#If It Snows or Thaws

[heliotropepajamas-books]

Fanbinding: If It Snows or Thaws by Acephalous

#19

If it Snows or Thaws by @acephalouscreature (illustrated by @awhbeans)

Date Completed: 2/25/2025

Size: Octavo.  10,315 words, 93 pages.

Copies: 2

11th & 12th books of Binderary

Last books of Binderary!

I wanted to make another octavo and this story was a great option.  It’s a Terror fic where instead of setting out for Backs Fish River the expedition makes for the supply cache at Fury Beach.  I really enjoy Jopson’s steady competency throughout.

Octavos are a great way to use up scraps, and the goal was to make the books look like they might have been on the expedition.  I was quite pleased with the results until it came time to mail off the artist’s copy and I realized how utilitarian it all looked.  C’est la vie!  At least the endpapers add a bit of interest and there's the lovely illustration to look forward to at the end.

Typeset in LibreOffice Writer with Liberation Serif body text and AR Julian for the titles. Title page motif from an old Art Nouveau Dover Pictorial Archive.

[margocooper]

Растительный мир полей во время оттепели. Следы на рыхлом снегу местных обитателей. Январь 25. Flora of the fields during the thaw. Footprints in the loose snow of local inhabitants. January 25.

[thunderstruck9]

Anders Andersen-Lundby (Danish, 1841-1923), Tøvejr i en bøgeskov [Thaw in a Beech Forest], 1881. Oil on canvas, 150 x 250 cm. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

[himejoshidoll]

[queerdreamlandrebel]

Flowing river in early spring carries along the scent of the cedars, ice, and a breath of fresh air. The river begins to thaw as does my heart, both have been caught by a warm presence. The first in the form of the elements, the second in the form of a kind soul.

[happymotorhead]

♦️🔸️💎🔸️♦️🔹️💎🔹️♦️🔸️💎🔸️♦️

Enjoying the spring thaw ❓️

Motorhead 😁 humor 🤣

[agir1ukn0w]

no one's talking about this, but the fact that season 2 of severance kicked off in the depth of winter and ended right at the beginning of spring has me shaking in my boots

[pollie-pockets]

Azura spring fantasy transparents

[coridallasmultipass]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BESTEST WIDDLE SNAKEY WAKEY.

I can't believe my son is 18!! I estimated a birth date for him to be about a month before I got him in fall of 2006, since he was such a widdle month-old baby sneky. I always try to get a good birthday pic of him - especially after he eats and gets the good yawns in.

Pretty soon, he'll be off to snake college, for snakes. Dunno how we're gonna afford those ssssnudent loans.

Image description below the cut:

First photo is an albino corn snake (species name: Pantherophis guttatus) peeking out from behind a fake flower on a rocky hide (a house inside the tank where reptiles can feel secure and hidden). The snake is flicking his tongue out. Only his head is visible in the photo. Caption on the photo reads: Demo's 18th birthday. August 9, 2024.

Next photo is the same snake, but in a clear, close-up, detail photo. Each scale is clearly defined. He has red eyes and pink cheeks, and pale white patterns on an off-white body. The scales on his head are shaped to follow the different planes of his face. The scales on his neck (and body, not shown) are uniform and scallop-shaped.

The next three photos are sequential. The same snake appears with his mouth barely open. Then, his mouth is wide open in a yawn. His cheeks look so smooshy. His head is shaped the way a snap hairclip opens, curved upwards, and it's funny and cute. His mouth has ridges inside, but no teeth or fangs are visible (because his teeth are too tiny to be photographed politely, and he does not have any fangs). The last photo in the sequence has the snake with his mouth still open, but the top of his head is a normal shape again as he begins to end the yawn.

[margocooper]

Плети Хмеля обыкновенного, или Хмеля вьющегося (лат. Húmulus lúpulus) покрытые тающим снегом. Февраль 25. Vines of common hop (lat. Húmulus lúpulus) covered with melting snow. February 25.

[rnm-magic-space-xsd]

Art Credits : @canvaskrazzy (Instagram)

[himejoshidoll]

[leolovesthings]

The Reach in the winter.

[blog-bellle]

Source: Spectrum, FB

[safyresky]

Scrimbly Jacqueline 50/52: the long bacon store is one of Dite's FAVOURITE places 🤭🤭💙💗

@kscribbs sent me the meme on insta like. two months ago and FIRST OFF, post looking it up, HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE! Secondly, we are now two for two with old memes in these scrimbles, lmao!

The lesbian pride flag is Dite's favourite of the lgbtqia plus flags! She likes pink very very much, you see :)

Her winter jacket is based on this pin. Fun fact! Dite actually has a pinterest board! Not sure if I've ever shared it? I haven't updated it in YEARS lol, now all that shit's mixed into my TO DRAW tag which I will be attempting to tackle ah, next year, lol.

Poor Jacqueline. Can't even keep it together for five minutes when visited by her gf on the job ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[volivolition]

i am going to explode into a thousand bajillion little glitter particles that'll cost thousands in environmental damages. but then i'll put myself back together again like 2 seconds later like no big deal whatever,