#cricket and sorrel

[bluefury5]

warriors au/thing

windclan it is! here are two main characters of the au:

the brown one's prefix is cricket, and the white one's prefix is sorrel

and they don't have suffixes yet, so that's what the poll is for!

[cryptidclaw]

Cryptidclaw's WC Prefixes List!

Yall said you were interested in seeing it so here it is! 

This is a collection of mostly Flora, Fauna, Rocks, and other such things that can be found in Britain since that’s where the books take place! 

I also have other Prefixes that have to do with pelt colors and patterns as well!

Here’s a link to the doc if you dont want to expand a 650 word list on your Tumblr feed lol! the doc is also in my drive linked in my pined post!

below is the actual list! If there are any names you think I should add plz tell me!

EDIT: I will update the doc with new names as I come up with them or have them suggested to me, but I wont update the list on this post! Plz visit my doc for a more updated version!

Animals

Mammal

Badger

Bat

Bear

Beaver

Bison

Boar

Buck

Calf

Cow

Deer

Elk

Fawn

Ferret

Fox

Goat

Hare

Horse

Lamb

Lynx

Marten

Mole

Mouse

Otter

Rabbit

Rat

Seal

Sheep

Shrew

Squirrel

Stoat

Vole

Weasel

Wolf

Wolverine

Amphibians

Frog

Newt

Toad

Reptiles

Scale

Adder

Lizard

Snake

Turtle

Shell

Birds

Bird

Down

Feather

Albatross

Bittern

Buzzard

Chaffinch

Chick

Chicken

Coot

Cormorant

Corvid

Crane

Crow

Curlew

Dove

Duck

Dunlin

Eagle

Egret

Falcon

Finch

Gannet

Goose

Grouse

Gull

Hawk

Hen

Heron

Ibis

Jackdaw

Jay

Kestrel

Kite

Lark

Magpie

Mallard

Merlin

Mockingbird

Murrelet

Nightingale

Osprey

Owl

Partridge

Pelican

Peregrine

Petrel

Pheasant

Pigeon

Plover

Puffin

Quail

Raven

Robin

Rook

Rooster

Ruff

Shrike

Snipe

Sparrow

Starling

Stork

Swallow

Swan

Swift

Tern

Thrasher

Thrush

Vulture

Warbler

Whimbrel

Wren

Freshwater Fish 

Fish

Bass

Bream 

Carp

Dace

Eel

Lamprey

Loach

Minnow

Perch

Pike

Rudd

Salmon

Sterlet

Tench

Trout

Roach

Saltwater fish and other Sea creatures (would cats be able to find some of these? Probably not, I don't care tho)

Alge

Barnacle

Bass (Saltwater version)

Bream (Saltwater version)

Brill

Clam

Cod

Crab

Dolphin

Eel (Saltwater version)

Flounder

Garfish

Halibut

Kelp

Lobster

Mackerel

Mollusk

Orca

Prawn

Ray

Seal

Shark

Shrimp

Starfish

Sting

Urchin

Whale

Insects and Arachnids

Honey

Insect

Web

Ant

Bee

Beetle

Bug

Butterfly

Caterpillar

Cricket

Damselfly

Dragonfly

Fly

Grasshopper

Grub

Hornet

Maggot

Moth

Spider

Wasp

Worm

Trees

Acorn

Bark

Branch

Forest

Hollow

Log

Root

Stump

Timber

Tree

Twig

Wood

Alder

Apple

Ash

Aspen

Beech

Birch

Cedar

Cherry

Chestnut

Cypress

Elm

Fir

Hawthorn

Hazel

Hemlock

Linden

Maple

Oak

Pear

Poplar

Rowan

Redwood

Spruce

Willow

Yew

Flowers, Shrubs and Other plants

Berry

Blossom

Briar

Field

Flower

Leaf

Meadow

Needle

Petal

Shrub

Stem

Thicket

Thorn

Vine

Anemone 

Apricot

Barley 

Bellflower

Bluebell

Borage

Bracken

Bramble

Briar

Burnet

Buttercup

Campion

Chamomile

Chanterelle

Chicory

Clover

Cornflower

Daffodil

Daisy

Dandelion

Dogwood

Fallow

Fennel

Fern

Flax

Foxglove

Furze

Garlic

Ginger

Gorse

Grass

Hay

Heather

Holly

Honeysuckle

Hop

Hyacinth

Iris

Ivy

Juniper

Lavender

Lichen

Lilac

Lilly

Mallow

Marigold

Mint

Mistletoe

Moss

Moss

Mushroom

Nettle

Nightshade

Oat

Olive

Orchid

Parsley

Periwinkle

Pine

Poppy

Primrose

Privet

Raspberry

Reed

Reedmace

Rose

Rush

Rye

Saffron

Sage

Sedge

Seed

Snowdrop

Spindle

Strawberry

Tangerine

Tansy

Teasel

Thistle

Thrift

Thyme

Violet

Weed

Wheat

Woodruff

Yarrow

Rocks and earth

Agate

Amber

Amethyst

Arch

Basalt

Bounder

Cave

Chalk

Coal

Copper

Dirt

Dust

Flint

Garnet

Gold

Granite

Hill

Iron

Jagged

Jet

Mountain

Mud

Peak

Pebble

Pinnacle

Pit

Quartz

Ridge

Rock

Rubble

Ruby

Rust(y)

Sand

Sapphire

Sediment

Silt

Silver

Slate

Soil

Spire

Stone

Trench

Zircon

Water Formations

Bay

Cove

Creek

Delta

Lake

Marsh

Ocean

Pool

Puddle

River

Sea

Water

Weather and such

Autumn

Avalanche

Balmy

Blaze

Blizzard

Breeze

Burnt

Chill

Cinder

Cloud

Cold

Dew

Drift

Drizzle

Drought

Dry

Ember

Fall

Fire

Flame

Flood

Fog

Freeze

Frost

Frozen

Gale

Gust

Hail

Ice

Icicle

Lightening

Mist

Muggy

Rain 

Scorch

Singe

Sky

Sleet

Sloe

Smoke

Snow

Snowflake

Soot

Sorrel

Spark

Spring

Steam

Storm

Summer

Sun

Thunder

Water

Wave

Wet

Wind

Winter

Celestial??

Comet

Dawn

Dusk

Evening 

Midnight

Moon

Morning

Night

Noon

Twilight

Cat Features, Traits, and Misc. 

Azure

Beige

Big

Black

Blonde

Blotch(ed)

Blue

Bounce

Bright 

Brindle

Broken

Bronze

Brown

Bumble

Burgundy

Call

Carmine

Claw

Cobalt

Cream

Crimson

Cry

Curl(y)

Dapple

Dark

Dot(ted)

Dusky

Ebony

Echo

Fallen

Fleck(ed)

Fluffy

Freckle

Ginger

Golden

Gray

Green

Heavy

Kink

Knot(ted)

Light

Little

Lost

Loud

Marbled

Mew

Milk

Mottle

Mumble

Ochre

Odd

One

Orange

Pale

Patch(ed)

Pounce 

Prickle

Ragged

Red

Ripple

Rough

Rugged

Russet

Scarlet

Shade

Shaggy

Sharp

Shimmer

Shining

Small

Smudge

Soft

Song

Speckle

Spike

Splash

Spot(ted)

Streak

Stripe(d)

Strong

Stump(y)

Sweet

Tall

Talon

Tangle

Tatter(ed)

Tawny

Tiny

Tough

Tumble

Twist

Violet

Whisker

Whisper

White

Wild

Wooly

Yellow

[lixieisgod]

More eren x Caribbean girlfriend pleaseeeeee

𝐘𝗼𝐮 𝐌𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐯 #!

