#but that's for cattle only i think

[cadmuslabs777]

Frenchie, honey, where tf did you get that? Is there something you need to share?

[aroaceleovaldez]

new TSATS prediction based entirely off the interview from the UK Rick Riordan newsletter

[turtlesandfrogs]

One big thing that gets missed in the conversation about native plants is that when considering a plant, you really should ask two questions:

1. Where, specifically, is it native to?

2. Within that region, what ecosystem conditions does it live in? Will it thrive where you intend to plant it?

I cannot tell you how many times I've come across a plant labeled as native that doesn't even grow in my state. Sure, it's native to the continent, but not this side of the rocky mountains! That's not nearly specific enough if your goal is to support endemic animal species and the overall ecosystem.

You also need to consider what conditions that plant needs to thrive. One example I see a lot of here is planting understory plants in full sun. They're stressed out, they're getting sunburnt, and they're slowly dying. People will also try the reverse, planting praire plants in deep shade, and wonder why they're all floppy and anemic looking. Plants may be native to your area, but they still have specific needs and you will have much greater success if you match the conditions you have to a plant that will thrive there.

A third, extra credit question is a two parter: is it endemic (aka, unique to your region) or does it have a a broader, or even circumpolar distribution? I mean, check out the range maps for Henderson's shooting star & twinflower:

Twinflower is found across the northern portions of Eurasia as well.

The second part is, are any of the vulnerable species in your area depending on it? An example from my area is Viola Adunca, which has a pretty broad range,

But is also host to multiple fritilary butterfly species in my area, some of which are on the decline and some of which are no longer found in my state. Due to habitat loss. Both due to human activity (agriculture, subdivisions, etc) and human inactivity (banning the intentional burns the Native peoples did, that maintained the Oak savanna ecosystem, leading them to be "invaded" by non-fire adapted Douglas firs, another native species. Also at the same time making the region more vulnerable to bigger and more devastating wild fires).

[mutini-ooc]

okay for the record i just wanna state tat soemtimes runnign an rp blog is Like That. NOT THAT IT SHLD BE TOLERATED BEHAVIOR but liek these thigns happen & hoenelty the only solution is to jsust mak fun of them & not take them to heart.

[bhaalsdeepbat]

Astarion's line about not having taken a bath since the abduction has been haunting me today, but I also cannot stop thinking about him and my Durge having the loveliest bath together when they first make it to the Elfsong.

Astarion is fucking f r o t h i n g he has been waiting for this moment since the night Baldur's Gate peeked over the horizon. When he stood beside Mercy at the abandoned post overlooking he city, he just kinda leans against Mercy (who is significantly shorter than him, but he loves to lean on them or drape himself across their shoulders like the little devil in their ear he actually is), and just SO dramatically announces how excited he is to have all the little luxuries they couldn't have on the road.

Like Mercy is standing with their arms cross, all puffed up and squared, they just took down a God and are feeling really fucking powerful. Then this man is just nuzzling his lips against their cheek and they just completely melt while he starts on his little rant like he doesn't know what he's doing.

Literally just sneaking this moment of (private) affection in, kinda puffing up that he can make this Feller of Gods putty beneath him with just a touch, but also he loves every moment of contact...but also the lurking Dread in the back of his mind bc oh Gods this creature he has found him swept up in is precious enough for him to want to protect. He may have helped take down Myrkul, but he's still so consumed by fear and the weight of his entire situation that doesn't see his own strength.

And all of this is going on in the back of his mind, but he brushes it off and is all, "Gods we can't get back to civilization quick enough. I've had enough playing in filth for this century," but there's no real venom to it, he's just being prissy. When he finishes throwing his little fit, Mercy reaches up, scritches his head like a fucking cat, and is just like I was pretty chill with the arrangement now but I'm excited for you.

And this is the moment Astarion it hits him that his darling Durge has no context for how lovely an actual bath is. Like a nice one with good soaps, warm water, and soft cloths. He's just like holy shit I am going to treat you to the best goddamn bath of your entire wretched life and you will finally understand why your current hygiene situation Isn't Doing It for him.

It's his first domestic thought he has (and the only one for a long fucking time), but he's so down bad for this wretched little tiefling, he's like 🥺 I want to wash their hair so good they start wanting to bathe more regularly and then it fucking works

Unfortunately for him, he remains on hair braiding duty for as long Mercy keeps their hair long, and I think he'd like it as it is bc he had to spend some time early on in their adventure begrudgingly braiding it just so they could get a fucking move on

When they finally get that bath, Mercy just soaks in the warm water pressed against Astarion's back and purrs until the water starts to cool and he's the one who insists they get tf out.

[faeriebabee]

gil favor when he hires two people with insane interpersonal drama and they end up turning the cattle drive into a murder show for the 142 time since leaving san antonio

[officersnickers]

Okay, stupid headcanon time (again)!

