#Ringwood the Dog

[joostjongepier]

Wat?   Ringwood, a Brocklesby Foxhound (1792) door George Stubbs, A Dog lying on a Ledge (midden 17e eeuw) door onbekende kunstenaar, Laying down the Law or Trial by Jury (ca. 1840) door Edwin Landseer, Dog of the Havana Breed (1768) door Jean-Jacqes Bachelier, Portrait of Fanny, a favourite dog (1822) door James Ward, Hector, Nero, and Dash with the Parrot, Lory (1838) door Edwin Landseer, Podge (1850) door Koningin Victoria, Head of a Dachshund (1840) door Prins Albert, Pluto (1988) en Pluto’s grave (2003) door Lucian Freud en Dog Painting 30 (1995) door David Hockney

Waar?   Tentoonstelling Faithful and Fearless – Portraits of Dogs in de Walllace Collection, Londen

Wanneer?   8 augustus 2023

Vandaag bezoek ik een portrettententoonstelling in de Wallace Collection. Het is niet de eerste keer dat ik een expositie met portretten bezoek, maar deze keer is tóch anders: dit zijn namelijk allemaal portretten van honden.

Het schilderen van hondenportretten werd in Groot-Brittannië populair in de achttiende eeuw. Aristocraten kregen door de jacht een nauwe band met hun honden en ze waren rijk genoeg om hun viervoeters op canvas te laten vereeuwigen. De grootmeester op dit gebied was George Stubbs. Het Mauritshuis wijdde in 2020 een tentoonstelling aan de paardenportretten van deze schilder. Stubbs bestudeerde de anatomie van de door hem geschilderde dieren nauwkeurig en gaf hen weer met individuele kenmerken. Er zijn van deze kunstenaar vijftien hondenportretten bekend. Ringwood was een Brocklesby Foxhound in bezit van de eerste Baron Yarborough. Het was een top fokhond. Het gewas rechts is vingerhoedskruid. De Engelse naam Foxhood verwijst naar de naam van het ras.

Niet alleen aristocratische honden werden vereeuwigd. A Dog lying on a Ledge is een anoniem werk uit het midden van de zeventiende eeuw. Het toont een doodgewone straathond, maar wel uitstekend geschilderd. De belichting laat het dier prachtig uitkomen tegen de donkere achtergrond.

In de negentiende eeuw schilderde Edwin Landseer allegorische voorstellingen van honden. Een fraai voorbeeld is Laying down the Law or Trial by Jury. Een poedel als rechter spot met de pruiken en gewaden die rechters droegen. Het schilderij is een satire op de ouderwetse juridische procedures in de negentiende eeuw.

Ook van schoothondjes werden schilderijen vervaardigd, Zoals Bachelier’s Dog of the Havana Breed. Het beestje vertoont antropomorfe trekken. Hij kijkt schuldig uit zijn ogen, wetend dat hij ondeugend is geweest.

Bij de schoothondjes kom ik ook een bekende tegen. Afgelopen zondag was ik in Soane’s Museum en zag daar een portret van zijn vrouw Eliza met een hondje op haar schoot. Van datzelfde hondje, Fanny, hangt hier een portret door James Ward. Toen Eliza was overleden ontstond er een sterke band tussen Soane  en Fanny. Na haar dood bouwde hij een grafmonument voor haar en gaf de schilder Ward opdracht tot het maken van dit portret.

De band van het Britse koninklijk huis met honden is bekend. Vooral koningin Victoria was een fervent hondenliefhebster. De schilder Edwin Landseer, met wie zij een uitstekende relatie had, schilderde haar favoriete huisdieren: Dash, Hector en Nero samen met de papegaai Lory. Victoria en Albert waren zelf ook actief als kunstenaar en maakten waterverfschilderijen en etsen van hun honden, zoals Podge (potlood en waterverf door Victoria) en Head of a Dachshund  (ets door Albert).

Lucien Freud schilderde de geadopteerde hond Pluto meerdere keren en na diens dood schilderde hij zelfs zijn graf. En ook David Hockney schilderde zijn honden Stanley en Boodgie veelvuldig.

