#Interdependency

[teruriphoto]

Simplicity #177: Lotus and Bee

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A bee is dancing merrily

On the fully blooming lotus flower.

Recalling what was being passed

In this hot summer season,

Such a beautiful, I remember clearly,

Interdependency in nature comes up first

Within my mind.

Now the season is gradually

Moving toward the end of summer

Crickets in town begin to play

Their symphony music at night.

Change is the only eternal…

Thank you summer 2023

And welcome to the enriched season

Of the year.

☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

過ぎ去りし

夏のおもひで

ハスの花

蜂舞い踊る

季節のなかで

さよなら夏の日

いま静かに秋はくぬ

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[jellynotbees]

Very quick drawing because if I see black cat meme it needs to be Narinderified

[palmettoshenanigans]

*grabs your face by the cheeks* Listen- listen to me. Andreil? Was never about codependence. No, don't run- listen. It was never about codependence. Stop biting me- Andreil was always about learning to be independent and fiercely choosing interdependence through the process

[dandelionsresilience]

Good News - June 8-14

Like these weekly compilations? Tip me at $Kaybarr1735! And if you tip me and give me a way to contact you, at the end of the month I'll send you a link to all of the articles I found but didn't use each week!

1. Rare foal born on estate for first time in 100 years

“The Food Museum at Abbot's Hall in Stowmarket, Suffolk, is home to a small number of Suffolk Punch horses - a breed considered critically endangered by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. A female foal was born on Saturday and has been named Abbots Juno to honour the last horse born at the museum in 1924. [...] Juno is just one of 12 fillies born so far this year in the country and she could potentially help produce more of the breed in the future.”

2. The cement that could turn your house into a giant battery

“[Scientists] at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way of creating an energy storage device known as a supercapacitor from three basic, cheap materials – water, cement and a soot-like substance called carbon black. [... Supercapacitators] can charge much more quickly than a lithium ion battery and don't suffer from the same levels of degradation in performance. [... Future applications of this concrete might include] roads that store solar energy and then release it to recharge electric cars wirelessly as they drive along a road [... and] energy-storing foundations of houses.”

3. New road lights, fewer dead insects—insect-friendly lighting successfully tested

“Tailored and shielded road lights make the light source almost invisible outside the illuminated area and significantly reduces the lethal attraction for flying insects in different environments. [...] The new LED luminaires deliver more focused light, reduce spill light, and are shielded above and to the side to minimize light pollution. [... In contrast,] dimming the conventional lights by a factor of 5 had no significant effect on insect attraction.”

4. When LGBTQ health is at stake, patient navigators are ready to help

“[S]ome health care systems have begun to offer guides, or navigators, to get people the help they need. [... W]hether they're just looking for a new doctor or taking the first step toward getting gender-affirming care, "a lot of our patients really benefit from having someone like me who is there to make sure that they are getting connected with a person who is immediately going to provide a safe environment for them." [... A navigator] also connects people with LGBTQ community organizations, social groups and peer support groups.”

5. Tech company to help tackle invasive plant species

“Himalayan balsam has very sugary nectar which tempts bees and other pollinators away from native plants, thereby preventing them from producing seed. It outcompetes native plant species for resources such as sunlight, space and nutrients. [...] The volunteer scheme is open to all GWT WilderGlos users who have a smartphone and can download the Crowdorsa app, where they can then earn up to 25p per square meter of Balsam removed.”

6. [Fish & Wildlife] Service Provides Over $14 Million to Benefit Local Communities, Clean Waterways and Recreational Boaters

“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing more than $14 million in Clean Vessel Act grants to improve water quality and increase opportunities for fishing, shellfish harvests and safe swimming in the nation’s waterways. By helping recreational boaters properly dispose of sewage, this year’s grants will improve conditions for local communities, wildlife and recreational boaters in 18 states and Guam.”

7. Bornean clouded leopard family filmed in wild for first time ever

“Camera traps in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo have captured a Bornean clouded leopard mother and her two cubs wandering through a forest. It's the first time a family of these endangered leopards has been caught on camera in the wild, according [to] staff from the Orangutan Foundation who placed camera traps throughout the forest to learn more about the elusive species.”

8. Toy library helps parents save money 'and the planet'

“Started in 2015 by Annie Berry, South Bristol's toy library aims to reduce waste and allow more children access to more - and sometimes expensive - toys. [...] Ms Berry partnered with the St Philips recycling centre on a pilot project to rescue items back from landfill, bringing more toys into the library. [...] [P]eople use it to support the environment, take out toys that they might not have the space for at home or be able to afford, and allow children to pick non-gender specific toys.”

9. Chicago Receives $3M Grant to Inventory Its Trees and Create Plan to Manage City’s Urban Forest

“The Chicago Park District received a $1.48 million grant [“made available through the federal Inflation Reduction Act”] to complete a 100% inventory of its estimated 250,000 trees, develop an urban forestry management plan and plant 200 trees in disadvantaged areas with the highest need. As with the city, development of the management plan is expected to involve significant community input.”