𝐧𝗼𝐭𝐞𝐬⤷ y’all melted my heart when I posted pt.1. y’all don’t know how happy it makes me to know that you feel represented. hope y’all like this one 🥹💕! apologies for the late response but classes have been kicking my ass. anywayss like always repost and comment if y’all like it. 🫶🏽

𝐬𝐲𝐧𝗼𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬⤷ 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐭.𝐭𝐰𝗼

HARDCORE SHENSEA STAN just know “if yuh dis shenyeng a buss head”! he knows every lyric to ever song. when you saw one of your male friends in public and gave him a hug before returning to eren he gave a side eye and started singing “this an original sideman song mi open up mi feeling to a next man gyal” before he bursted out laughing.

loves fried plantains, hates frying plantains. it’s like an unspoken rule that he is not going to fry them without supervision. all because of the time he was watching them fry and his phone rang to he picked it up for like 2 minutes and when he got back they were burnt. He was sooo mad. frying plantains is like ptsd for him now lol, but he devours that shit.

he loves taking you on boat rides so you guys can snorkel and watch fish together. he’s a really good swimmer and has a thing for the water.

this hungry ahh eren. he is a foodie fss. he randomly craves fried bread fruit and cold tampering juice at random times. like in the middle of the night, one time your phone rang and it was a video all from eren and as soon as you answers it was him outside next to a tree saying “ i’m deadass about to climb a breadfruit tree right fucking now” and you were half asleep confused as fuck because who the fuck wakes their girlfriend up to say shit like that.

he lives for a good family beach party. when your family decide to load up the vehicle with a grill and cooler to head to the beach there’s always an invite for eren to be there. he catches fishes on the rocks with your uncles and helps your aunts clean them. he’s very helpful and respectful that’s why your family has taken such a liking to him. he makes a firee fish sauce, he can also grill really well.

surprisingly he’s really good a cricket, you though he was more of a football person until you saw his hit a six out of the yard. he plays cricket with your uncles and cousins all the time. when it’s cricket season he’s got tickets to every match. he even flew the two of you out to watch a match.

round di island fienddd he loves visiting all the cool places around the island. he loves the adventure and being able to gain knowledge about where you’re from. plus he gets to blast music while driving around so that’s a bonus.

spicy mango in sauce and mango chutney is one of his favorite things to exist. it’s one of yours too so there’s always some sort of spicy mango chutney laying around. ever since your mom taught him how to make it it’s been his favorite snack.

he loves water and parties so yk ehat that means, he obviously loves a wet fette. he pulls up with his shorts, sunglasses and cold Heineken in one hand and the other around your waist ready to party.

frozen homemade sorrel on holidays have his heart. he knowsss it’s an important ass occasion when there’s sorrel around. he drinks his weight in sorrel, spice rum, and peanut punch during the holidays.

© 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝗼 𝐥𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐠𝗼𝐝. 𝐂𝗼𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝗼𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝗼𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝗼𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝗼𝐧 𝗼𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝗼𝐫𝗺𝐬.

[mousetoe-wc]

I Got bored one time awhile ago and made a list of every prefix plus some into organised sections so I thought I might as well share.

All the ones that aren’t cannon to warriors, yet at lest are bold

Describing names

Colours: red, russet, copper, golden, amber, yellow, green, blue, violet, pink, white, gray, black, ebony, dark, pale, silver, brown, tawny, fallow

Pattern, Texture + Size: spot/ted, dapple, speckle, freckle, brindle, patch, mottle, ragged, tangle, kink, bristle, fuzzy, curl/y, wooly, soft, sleek, little, tiny, small, slight, short, tall, long, big, heavy, crooked, broken, half, stumpy, shred, torn, jagged

Actions + Character: flip, pounce, bounce, jump, hop, crouch, down, low, drift, flail, strike, running, fidget, mumble, whistle, snap, sneeze, shiver/ing, shining, flutter, fallen, lost, rush, fleet, quick, shy, sweet, brave, loud, quiet, wild, hope, wish,

Other: claw, whisker, dead, odd, one, spike, fringe, echo, song, hallow, haven

Elements

Time + Weather: day, night, dusk, dawn, morning, sky, sun/ny, moon, storm, lightning, thunder, cloud/y, mist/y, fog, snow, blizzard, ice, frost, dew, drizzle, rain, clear, wind, breeze, gale, shadow, shade, bright, light,

Earth/Water/Fire names: stone, rock, boulder, slate, flint, pebble, gravel, sand/y, dust, mud/dy, meadow, hill, rubble, river, ripple, whorl, float, rapid, shimmer, lake, swamp, marsh, wave, wet, bubbling, splash, puddle, pool, creek, fire, flame, flicker, flash, blaze, scorch, ember, spark, ash, soot, cinder, smoke

Plants

Trees: alder, aspen, birch, beech, cedar, cypress, pine, elm, willow, oak, larch, maple, bay, rowan, timber, bark, log, wood, twig, acorn, cone, seed, spire

Berry/Nut/Fruit/Herb: juniper, elder, sloe, holly, yew, mistle, bramble, hickory, hazel, chestnut, nut, apple, cherry, cranberry, olive, pear, plum, peach, chive, mint, fennel, sage, basil, mallow, parsley

Flowers: aster, poppy, primrose, rose, bluebell, marigold, tansy, pansy, briar, cherry, daisy, dandelion, daffodil, tulip, violet, lily, myrtle, thrift, yarrow, heather, lavender, blossom, bloom, flower, petal

Other: leaf, frond, fern, bracken, sorrel, hay, rye, oat, wheat, cotton, reed, pod, cinnamon, milkweed, grass, clover, weed, stem, sedge, gorse, furze, flax, nettle, thistle, ivy, moss, lichen, bush, vine, root, thorn, prickle, nectar

Animals

Mammals: mouse, rat, mole, vole, shrew, squirrel, hedgehog, bat, rabbit, hare, ferret, weasel, stoat, mink, marten, otter, hog, wolf, hound, fox, vixen, badger, deer, doe, stag, fawn, sheep, cow, pig, lion, tiger, leopard, lynx, milk

Birds: robin, jay, cardinal, thrush, sparrow, swallow, shrike, starling, rook, swift, dove, pigeon, crow, raven, duck, goose, heron, wren, finch, swan, stork, quail, gull, lark, owl, eagle, hawk, kestrel, buzzard, kite, hoot, feather, bird, egg, talon

Fish, Reptiles + Amphibians: pike, perch, pollack, trout, tench, cod, carp, bass, bream, eel, minnow, fin, snake, adder, lizard, turtle, frog, toad, newt

Bug type Names: bug, lady or ladybug, moth, spider, ant, snail, slug, beetle, bee, wasp, dragon or dragonfly, bumble, worm, maggot, cricket, fly, midge, web, honey

Skyclan + Warriorclan: Bella, Billy, Big, Harry, Harvey, Snook, Ebony, Monkey

[greekstar]

