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one of my favorite things about using inaturalist is how it’s gotten me familiar with even the common, less “impressive” species. especially since spring is rolling around and I’m spending more time outside.

Like, before where I’d just say, “oh look, a butterfly!” now I can say “oh look, a mourning cloak!”

Instead of “a squirrel” it’s “a fox squirrel.” Instead of “a snail” it’s a “garden snail.” Instead of “a rabbit” it’s “a desert cottontail.” Instead of “a ladybug” it’s “an asian lady beetle, which is invasive.” Instead of “a lizard” it’s “a bluebelly, but they’re really called western fence lizards.”

It’s harder to take the little guys for granted when you know their names, y’know?

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CITY NATURE CHALLENGE TIME LET'S GOOOOO

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i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday

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I like when my inaturalist observations get contested I feel like I’m starting beetle drama

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I love reclists!!! I can't wait to check out the above fics, and I also thought I'd add:

The Valiant by whyyesindeed, an excellent and gripping fic in which Fingon is reembodied and gets involved with the kidnap family.

To Catch a Falling Star by @sweetteaanddragons, in which Belladonna Took finds a Silmaril. Also, basically everything else by this author.

Accursed Spawn elvntari and HerAwesomeShinyness, one of my favorite Gil-Galad origin stories.

The Return To Aman series by @cycas, in which Elrond returns to Aman and Maglor goes with him.

The Dawn series by SpaceWall, another lovely exploration of the house of Finwë in Aman after the events of LotR.

Seconding the person in the replies who recommended A Thread Unraveled by @theheirofashandfire, an incredibly well-executed fic where Maedhros gets stuck in a time loop during the Nirnaeth.

Waiting for Dawn, also by @theheirofashandfire, in which Maedhros is not quite as dead as was claimed and the Fellowship find him.

The Elf Who Saved Christmas by NelyafinweFeanorian, an amazing crossover with the Father Christmas letters.

I'll Be Yours If You'll Be Mine, also by NelyafinweFeanorian, a long and lovely Russingon modern AU.

the adventures of Elf Guy by red_01, in which Maglor survives to modern times and starts a commotion at a fan convention.

Fëanorian Bredliks by @potatoobsessed999, which is exactly what it says on the tin and absolutely hilarious.

The Art of Long-Distance Grandparenting by Kaz, in which Idril schemes.

If anyone knows the Tumblrs of any authors I couldn't find, please tag them!

My SILMARILLION people!

What are yalls favourite fics surrounding mahaedros and maglor? And elrond and elros? AND Elwing and Earandil aaaaaaand Glorfindel and Gilgalad

Aaaaaand the Akallabeth! What's yalls favourite Numenorean fics???

I just finished the SILMARILLION and need to let my brain go craazzzy

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Here is a Draft I Wrote on August 24th, 2023

Hello. Today is my 46th birthday. I am really happy to be here. I am especially happy to be here because my previous selves did so much work--including when they did not want to be here--to make sure that I would have a chance to walk in the woods on a very hot August day and marvel in gratitude.

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Dune Part 2 + Letterboxd Reviews

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Submitted by @sky-the-snail-fanatic

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girlhood is touching your necklace whenever you feel nervous

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Look at them 🥺🥺🥺🥺

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there is no unlived life or alternative reality where everything went right…. there is only here and now what are you going to do with it

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rainier in bloom

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Posting the final chapter of a fic is always a mixture of sadness that it’s over but also pride that you made it. You wrote a thing nobody else in the world has written ever

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#let’s play: correct or incorrect quote (39/?)