[dogtreatsmart]

DogNews@DogTreatSmart

Winky the one-eyed therapy dog helps kids love reading. The 10-year-old pekingese pooch is the star of a special program at Ringwood Public Library — Read to Winky.

Read more: www.dogtreatsmart.com

[petnews2day]

Scientists are 'month away' from finding the source of a deadly dog disease

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/CCFFK

Scientists are 'month away' from finding the source of a deadly dog disease

Scientists are ‘month away’ from finding the source of a deadly dog disease SCIENTISTS could be months away from finding the source of an often-fatal canine disease thanks to a project in the New Forest. Led by Ringwood vet Dr Fiona Macdonald and part-funded by the New Forest Dog Owners Group, the group of scientists […]

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[thesnakehunter]

BABY SNAKES GOING INTO HOMES Good news! With the extreme heat and the time of year, baby snakes are now everywhere. So far today: 1. Baby tiger snake inside house at front indoor mat entertaining a dog in Young St Donvale 2. Large brown snake last night (couldnt find) rearing up against dog Happy Hallow Drive Plenty. 3. Small tiger snake just inside house Coleman Circuit Eltham 4. Large brown snake eating rat under outdoor bar in Lambert St Diamond Creek 5. Brown snake in garage Patton St Doreen 6. Large brown snake hiding under steps at front of house in Gumtree Road REsearch 7. Snake in Collingwood under deck right near Smith ST 8. Brown snake caught under front Door Osbourne Rd Nth Warrandyte 9. Tiger snake fighting with cat at swimming pool in Yan Yean Rd Plenty. 10. Tiger snake in garage Corriedale Cres Park Orchards. 11. Tiger snake front yard Oban Rd Ringwood North Here is a photo of the baby tiger snake inside the house! If you see a snake, call Melbourne's most ADHD snake catcher who went to bed at 1am after catching snakes and started at 4am today on 0403875409 - The Snake Hunter 24/7 Snake Catcher. www.snakehunter.com.au #babysnake #baby #snake #tigersnake (at Park Orchards, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cov44oxP4AA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[melbournenewsvine]

Police arrest five after series of aggravated burglaries

Southern Metro Crime Team detectives have arrested five teens following a series of aggravated burglaries and home invasions throughout the southern and eastern regions. Investigators believe a series of linked incidents occurred from 3 October to 10 October in a number of locations including Ringwood, Ashburton, Malvern, Hawthorn East, Hawthorn, Clarinda, Mount Waverley, Springvale, Cheltenham, Sandringham, Brighton, Toorak and Shepparton. The investigation came to a head overnight when officers intercepted an allegedly stolen 2019 Skoda wagon on the Monash Freeway at the Toorak Road exit about 11.35pm. The car, which had been stolen from an address in Champion Street Brighton earlier in the day, contained four teenage boys and a 18-year-old woman. The car had allegedly been seen at an aggravated burglary in Booker Street, Cheltenham about 7pm on 10 October and at another aggravated burglary in Harold Street, Sandringham about 8pm where a Toyota Corolla was stolen. The 15-year-old male driver was arrested without incident but is alleged the other occupants attempted to run from the car before being chased down by police. A 15-year-old boy from Mooroopna has been charged with 18 offences including aggravated burglary, attempted aggravated burglary, home invasion with an offensive weapon, theft of motor car and other offences. He has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date. A 14-year-old boy from Mornington has been charged with theft of motor vehicle, attempted theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods and commit indictable offence whilst on bail and has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date. An 18-year-old woman from Ashburton has been charged with theft of motor vehicle, commit indictable offence whilst on bail and contravene bail conditions and has been remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court later today. A 17-year-old boy from Ferntree Gully has been charged with theft of motor vehicle, possess cannabis and commit indictable offence whilst on bail and has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date. A 16-year-old Blackburn boy has been charged with theft of motor vehicle and commit indictable offence while on bail and has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date. Police have a dedicated operation running across the entirety of Melbourne’s south-east targeting vehicle theft and residential burglaries. As part of this operation, police are actively out and about with regular uniform and covert patrols, intercepting vehicles, checking people and gathering intelligence. Highway Patrol is also utilising Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology to identify and intercept any vehicles of interest. No one should feel unsafe in their own homes and local police will continue to do everything in our power to target those seeking to threaten our community members. Background: Operation Bird commenced on Thursday 22 September and sees local police working collaboratively with specialist units including the Southern Metro Crime Team, Highway Patrol, Air Wing and Dog Squad to act on real time intelligence in order to identify and apprehend offenders. As of 10 October, Operation Bird has resulted in over 45 arrests made for offences including reckless conduct endangering life, theft of motor vehicle, theft from motor vehicle, possession of a controlled weapon, trespass, robbery, handling stolen goods, driving while suspended and drug offences. Arrest2022OctoberFive arrested for series of Agg burgs /Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) may be of a point-in-time nature, edited for clarity, style and length. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s).View in full here. Source link Originally published at Melbourne News Vine