Warrior cat name Ideas Prefixes - A-Z A Acorn Adder Amber Ant Apple Arch Arrow Aspen Ash Asher Alder Amber B Badger Bark Beech Bellow Birch Berry Bird Black Blizzard Brave Breeze Bright Brown Bell Bug Beetle Bluebell Blue Bounce Brindle Brush Bush Buzzard Buzz Bee Bumble Bass Basil Bubble Brine Beaver Bison (I feel like this only goes good with ‘horn’ or Bisonpelt/fur.) Bat Bone Butterfly Burdock Broken Bramble Bracken Bay Brisk Blossom Briar Boil Branch Bud C Cloud Cloudy Crystal Cold Cricket Cliff Cardinal Crying Cougar Coyote Cobweb Chick Cow Cave Cheetah Carrot Coral Cactus Claw Cedar Cherry Cinder Clover Copper Creek Crooked Crouch Crow D Dew Dewy Duck Dusty Dust Dune Down Dagger Dodge Dolphin Daisy Doe Dapple Dappled Dark Dawn Dead Dove Drift Dusk E Eagle Ebony Echo Egg Eel Ember F Fallen Fallow Fawn Feather Fennel Fern Ferret Finch Fire Flame Fleet Flint Flower Flow Fly Fox Freckle Frog Frost Furze Fuzzy Foal Falling Fall G Gale Gust Golden Gold Goose Gorse Gorge Grass Gray Green Grass Goldfish Guppy Ghost H Hail Half Hare Hawk Hay Hoot Hazel Heather Heavy Hollow Holly Honey Honeycomb Hummingbird Horse Happy Hornet Hound Heron I Ice Ivy J Jagged Jay Joy Jaguar Jackdaw Jump Juniper K Kestrel Kink Koi L Lake Larch Leaf Lark Leopard Lichen Lightning Lily Lion Little Lizard Log Long Lost Loud Low Lynx M Maggot Mallow Maple Marsh Meadow Milk Minnow Mint Mist Misty Mole Moon Morning Moss Mossy Moth Mottle Mouse Mouth Mud Mumble Mink Muddy Moonlight Mountain Mushroom Monkey N Nettle Needle Nut Newt Night Nimble O Oak Oat Odd Olive One Otter Owl Orange Ocean Orca Opal P Pale Perch Pool Pike Peak Prickle Pounce Pine Petal Petal Pebble Pear Patch Pirate(kittypet or loner) Polar Peach Panda Pond Pigeon Plum Q Quail Quick R Rabbit Rain Ragged Rat Rattle Root Raspberry Reed Red Robin Rock Rose Rowan Rubble Running Rushing Rush Russet Rust Rye Raven Raccoon Rustle Rattlesnake Ravine Rapid S Sage Short Sheep Sedge Shrew Slate Slow Snail Sneeze Sorrel Soot Spider Spruce Sun Sunny Swallow Shallow Shade Sharp Scorch Sand Sandy Sky Silver Smoke Snake Soft Snow Sparrow Speckle Splash Spotted Squirrel Stalking Stalk Stalker Starling Stone Storm Stumpy Stump Sweet Swift Shred Sloe Shell Seed Shimmer Shimmering Skunk Spirit Squid Shy Sound Summer Sapphire Spiraling Spiral Shark Saturn T Tall Talon Tooth Timber Tiger Twig Tumble Thorn Thistle Thrush Tawny Tangle Ting Trout Torn Toad Tiny V Vine Vixen Void Vole W Wasp Weasel Web Weed Wet Whisker White Whale Wild Willow Wind Wolf Winter Wisteria Whisper Whispering Water Wave Waver Whisper Watermelon Whistle Wood Y Yellow

Yew

Yarrow- suggested

You guys DONT WANNA KNOW how LONG this took. I’m crying. And I might’ve missed some so feel free to send me messages in chat to request me editing it and putting it in some (not like messaging but the. Chat in this post lol.)

@cryptidclaw I also did this for our Au to help us with renaming.

I will get to suffixes soon I promise.

[burning-thistles-bt]

the funniest thing is that i swear at one point i needed an age chart or smt but forgot to ask.. actually.. it may have been that or a rundown of all of the major events in bt

well we do have this but its missing a few things yet:

Moons 0-1

Fire+ born

Moons 2-6

Fire+ kits

Long, Cherry, Sand, Silver born

Moons 7-12

Fire+ apprentices

  Lightning leaves for RiverClan

         Cherry+ apprentices

         Copper leaves for ShadowClan; Fire+ warriors

Dust, Raven, Gray, Cricket, Feather born

         Air leaves for RiverClan

Moons 13-18

Swift+ born

Swamp+ born

Gray+ apprenticed at @ 18

Oakstar and Redtail die

Moons 19-21

In canon 2 moon time skip for Gray+ apprenticeship

Bright+ born (@ 19/early 20 if app @ 6 moons)

Moons 22-24

Yellow joins TC

First Brokenstar battle, Gray becomes a warrior

Creek gets kidnapped by Twolegs, Cloud+ born

Sand+ retrieve WindClan; Air joins WindClan

Ash+ born

Moons 25-28

Cinder+ apprenticed (in canon, 4 moons, in BT, 6 moons)

Cricket dies; Cinder injured

Mistle+ born; Bramble+ born

Silver dies; Storm+ born

Raven is attacked

Cloud+ apprenticed

Tiger is exiled

Apple dies; Fang+ born

Mudfur dies

Moons 29-31

3 moon time skip

Turtle+ apprenticed

Moons 32-34

ShadowClan sickness; Tiger becomes ShC leader

Sorrel+ born

Cloud is kidnapped

The fire occurs; Lizard joins RC

Leopardfur is exiled

Cloud becomes a warrior; dog pack occurs; Lynx dies; Cliff missing

Moons 35-current

Bramble+ apprenticed

Cliffpaw escapes; Brindleface dies; Bluestar dies

Enter war era

Red+ born

Tawny leaves for ShadowClan

[ophelia-jones]

Thorns pt 10

*(strong sexual content)*

On the way back to Sanctuary, in order to avoid Negan seeing her sorrow, Lacey pretended to sleep. She rested her head on the back of the seat and stretched out as much as the small cab would allow. She kept her eyes closed and didn't respond when Negan offered to let her lay her head in his lap. She wasn't sure if it was genuinely a kind gesture or just Negan being, well, Negan. 

She was, actually, exhausted, and after they arrived at Sanctuary, as Negan and his men unloaded the supplies they had gathered from Hilltop and the Ramblers, Lacey had a wash and a change of clothes, then as soon as she sat down to think, she cried herself to sleep. Perhaps she just hadn't deserved Daryl, but it still hurt.

To make matters worse, she drifted off to dream of a memory of the first time she realized she had feelings for him - beyond the sexual, which had happened almost immediately. She was, at her core always a sexual person. Perhaps because she had been made aware so young of her sexuality or perhaps it was because she'd had so little physical affection as a child and had craved it her entire life. 

This particular dream, however, was of a simple day in the forest, enjoying the peace and quiet. There were sounds, of course, of birds and crickets, the sound of the spring peepers in the pond. It was the most beautiful music to Lacey's ears. 

She was showing Daryl some of the wildflowers she needed to gather for tea - she had always preferred natures medicine to anything man made and knew what would treat almost any condition.

She was chewing on a clover blossom and she caught him smiling at her, though he glanced away when she looked back at him. Her heart had begun to race and she'd felt as if she might start to float away. It made her feel proud to be admired by the sort of man who was so careful who he gave his time and respect to.

