#restores

[wiirocku]

Psalm 23:3 (NKJV) - He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

[almondeyjoy]

[shotgunyuri]

“Good luck. And DON’T fuck it up.”

[nutritpro]

Restores Natural pH Balance One of the standout features of this intimate care gel is its ability to restore the natural pH balance of the intimate area. Maintaining the correct pH is crucial for the health of the genital microflora. An imbalanced pH can lead to various issues, including infections and unpleasant odors. This gel helps to keep the intimate zone in optimal condition by restoring its natural acidity.

[dwuerch-blog]

Our Upper Hands

Many old and faithful songs are hidden in my heart’s storehouse. I can’t help myself from sharing them. This one was recorded by Anne Murray:“Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water.Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea.Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently,By putting your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee.” Those upper hands.…

[nardacci-does-art]

I meant to draw this back when I did this other doll comic as another side, to show a doll that had been cared for instead of abused, but somehow I wasn't able to finish it till like 10 minutes ago, anyway I did it *confetti*

[mytechai]

X Restores Access After Thousands of Users Report App, Website Not Working [Updated]

X — the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter — appears to be working again, after thousands of users reported they were unable to access the service on Thursday. At around 11am, users took to a downtime tracking website to state that the service was not accessible, while other users reported that they couldn’t see posts on the platform. Gadgets 360 staffers were unable to view any…

[inthedarktrees]

Nightclub singer at home, ca. 1960s

[jahrohi-unltd]

✨#SoulRestoration

[chthonic-kids]

i will shove that crusty old titan back into tartarus myself to keep her happy

[gloriabomfim]

Major Nixel restores his colors

What if when Major Nixel turns good, Major Nixel restores his colors:

As Major Nixel begins to undergo a transformation towards goodness, a remarkable change starts to take place in his appearance. The once monochromatic and drab colors of his body start to brighten and regain their vibrancy. The rectangular shape of his body becomes more rounded and softer, reflecting the change within him.

His silver mustache and large eyebrows now take on a warmer tone, transitioning into shades of gold and copper. The black and white epaulets on his shoulders now sport a mix of colors, showcasing a palette of blues, greens, and reds. The square-shaped badge on his chest transforms into a symbol of unity, featuring a blend of all the colors of the Mixels and Nixels alike.

The addition of the ear-like top on his head blossoms into a symbol of newfound understanding and empathy. Major Nixel's pupils, once symmetrical rings, now evolve into vibrant swirls of colors, signifying his newfound openness to change and acceptance.

With each step towards redemption and kindness, his speech gains a compassionate tone. He no longer spews hatred or anger, but instead, his words carry understanding and a desire for reconciliation. The once quick-to-anger Major now seeks peaceful resolutions and cooperation.

As Major Nixel restores his colors, the other Nixels, who once feared and despised him, begin to see the change in their leader. They witness him treating them with respect and kindness, and in return, they start to admire and respect him too.

King Nixel, initially furious with Major Nixel's change of heart, soon realizes that there is strength in unity. As Major Nixel seeks to bridge the gap between Mixels and Nixels, he also fosters a sense of camaraderie within the Nixels themselves, turning them from a swarm of chaos into a community of understanding.

As word of Major Nixel's transformation spreads, the Mixels, too, become curious about the change in their once staunch enemy. Some Mixels are cautious at first, but as they witness Major Nixel's sincere efforts, they slowly start to trust and even befriend him.

In time, Major Nixel's actions and compassion inspire others to follow suit, and a new era of cooperation dawns upon the Mixels world. Major Nixel's journey from hatred to acceptance serves as a reminder that change is possible, and that even those consumed by anger can find redemption through understanding and empathy.

[pnwnativeplants]

"A federal district court recently ruled that a large portion of Electron Dam must be removed from the Puyallup River in Washington because the dam harms fish protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Electron Dam has been harming Chinook salmon, steelhead, and trout for nearly 100 years. In 2020, the company that operates the dam tried to replace a spillway and botched the job, creating more hazards for the fish. Earthjustice went to court to press for the new segment’s removal on behalf of the Puyallup Tribe. Salmon and other native fish play a critical role in the Tribe’s culture and economy. With this part of the dam gone, the river will flow naturally for the first time in almost a century."

[foolishlovers]

[reasonsforhope]

In the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the long study of a butterfly once thought extinct has led to a chain reaction of conservation in a long-cultivated region.