I guess most of us speculated once or twice during our time reading/ watching The Promised Neverland, that Norman could be related to William Minerva aka James Ratri, due to their looks and behaviour and overall savior complex. It didn’t helped Demizu depicted them both in weirdly similiar ways throughout the manga, as for example seen here:

Now, Shirai denied the speculations of the fanbase, stating Norman wasn’t related to the Ratris at all. Here comes my theory playing in.

Certainly James (or Peter) isn’t related directly to Norman, nor his father. But while re-reading Volume 19 of the manga, I stumbled across the profile of Grace Field headquarters.

See this little section here?:

Ratri Clan’s guest room - probably for when the current head of the Ratri clan (or one of his deputies) “honors” headquarters with their visit. Now, what if, in all those years Grace Field exists, one of the Ratris (or maybe even more?) took a liking to a sister working in the headquarters? Having their fun together, resulting in a little poor cattle child with a father, which controls the whole farm system himself? What if one (or maybe even more, again?) cattle child born from this connection was a girl, allowed to grow up and having children of her own? What if some dear Ratri blood flows in some of the current sisters and also Norman, making him related to the Ratris, but only over several generations?

Of course it’s all just speculation, a mere headcanon of mine, and doesn’t change anything for Norman or any other from the Ratri family. The thought alone amused me for the shere comedic potencial 😌

What do you think?

[archduke-enver-gortash]

what if gortash had a special whip he only uses on zeke. all fancy and handmade by him with the finest (and hardest) leathers and everything. specially adorned and all white and built so intimately attuned to zeke’s weaknesses. sohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh normal.

[sacrificialblood]

yeah another piece of a wip for ur enjoyment. it is very unedited and in its early draft stage so who knows if this will be in the final piece but enjoy please!

At his shuffling, it finally opens its eyes, searching in wide-eyed desperation for the source of the noise, whining pathetically and twisting its arms around. Thomas moves closer for a reason unknown to him, he would frighten the poor thing more with his size and mask. It stills when it’s eyes catch on his form.

Then, it smiles in relief.

His heart stutters in his chest and he brings his arms up, just so that they rest close to his stomach, and twitches his fingers. Strangers don’t smile at him, the meat doesn't look happy to see him ever.

“Oh, please, thank you. Help me, please,” it strains against its bindings again, rigor finally renewed. Thomas can’t understand it, the new found hope that he will be its savior. But it looks at him, tears slowly gathering, “Please, I’m so scared.”

He’s never been a hero to anyone. Never been seen as anything more than a freak.

The meat goes still when the tears shed and can finally see him properly, can see the hideousness, his grotesque being. He nostrils flare under the mask and the huff of breath comes out through the holes like a bull snorting, ready to charge on its offender.

[wrathfulrook]

Far Cry 5 True Facts

Mammals

American Black Bear: Unlike the Canadian Black Bear, these ones are loud, entitled, and don’t apologize after killing you.

Bison: A baby bison is called a “red dog” because the people who name things lack basic education. Also, humans slaughtered 50 million of them. 50 MILLION!

Caribou: Reindeer and caribou are the same animal, only reindeer put on airs because they’re European.

Cougar: Cougars have similar body types to house cats, only on a larger scale. Both types of cats are also giant assholes.

Elk: Elk are vegetarian, but are known to eat meat such as nestlings or bird eggs on rare occasions. Which makes them the animal equivalent of your old college roommate.

Grey Wolf: Wolves develop close relationships and strong social bonds. They are also known to hit the clubs after getting their pump on.

Grizzly Bear: These omnivores are known to eat berries, fish, and, according to the Secretary of Education, children.

Hare: Hares are adamant that they’ve never lost a race and warn everyone against believing FAKE NEWS from the Mainstream Tortoise Media.

Moose: Moose are incredibly near-sighted, but are too cheap to pay for laser eye surgery.

Pronghorn: Pronghorns are the second fastest mammal, behind the cheetah, but cheetahs are almost extinct so the Pronghorns are happy to wait it out.

Rat: A Rat can survive for up to years in the wild, but only about two days in the mob.

Skunk: Skunks will only spray when threatened, as they live life under the principle “don’t start none. won’t be none.”

White Tailed Deer: Like a human, an adult Deer has thirty-two teeth. Unlike a human, it will floss after every meal without fail.

Wild Boar: Wild Boar are like pigs, only they party harder.

Wolverine: They’re the best at what they do, and what they do is secrete a foul smelling yellow liquid from their anal scent glands.

Birds

Bald Eagle: You probably think Bald Eagles are bold, majestic hunters, but they actually eat trash and steal food from other birds. USA! USA! USA!

Duck: Duck penises are corkscrew shaped which is super handy for opening bottles of wine while camping.