"So, what was it like, up in Michigan?" He asked, and she was surprised again. Daryl was most definitely not one for small talk.  "I mean, all the things you learned about up there can't be exactly the same as we have down here, right?" He brought the conversation back to the matter at hand.

"No, but I know a bit about things down here, like kudzu. Oh, look here! Thats Yellow Wood-sorrel. Taste it." She picked the small yellow flower and held it up to Daryls mouth. He jerked his head back slightly at first to look at what she was trying to get him to eat. 

"That's edible, just like that?" He questioned, his eyes narrowing at her doubtfully. 

"Yes, I'm not trying to poison you." She laughed. "Open up." He still looked doubtful but leaned forward and took the flower from her fingers with his mouth. The feeling of his lips on her fingertips had sent a jolt of electricity straight through her and she had to bite her lip.

He chewed thoughtfully for a moment, then nodded at her, his blue eyes surprised but approving. 

"It's kinda lemony." He said, his hair falling over his face as he looked around the forest floor for more. He picked a few and offered her one, placing it in her mouth as she had done for him. It was a small intimate act, and she knew it meant more than it might coming from anyone else. 

"Did your mom teach you all of this stuff?" Daryl asked, picking another wood-sorrel blossom to chew on.

"No, she was sick, even when I was born. I never really got to know her." She replied. "Even the name she gave me, my family never used." She said with a sad smile.

"She didn't name you Lacey?" Daryl asked, rooting around in the foliage with one foot, eyes down so she didn't feel pressured.

"No. She named me Solace. I don't think my dad or brothers even knew what that meant." She joked.

"Solace, huh?" Daryl said, wiping his dirty hands on his pant legs absent mindedly. "It suits you." He told her, and their eyes locked for one intense moment. Daryl looked away first but Lacey found herself blushing and speechless. 

He'd shown her that he was no novice to foraging himself. He could identify wild asparagus, wild potato vine and ramps. They'd gone back to Alexandria that night with bags full of useful findings.

In this dream, however, instead of finding her way home side by side with Daryl, she found herself alone. It was growing dark and she realized she was unarmed, and once again in the ruined lingerie she had been sent out to die in. 

"Daryl?" She cried out for him, but the only response was the moans of the walkers coming through the woods. Two, then four; soon there were too many to count and she was surrounded. As she struggled to find a way out, a weapon, something to help her; she realized she knew the people these walkers used to be. Her brothers. Friends from before and after the outbreak. And finally, as she turned to flee, she ran straight in to a solid wall of a man - or what had been a man. His mouth, now gaping rather than smiling and his blue eyes now unseeing were the same she had been admiring only moments ago.

As he bent to tear at the flesh of her cheek, she woke screaming out in horror, and she could feel the phantom pain in her cheek still.

The door to her room flew open, Negan appearing in the doorway with Lucille clutched in one hand, looking around for the source of Lacey's screams. He was freshly washed and dressed in a clean white t-shirt and blue jeans, his feet bare and his hair still damp. 

"What in the ever loving blue eyed world is going on?" He demanded, his chest heaving with the effort of slowing his breathing down to normal after being prepared for a fight. 

Lacey, too was breathing heavily, her mind struggling to convince her body that she was safe. 

"I'm sorry. I - I must've had a nightmare." She told him, running a hand through her hair.

"I can't imagine what kind of dream could have you screaming like that." He said, sitting on the corner of the bed.  "I mean, after seeing you in action today? You weren't scared of shit out there. I have to tell you, you were magnificent today."  He smiled his big, wolfish smile at her, his eyes absolutely twinkling. Lacey shook her head at him. "No, I mean it. You were like a God damned Terminator out there. You were Taking. Care. Of. Business!" He bellowed, his head back exaggeratedly.  

"And you," she said, "put a giant target on my back when you pulled that 'second in command' bullshit. Now even the people that didn't want me dead are starting to think about new and creative ways to kill me!" She said, turning and glaring up at him.  She stood and stretched, irritated at the memory of his 'surprise'. 

"You should be flattered, hell, I never even thought about putting a woman in my inner circle before, and you? You I would have leading by my side." Negan stepped in close, inches from Lacey now, looking down at her with that devilish smile and eyes that said he would swallow her whole if he could.

Lacey put her hands on his chest and pushed him away, hard enough to make him take a step backwards, but he came right back grinning. 

"OK, you gotta tell me if this is foreplay, because it is getting hot in here." He licked his lower lip and then bit his tongue as he continued to stand close enough that he was looking straight down at her. 

"Fuck you."

"That's the idea." He said, leaning down and putting his fingers under her chin to kiss her. Lacey slapped him and pushed him again, and he stumbled, laughing back against the wall. She stepped forward and pushed him again until his back was up against the wall. 

"You better mean it if you keep that shit up." He told her but he was still smiling, his brown eyes full of amusement. When she swung at him again, he caught her wrist. She tried to twist free and he caught the other, twisted them both behind her back and spun her until her face was against the wall. 

"Tell me you want me to stop." He whispered in a seductive purr against her ear as he grasped both wrists in one hand and reached up under her shirt with the other to squeeze her breasts, pinching one nipple hard enough to make her whimper.  He leaned down and began to kiss her neck in a spot he knew turned her on. He nipped at the sensitive skin with his teeth and then began to suck gently until she couldn't help but squirm as her knees grew weak and her will even weaker.

"Tell me to stop." He said again as his hand slid down her belly and under the waistline of her loose pajama pants. He let his hand hover over her panties but only touched her feather lightly, smiling against her neck as he felt her move her hips forward, trying to deepen the pressure.

"Tell me what you want." He told her more firmly, pressing his erection against her ass to show her how much he was enjoying this game.  "Do you want me to stop, Lacey?"

Lacey let out a noise of frustration but did not reply. She struggled to break free of his grip on her wrists.

"Do you want me to stop? Or …" he withdrew his hand from her pants and she heard the unbuckling of his belt. Her heart was already racing, yet somehow it began to pound even faster and the rush of heat between her legs had her nearly sweating. She hated that he could do this to her - but damn was he good at it. 

"Tell me what you want, sugar." He nipped her earlobe as he said it. 

"I want… fuck, Negan ok, I want you." He grinned, his nose and forehead  pressed against the side of her face.

"You want me to what?" He teased, and Lacey thrust her hips back, grinding against him. He moaned and chuckled, grinding right back for a moment before pulling his hips back. He slid his hands down her pants again, this time letting his fingers slip below the waistband of her panties. He pressed down hard on her clit with the pads of his first two fingers and made her jump at the pleasure it sent flooding her system. It was like stepping into a hot shower the way her skin flushed; every inch of her was aware of every inch of him.

"Tell. Me." He said one last time, and finally Lacey told him on a breathy whisper.

"I want you to fuck me, Negan. Please." She cried out in frustration when his hand withdrew again, and gasped when he led her by her wrists to the bed he turned her around, both of his arms around her and grasping her wrists still. 

"How do you want me to fuck you?" He asked heatedly, his eyes dark and intense as he looked into her eyes as if he could see everything she was feeling. 

"Hard. I want you to fuck me hard, Negan." She told him, her face lifted up asking to be kissed. He grinned down at her, a wide grin that showed all of his teeth. 

"If you insist." He replied, leaning down to claim her mouth with a bruising kiss. Finally, he released her wrists to slide both hands up in her hair and pull it painfully until he had her at just the angle he wanted her. His tongue was invading her mouth, smooth and firm against her own tongue, and his beard rough against the sensitive skin of her face. He leaned her over the bed until she had to sit, then lay back to keep from falling gracelessly. 