[clouseplayssims]

Lass and Mondo had puppies!

[luthienebonyx]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Friday's Child - Georgette Heyer, HEYER Georgette - Works Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gil Ringwood/Ferdy Fakenham, Anthony "Sherry" Sheringham/Hero Wantage, Isabella Milborne/George Wrotham Characters: Gilbert Ringwood, Ferdinand Fakenham, Anthony "Sherry" Sheringham, Hero Wantage, George Wrotham, Isabella Milborne, Chilham (Friday's Child) Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Past unrequited love, Eventual Requited Love, Pining, Idiots in Love, just generally idiots, Friendship, Romance, Marriage, Pregnancy, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, a teensy bit of angst, The Season, Christmas, Road Trips, THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED, On Purpose, hedgerows, Jealousy, Hurt/Comfort, Regency, obviously, elaborate descriptions of clothing, Minor Original Character(s), Across a crowded (ball)room, What Happened After, Post-Canon Summary:

The tale of a memorable and eventful six months in the life of Mr Gilbert Ringwood, Esq., following the marriage of his friend, Lord Wrotham, to Miss Isabella Milborne in June, 1817.

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Okay, so this is my YULETIDE AUTHOR REVEAL, and there is quite a story to this one. Fair warning, this is an EXTREMELY self-indulgent post.

Every single story I've written for Yuletide over the years is one that I probably wouldn't have otherwise written, and every single one of them has also wound up being amongst my personal favourites of my own work. I've loved writing all of them. However, the story I wrote this year is one I've been talking about writing for quite literally twenty years, but the history of it goes back even further. So, sit back, and I'll tell you the tale of the long path that eventually led me to writing  That Greek Thing.

~

Some years ago (Shall we specify that it was the ninth decade of the Twentieth Century? Yes, I think we shall!) there lived a girl who was at that rather difficult age when she was no longer a child nor yet a young lady. This girl, whom we shall, for the sake of convenience, call Miss L, lived in a village by the sea in a far distant, Antipodean land. She was a quiet, bookish beanpole of a girl, almost a bluestocking - the sort of individual who lived rather too much in her own head, in fact. One day, as Miss L browsed the offerings on the secondhand book table at the annual fete of the local church, she chanced upon a volume, sadly dog-eared and with a long crease right through the front cover, titled ‘A Civil Contract’ by Georgette Heyer, which had clearly become surplus to its previous owner's requirements. Miss L had recently read and loved Miss Austen's ‘Pride and Prejudice’ for the first time, and it was immediately obvious to her that Miss Heyer's work was set in a similar time period.

So Miss L bought A Civil Contract, and read it, and laughed heartily at the various supporting characters such as Mr Chawleigh, but her youthful heart found the arranged marriage central to the story rather more serious and subdued than she had been expecting. It was not really the book she had expected it to be, but it tugged at her memory, so when she was next perusing the titles at her local library and she chanced upon another title by Miss Heyer, she resolved that she should give it a chance.

