so many pins and plates, new bones, osteotomies. but when we see lylla in vol 3, it really looks like only her arms have been altered (as far as her skeletal/muscular system goes), and otters don't appear to use their arms much for swimming. i like to believe she retains her aquatic abilities.

in another universe, a kinder timeline, i like to think lylla survives. maybe she and rocket escape at the same time, or they find each other later. she has a little den on a nicer part of morag, or aladna, or tarka. i like to think she convinces him to wade in the shallow water while she plays, and teases him for looking like a drowned f'saki when his fur gets all wet (because lets face it, otter-fur withstands the water a little better than raccoon-fur). but afterward, even though he’s so much bigger than her now, she curls him up in her arms like he's just a little baby otter pup, and floats him on her belly while they watch the clouds or doze under the stars, and the sky is beautiful and forever above them.

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raccoon dividers by @/thecutestgrotto fairylight dividers by @/saradika-graphics

[andreweldritchfunkopop]

@blackcelebration86 @mooseyspooky @morby @music-for-them-asses @tarka-the-bloody-otter @nickcaveandthewildgeese

Here’s your doodles, friends!!

Spelled toms name wrong, my fault!

[jadeseadragon]

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (British, 1901 - 1979), Tarka and the Owl, c. 1940, pen and ink on scraperboard, 7½ × 5 inches. Illustration for Robert H Cowley (ed), The Magic of Literature. A Miscellany for Boys and Girls, Book 2, London: Blackie, 1940, Page 209, 'Tarka the Otter' by Henry Williamson.

[matt0044]

Did you know that Sailor Moon utilized Stock Library Music by Western Composers?

I'm not just talking about Classical Music like when the Silver Millenium is raized to the ground or when they went ice skating.

When Kaolinite goes on the attack in episode 102, the music, Symmetry Of Spirit by Anthony and Gaynor Sadler, plays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNrYLenVNlA

When Kunzite corrupts the tower and Zoisite tries to off Usagi and Mamoru, Summit of Power by Anthony Phillips and Harry Williamson plays: https://youtu.be/mNrYLenVNlA?si=g6rUt35OIdgjkS2b&t=1719

It plays again in Sailor Moon S when Dr. Tomoe plays it on the record player that he infuses with a Daimon egg.

It was even feature in Tarka The Otter, a family film about, well, an otter named Tarka: https://youtu.be/rDxgIFDEGcA?si=kvyOtzdP91gG1ODp&t=1708

The reveal of Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion is set to this etherial piece, composed by Geoff Leech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Z2g7_Yk54

The same episode has this music play when Artemis recounts his restored memories of the Silver Millenium, composed by David Rogers and Paul Shaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owvMXenhitY

This heartbreaking piece played when Luna cried out for Sailor Moon to not sacrifice herself despite the world needing the Silver Crystal, as composed by Jan Pulsford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=005oZtn0kk8

There's likely other I hadn't found but it's fascinating that they went with these tracks rather than utilize a piece as composed by Takanori Arisawa that would've gotta the job done just as well. I ponder why and if anybody here has any idea. Was this done for any other Anime at the time or now?

It is cool though. That while Anime is seen as this foreign thing, alien to us in the west, a lot of titles took inspiration from other countries and even shared in our music. Cross-cultural moments are nice to hear about.

@tumblingxelian @princealigorna @bloodraven55

[ladydorian]

Ask and u shall receive @tarka-the-bloody-otter here is the nasty-ass pic of my wormy fish below the cut (tw for gross shit)

It legit reminds me of one of the roundworms my brother's cat vomited on my floor when we first got him.

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

Heads Up Seven Up Tag

Thanks for tagging me, @ahordeofwasps and @sam-glade! :D

Here's the latest snippet from Uneasy Money:

Helena the First managed to look even more disapproving, which shouldn't have been possible. "Who or what is Tarka? Your horse?" "Of course not! My sister." Gilbert rolled his eyes. "Don't look at me like that. It's a better nickname than what you call your sister." "Goody-two-shoes isn't a nickname, it's a description. And where on earth did you get that ghastly name?" "From a book," Helena the Second snapped. "Anyway, one of us needs a nickname. We can't have two Helenas in one house."

(Out of universe, of course, Helena the Second's nickname comes from Tarka the Otter. In-universe, since Uneasy Money is set in 1919 and Tarka was published in 1927... well, just assume Helena gets her nickname from a non-existent earlier book. Or maybe time-travel is involved.)

Tagging @eccaiia, @lightgriffinsect, @sarandipitywrites, @emelkae, and anyone else who wants to do this! :D

[tomatette]

I have just 'copy & paste'd the whole group that was interested in a hux/domhnall gleeson server. some of you already got an invite, some have even joined. But while I was sending out invites, my main was "shadowbanned" because I sent out too many pms at once lol

So ... if you still want to join the hux discord and haven't gotten your invite yet - please pm me, and I'll send you the link asap <3

If you're not on this list and want to join anyway - feel free to message me as well <3

@tarka-the-bloody-otter @stylesmilky @iwishtocountthestars @ambiguousfish @electronicbanditwolve @zemoracoongod @cal-tastrophe @hiersinddrachen @supercomplicatedperson @cjcraziness @sizzlingjudgebanditpaper @drio-r-xiamar @morby @temmie-navarro @sacklersucks @ncarnesir @reysshadow @mtls-stuff

[taylortots15]

And so. You asked about books.I can recommend the books by Jack London "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild". These are fictional books about dogs / wolves that are drawn to freedom, to their true nature. There is also a book about an otter that you will be interested in. So this book "Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers. This book was written by Henry Williamson. If you find it difficult to read, then you can watch the film adaptations.

thanks!!! i think i read White Fang in middle school. wolves are pretty cool but they kind of scare me too. maybe i will read those books. ttyl!

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

what's your favorite book?

Ooh, this is a hard one! I have too many favourite books!

Certainly my favourite-books list would include (in no particular order) Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Wishtress, Tarka the Otter, every Narnia book, Perelandra, Out of the Silent Planet, every Anne book with the exception of TBAQ bc I haven't read it, A Grief Observed, the Flicka trilogy, the Jacobite trilogy, The Yellow Poppy, Watership Down, Jane Eyre

uhhhh that might be it......

actually adding A Time To Hear to that list bc that book specifically is fantastic (so are the other two in the first trilogy, but the first one is the best of them all)

Ask me why I love any or all of those books if you like :)

[andreweldritchfunkopop]

ok i'll do them tomorrow i'm sorry i ended up with a monster of a headache and the day was rough so gimme a chance to get my shit together

art stuff:

still working on that stuff for my friend (she's going through it so it's a weird... situation)

doodle blog requests for - @nickcaveandthewildgeese , @tarka-the-bloody-otter , @mooseyspooky , @morby ,@blackcelebration86 , and @music-for-them-asses

FEEL FREE TO REQUEST ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE OR TO REMIND ME TO DO YOUR ART FOR YOU PLEASE AND THANK YOU

[one-with-the-tree]

Next planned design for XDP is Cassius from Cassius the Wolf: Finding Home. Not a great book but eh it's fine I guess.

I also recently read Tarka the Otter but I don't think I'll be doing any designs from said book. I didn't like it much and also I don't think I've ever drawn an otter before?

[cvetlanas]

Tarka the otter book cover design I whipped up for my portfolio 💚💙 i loved doing this, feel like I’m finally finding my footing with what method of working is best for me.

[ithinkwehitametaphor]

tarka-the-bloody-otter replied to your post: Get in my business : 29. 41.

I call bullshit, there’s no way you’re ugly!

HAVE A HEART.