He lifted one of her legs and wrapped it around his waist, pressing deeply against her pussy with the length of his erection covered now only by his boxers as he lowered his jeans and kicked them off. She slid her hands up under his t-shirt over every inch of his slender torso and chest. When she pinched on of his nipples he moaned against her mouth. 

"What do you want, Lacey?" He asked again as he pulled away from her to slide his shirt off, and then tugged hers up over her head. He wrapped an arm around her back and pulled her up to press their chests together, the feeling of his skin against hers making her close her eyes for a moment to just take in his heat. He slid her pants and panties off, and guided her hand down inside his boxers to feel the length of his cock, hard as steel and throbbing under her hand. She grasped him tightly and began to stroke. "Is this what you want?" 

"Yes…"

"What? I didn't catch that." He teased, and Lacey finally cried out in frustration, the need between her legs becoming nearly painful.

"I want your cock, Negan! Please I want you to fuck me hard enough to make me forget my own name!" She whined, loud enough that not only could Negan hear her clearly, but so would anyone in the hall.

"That's my girl." He praised, bending to catch a nipple between his teeth, then soothing his bite with his tongue tracing circles around the aching bud.

"Oh, please…" she moaned, beginning to pump her hand harder against his already impossibly hard member. He rocked his hips into her touch, his fingers spreading her and penetrating her with no sign of gentleness. She cried out again as he buried two fingers over and over again pushing in as fast and deep as possibly and making her spread her legs as wide as they would go and buck her hips against his hand. He withdrew his slippery digits and began to rub her clit roughly, almost brutally hard in deep, fast circles. 

"Oh God damn, oh fuck.." she bucked her hips and met the pressure of his hand with her hips. 

"Say my name." He growled in her ear as she came hard, her arousal dripping down his hand, making sloppy wet sounds as he entered her again and again with two fingers so he could feel the way her pussy spasmed and squeezed against them as she came. 

"Negan!" She sighed, her head thrashing from side to side, her hands grasping at the blankets. "Fuck thats so good!" 

He grinned at her, obviously proud of his performance already. As she gasped for breath, he slid his boxers off and turned her over on her side, laying down behind her. 

"You ready?" He asked in a whisper as he lifted one of her legs over his to open her to him, he ran the tip of his cock along her slippery opening. He hummed a note of pleasure at the feeling.

"Yes!" She whimpered desperately. He slid in, stretching her to her limits with no hesitation, burying himself to the hilt in one hard push. She cried out in pleasure again, pain and pleasure, that was Negan's specialty. He wrapped his fingers in her hair and and began to move his hips, grinding down as deep as he could, she could feel the pressure of him against her cervix. He held her in place as he withdrew to push in again, over and over, stroking the length of her smooth, wet walls as he began to grunt and moan with the effort of holding back his own impending climax. His hand released her hair and slid around to her throat wrapping around it firmly; her head was tilted back, one of his long fingers resting on the underside of her chin while the others began to squeeze gently. 

"Show me where you touch yourself when you think of me." He said in her ear and he felt the hot wet rush of excitement where they were joined. She did as he asked and placed the pads of her fingers against her clit and touched it lightly, flicking back and forth slightly before she ground her hips down against him and squeezed against his cock in wave after wave of pleasure.

"Shit, sugar you're fucking delicious, I can't … ohh… I can't get enough of you… his hips built up speed mercilessly until finally with a strangled cry he thrust one last time and she could feel the throbbing and the heat of wave after wave of his release. He buried his face in the crook of her neck and shoulder and struggled to catch his breath for a long moment before pulling out. He chuckled as he kissed her bare skin along her shoulder and hummed a note of satisfaction, his hand sliding down from her throat to cup her breasts.

"You. Are. Something!" He told her, his breath still coming in quick, short bursts, his chest pressing against her back as it swelled with great gasping breaths and then shrank again quickly. The friction of it was almost too much for her now over stimulated skin.

She closed her eyes and caught her breath. How could she keep falling under his spell? How could he be such a complex mix of pain and pleasure for her? He held her close against his chest in a possessive embrace.

"You are going to need fresh sheets." He said, his voice both amused and proud of himself. She giggled slightly, a bit giddy with hormones. She could feel her eyes grow heavy, so heavy she could barely keep them open, and so she gave in and was asleep again in minutes. She did not dream.

[cottagecharms]

prn sets

Bun/bunself

Acorn/acornself

Meadow/meadowself

Dew/dewself

Willow/willowself

Rose/roseself

Finch/finchself

Clover/cloverself

Fern/fernself

Hazel/hazelself

Fawn/fawnself

Ivy/ivyself

Bee/beeself

Maple/mapleself

Glimmer/glimmerself

Thistle/thistleself

Pumpkin/pumpkinself

Lavender/lavenderself

River/riverself

Orchard/orchardself

Petal/petalself

Wren/wrenself

Brook/brookself

Sorrel/sorrelself

Moss/mossself

Sunflower/sunflowerself

Feather/featherself

Meadowlark/meadowlarkself

Rustle/rustleself

Snail/snailself

Saffron/saffronself

Dahlia/dahliaself

Breeze/breezeself

Foxglove/foxgloveself

Honeysuckle/honeysuckleself

Cricket/cricketself

Toadstool/toadstoolself

Puddle/puddleself

Bumble/bumbleself

[dansnaturepictures]

13/08/2023-Shipton Bellinger and home

Photos taken in this set are of: 1. The White-point moth, another lovely moth to see at home this morning. 2. Common crimson-and-gold moth at Shipton Bellinger, an eyecatching species to see joining in a great surge in moth sightings for me especially this weekend. 3. Wall Brown, it was an honour to get to see these vibrant and energetic butterflies so well again after seeing our first of the year here two weeks ago. Today was one of our best ever days for seeing them with a fair few seen and top quality intimate views of them with wings open and closed they were widespread around here. It's funny to think I was worried as to if we'd see one this year after missing them at the coast where we often see them, this place is certainly a gem it's been a revelation for them, we first came here for Brown Hairstreak but Wall Brown is an important one here too. Unusually for Wall Brown I got great close up chances for photos today and it's a novelty seeing a species I mostly have at the coast inland, so even though this is one of the first butterflies I (retrospectively from a photo) ever identified early in butterfly days there feels something pleasingly fresh about seeing them here. 4. A Brown Hairstreak it was an honour to see again today, I spent some glee filled moments with this astonishing and angelic butterfly, what an honour to see them. I hadn't seen one of these until 2021 so there is a great freshness with these for me too and I feel very lucky to have had two visits here seeing these beautiful butterflies this year. 5, 7 and 8. Views at Shipton Bellinger. 6. One of a few bees I enjoyed caked in pollen on the bold woolly thistle flowers. 9. Some hawthorn berries on a tree. 10. Wild parsnip one I enjoyed a lot today, with interesting flies on.