She loved this book - though which one it was, exactly, of Miss Heyer's many works is lost to the mists of time - and thus was born a great and enduring literary love.

Miss L noted the very long list entitled "By the same author" at the front of ‘A Civil Contract’ and embarked upon a most determined pursuit, proceeding to haunt fetes, book exchanges and other such faintly disreputable premises in which secondhand books were to be found, in search of Heyers she had yet to read. Dear reader, you must remember that this was long ago, and if it was not quite before the Internet itself, it was certainly well before the advent of the world wide web. One could not simply conduct a quick search and download a book into one's own hands in the space of a few minutes. One could not even easily order books, except through the auspices of an official bookseller - and Miss L was young, and sadly short of funds.

So Miss L hunted most carefully, and over the next several years amassed a collection of all of Miss Heyer's novels set in England during that period between 1811 and 1820 known as the Regency. However, Miss L never met another soul who would admit to having even once read any of Miss Heyer's works, though clearly such persons must be out there somewhere - for otherwise, where would all the books in Miss L's collection have come from? So Miss L continued, hugging Miss Heyer's works to her as her special secret. She read other works set in what was then becoming known as the Regency romance genre, but they were as pale copies of Miss Heyer's sparkling and beautifully researched originals, and she soon lost interest.

Miss L grew older, and assumed the life of a young lady, and other considerations took up much of her time and attention. However, she always returned to Miss Heyer's novels eventually, greeting them like old friends who would never fail to make her smile in the midst of troubled times.

Things continued thus until the closing years of the century - and, indeed, the millennium - when Miss L one day stumbled upon that wondrous community known as online fandom. The fannish life soon consumed much of her time, and she read a great deal of "fanfiction" while also, hesitantly, trying her own hand at writing and sharing offerings of her own.

And then came a most unexpected occurrence. Miss L was reading through the daily bulletin from her favoured Xena: Warrior Princess/Hercules: the Legendary Journeys slash Mailing List, when lo, she espied a most intriguing subject line. It proclaimed, very simply: "FIC: Regency Fuck (1/?)".

Here we shall pause a moment to explain that while, in these modern times, the genre known as the Regency AU is quite well-known in fandom, at that time, more than twenty years ago, this was not at all the case. AUs themselves were not near as wide-spread a phenomenon as they are today, and Miss L had never in her life even considered the possibility of the existence of such a thing as a Regency AU - and yet there it was, before her.

She read the first chapter of Regency Fuck most quickly, and then went to see what other members of the Mailing List might have made of it. The chapter had been received in a most positive light, but everyone else searched and failed to find exactly the right description to do it justice. Most compared it to Miss Austen's work. However, Miss L knew something that all the other members of the Mailing List (except ONE other, clearly) did not: Miss Heyer's very first novel set during the Regency period had been entitled Regency Buck. Miss L had squealed with joy upon reading the first chapter of Regency Fuck, for it was not merely a story set during the Regency but rather, and most clearly, one set in Miss Heyer's very particular version of that period.

So at last Miss L gathered her courage and sent an email to the author. Its exact contents are also lost in the mists of time, however the general gist was: SLASHY GEORGETTE HEYER?! - to which the author of Regency Fuck replied, just as ecstatically: YES!

Thus began a correspondence about gentlemen in tight breeches that continues to this very day. The author of Regency Fuck, whom we shall call Miss Damerel - actually, no we shall not, for as everyone with any proper understanding would know, Damerel is a title NOT merely a surname. Therefore, we shall refer to her henceforward as Lady Damerel. (In any event, Lady Damerel was not then yet going by the pen name Damerel, for in that case Miss L should have been left in no doubt whatsoever about which of Miss Heyer's heroes Lady Damerel numbered amongst her veriest favourites.)

So Miss L and Lady Damerel continued their correspondence as Regency Fuck grew longer and longer, and it was no doubt at about this time that first mention was made of Miss Heyer's 1944 novel Friday's Child, and in particular two of the primary supporting characters, Mr Gilbert Ringwood and the Honourable Ferdinand Fakenham, and how very easy it would be to slash them.

