#silver forest

[xxvvccoo]

how do people get #mutuals here

[fearmeeeee]

Prince of the Forest

[rayroseu]

"Because i want you to live a long and happy life"

[ryllen]

one last thing before i close the book of body swap

[haylanmakesstuff]

Day 22-23

Today is the day Husband arrives!  Picked him up bright and early for his first real vacation since October 2019. We headed off to Mount Rainier National Park after a short nap, as he can only make it to the airport on time for early flights if he simply does not go to sleep at all. How daring and...charming...right?? We camped in Gifford Pinchot National Forest at La Wis Wis, and did a hike at Federation Forest State Park on our way there. We have a Washington State Parks pass (so cheap for so many parks!!) so we will stop at them whenever we can. This one was beautiful old growth forests with a river cutting through them, surrounded by a carpet of ferns and I’d like to think Hansel and Gretel lines of Reece’s Pieces.

Of course, important things happened first, and I had to show Husband my vintage finds from back in Buffalo. 

I finished two little books at this campsite, first, Montana Chillers, a book of true spooky stories designed for kids. I love books like this, they are a great way to get some cool history in a fun, digestible way. 

I mean, adult books don’t always have this type of prime content that gets me: 

“The Chessman family hired a photographer to take pictures of their beloved cat outside their home, now the Original Governor’s Mansion, in Helena”. 

Then, a quick but beautiful read of The Rough-Face Girl, an Algonquin tale from a larger tradition that serves as a Cinderella type story. 

This campsite really looked like dinosaurs should be dragging their tails through primordial mud. 

The next day we packed full of adventure at Mount Rainier National Park. This may be the easiest park I’ve ever been to for immediate and stunning views with very little effort. 

First things first, was to earn our Junior Ranger Badge, of course.

This badge is dedicated to The Edwards Family; Cheryl, Eugene, Amelia, and Emmitt. And Happy Birthday, Emmitt! Your sweet family has been through a lot in the last few years, but you always have had each other and plowed right through the adversity with your joy and togetherness. May you hold on to this invaluable trait forever more, and your resilience and love cushion you through all that life has to offer.

The Ranger that swore us in and gave us our badge, she was quite fond of the poem we were required to write about climate change: 

Our first hike today was to Silver Forest and back. This hike had unbelievable views of Mount Rainier, its many glaciers, as well as sending you straight through meadow hills of peak-bloom wildflowers.

I took far too many pictures to share, but this was an easy hike for such a stunning return!

This gave us views of Emmond’s glacier, which is over 4 miles long, remaining the largest in the lower 48.

To stay on that theme, we drove a tad to do the Emmond’s glacier moraine trail, taking us closer to the glacier and to see its exodus.

This trail was longer and harder, and towards the end, I could feel my feet and hips were giving up. I used to hike 15 miles a day, this would only be 7 easy miles in two days. One of the hardest parts of this disorder is adapting to changes in your abilities. Although in hindsight I see that it was a very slow and gradual process of losing my abilities, it’s still hard to feel my body and fatigue suffering after something that should be easy for me. I have always been a rather confident person, and to have that confidence shaken because your abilities are declining is a hard pill to swallow. It’s made me feel resentment and bitterness when seeing motivational memes and quotes that all the sudden seem so ableist and toxically positive, saying things like, “You can do anything if you believe in yourself” or “No excuses”, “My disability isn’t an excuse”, etc. No, actually, believing in myself will not make my body capable of doing things it simply can no longer do. Believing in myself will not make my tendons hold on to my bones better. Believing in yourself won’t make a wheelchair user magically able to go up a flight of stairs when there’s no ramp. My disability isn’t an excuse, it’s a hard fact that can’t be nudged around no matter how many essential oils I rub on myself or how much wishful thinking I partake in.

Despite the discomfort, this trail was filled with cooling waterfalls and beautiful pine forests that slowly turned to volcanic flour and ash once you reach the river. Then, quite unexpectedly, I saw it. I slowly raised my hand and pointed. I spoke in a monotone as to not scare it, enunciating clearly so Husband would not have to ask me to repeat myself. This was important, since the only other brief flash of this bucket list critter had me screaming in a non-sensical excited gibberish that left the people around me confused.

“Oh, My, God, There’s a Pine Marten.” And it worked; he was able to turn, and we watched it, just about 15 feet away, walk across the forest hillside we stood at. Can this trip be filled with any more cute animal sightings than pika and pine marten? How lucky am I to see one of the Earth’s cutest creatures in the wild. If you know me, you know seeing any weasel in the wild is an extreme honor; if you are not familiar with pine martens, picture an adorable, wild redish-colored forest ferret that has rounder features, making it extra-unbelievably adorable. I didn’t waste the experience getting a photo, but you won’t regret googling “pine marten” or “pine marten baby”. You’re welcome.

