#sloped

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Retaining Walls Landscape

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern partial sun backyard concrete paver retaining wall landscape.

[itsseasonal]

Lap Pool DC Metro Example of a huge transitional backyard concrete paver and rectangular lap pool fountain design

[thedailymobile]

“Downward Mow-mentum”

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[mansaeboysbe]

Lap Pool DC Metro Example of a huge transitional backyard concrete paver and rectangular lap pool fountain design

[psychologistproblems]

Lap in DC Metro Example of a huge transitional backyard concrete paver and rectangular lap pool fountain design

[guardiansbelikov]

Gravel Vancouver Photo of a mid-sized modern backyard gravel landscaping.

[hotcinnamonsunset]

So, it turns out Henry can be funny. Alex adds that to his mental file. -- Red, White & Royal Blue, chapter 3

[diabolicjoy]

still not very good at throwing, but this is definitely a bowl…! right!?!?!?

[trendinginterior]

Turning something structural into something beautiful is something that we all yearn for. The yearning is even great when it comes to decorating the interior or exterior of our house. It is especially important when it comes to our backyard. Retaining walls are an ideal feature of most backyards. If your backyard requires a retaining wall, you would need some simple retaining wall ideas for sloped backyard.

If you landscape your retaining wall wisely, you can take its look to another level. Contrary to what you may believe, you can work a retaining wall in plenty of ways. We have sought some of the best simple retaining wall ideas for sloped backyard that will allow you to take your backyard’s scenery to the next level.

There are plenty of innovative ways which you can choose to enhance the look of the retaining wall. Let us put forward those innovative ways so that you can begin the process of developing a retaining wall that you and everybody else would love!

Simple Retaining Wall Ideas For Sloped Backyard

Here are our top three picks for absolutely lovely simple retaining wall ideas.

Edgy Metal

Choosing the edgy metal for simple retaining wall ideas for sloped backyards would be your best pick. It would be the best, especially when you have a house built of stone or concrete.

The best thing about the edgy material is that you don’t have to worry about it corroding. Also, it is low maintenance and looks perfectly visual on your retaining wall. The edgy metals have the capability to warm up the tone, which is otherwise cooler because of too much green landscape. It is a perfect idea if you are looking for something to suit your contemporary-style building.

Block Retaining Wall With Steps – One of The Best Simple Retaining Wall Ideas For Sloped Backyards

A retaining wall with steps is another classic idea for your sloped backyard. We call it classic because it has the ability to convert your outdoor space into an appealing terraced garden.

You can use the stone steps to make way. Also, don’t forget to plant some green trees and shrubs to make your outdoors look more attractive. We think that it is one of the best ideas of all simple retaining wall ideas for sloped backyards because it is easy and also looks pleasing.

[toriangeli]

Armand's red flags in 2.02

You know how people kept accusing Lestat of isolating Louis from his family? And then Louis actually kept visiting his family, so if Lestat was isolating him, he did a really shit job of it?

Yeahhh. Armand shows us how it's really done.

Disclaimer: Armand is my favorite, precious boy, and I will defend his right to be as fucked-up as he damn well pleases, but he is indeed very fucked-up. So don't come at me accusing me of being biased in favor of Lestat (and even if I was, so what? this is Tumblr, not BBC News). I love Lestat, I love them all, but Armand is my trash son and if he isn't horrifically fucked-up on the show like he is in the books, it's a massive betrayal of the complexity of his character and the logical outcomes of his background. He hurts, and like any creature in pain, lashes out because of it. He knows how to do all kinds of diabolical shit, but he doesn't know how to be a person, and that's why I love him (trying to remember who the Youtuber was who said, "No one's a hero, everyone's a victim" about this series because they were so right).

First off, Assad is truly phenomenal at creating this effect:

If you don't suspect Armand of the shit he's about to pull, it's not your fault. This is how he is. Part of it is real innocence, in a way, or perhaps an inverse of innocence--he doesn't realize this shit isn't normal.