10. Strong Public Support for Indigenous Co-Stewardship Plan for Bears Ears National Monument

“[The NFW has a] plan to collaboratively steward Bears Ears National Monument to safeguard wildlife, protect cultural resources, and better manage outdoor recreation. The plan was the result of a two-year collaboration among the five Tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition and upholds Tribal sovereignty, incorporates Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and responsibly manages the monument for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation while ensuring the continued health of the ecosystem.”

June 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[philosophybits]

Everything, like the ocean, flows and enters into contact with everything else: touch one place, and you set up a movement at the other end of the world. It may be senseless to beg forgiveness of the birds, but, then, it would be easier for the birds, and for the child, and for every animal if you were yourself more pleasant than you are now. Everything is like an ocean, I tell you. Then you would pray to the birds, too, consumed by a universal love, as though in ecstasy, and ask that they, too, should forgive your sin. Treasure this ecstasy, however absurd people may think it.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

[bishonenvoicedbyadyke]

in fiction i love love love the "master/slave" dynamic but with a hegelian twist. when the master is relying so much on the servant for survival and self conceptualisation he is effectively completly dependent on him. and from the dependence springs subservience... but also the servant has been completly consumed by his role his only solace is the pleasure he takes holding power over someone who was supposed to be dominating him :)

[yameoto]

any advice on how to tell the difference between mommy issues and lesbianism because why are the lines so blurred do I want her to hold me and tell me everything will be okay or am i in love with her. or both? do i like older women in a gay way or in a please i yearn for an emotionally available adult in my life way??

i think the funniest thing about this ask is the implication that lesbianism and mommy issues must be mutually exclusive. im so, so sorry baby but both can be true.

[albarrancabrera]

Albarran Cabrera   —–   Instagram

The Mouth of Krishna

Japan, 2018, #925 Pigments, gampi paper and gold leaf.

[a-queer-seminarian]

As the Israeli government continues to commit war crimes against the people of Gaza, it’s important to remember how all struggles for justice are interconnected. For instance, the movement to Stop Cop a City here in Atlanta is also a movement to stop US police from collaborating with the Israeli military.

A delegation of Georgia law enforcement representatives pose with members of the Haifa, Israel, Police Department in August 2023. USAmerican and Israeli flags wave above them.

Through the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE), Israeli soldiers come to train right here in Georgia, and US police travel to Israel to learn their tactics…which is, frankly, terrifying, and a ludicrously literal example of the militarization of US police.

This relationship between Georgia and Israel has been going on for three decades, since 1992.

(Note that GILEE isn’t the only program in which US police collaborate with the IDF. This article from 2018 goes into more details about what tactics cops from various city police departments across the US have picked up from Israel.)

If Cop City opens, Israeli soldiers will be invited to come train there. Both sides will be able to hone their tactics for brutally stomping out even the most peaceful of protests.

STOP COP CITY. FREE PALESTINE. Here and there, settler-colonialist states target Indigenous lives, Black lives, and other POC.

Our struggles are interwoven. None are free till all, all are free from this imperialist horror.

[conceptionsofconciousness]

The Zodiac Signs and Psychology of Reliance

Independent Zodiac Signs Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer (Nakshatras of Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigashira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha) Free from outside control. Things are about themselves first and foremost. Needing to get what they want. Putting their own foot forward. Distrust, relationship issues, and burnout from over-depending on self are problems dealt with.

Co-Dependent Zodiac Signs Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio (Nakshatras of Magha, Purva Phalaguni, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyestha) Prioritizes Others. Attached to other people. Need the "approval" of a mirror (Other person) to feel secure about themselves and what they do. Boundary and control issues, trouble making decisions, and feeling the need to be perfect plague them.

Interdependent Zodiac Signs Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Nakshatras of Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati)

Believes everything is connected and there is mutual dependence between things. Everyone needs everyone to make life work. Delegating responsibility to lighten the load. Issues can include being too political and giving up autonomy in decision-making, lack of self-awareness, and uneven value systems/losing resources toward others.

[jellynotbees]

Narinder is a disaster but lamb is into that so it balances

[dionte-goethe]

Happy Birthday Jiang Cheng~

We've got 26 characters admiring(?) Jiang Cheng, from the expected to the unusual.

I would have added more and fully rendered the color if I had the time for it, but lining/flat coloring 26 frames was already pushing me to the brink of slamming my head against the desk. I did have a lot of fun with all the different designs though.

Let me know if people want to see the individual frames, uh, it would probably take a couple of posts.

[bellalu65]

Q Magazine - Oasis cover (August 2005 - Issue 229)

[godinthebeehive]

✨I dream of interdependent community✨

[philosophybits]

One phenomenon must necessarily lead to other phenomena, as one experiment does to several experiments. Nature is a whole — in which each part in itself can never be wholly understood. The true student of nature begins from any point and pursues his path step-by-step into the immeasurable distance with a careful connection and alignment of the individual facts.

Novalis, Last Fragments

[thirdity]

It is useless to attempt to preserve a living species unless the kind of land or water it requires is also preserved. So delicately interwoven are the relationships that when we disturb one thread of the community fabric we alter it all — perhaps almost imperceptibly, perhaps so drastically that destruction follows.

Rachel Carson, Lost Woods