"Someone should write it," Miss L opined.

"Yes, someone should," Lady Damerel agreed.

"I should probably write it," Miss L continued.

"Yes, you should," Lady Damerel said, with great eagerness.

However, Miss L did not write it, though she continued to mention the idea of it every now and then in the years that followed. And a great many years did follow. Miss L and Lady Damerel drifted in different fannish directions, but their friendship remained true - for who else in the world could quite understand their twin mutual and abiding loves for Miss Heyer's works and gentlemen getting each other out of their tight breeches?

Some eight years after their first acquaintance, Miss L journeyed to Great Britain, where she met Lady Damerel in the flesh at last. They travelled together to Bath, and spent a most diverting time there, imagining this or that of Miss Heyer's characters walking the streets, taking Georgian elevenses at the Pump Room, and drinking rather too much of a mysterious white liqueur (which they had discovered in a local tavern) in the evenings at their hotel.

At the end of their time in Bath, they parted sorrowfully, knowing that it would be long before they set eyes on each other again, and went back to their lives. Of course, the correspondence continued, just as before.

At around this time, Miss L first took part in the great fannish holiday time tradition of Yuletide. She was quite overwhelmed to discover that asking for a Heyer story was an option open to her, but she gathered her courage and did ask for such a thing, and received a most delightful story based on The Foundling as her gift. In later years, she received other beautiful little Heyer stories at Yuletide, but she could not quite find in herself the mettle, or perhaps the presumption, required to offer to write Heyer fic herself - for what if she could not do it justice?

Miss L did write Regency AUs in a number of fandoms in the years that followed, however, and she enjoyed the experience very much. She then fell away from writing anything at all for a number of years, and began to wonder if she would ever write fanfiction again.

She was, naturally, quite in the wrong in making this assumption, and in mid-2019 a new fandom set her to writing great screeds again. However, the very first thing she had written that year was actually a drabble - a story of exactly 100 words - using characters from Miss Heyer's Frederica in filling a request for Miss @thisbluespirit​, in a small fandom challenge in which they were both taking part. It was a small step, but a very important one. 

That year, Miss L took part in Yuletide again for the first time in some five years. However, it was not until the end of the following year - that damnable year, 2020, of which we will not speak further - that Miss L finally decided that THIS would be the year that she would finally write a full-blown Heyer fic. She signed up for Yuletide, offering nine fandoms in all, but rather stacking the odds by ensuring that seven of those fandoms were Heyer novels. It seemed as if Fate must have taken a hand when she received her assignment and discovered that she had been matched with her recipient, Miss @afterism​, for none other than Miss Heyer's Friday's Child. Upon investigating further, she discovered that Miss Afterism was particularly fond of Gil/Ferdy - and so, at last, Miss L embarked on writing the story that she had been considering for so long, some 35 (or perhaps even more) years after first reading Friday's Child.

Dear Reader, she ADORED writing this story. She did, of course, e-mail Lady Damerel posthaste to let her know that she was at last writing Gil and Ferdy's story.  She was also anxious to share with Lady Damerel - because she knew that no other of her acquaintance would quite understand - how she had quite burst out laughing when, while walking her dog - who is, of course, named Lufra after the family dog in Frederica - one day she had realised that this story could only be titled That Greek Thing.

And so at last That Greek Thing was completed and posted and, on Christmas Day, the Yuletide collection was revealed. Very fortunately, Miss Afterism was very happy with That Greek Thing. Lady Damerel also squeed in a most unladylike way about it, and others also commented with words of approval.

Miss L ventures to believe that this story is actually the story that she wanted it to be, and hoped so very hard that it would be, and she still cannot quite believe that she has written it at last. Of everything she has ever written for Yuletide, it is the most special to her.

She thanks you very much for reading both the story - if you have done so - and this most self-indulgent narrative.

[empatheticagent]

► Name ➔  Ray(mond) Arnold Hartell

► Are you single ➔  ...It’s complicated

► Are you happy ➔ No.