So it's very striking to me how Armand laid the foundation for his relationship with Louis so subtly and early on. He approached Louis in the park while he was alone, Claudia nowhere to be seen even though his invitation was for her as well. Claudia would ask questions. Armand wants to dangle the carrot before any questions are fired off. By the time anyone in the coven actually speaks with Claudia, she is already sold on them all. There is no time for her to form suspicions. With Claudia on board, Armand has free access to Louis. She feels at home with the coven, so she's not watching Armand too closely.

Then at the Delacroix mansion, Armand warns Louis against the rest of the coven. He says "a few of" the coven members are unforgiving, though he doesn't say who, which would be useful information if Louis is to defend himself (spoiler alert: it's all of them), just tells Louis to close his mind to the others. So Claudia is with the rest of the coven, while Louis is available only to Armand. Armand does not give this warning to Claudia. The only person she can hear it from is Louis, who she won't believe. They're now spending time apart, weakening the link between them. Armand knows he can seduce the hell out of anyone he desires, and once he does that, all he really needs is to break the filament binding Louis to Claudia and he's got what he wants.

He also warns him not to contact Roget again, which is probably good advice, but what Armand knows that Louis doesn't is that Lestat is alive. And Roget is the one person in the world Lestat would be able to contact if he could. So in the unlikely event that Lestat gets the chance to call Roget, Louis will not hear of it.

In just a few sentences, Armand has managed to distance Louis from Claudia, Lestat, and everyone else in the coven.

And how does he do it? By making sense, basically, by preying on Louis' preexisting (and sensible) fears about the coven. It makes sense for Louis to be on his guard. But Armand has set it up so he appears to be "different" from the rest of the coven, the only one Louis can trust, while issuing vague warnings about everyone else. And while Armand in the book is a pretty hands-off leader with the TdV, don't think for one second he can't do anything to protect Louis and Claudia himself. Here, he's acting like he has no sway with these people. He does. No matter what he says, he does.

So yeah. I'm really impressed with how smart the writers are being about this so far.

[starrysymphonies]

God these slopes are slipping

@courtney-deserved-better

[snuffysbox]

man, it's a little disheartening to see how much the idea of 'content creation' and creation for the sake of the algorithm and a more desperate push for visibility in an increasingly hostile environment is perpetuating bad practices within the art community.

young artists, inexperienced artists, I have a plea for you. it's completely fine and okay to trace art you like as part of your growth and exploration! It's fine! It's normal! We've all done it! it's immensely helpful to see through the eyes of another artist and understand what makes their art appealing to you. it helps build confidence. it's fun to see results that you like and can inspire you to draw more. it's a great tool when used in conjunction with normal practice and should never be discouraged as such. (and I'm not talking about tracing reference material made for the purpose of being heavily referenced here, I'm mostly talking about other peoples' published works.)

what's not fine is to publish that exploration under the guise of it being your own art. at least ask permission. at least give credit. if something has inspired you enough to want to replicate that work fully, at least lend that person some basic respect.

[yesmissnyx]

An Unsexy Post About Censorship

Sooo...gumroad is shutting down NSFW content sales because of Stripe and Paypal. This is also why Wishtender has been down as well, if you weren't aware. And why Patreon is also cracking down on anything remotely kinky.

(If you're wondering why your favorite FICTIONAL sexual content isn't allowed on most platforms, it's payment processors.)

Please be extra kind to anyone who works with NSFW content right now, whether it be art, writing, audio, photos or video. Whether it be tasteful erotica, or the kinkiest BDSM porn you can think of, we're all in the crosshairs right now.

And, judging by trends from these past few years, this is only going to get worse.

Support NSFW creators where you can, whether by tipping or buying our content (where you still can) or just helping boost content on sites where algorithms want to drown us out.

Call representatives where you can and complain about payment processors acting as arbiters of what YOU are and aren't allowed to pay for and enjoy.

This may be about porn right now, but censorship of this caliber doesn't just stop with porn. Any transgressive (read: non-conservative) media is fair game.

Fight against it where you can. Support creators where you can.

Art is important. Reflections of our sexuality are important. We don't want a world where people aren't free to make or see the things they love and enjoy.

[wyrmwright]

Happy Pride Wrath Month

[andy-clutterbuck]

requested by Anons

[moncuries]

i need people drawing grover and annabeth’s tv show designs to actually draw their features and not just colour them brown