#Mules

[rootin-n-bootin]

So I haven’t really been seeing folks talk much here at all about what’s been going on with Hurricane Helene recovery- but I thought I might share something I thought was cool and important.

Because of how roads have been washed out making homes and towns inaccessible to vehicles, the Cajun Navy (organizations that performs search, rescue, and assistance during disasters) has partnered with Mountain Mule Packer Ranch to use the mules to get medications, food, and water to people in need.

I just think it’s incredible. Despite all the technology you’d think is accessible to help people out, mules are still the most reliable form of transport to save people’s lives

[cuties-in-codices]

absalom caught by his hair, hanging from a tree

"Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s hair got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going." - 2 Samuel 18:9 (NIV)

illustration from a manuscript copy of the weltchronik by rudolf von ems, zurich, early 14th c.

source: St. Gallen, Kantonsbibl., VadSlg Ms. 302, fol. 186v

[zegalba]

Maison Martin Margiela spring/summer 2006

[rrougarou]

Weretober 2024 day 24: weremule! Poor guy’s first cat call… care to lend him a hand?

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Mule.

Place of origin: England

Date: ca. 1851

Medium: Silk brocade, leather

[victusinveritas]

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Every time I hear of someone's dog killing a coyote, or that mule that killed a cougar, or a rooster kills a hawk, all I can think of is how an invasive, domesticated animal killed a native one just trying to survive in an ecosystem we've drastically changed. I say this as someone who, up until last September, had kept chickens for several years and never harmed the predators that occasionally got one.

[shapeshiftinterest]

tadano and haida holding hands/ hi fiving

clothes are syaoran li's from cardcaptor sakura

art reference i used for tadano's outfit

art reference i used for haida's outfit

[transladybev]

Happy Sunday lovelies, hope you are having a lovely weekend. Today I am running a workshop with one of my clients. As it is Sunday thought we would take the opportunity to be a bit more casual! Here in my new denim miniskirt and tan mules I am wearing for the first time. Mocha matte pantyhose with a sheer toe and a pink and white pinstripe collared shirt. Feeling very feminine....let me know what you think. Have a lovely rest of your weekend...Love Bev

[kimberly40]

Have you ever wondered why they cut a mules tail in "bells"? Back in the day, the Army used mules in service. A green mule had its tail shaved. By the time the mule was broke to pack, a 'bell' was trimmed in the tail. Once broke to drive, a second bell was added below the first. Broke to ride, a third tassel was trimmed below the second. Thus, a three-bell mule was a well-schooled animal.

This way, when looking at a corral full of unknown mules, it was easy to identify which one to select for the job at hand.

[fashionlandscapeblog]

Neous

[dharmaart]

A study of a mule in four different calligraphy inks for inktober.

[bebemoon]

look for the name of MANUELA (requested by anonymous) | vintage dusty pink mid-length gunne sax w/ lace-trim and sailor-style collar, vintage roy rogers & trigger official graphic short sleeve sweater (c. 195o's), miu miu beige leather western mules w/ pink embroidered rose bud details, d.s. & durga "cowgirl grass" eau de parfum (bergamot zest, lychee, pink geranium, jasmine water, peony, wild grass, crystal amber, musk, vetiver), chloé "kerala" chocolate brown leather tote handbag w/ horse and horse shoe charms

[mammalidentifier]

Sadly, I wasn’t able to find even a single image or video of a male hinny being gelded, so I can’t even make an educated guess on whether they have nipples like donkeys or fully lack them like horses :( hinnies are truly much less popular than mules. It’s a pity, because they’re fascinating animals.