#orchid & four

[snoriangray]

king four and fool five!

doctor who is just about having fun and playing dress up

[notyoujamie]

borrowing from the past: — Fifth Doctor

[tanuki-kimono]

Lovely spring colors for this outfit, pairing a thistle patterned obi, with a charming black butterflies over pink ground kimono.

The rinzu (figured satin) depicts the shikunshi (lit. "four gentlemen", plum blossom, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)​ over sayagata (interlocking manji), a popular combination for women's garments.

[pocketramblr]

Not featured: the times my dm told me no when I asked if I could play as my godsona or linksona, which honestly was fair

[inkblackorchid]

I love these three so much???? Seriously, watching their duel against Team 5Ds gets more entertaining with every rewatch. They deserved to have that whole stadium cheering for them, damn it!

[giddyaunt425]

This is my rare OTP.

With Nyssa's whole "notice me senpai" attitude in Snakedance, you can't convince me there wasn't something there.

I will defend this ship until the day I die.

[chryblossomjjk]

guys kiki is getting a fish :')

[rabb-te]

The Wen indoctrination rolls around, and things are starting to diverge from the script in ways Wei Wuxian had never anticipated.

[fox-the-artist-fruit-canid]

Chaos is about to ensure....

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Please send help

[alis-art-stuff]

🏵️ Happy belated Earth Day! 🌺

[flecks-of-stardust]

[image description: my new Greenpath Vessel doll. They have two black, oval eyes, two short horns on each side of their head, and a dark blue cloak with a slightly frayed hem and some tears in it. They are supported by my hand. end image description]

babby real :)

no brain cells for a ramble about the process right now, but man crochet is Not the right medium to get that ripped clothing look

also behold, the twins:

[image description: my Ghost and Greenpath Vessel (Orchid) dolls sitting side by side, supported by my arm. They are roughly the same height. end image description]

[dansnaturepictures]

Six of my favourite photos I took in June 2023 and month summary 

The photos are of: Red Squirrel at Newborough Forest, Anglesey, Stonechat at RSPB Valley Wetlands in Anglesey, evening view at Cemaes on Anglesey, Lulworth Skipper at Durlston in Dorset, evening view at Lakeside Country Park, Hampshire and pyramidal orchids at Durlston. 

I often say things about June being the or a key month of the year as since I left education we’ve had a wildlife holiday in all but two Junes (one of them was 2020 when we had to postpone a holiday until 2021 due to the pandemic and still had a week off of day trips) which often contains some of our best experiences of a year and everything wildlife wise at home is packed and in terms of insects and flowers especially going at quite a pace into summer. This June was no exception, and was a phenomenal month. Starting with birds where I had a fantastic birdwatching month, with a few more species seen for the first time this year putting my year list into an unbelievable position with Sunday’s Pig Bush Spotted Flycatcher sighting taking my year list to 207 to make it my highest ever. There were some incredible species seen this month, from Arctic Tern, Manx Shearwater, Chough, Black Guillemot and Little Ringed Plover key birds of the amazing holiday on Anglesey and wider north Wales, to Peregrine at Winchester Cathedral and Durlston and Great Crested Grebes at Lakeside excitedly seeing chicks for both this month. Jay, Common Guillemot, Razorbill and Puffin and Marsh and Hen Harrier were other key birds this month. It was a brilliant month of mammals, headlined by the exquisite experiences seeing the Red Squirrel to ensure I’ve seen them in England, Scotland and Wales this year and also Grey Seals amazingly on a boat trip around Puffin Island on Anglesey. 

It was a blissful month of butterflies as we sailed into summer, I was amazed to see species such as Meadow Brown and Large Skipper firstly at Lakeside, Silver-studded Blue, Common Grayling, Dark Green Fritillary and Ringlet firstly in the amazing set we saw in North Wales, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, the Lulworth Skippers, Gatekeeper, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary with Small Copper and lots of Red Admiral other highlights. I am in a strong place in my butterfly year compared to my other years. Silver Y, enigmatic Hummingbird hawk-moths, the emergence of both Five-spot Burnet and Six-spot Burnet into my year and new ones for me like Brown Silver-line, Rosy Wave, Large Yellow Underwing and Garden Grass Veneer as well as Straw Dot seen were key species of a strong moth month.

It was a dazzling month of dragonflies and damselflies with so many seen. Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Emperor, Southern Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer and Broad-bodied Chaser were strong dragonflies to observe, with Azure Damselfly which I’m having a great year for, Beautiful Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly and Common Blue Damselfly fascinating and stunning damsels to enjoy. It was a great month for other insects with Swollen-thighed beetle dominating the month with loads seen probably more than I have before this year. Great Green Bush-cricket, Rose Chafer beetle, Chrysomela populi beetle and Black-spotted Longhorn beetle were other creatures I was so fascinated and thrilled to see and for many learn.

June was a fabulous month of flowers too of course as I was captivated by orchids seeing the pyramidals, bee orchids a flower I love so much, and marsh orchids including early marsh orchid. Marsh helleborine, self-heal, argimony, English stonecrop, sheep’s-bit, marsh cinquefoil, yellow-horned poppy, meadow crane’s-bill, bird’s-foot trefoil, red campion, foxgloves, yellow rattle, chamomile, pineappleweed, yellow iris, thrift, knapweed, thistle, mallow and oxeye daisy were other key flowers seen with the flowers seen at Lakeside regularly and big times in the year for flowers in Anglesey and Durlston sticking in the mind. Finally it was a great month for just enjoying being outdoors and seeing the outdoors in so much bright sunshine, I took in many breathtaking views at many wonderful places enjoying summery sunsets, sun going down scenes and the moon. Have a nice July all. 

[inkblackorchid]

*coughs* Ah yes, despite my strict outline, the chapters are evidently already getting out of hand again....

[thekimdelacreme]

[nettlestingsoup]

hit 30k on the orchid and it's still! not! done!