Ruffed Grouse: The Ruffed Grouse is a non-migratory bird that forgets the fact that at one time, one of their ancestors migrated from somewhere.

Turkey: These large birds are the main event of every Thanksgiving dinner and signal the beginning of insane sales where people die trying to get a “deal.”

Turkey Vulture: A turkey and a vulture had a regrettable one-night stand. One of them believed life begins at conception and look at that... a new species!

Fish

Largemouth Bass: The Largemouth Bass is similar to the Smallmouth Bass, only that the mouth is larger. Really, it’s all there in the name.

Rock Bass: Rock Bass are fresh water fish who don’t have a problem with being around human activity. They are completely unimpressed by everything we do. Everything.

Smallmouth Bass: It is the male Bass that stays back and guards the eggs. They are the stay-at-home dads of the fish world.

Bull Trout: Bull Trout are an extremely sensitive species that don’t tolerate high levels of sediment in their streams or any other environmental microaggressions.

Golden Trout: Different types of trout are capable of mating and producing viable offspring, but they’ve remained distinct for thousands of years because trout are super racist.

Lake Trout: Lake Trout can be difficult to find because of their preference for cold, dark, and murky lower depths. You can also find them trolling online forums.

Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout are the state’s number one game fish and they never shut up about it. We get it, you won. Stop reminding us every day.

Arctic Grayling Salmon: Arctic Graylings can be identified by their colorful and very large dorsal fin. Fly that fin loud and proud, you majestic creatures.

Chinook Salmon: The Chinook swims from the ocean back to freshwater where it spawns then dies. It’s sad, but you can never go home again.

Kokanee Salmon: The Kokanee are land-locked, and only live in freshwater. Like all salmon they die after spawning, which isn’t such a bad way to go really.

Paddlefish Sturgeon: Paddlefish caviar is a hot commodity, but even if you harvest the eggs yourself, you can’t take them outside. Isn’t that just like the government to think they have a say over someone else’s eggs?

Pallid Sturgeon: The Pallid Sturgeon has no teeth. It eats by sucking in its food and that’s why they’re known as the meth heads of the sea.

Plants

Jimson Weed: This nightshade was named “Jamestown weed” after soldiers there ate it and got blasted. YOLO.

Lupine: A wolf-like destroyer of soil quality. They say full moons don’t affect it, but we all know the truth.

Mustard: That yellow condiment in your fridge starts from this plants and is made in another type of plant.

Prairie Fire: It hooks up with neighboring plants, steals nutrients, and gives flowers. Sounds like THAT ex.

Prickly Lettuce: The leaves of this annual are bitter like life itself. Unlike life itself, you can put it in a salad.

[nopeferatu]

i just think its really cool to headcanon ennis as having mexican ancestry. i just think its really neat.

[fleshdyke]

yesterday i was walking home and i passed a park and there was just a group of like 7 brown headed cowbirds staring at me. they were all juvenile males too. what are you doing here

[lesbiten]

not getting back into wicked at 2am i have class in the morning

[southislandwren]

okay i have ten million things to do before i leave for my event tomorrow. but for now im going to play games and chill out. i deserve it. also do you guys think i was appropriately pathetic and endearing when my repro prof was like "howd you do on the quiz" and i said 16/20 and he said "that's pretty good!" and i went "i wanted to do better" in the tiniest voice i could manage. i need him to pity me so i can pass

[edenorisshitposting]

Who's the idiot who spread that myth milk is pus? Turns out it spread so badly even my vegan (not brain damaged) roommate believes there's noticeable pus in cow's milk.

[ddejavvu]

farmer!james and the hat rule: wear the hat, ride the cowboy. and i would gladly and for free

this post is 18+, minors dni.

You're acting intentionally when you snatch James's hat off the counter and plop it onto your own. You'd cringe at the dampness of the brim pressing against your forehead if you didn't want James's sweat on you; after all, that's why you're wearing his hat.

"Oh- darlin'," He drawls, his eyes going wide and his cheeks going rose, "That's not- that's not exactly somethin' you're supposed to do to a man's hat."

"Why not?" You tilt your head to the side, feigning innocence, "I thought I'd look nice in it."

"You look stunnin'," James assures you, blush only deepening as the bar around you spots you in the ill-fitting hat, "But listen, there's- there's sort of a rule around here, and I'm not sayin' you have to follow it, but-"

"But I'm supposed to ride you now," You nod casually, eyes giving away your excitement the way they gleam as you speak, "I know, cowboy. That's why I did it. I know damn well it doesn't look good on me, it's an ugly shade of brown."

James barely recovers from his momentary shock, cheeks now the color of the drinks you've been sucking down- stained red with sugary grenadine, "Now that's not somethin' you're supposed to do either, darlin'. Insulting a man's hat."

"I think you should punish me for it," You bite the inside of your cheek in mock thought, "'You got any ropes that ain't for cattle, cowboy?"