► Are you angry? ➔ Of course

► Are your parents still married ➔ Yes

► Birthplace ➔ Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

► Hair Color ➔ Brown

► Eye Color ➔ Blue

► Birthday ➔ September 28th

► Mood ➔ ...

► Gender ➔ Male 

► Summer or winter ➔ Summer, but winter is more glove friendly ►Morning or afternoon ➔ Afternoon

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE

► Are you in love ➔ Yes 

► Do you believe in love at first sight ➔ No?

► Who ended your last relationship ➔ No one Bancroft technically 

► Have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔ Apparently

► Are you afraid of commitments ➔ No

► Have you hugged someone within the last week? ➔ Yes

► Have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ Yes ►Have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ made myself upset, yes

SIX CHOICES

► Love or lust ➔ Love 

► Lemonade or iced tea ➔ Ice tea, unless it’s homemade lemonade

► Cats or Dogs ➔ Definitely cats ►A few best friends or many regular friends ➔ A few best friends ► Wild night out or romantic night in ➔ Romantic night in 

► Day or night ➔ Day

FIVE HAVE YOU EVERS

► Been caught sneaking out ➔ No

► Fallen down/up the stairs ➔ Tripped up them

► Wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ Yes 

► Wanted to disappear ➔ Yes

FOUR PREFERENCES

► Smile or eyes ➔ Eyes

► Shorter or Taller ➔ Taller

► Intelligence or Attraction ➔ Both

► Hook-up or Relationship ➔ Relationship

FAMILY

► Do you and your family get along ➔ Yes

► Would you say you have a “messed up life” ➔ Messed up is probably an understatement

► Have you ever ran away from home ➔ No

 ► Have you ever gotten kicked out ➔ No

FRIENDS

► Do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ No 

► Do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ Yes

► Who is your best friend ➔ (Clay) Germaine and Sterling 

► Who knows everything about you ➔ No one, but who knows most is probably my cousin Cassie

tagging: anyone who wants to that hasn't

[abhethashogun-blog]

One of the most adorable dogs I have met. Very friendly and playful. ❤❤ #australia #melbourne #ringwood #downunder #travelphotography #travel #travelingtheworld #abhethashogun #dogs (at Mcalpin Reserve)

[thepostedia]

Police issue update after men try to kidnap toddler in broad daylight

Police issue update after men try to kidnap toddler in broad daylight

The POLICE is “really hard at work” to catch two men who tried to kidnap a two-year-old girl in Ringwood. The boy was with his mother when two men approached them at The Mount, showing interest in their dog. One of them took the woman and ran with her to a nearby housing estate, according to police. The boy was released after the dog bit the man in the leg. The man picked up the two-year-old…

[petnews2day]

Scientists are 'month away' from finding the source of a deadly dog disease

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/0Pa48

Scientists are 'month away' from finding the source of a deadly dog disease

Scientists are ‘month away’ from finding the source of a deadly dog disease SCIENTISTS could be months away from finding the source of an often-fatal canine disease thanks to a project in the New Forest. Led by Ringwood vet Dr Fiona Macdonald and part-funded by the New Forest Dog Owners Group, the group of scientists […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/0Pa48 #PetCharitiesNews

[mythcsborn-a]

MEET THE MUSE.

BASICS

NAME: annarose melanie orchard. NICKNAME(S): anna, rosie. ALIAS(ES): none. AGE: twenty-four. BIRTHDATE: second of april, 1994. BIRTHPLACE: most likely somewhere on olympus / officially north country hospital in newport, vermont, usa. GENDER: cis female. ORIENTATION: pansexual. SPECIES: demigod, greek side. OCCUPATION:  owner of greenhouse-flower shop persephone’s garden / ex-head of cabin four in camp half blood / owner of a “safehouse for demigods and mythical beings”, as some called it. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS: middle class / inherited a large sum of money at her grandmother’s death a couple years ago. CURRENT RESIDENCE: somewhere near ringwood, new jersey.