At Shipton Bellinger it was also good to see Holly and Common Blue, Gatekeepers, Small Heath, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Peacock, ermine moth I believe Spindle ermine, ladybird, Common Red Soldier beetle, prominent mossy rose galls which I'm enjoying appearing of late, beautiful Roesel's bush cricket and my first ever Lesser Hornet hoverfly which is gorgeous. Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Great Tit and Blue Tit were nice to see too, with Collared Dove which I took a picture of somewhat photobombed by a flying House Sparrow which was interesting, Goldfinch including young and seen well and intimately in the garden whilst I had my hair cut there Starlings seeing House Sparrows in the buddleia then also home bird highlights today. My first Morning-glory Plume moth of the year was also nice to see at home with four-leaved pink sorrel and other flowers enjoyed in the garden. Other highlights of the many flowers enjoyed at Shipton Bellinger were my first soapwort and goldenrod of the year, some more mugwort this week, viper's-bugloss, eyebright, red bartsia, rosebay willowherb, centaury, common toadflax, loads of wild basil again, knapweed, scabious, herb-Robert, hedgerow crane's-bill and melilot. Another brilliant wild weekend.

[allmimsyweretheborogroves]

XXIII. Write a poem with multiple numbered sections set in a place you used to spend a lot of time in.

i. The summer garden  bloomed lush and I barefoot scrabbling  up the stones for  the crunch of  sorrel lip puckering

how many herbs can green-stained fingers clutch

ii. The cherry tomatoes  cannot be ignored glowing red-gold with their own light.  we go, shoving small hands through  the holes in the fencing wire, gathering treasure.

iii.  In the spring, you were white blossoms, with hidden pinks hearts strung together with the humming of bees.  In summer, you grew tall and shady. Nurturing your green buds.

In fall, red apples round hung, branch-dragging  eating them, looking for worms and screaming fling them at each other you gave us this

iv. The night dyes the red-warm stones moonpale all around a cricket serenade  nestled in bed,

with the fragrance of lilacs  drifting in, I  dreamt of empty houses.

[windowsillbells]

O my here met, here loved, I'm just guessing, with my hand on your shoulder, how much on the other side of the void falls on us, how much silence there for one cricket here, how much meadow is missing for one sorrel leaf here, and the sun after darkness as compensation in a drop of dew - for what deep droughts there!

[...]

And I just happened to be with you. And I really don't see anything ordinary about it.

untitled poem by Wisława Szymborska

[pierog]

i struggle going home but how i missed seeing the milky way… hearing the trickling stream and crickets and owls going ruru ruru… the clear, wet, sharp smell of the woods at night… harvesting wild sorrel and making a big soup ..

[dexterouslycharming]

Poppy's EAH ocs

Augustine Ella - First born daughter of Cinderella, elder sister of Ashlyn Ella, currently dating Dexter Charming, an expert sword fighter and ice-skater, currently has a pet lion she named Theodore

Courageux Lâche - Son of the cowardly lion, big himbo, currently cursed to be permanently in his lion form, lives with Augustine Ella under the guise of being her pet 'Theodore', very protective of Auggie, bookball legend

Nacrine Neptune - Daughter of the little mermaid, kinda a badass, pro swimmer but dropped out of the EAH swim team, identifies as a rebel

Harriet Lapine - Daughter of the Moon Rabbit, transfer from Monster High, always in her own world, makes pastries and drinks that cause different effects, definitely more than a little weird

Dorian Dormouse - Son of the Dormouse from Alice in Wonderland, always sleeping, often found asleep in dorm rooms other than his own its unknown how he gets it, best friends with Maddie, Kitty and Lizzie (as well as the other Wonderlandians), a big flirt but he doesn't even realize he's flirting

Penelope Rabbit - Daughter of Peter Rabbit, a real sweet heart, expert gardener, floppy rabbit ears always, a royal

Sylvester Bishop - Son of the Mad Hatter and The White Queen, takes his destiny as the next white king very seriously, dyes his red hair white to match his mother, kinda a buzzkill

Chancellor Cheshire - Youngest son of the Cheshire cat, younger brother of Kitty Cheshire, very playful, gives people love bites, always wears fingerless gloves, likes to knead soft things, gets into trouble all the time

December 'Declan' Hare - Son of the March Hare, best friends with Chancellor, very mild and soft, doesn't encourage Chancellor antics but doesn't actively discourage him either

Tucker Belle - Son of Tinker Belle, finger guns bisexual, also a himbo, kinda stupid, a big flirt but no one wants to flirt back

Kathrine 'Katty' Boots - Daughter of Puss in Boots, cats ears? Check, a real master on the dance floor, fencing genius

Rosie Midas - Daughter of King Midas, always wears gloves, conceal don't feel, don't turn it to gold, hesitant to make friends, afraid she'll accidentally become like her father and turns those she loves to gold

Kingston White - Son of Snow White, and younger brother of Apple White. Caught up in the whole destiny conflict by associate to his family, doesn't care either way as he doesn't have a destiny, same age as Chancellor Cheshire and December Hare.

Juliette Pendragon - Daughter of Arthur Pendragon, (also known as King Arthur of Camelot). An adventurer and explorer at heart, she's always whisking her friends off an crazy expeditions

Aspen O'Hair - Son of Rapunzel, triplet to Holly and Poppy. First year at EAH but he's in the same grade as his sisters, no one really knew he existed until he transfered. Only at EAH because Holly begged Milton to let him and Poppy attend school with her. No set destiny. . .yet

Winonah Pooh - Daughter of Winnie the Pooh, delicate and easily scared, a grade above the show's main characters, hates social interaction with anyone she doesn't know

Peony Porcelet - Daughter of Piglet, bold and outgoing, doesn't get along too well with Winonah Pooh, track team captain, prefers to be in large groups

Tillie Tigger - Daughter of Tigger, uses her father's name as her last name since her family doesn't have one, sweet, love language is giving, makes sure Winonah doesn't have anxiety attacks, bounce bounce

Sorrel Rosecea - Son of Princess Rosette and The King of Peacocks, bright and bold, birds flock to him, often seen with a trail of peacocks behind him, helps out in EAH's aviary

Emmeline White - Daughter of Snow White, older than Apple, actually the next Snow White, the destiny conflict bothers her, why does her younger sister get her destiny? She's going to make it right. . .

Jeremy Cricket - Son of Jiminy Cricket, the world's morally grey, not black and white dad, rebel vs royal. . . Why can't we all be friends? Choices are hard, think carefully, skateboard king

Roman Wyllt - Son of Merlin, kinda a coward and filled with anxiety, Romeo and juliet anyone? Would die for his true love, hopes he won't ever have to though

[cycloneseason]

