#tree hunting

[careyakane]

A voice memo of me singing “White Christmas” over some footage of the annual Christmas tree conquest

[randombrowngirl]

Disney springs during the holidays

[snogards]

Headcanon that Zuko isn't just a master swordsman, but just really proficient with weaponry in general.

Swords, bows, spears, axes, knives, war hammers, crossbows, you name a weapon, and he probably knows how to use it well enough to teach you how to use it and then master it yourself.

He prefers his dual Dao because he's most proficient with them, but odds are that someone can just hand him a random weapon, and he can use it near perfectly.

When Zuko was younger and his bending still hadn't presented, Iroh used his connections to find him teachers like he did with Piandao in canon, because he didnt want Zuko to feel lesser (it majorly backfired but hey now he's got skills). For example, his archery teacher was a former member of the Yuyan Archers.

And then when Zuko’s fire-bending finally presented itself, he just kinda...kept up with it? Because he just learned how to use all these weapons freakishly well and weirdly fast, so why give it up after putting so much effort in? And now he's a prodigy in weaponry? Like yeah, that doesn't hold much weight in the royal family, but hey, it counts for something, right? He thinks to himself that his skill is gonna be useful at some point, right? Right, Uncle? This will be useful someday? RIGHT?

[rebeccathenaturalist]

After this morning's Christmas Bird Count, my friend and I went to Hawthorne Street for a couple of errands. We parked near two trees on a side street, which yielded up a lovely array of lichens, fungi, and moss. My best guesses for IDs:

Oakmoss lichen (Evernia prunastri)

Racomitrium sp.

Whitewash lichen (Phylictris argena)

Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)

Splitgill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune)

Mossy Maze Polypore (Cerrena unicolor)

Candelariaceae sp.

[overwhelming-cacophony]

HEY. LOOK. LISTEN!!!!!! FANMERCH TIME.

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[amphibianaday]

day 1398

[suntails]

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[sluggoonthestreet]

Nadine Checks the Map

[grimae]

Bloodroot Behemoth

[memoriesofthepark]

Latte brackets 》 Trametes lactinea

Wow! Almost more fungus than stump at this point! What a beautiful formation. 🤍 One of the largest I've ever seen.

Southeast Texas, 30 June 2024

[phoenixcatch7]

It's always funny to me when in an lu fic the chain is offered bananas and don't accept them. Like, you're offering these high energy adventures free food?? Fruit they'll have never even heard of before??? A ridiculously expensive imported good at best?? AND it boosts your attack?

Not ONE of these idiots would ever turn down something new and interesting to eat at least once. They'd be all over those bananas and immediately get dubbed yiga and I'm honestly surprised no one has used it in a fic yet 🤭

[cursedyuri]

i’ve pushed myself to read more sapphic literature this year, so here are some of my favs:

mistakes were made by meryl wilsner - spicy! age gap! secret relationship! this was one of the best books i read this year, i devoured it in just a few days. delicious smuttiness

sorry, bro by taleen voskuni - bi girls in love <3 super fun, lighthearted read with beautiful armenian representation.

we do what we do in the dark by michelle hart - this one is a lot heavier and, ahem, darker. another age gap and some angst but there’s a happy ending!

when katie met cassidy by camille perri - this one is about first-time sapphic revelations which i loved, really easy to read too.

one last stop by casey mcquiston - if you look past the occasional cringy millennial quip, this book is so fun and heartwarming. kinda sci-fi too?

honorable mention for the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon - not strictly dedicated to a sapphic love story (it’s a giant fantasy novel first), but so worth a read. one of the queen’s handmaidens is an undercover sorceress sent to protect her and they fall in loooove.

[markscherz]

Hello,

Please enjoy these gray tree frogs(I’m pretty sure) that like to hang out around my house. They make me happy :)

I mean, tree frogs always give me joy. You are blessed to have such ready access to them.

[illustratus]

Hunting in the Pontine Marshes by Horace Vernet

[dabiconcordia]

“It still feels weird to spend money on Christmas trees. Back when Mom was alive, we’d go out “tree hunting.” That’s what she called it, anyway. I think other people might use the word “trespassing.” ― Jenny Han

[nenoname]

considering that the bill statue cant be destroyed, stan's so lucky that bill's petrified hand ended up letting go cos otherwise he'd be stuck holding his damn hand for the rest of his life

also appreciating stan's finger guns in this scene