The conservation work, along with helping other species, has been so successful that the Fender’s blue butterfly is slated to be downlisted from Endangered to Threatened on the Endangered Species List—only the second time an insect has made such a recovery.

[Note: "the second time" is as of the article publication in November 2022.]

To live out its nectar-drinking existence in the upland prairie ecosystem in northwest Oregon, Fender’s blue relies on the help of other species, including humans, but also ants, and a particular species of lupine.

After Fender’s blue was rediscovered in the 1980s, 50 years after being declared extinct, scientists realized that the net had to be cast wide to ensure its continued survival; work which is now restoring these upland ecosystems to their pre-colonial state, welcoming indigenous knowledge back onto the land, and spreading the Kincaid lupine around the Willamette Valley.

First collected in 1929 [more like "first formally documented by Western scientists"], Fender’s blue disappeared for decades. By the time it was rediscovered only 3,400 or so were estimated to exist, while much of the Willamette Valley that was its home had been turned over to farming on the lowland prairie, and grazing on the slopes and buttes.

Pictured: Female and male Fender’s blue butterflies.

Now its numbers have quadrupled, largely due to a recovery plan enacted by the Fish and Wildlife Service that targeted the revival at scale of Kincaid’s lupine, a perennial flower of equal rarity. Grown en-masse by inmates of correctional facility programs that teach green-thumb skills for when they rejoin society, these finicky flowers have also exploded in numbers.

[Note: Okay, I looked it up, and this is NOT a new kind of shitty greenwashing prison labor. This is in partnership with the Sustainability in Prisons Project, which honestly sounds like pretty good/genuine organization/program to me. These programs specifically offer incarcerated people college credits and professional training/certifications, and many of the courses are written and/or taught by incarcerated individuals, in addition to the substantial mental health benefits (see x, x, x) associated with contact with nature.]

The lupines needed the kind of upland prairie that’s now hard to find in the valley where they once flourished because of the native Kalapuya people’s regular cultural burning of the meadows.

While it sounds counterintuitive to burn a meadow to increase numbers of flowers and butterflies, grasses and forbs [a.k.a. herbs] become too dense in the absence of such disturbances, while their fine soil building eventually creates ideal terrain for woody shrubs, trees, and thus the end of the grassland altogether.

Fender’s blue caterpillars produce a little bit of nectar, which nearby ants eat. This has led over evolutionary time to a co-dependent relationship, where the ants actively protect the caterpillars. High grasses and woody shrubs however prevent the ants from finding the caterpillars, who are then preyed on by other insects.

Now the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are being welcomed back onto these prairie landscapes to apply their [traditional burning practices], after the FWS discovered that actively managing the grasslands by removing invasive species and keeping the grass short allowed the lupines to flourish.

By restoring the lupines with sweat and fire, the butterflies have returned. There are now more than 10,000 found on the buttes of the Willamette Valley."

-via Good News Network, November 28, 2022

[rebeccathenaturalist]

If you aren't following the news here in the Pacific Northwest, this is a very, very big deal. Our native salmon numbers have been plummeting over the past century and change. First it was due to overfishing by commercial canneries, then the dams went in and slowed the rivers down and blocked the salmons' migratory paths. More recently climate change is warming the water even more than the slower river flows have, and salmon can easily die of overheating in temperatures we would consider comfortable.

Removing the dams will allow the Klamath River and its tributaries to return to their natural states, making them more hospitable to salmon and other native wildlife (the reservoirs created by the dams were full of non-native fish stocked there over the years.) Not only will this help the salmon thrive, but it makes the entire ecosystem in the region more resilient. The nutrients that salmon bring back from their years in the ocean, stored within their flesh and bones, works its way through the surrounding forest and can be traced in plants several miles from the river.

This is also a victory for the Yurok, Karuk, and other indigenous people who have relied on the Klamath for many generations. The salmon aren't just a crucial source of food, but also deeply ingrained in indigenous cultures. It's a small step toward righting one of the many wrongs that indigenous people in the Americas have suffered for centuries.

[jaydadawn]

HE set us both free!!

He set us free January 2021 So I did it! I got my first tattoo at 56! My daughter got the same one. I had lost my mind, she had lost her freedom, “Some of the greatest works in my Kingdom have been done from sick beds and prison cells. Instead of resenting the limitations of a weakened body search for My way in the midst of these circumstances. Limitations can be liberating when your strongest…