Prefixes

Black

Ant

Auk

Avocet

Badger

Bat

Beetle

Black

Blackthorn

Boar

Chough

Coal

Coot

Cormorant

Crow

Dark

Diver

Dogwood

Ebony

Eider

Elder

Fly

Grebe

Grouse

Ivy

Jackdaw

Lapwing

Loon

Magpie

Martin

Mole

Moorhen

Night

Petrel

Plantain

Privet

Puffin

Rat

Raven

Rook

Scorch

Scoter

Sedge

Shade

Shadow

Sheep

Sloe

Slug

Soot

Spider

Star

Starling

Starry

Swallow

Swift

Gray

Anemone

Ash

Aspen

Aster

Bass

Birch

Bitterling

Blackthorn

Bleak

Blizzard

Blue

Bluebell

Boulder

Box

Bream

Burdock

Char

Chicory

Chive

Cinder

Clear

Cloud

Cloudy

Coal

Comfrey

Crane

Crocus

Cuckoo

Dace

Dark

Dawn

Dew

Dewy

Diver

Dove

Drizzle

Dunlin

Dusk

Evening

Falcon

Fir

Flax

Flint

Fly

Fog

Fumitory

Gadwall

Godwit

Goose

Gravel

Gray

Gull

Hail

Harrier

Heather

Heron

Hoar

Hornbeam

Indigo

Iris

Ivy

Jackdaw

Juniper

Kingfisher

Knot

Lake

Larkspur

Lavender

Lichen

Lilac

Mallard

Mayfly

Merlin

Minnow

Mint

Mist

Misty

Mole

Moon

Moth

Murk

Nettle

Nuthatch

Ocean

Orchid

Pale

Pansy

Partridge

Pebble

Perch

Petrel

Pigeon

Pike

Pine

Pintail

Plantain

Pond

Pool

Poplar

Puddle

Rain

Rill

Rime

Ripple

River

Roach

Rock

Rosemary

Saffron

Sage

Salmon

Scale

Scree

Shade

Shadow

Shell

Shimmer

Shine

Shining

Shrike

Silver

Sky

Slate

Sleet

Slug

Smelt

Smoke

Soot

Squill

Squirrel

Star

Starry

Stone

Storm

Stream

Sycamore

Teal

Teasel

Tempest

Tern

Thistle

Thrift

Thyme

Tussock

Vervain

Violet

Wave

Wet

Willow

Wisteria

Wolfsbane

Brown

Acorn

Adder

Alder

Ant

Avens

Bark

Barley

Bat

Beaver

Beech

Beetle

Bittern

Blenny

Boar

Boulder

Bracken

Bramble

Brambling

Branch

Briar

Brown

Bunting

Buzzard

Carp

Cedar

Chestnut

Chub

Copper

Cricket

Curlew

Cypress

Deer

Dipper

Doe

Duck

Dunlin

Dunnock

Dusk

Dust

Dusty

Eagle

Eel

Egg

Eider

Elm

Fallow

Fawn

Frog

Grass

Grasshopper

Gravel

Grebe

Grouse

Gudgeon

Hare

Harrier

Hawk

Hazel

Hedgehog

Hobby

Honey

Hop

Ivy

Jay

Kestrel

Kite

Lamprey

Larch

Lark

Leaf

Lichen

Limpet

Linnet

Lizard

Loach

Log

Loon

Mallard

Marten

Mayfly

Mink

Minnow

Mole

Mosquito

Moth

Mouse

Mud

Muddy

Muntjac

Nerite

Nest

Newt

Nightingale

Nut

Oak

Oat

Osprey

Otter

Owl

Partridge

Pebble

Perch

Pheasant

Pike

Pintail

Piper

Pipit

Plover

Ptarmigan

Quail

Rabbit

Rail

Rat

Reed

Robin

Rock

Root

Rudd

Rush

Russet

Rye

Scorch

Scoter

Scree

Sedge

Seed

Shell

Shoveler

Shrew

Snail

Snake

Snipe

Sparrow

Spider

Spruce

Stag

Swift

Tan

Tawny

Teasel

Thorn

Thrush

Tiger

Timber

Toad

Tree

Trout

Tussock

Twig

Twite

Vole

Warbler

Weasel

Weed

Weevil

Whimbrel

Whinchat

Wood

Wren

Yew

Ginger/Red

Agrimony

Alder

Amber

Ant

Apple

Asphodel

Avens

Balsam

Bee

Blaze

Brambling

Bumble

Bumblebee

Burnet

Buttercup

Campion

Chanterelle

Cherry

Copper

Cypress

Daisy

Dandelion

Dawn

Fire

Flame

Fox

Fritillary

Gannet

Ginger

Hawthorn

Heather

Holly

Honey

Honeysuckle

Hornet

Laburnum

Leopard

Lettuce

Lion

Maple

Marigold

Morning

Nuthatch

Onion

Parsnip

Peach

Pear

Pepper

Plum

Poppy

Raspberry

Red

Robin

Rose

Rowan

Ruddy

Russet

Sand

Sandy

Scorch

Skipper

Sorrel

Spindle

Squirrel

Stoat

Strawberry

Sun

Sunny

Tan

Tawny

Thrift

Tiger

Tip

Valerian

Vixen

Wasp

Whitebeam

Wisteria

Yarrow

Yellow

Yew

Golden/Cream

Acorn

Agrimony

Amber

Apple

Asphodel

Balsam

Bee

Bryony

Bumble

Bumblebee

Buttercup

Carp

Chanterelle

Cheetah

Clear

Clover

Daffodil

Daisy

Dandelion

Dogwood

Egg

Elder

Fennel

Fritillary

Furze

Gannet

Gold

Golden

Gorse

Honey

Honeysuckle

Hornet

Laburnum

Larch

Leopard

Lettuce

Light

Lightning

Linden

Lion

Mallow

Maple

Milk

Mistletoe

Morning

Nectar

Oat

Parsnip

Pheasant

Poplar

Primrose

Reed

Rue

Rush

Rye

Sand

Sandy

Seed

Sheep

Sun

Sunny

Tansy

Tawny

Thorn

Tulip

Wasp

Wax

Weed

Yellow

White

Anemone

Angelica

Apple

Balsam

Blackthorn

Blizzard

Bright

Bryony

Campion

Caraway

Celery

Chamomile

Cherry

Chervil

Cicely

Cilantro

Clear

Cloud

Cloudy

Clover

Comfrey

Coriander

Cotton

Cress

Daisy

Dandelion

Dogwood

Egg

Egret

Elder

Flurry

Frost

Garlic

Gleam

Glimmer

Hawthorn

Hemlock

Holly

Honeysuckle

Ice

Laurel

Leek

Light

Lightning

Lily

Mallow

Milk

Mistletoe

Myrrh

Onion

Pale

Parsley

Pear

Plum

Primrose

Privet

Rime

Saffron

Sheep

Shell

Shine

Shining

Sloe

Snow

Snowdrop

Snowy

Spignel

Star

Starry

Strawberry

Swan

Valerian

Violet

White

Whitebeam

Wisteria

Yarrow

Bicolor

Auk

Avocet

Badger

Brambling

Bunting

Buzzard

Bright

Chub

Cuckoo

Dipper

Diver

Duck

Dunlin

Eel

Eider

Falcon

Godwit

Gudgeon

Gull

Hawk

Heron

Hobby

Knot

Lamprey

Lapwing

Leech

Lizard

Loon

Magpie

Marten

Martin

Merlin

Moth

Mouse

Nerite

Osprey

Otter

Pansy

Patch

Petrel

Pintail

Piper

Pipit

Plover

Poplar

Ptarmigan

Puffin

Quail

Robin

Sheep

Shrike

Sky

Snipe

Sparrow

Splash

Stoat

Swallow

Teal

Tern

Thrush

Tip

Toad

Twite

Weasel

Tortoiseshell/Calico

Apple

Argus

Bark

Blaze

Blue

Brambling

Bright

Brindle

Brown

Char

Cherry

Cinder

Comma

Copper

Cypress

Dapple

Dappled

Dark

Drizzle

Dusk

Dust

Dusty

Ember

Fallow

Finch

Fleck

Freckle

Fritillary

Gannet

Grebe

Guppy

Kestrel

Kingfisher

Leaf

Beech

Leopard

Lichen

Lizard

Maple

Morning

Moss

Mossy

Moth

Mottle

Mottled

Nerite

Newt

Nuthatch

Pansy

Patch

Pochard

Robin

Shell

Shoveler

Skipper

Sorrel

Speck

Speckle

Splash

Spot

Spotted

Sycamore

Tip

Toad

Trout

Wigeon

Tabby

Adder

Alder

Arch

Ash

Aspen

Bark

Barley

Bass

Bee

Birch

Bitterling

Bittern

Blaze

Bleak

Blenny

Blizzard

Blue

Boulder

Box

Bracken

Bramble

Brambling

Branch

Bream

Briar

Bright

Brindle

Brown

Bryony

Bumble

Bumblebee

Bunting

Burdock

Buzzard

Carp

Cedar

Cheetah

Chub

Cinder

Copper

Cricket