FAMILY

PARENTS: hunter orchard, estranged father / demeter, goddess of agriculture, mother. UPBRINGING: left in her paternal grandparents’ care during infancy, they raised her until the car crash that killed her grandfather and caused her paraplegy. as a consequence, she was taken away to camp half blood for her own safety, where her maternal siblings and older campers educated her as best as they could. BIRTH ORDER: eldest of her father’s children. SIBLINGS: numerous / persephone, goddess of spring / christopher “chris”, jill, alicia “ali” and holden orchard. PETS: as of now, three dogs (bahij, boxer / hestia, bullmastiff / hector, great dane) and two cats (soteria, british longhair / apollo, abyssinian).

PERSONAL

MORAL ALIGNMENT: lawful good    /   neutral good   /   chaotic good    /    lawful neutral    /    true neutral    /    chaotic neutral    /    lawful evil    /    neutral evil   /   chaotic evil RELIGION: hellenic polytheist. PHILOSOPHY:    cynicism    /    idealism    /    realism    /    apathy SINS:   greed    /    gluttony    /    sloth    /    lust    /    pride    /    envy    /    wrath VIRTUES: chastity    /    charity    /    diligence    /    humility     /    kindness    /    patience    /   justice SECRETS: her relationship with zeus, which is basically an open secret / despite the years and numerous reassurances from her grandmother, she still feels like she caused her grandfather’s death in a way ; if she hadn’t insisted on going to her dance lessons, despite the terrible weather and the slippery roads, he would probably still be alive. STRENGTHS: patient, generous, discreet, responsible. WEAKNESSES: stubborn, pessimistic, melancholic, finicky.

MENTAL

KNOWN LANGUAGES: english (first language) / ancient greek (learned) / latin (a little) / french (a few words only). EDUCATION: left school during second grade since she moved to camp half blood. didn’t go back until recently, when she decided to get her GED. most of what she knows is self-taught, the rest has been taught to her by older campers or chiron. she has an extremely good knowledge of plants, being a daughter of demeter, as well as reasonable first-aid abilities and a good grasp on various mythologies. MENTOR(S): her grandmother, mostly. INTERESTS: gardening, cooking and baking, history, ballet, video games, genealogy, floral arrangements (especially the ikebana style), reading, music, theater.

PHYSICAL

FACECLAIM(S): nicola peltz (main) / naomi watts (older verse). HAIR: golden blond, (mostly) straight, reaches down to the small of her back. EYES: green. SKIN: rather fair, with a light splatter of freckles across her nose and her shoulders. numerous scars all over her body. BUILD: scrawny    /    bony    /    slender    /    fit    /    athletic    /    curvy    /    full - figured    / herculean    /    pudgy    /    average  HEIGHT: five feet two inches. WEIGHT: 103lbs. SCARS  /  BIRTHMARKS: plenty of scars ; the most prominent ones are located on her left side (empousa), and running the length of her spine (car accident). CONSTITUTION  /  FITNESS: she’s rather fit ; she enjoys swimming, she does ballet at a fairly medium-high level, and does train with blades and in hand-to-hand combat even if she doesn’t enjoy it much. she favors a healthy diet mainly consisting of home-grown vegetables and organic products — her main health problem lies with debiliating back pains that occur on a semi-regular basis, and it’s something she cannot get rid of : she wished for the ability to walk freely again, and it was traded against such pain.

FAVORITES

DISH(ES): anything with vegetables, honey-glazed chicken, new england clam chowder, lemon-poppyseed cupcakes. DRINK(S): jasmine tea, lemonade. PIZZA TOPPING(S): any cheese, bell peppers, onions. COLOR(S): green, gold, sky blue, sunset-purple. MUSIC GENRE(S): alternative rock, pop punk, symphonic metal. BOOK GENRE(S): sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers. MOVIE GENRE(S): ^^, history, horror. CURSE WORD(S): she doesn’t swear much, but her go-to is fuck. SCENT(S): freshly cut grass, ozone before a thunderstorm. QUOTE(S): 

