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Maryana Kopylova from Kharkiv creates whimsical mini-creatures called “Zyabras” through her craft “Krakazyabra Art.” Using polymer clay, plastic, and papier-mâché, her big-eyed figures resemble aliens or forest spirits, blending the strange with the adorable.

Sources: Euromaidan Press, @/kazyab_ra_

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a plot with steppe vegetation in the wallachian plane north-west of giurgiu, romania, 2006

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Turkey Vulture

I think they're cute.

Oil on paper

With thanks to gailhampshire for the reference image.

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Olga Zelinskaya (b.1974) - Jellyfish. Oil on canvas.

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Thank you for the beautiful horses @princess-stefan-3cy !

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Images of the Mykola Hryshko national botanical garden in Kyiv from the article "A Guide to Mykola Hryshko National Botanical Garden".

Volunteers selling plants in support of the Ukrainian army. Photograph: Anastasia Vlasova/The Guardian

Roman Ivannikov says the orchid house’s unique collection is especially vulnerable to the cold. Photograph: Anastasia Vlasova/The Guardian

The Mykola Hryshko national botanical garden is home to 13,000 species of trees, flowers and other plants from around the world. The 52-hectare (130 acres) site has scientific departments and two laboratories.

Due to Russia's war and aggression, the botanical garden and many of the species of plants it cares for are in danger. There are species that require specific temperatures to live and remain healthy.

Russia has attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing power cuts across the country. The situation spells disaster in the coming winter months. The city authorities cannot guarantee a supply of electricity, and the prices of electricity have increased while the funding for the garden has shrunk.

When the power gets cut off, they have to use a barrel-shaped stove in the middle of the tropical greenhouse and feed wood to the fire.

“Worst-case scenario is we lose a big part of our collection,” Roman Ivannikov, the head of the tropical and subtropical plant department, said. Money is so tight he and his colleagues recently took a pay cut. Last winter, £55,000 in donations kept the garden going, allowing the purchase of 242 tonnes of fuel pellets. Volunteers chopped firewood. The garden is appealing for help, under the hashtag #greenhousewarming. (Source: The Guardian: Kyiv’s botanical garden staring at disaster as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy sector)

If you want to help the botanical garden and prevent an ecocide event, you can donate to the cause HERE. This donation link can be found in The Guardian article linked above.

The botanical garden has provided therapeutic value to its volunteers and visitors during wartime. Let's not have Russia ruin another thing.

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"Beatrice" (1911. Canvas, oil.) by Fedir Krychevsky

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9/15/2024. Bell Rock Pathway. Sedona, Az.

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From the archives. Western diamondback rattlesnake. Lying in the middle of Bloody Basin Road in the Agua Fria National Monument. Fat with a recent meal, and lying in the sun, it does not want to move.

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Elena Art Embroidery on Etsy

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Very beautiful photo, thank you @princess-stefan-3cy !

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I rarely post my art here but sometimes I make an exception. 😉

Alexandr Domogarov and his typical Russian reaction to the ongoing war probably disappointed many of us. Or not? He’s Russian after all, so I’m not really surprised.

But his character stands still.

Side note: In “Servant of the People” there was one special scene where our beloved Zelenskyy incarnated a Cossack (and many others) which was quite funny. 😁 Indeed, Ze has a greater right to represent a Cossack than Domogarov. W dodatku, nie bijcie mnie proszę, nawet bardziej pasuje do książkowego rysopisu “najpiękniejszego mołojca Ukrainy”. 😂 😂 😂

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She Still Loves the Dragon

Graphite on bristol, 6″x11″

by Jenna Kass

Done for the Month of Love 2018 challenge, “White”. Inspired by the eponymous short story by Elizabeth Bear.

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“Why did you set me on fire?” the knight cried, burning.

And of course there is no easy answer.

You burned her because fire is what you are.

You burned her because your gifts come wreathed in flames, and your heart is an ember, and your breath is a star, and because you loved her and you wanted to give her everything you are.

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