The terminus of the glacier was shocking to see more up close; we realized what we thought was a mudslide was really the gigantic glacier covered in dirt. From this view you could even see the blue-green hue of the ice.

We ended the night like any respectable calorie burning hikers by eating pizza in the car beside the local library. Thanks to Mt. Rainier for the amazing day!

Haylan

[pnw-forest-side]

Waiting for summer so I can get back here.

[0rchidm4ntis]

Happy birthday Silver!! 💐

[questionartbox]

💤 art tumblr | art twt | everything-twt

[felinefractious]

DE*Koeni’s Odessa

🐱 Norwegian Forest Cat

📸 Anja von Koenen [DE*Koeni’s]

🎨 Blue Silver Classic Tortoiseshell Tabby

[shy-sapphic-ace]

List of queer books I read, loved & recommend!

(There isn't any particular order, I wrote these as I remembered them)

Master Of One - Jaida Jones & Dani Bennett (mlm, fantasy, very cool worldbuilding and magic system, funny, cool characters)

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree (wlw, fantasy, very soft & chill vibes)

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (wlw, high fantasy, cool worldbuilding, kinda reminds me of LOTR but with more dragons and feminism and lesbians)

Even Though I Knew The End - C.L. Polk (wlw, supernatural noir, cool 1930s detective story with angels & demons, I loved this one!)

The Love Interest - Cale Dietrich (mlm, science fiction, very cool concept)

The Darkest Part Of The Forest - Holly Black (side mlm, fantasy, cool fae lore)

The Weight Of The Stars - K. Ancrum (wlw, not quite science fiction but space stuff is involved, lovely and complex characters)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz (mlm, fiction, very nice in general, there is also a sequel)

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee (mlm, historical and vaguely fantasy, nice story but I preferred the sequel honestly)

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - Mackenzi Lee (wlw, the sequel to the one before, more fantasy elements than the first, asexual main character!!)

Gallant - V.E. Schwab (no romance, but in the background one of the characters(?) uses they/them pronouns, very cool dark fantasy vibe)

Stranger Than Fanfiction - Chris Colfer (gay main character, trans main character, coming-of-age, nice book)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (yes it's the Love, Simon book, mlm, fiction, pretty nice)

They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera (mlm, sci-fi ish but mostly fiction, cool ideas, but the ending is sad! Very amazing book though, I haven't read the prequel yet)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid (wlw, bi main character, historical fiction, cool story, just a neat book in general)

This Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (wlw, sci-fi, very cool time travel stuff!! and very beautiful, it felt like reading poetry most of the time)

One Last Stop - Casey McQuinston (wlw, background trans & pan & queer characters, sci-fi or fantasy idk, but time travel, I loooved this book, great)

The House In The Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, THIS BOOK oh my gosh you should read it!!, just cute and lovely and good)

Under The Whispering Door - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, this book is also sooo amazing, great character development and awesome relationships and stuff, it's been a while since I read it but it was so good)

And They Lived... - Steven Salvatore (nblm, fiction, about gender identity and learning to love yourself, read it a while ago but it was very nice)

I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver (nblm, fiction, about finding your identity and people who care about you, very cute and sweet)

The Song Of Achilles - Madeleine Miller (mlm, historical, very good in general)

Carry On - Rainbow Rowell (mlm, background wlw in the third book, fantasy, it's a trilogy, basically Harry Potter if it was gay and also better)

Silver In The Wood - Emily Tesh (mlm, fantasy, very pretty, lots of fae stuff and lovely descriptions, it has a really good sequel too)

Pretty much anything by Alice Oseman (all cute and lovely and great, though I've only read Radio Silence so far I hear only good things, Solitaire is on my to-read list)

I Kissed Shara Wheeler - Casey McQuinston (wlw, fiction, it's been a while but I liked this book)

The Falling In Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (wlw, fiction, this book was so cute and funny and deeply emotional it made me Feel way too many things, I'd definitely recommend it)

What Big Teeth - Rose Szabo (a bit of queerness all around, fantasy, werewolves and monsters, this one was pretty cool!, lots of original ideas for the world/character building)

[kitdiefly]

Time cast a spell on you

But you won't forget me

Well, I know I could have loved you

But you would not let me

I'll follow you down

'Til the sound of my voice will haunt you

[xxvvccoo]

[heartnosekid]

🔮 the name cordelia 🌲

for @skellish!

🌲-🔮-🌲 / 🔮-💎-🔮 / 🌲-🔮-🌲

[horsesarecreatures]

Black Forest Horse

[onekindredspirit]

Two Trees Silver Print

[drifpaint]

My full piece for @silverfanzine !! What would happen if Silver found a corner of the world untouched or recovering from the apocalypse ? I wanted to draw something like that !!

check out the full digital zine here, its free and has tons of awesome artwork, stories and more ^_^