#wild peony

[thebotanicalarcade]

n188_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Icones florae Germanicae et Helveticae, simul Pedemontanae, Tirolensis, Istriacae, Dalmaticae, Austriacae, Hungaricae, Transylvanicae, Moravicae, Borussicae, Holsaticae, Belgicae, Hollandicae, ergo Mediae Europae. Lipsiae,F. Hofmeister [etc.]1834-1912. [v. 1, 1850] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5769050

[miyrumiyru]

Sincere shelters for small lives :]

작약 (Paeonia lactiflora)

Rugosa Rose aka beach rose (Rosa rugosa)

[jadeseadragon]

Josie Morway @josiemorway

[auntieblues]

“With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy?” ― Oscar Wilde, De Profundis

original auntieblues

[peonyblossom]

if the choices fandom was normal there would be crimes of passion incest fanfiction on ao3. but there is. none

[floral-art-prints]

Peony, iris, cherry blossom and a butterfly, 1828 (ink, colours and gold on silk) by Abe Kan Torin

[classic-asian-art]

Peony, Leaf from an Album of Flower Paintings (ink and colour on silk) by Shouping Yun (Undated, ink and colour on silk)

[wildlifegermany]

[indigokashmir]

The Joys of Spring.

Main Photo: The Green Gate, representing spring, City Palace, Jaipur, India.

All the flowers and colours that remind us of spring below

Flowers from Columbia Road Flower Market.

Osaka, Japan.

Vietnam.

Spring morning - insert bird song :-)

Flowers from Wild at Heart, Liberty of London.

[duckapus]

Thinking about the inevitable progression from Doppelganger Arle to Dapple.

The slow shift from not knowing How To Cat to the cat behavior being so engrained in her that it bleeds through into her true form at the most embarrassing times whenever she's back in Arle's world home enacting another one of her schemes.

Learning about and immersing herself in Harmonia's culture, at first to maintain her cover and then out of genuine interest.

The moments when she catches herself thinking of herself as Dapple instead of Arle, and the dawning horror and maybe a hint of something brighter that those moments grow longer and more frequent as the months go by.

The nights where her dreams are filled with the endless void, or the horrible bloody war that led to it, and she finds herself more and more often seeking out Peony or Bolero for comfort rather than run from sleep by throwing herself into her work.

The days where she doesn't think about her plans or what she's lost at all, only for guilt to consume her when she finally notices.

The moments where she purposely forgets about her endless schemes and just lives for a while. Studying magic with Peony, putting on one of her shows in town, curling up next to Bolero and letting him regale her with stories of his adventurous youth, exploring the ancient ruins and mystical caverns that dot the landscape (TCS is an Open World game after all), commandeering a corner of the kitchen to introduce the cooking staff to her favorite Curry recipe, even just finding some little hidey-hole in one of the castle gardens to take a catnap in.

Eventually, there will come a breaking point, where she'll either accept that she's finally moving on and is allowed to be happy and embrace her new life as Dapple...or she'll double down, and find some way to reclaim her identity once and for all, no matter how poorly it may fit her now.

And I think we all know which will be more narratively interesting (:

[foxsoulcourt]

it is raining raining raining, but there are fleurs inside + outside the house

[thatwritererinoriordan]

MAD Beauty Disney Winnie the Pooh Hand Care Trio, Soft Rose, Sweet Peony, & Wild Flower Hand Creams (3 x 1.35 fl. oz.), Adorable & Hydrating Hand Care Set, Great Gift

[moe-broey]

And to be COMPLETELY INSANE about it THERE'S. PARALLELS. I haven't fully fleshed it out yet but I am ALWAYS talking about the extremely thin to non-existent line that exists between Alfonse and Líf. Where Líf becomes Alfonse, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, where Alfonse becomes Líf. How they exist as two sides of the same coin, on a continuum. And I am ALWAYS thinking about scenarios where One may Jump Out in the other. BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL THE SAME GUY!!!!! DESPITE FUCKING EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!! But you can NEVER GO BACK!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAGHH AND IT. IS SOOOO FUNNY. To draw these parallels between Alfonse/Líf and Moe/Mani cause like. Yeah yeah Líf is from a fucked up bad future and he's undead and he's having worst time of his fucking unlife. You look at Alfonse, and then at Líf, and you can take a guess and be Correct in saying Líf is doing worse. That out of the two, Alfonse is the (marginally.) more put-together more well-adjusted one (COMPARATIVELY.) (let it be known Alfonse is one of the Least well-adjusted guys out there BUT THE KEY. Is he can Perform that).

MEANWHILE. MEANWHILE.

You look at Moe and Mani and you could take a guess at which one is doing better/is more well-adjusted and put-together and. If you guessed Mani you would be Wrong. AND. AND. THE FUNNIEST PARALLEL is how Moe "looks" like it got worse but it's so much better, AND. MANI. IS JUST AN (albeit distorted) REFLECTION OF WHAT MOE WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. And that existence was enough to just fuck its entire life forever (AND IT'S HAVING THE TIME OF ITS LIFE!!!! IT'S ALIVE AND IT'S HAVING FUN AND!!!! FINALLY!!!!! BEING ITSELF!!!!!!!)

ALSO. ALSO. I haven't even developed this yet aside from VERY BRIEF/MESSY THOUGHTS BUT. In Sharena/Peony parallels and gender identity and the choice Moe made to go home because it "had people who love me" and how. There is no universe where Moe exists as an álfar. If that were to exist, that version of itself would fundamentally just be a completely different person. For Sharena, Peony being her other half/"self" makes sense. The two were always like that, it just worked out that way. Doppelganger/changeling stuff aside, it just never would have worked with Moe.

[jirachoochooo-sims]

Pink & Peach gen of Not So Berry.

Peony Berry and her wife Devon Berry have always been madly in love, even if they both aren't the best at being romantic. Highschool sweethearts who ran away together to the country side where they now live in their cottage farm.

Peony just quit her job in the business career and is now a full time writer. Having published several books that were very well recieved by the public, shes having a fun time being a writer/stay at home mom. Shes been really into yoga her whole life but has been doing it a lot more recently as a way to destress from her day with the kids. She also just finished her postcard collection and is very pleased with herself. Devon is a full time artist, often pulling inspiration from their quaint farm and cat Mocha. She loves being able to share her creative ideas with her wife and kids(even if they're too young to understand). Devon also loves cooking big meals and being handy around the farm.

Although shes still young Momo Berry loves to make people laugh. Being a naturally silly sim she always loves making her moms and siblings have a good laugh. Shes full of energy and loves to be in the yard with the chickens and wild rabbits(although theyre a bit scared of her due to the fact she is a Dormant Werewolf). She also loves watching her mom, Devon, cook up a storm in the kitchen and one day hopes she can do the same.

Sandy and Cora are both a handfull. Having both just aged up from infants theyre now all over the place in the house and yard. Both being werewolf children(thanks to Devon being a Dormant Werewolf) means they're all over the place and are slowly growing into their powers. Sandy is a full on mamas boy, being naturally clingy with both his moms. He loves being held and dancing whenever his mama, Peony, plays music while she writes. Cora on the other hand, has a indepentent nature. She loves to wander around and explore for herself. She enjoys playing with the wild rabbits and the family cat Mocha. Often times she sits by her mom, Devon, and watches her paint in her studio.

[greencheekconure27]