Cuckoo

Curl

Curlew

Curly

Cypress

Dace

Dapple

Dappled

Dark

Deer

Doe

Duck

Dunlin

Dunnock

Dusk

Dust

Dusty

Eider

Evening

Falcon

Fallow

Fir

Fleck

Fly

Freckle

Fritillary

Frog

Gadwall

Goose

Grasshopper

Grebe

Grouse

Gudgeon

Hail

Harrier

Hawk

Hobby

Hornbeam

Hornet

Ivy

Jagged

Juniper

Kestrel

Kite

Lark

Leopard

Lichen

Limpet

Lizard

Loach

Long

Mallard

Marble

Mayfly

Merlin

Minnow

Mist

Misty

Mottle

Mottled

Nerite

Newt

Oak

Osprey

Owl

Partridge

Perch

Pheasant

Pike

Piper

Pipit

Ptarmigan

Quail

Rail

Rain

Reed

Ringlet

Ripple

Salmon

Shell

Shoveler

Silver

Sleet

Slug

Smoke

Snail

Snake

Snipe

Soot

Sorrel

Sparrow

Speck

Speckle

Spider

Spot

Spotted

Stag

Stripe

Striped

Sycamore

Tabby

Teal

Teasel

Tempest

Thrush

Tiger

Toad

Trout

Tussock

Twite

Wasp

Whimbrel

Whinchat

Whorl

Wren

Other Patterns

Blaze

Blue

Bright

Brindle

Brown

Cinder

Copper

Curlew

Cypress

Daffodil

Daisy

Dust

Dusty

Fade

Fallow

Fleck

Freckle

Gannet

Pintail

Rain

Snipe

Speck

Speckle

Spider

Star

Starry

No Particular Color

Arch

Bay

Beach

Berry

Bird

Bloom

Blossom

Bog

Bounce

Brave

Breeze

Bright

Bristle

Brook

Bubble

Bush

Butterfly

Chirp

Claw

Cliff

Coast

Cone

Creek

Crouch

Curl

Curly

Dapple

Dappled

Delta

Dew

Dewy

Down

Downy

Drift

Drizzle

Ebb

Echo

Fade

Fallen

Feather

Fen

Fern

Fidget

Field

Fin

Flail

Flash

Fleet

Flicker

Flip

Flower

Flutter

Forest

Frond

Fuzzy

Gale

Gill

Gleam

Glimmer

Grass

Green

Gust

Heath

Heavy

Hill

Hollow

Hoot

Hope

Jagged

Jump

Lake

Leaf

Little

Loud

Low

Marble

Marsh

Meadow

Mumble

Needle

Ocean

Odd

Petal

Pond

Pool

Pounce

Prickle

Puddle

Quick

Quiet

Rill

Ringlet

Ripple

River

Root

Running

Scale

Scree

Seed

Sharp

Shimmer

Shine

Shining

Short

Shrub

Shy

Sky

Sleek

Slight

Small

Snap

Sneeze

Snip

Soar

Soft

Song

Spot

Spotted

Sprout

Squall

Stem

Stream

Strike

Stump

Stumpy

Swamp

Sweet

Tall

Talon

Tangle

Thorn

Thunder

Tiny

Tumble

Twig

Wave

Web

Weed

Wet

Whisker

Whistle

Whorl

Wild

Wind

Wing

Woolly

[true-reality]

Manchester Arena Bombing

On May 22, 2017 a suicide bombing happened at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England as people were leaving an Ariana Grande concert. The perpetrators were Salman and Hashem Abedi and they killed 22 people and wounded 1,017 other concert goers. Several hundred people were left with psychological trauma from this event.

On June 4th, 2017 Ariana Grande hosted a benefit concert event in Manchester called “One Love Manchester” at Old Trafford Cricket Ground and it was brodcasted live on television, radio, and social media. Many artists preformed at this concert and overall the concert and Red Cross fund raised £10 million for the victims of the attack and £17 million by August.

Victims:

•Saffie Rose Roussos (8)

•Martyn Hett (29)

•Georgina Callander (18)

•Olivia Campbell (15)

•Elaine McIver (43)

•John Atkinson (26)

•Kelly Brewster (32)

•Alison Howe (44)

•Lisa Lees (43)

•Marcin Kils (42)

•Angelina Kils (39)

•Nell Jones (14)

•Jane Tweddle-Taylor (50)

•Michelle Kiss (45)

•Sorrell Leczkowski (14)

•Chloe Rutherford (17)

•Liam Curry (19)

•Eilidh MacLeod (14)

•Wendy Fawell (50)

•Courtney Boyle (19)

•Philip Tron (32)

•Megan Hurley (15)

[hcreimagine]

Be, Contemplate, Imagine (BCI) - Part 1

September 4, 2021, Minneapolis in my backyard

Transition season. The weather is warm and cool as Fall starts to set in.  Dampness is in the air from yesterday’s rain.  Partly cloudy with mostly a clear blue sky.  Saturday morning traffic has patterns, but not as apparent as on a workday.  There are a few airplanes taking off from nearby airport.  I am tucked deeply into our backyard with edible plants and native vegetation.  I am hidden from a very active pedestrian sidewalk.  Aside from a small sitting area with an umbrella the backyard is full of native plants of variable heights and colors.  

Focus of this session is to use my senses to engage the mystery and the profound order of nature.

Closing my eyes elevated my other senses to the patterns.  First there was one cricket, then two, then three, until I heard a full rhythmic symphony - fast, slow, broken, high, low pitches, distant and close.  As the sun hid under a cloud there was a softer chorus and when he sun re-emerged the sound grew louder.  When I moved my hand onto the ground, the closest cricked stopped even though it was many feet away.  The birds were loud eating Fall seeds.  Their wings were loud when they moved back and forth between trees.  The sunflowers were the home to much of the sound of the birds, bees, and quiet Monarchs.  The plants are letting go of their least needed leaves as changes are coming.  Sitting close to the ground, with my eyes closed I touched the ground.  It was a mosaic of roots and organic materials.  

I found myself wondering about all that is invisible to me, that is so teeming with life, the soil below each of these plants.  I watched a shadow of an insect as it walked on the backside of a leaf.  What emerged for me is how incomplete my understanding is of this little ecosystem and beyond.  I know there is order in how the plants choose to move themselves, but why.  How many variables resulted in the Brown Eyed Susan choosing this area, next to the Culvers Root and asters.  Clover, wood sorrel, sunflowers all just find their way around the garden.  Even the strawberries I planted years ago, rejected the area I chose for them and they simply migrated to a new area.  There are more obvious influences including sunlight, moisture, seed delivery, animals, but I am wondering about the communication below ground.  Increasingly we are discovering more and more communication between trees.  How do plants that previously did not know one another, choose each other, why?