FUN STUFF

TOP , BOTTOM , OR SWITCH: bottom all the way, ngl SINGS IN THE SHOWER: it happens sometimes but not really often ; she has a terrible singing voice and she knows it. LIKES PUNS: she's quite neutral about them. HOGWARTS HOUSE: hufflepuff. MBTI: isfj. TEMPERAMENT: phlegmatic. ENNEAGRAM: type 9, the mediator. ABILITIES  /  POWERS: aside from being an excellent cook and an even better baker, she holds the ability of chlorokinesis that allows her to manipulate plant life at will ; she’s able to make plants grow from simple seeds, make existing plants decay in a matter of seconds, and even freeze them in time so they never die. she also has the ability to manipulate the very genetics of plants surrounding her, which allows her to change their colors, turn them toxic or, on the other hand, make them harmless.

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[minister-erik]

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[kislak-center]

The expansive Fairman Rogers Collection, a must-see for anyone with sporting and/or veterinary interests. John Mills’ *The Life of a Foxhound* follows the exploits of Ringwood, a hunting dog, and his master the Squire. To see more of this book and other works from the collection, follow the link to the facsimile. Call number: 636.78 M615 1848 Facsimile: http://ow.ly/mgZ430kkvWG * * * #dogdaysoflibraries #kislakcenter #librariesofinstagram #pennlibraries #sporting #huntingdog #foxhound #hound #dogstagram #librarychallenge #facsimile #specialcollections

[goodlouse]

ok here we go me friend! 10, 53, and 92

thanks mare!! I’m gonna yell about all 5 of my main OCs for these bc I Iove them all!! Answers are under the cut, I wrote a lot. ^^;

(from left to right: Rosie, Alfie, Michael, JT, Ash)

What is their favourite room to be in, in the house they live in?For context, Rosie n JT are sisters, Michael lives across the road, but spends most of his time with Rosie and JT.Rosie - Rosie chills out in the kitchen a lot, as she cooks the majority of the meals for the household. She enjoys finding new recipes and tweaking them. Alfie - Alfie’s favourite room is his bedroom, he likes writing at his desk.Michael - Michael’s parents are absent a lot, so if he’s at home, he likes being in the living room. However, he prefers hanging at Rosie and JT’s, and chats to them while Rosie’s cooking on most evenings.JT - JT loves being in her room - she has a large window, with a view of a few rows of houses leading down to the ocean. JT sits on the windowledge seat and stares out at the sea a lot.Ash - Ash lives in the main building of Ringwood Guild. Their room is fairly small, and they don’t spend much time there, instead hanging in the eating/communal area downstairs.

What is something that they want but can’t have?Rosie - Rosie doesn’t have anything like she wants that badly,,Alfie - A dog - he’s allergic. :- /Michael - A good relationship with his parents. :- )JT - A membership to the most influencial nostalite guild in the country.Ash - Ash wants to be able to feel safe enough to wear their soul above their head like everyone else. Souls are extremely fragile, but not displaying it is like a sign of distrust. 

What was their childhood like?JT and Rosie - Lived in the same house their whole life with one parent - the other died during a nostalite hunting expedition when the two were young. They have an older brother (Toe) who is also a nostalite hunter - he’s moved out and is now travelling with the Railroad Guild.Alfie - Lotsa arguing with his big bro over dumb stuffMichael - Lots of being babysat while his parents are working, moved house a few times for his parents jobs. Moved next door to JT and Rosie when he was 11.Ash - Their dad was a member of the Railroad Guild, so the majority of Ash’s childhood was spent travelling to various guilds across the country.

[c-willi-1990]

Bailey's Visit To Wild & Free Meadows

Bailey's Visit To Wild & Free Meadows #wildandfree #dog #dogwalks #goldenretriever #goldenretrievers #dogs #walkies

Bailey was able to meet up with her Auntie’s and visit Wild & Free Meadows in Ringwood just after lockdown was lifted, overall there were 6 Golden Retrievers in total where they had the run of the entire field. Bailey was super excited when she arrived with the auntie’s and soon was running around the entire field running through pipes, over little mountains / hills all in the secure comfort of…