the trees waiting to hear what next you'll hum

holyknuckled:

lintubintu:

copepods:

copepods:

i like working at plant store. sometimes you ring up someone and there’s a slug on their plant and so you’re like “Oh haha you’ve got a friend there let me get that for you” and you put the slug on your hand for safekeeping but then its really busy and you dont have time to take the slug outside before the next customer in line so you just have a slug chilling on your hand for 15 minutes. really makes you feel at peace with nature. also it means sometimes i get to say my favorite line which is “would you like this free slug with your purchase”

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@holyknuckled you get it. lterally what are we here on earth for if not to occasionally impose gastropods upon unsuspecting customers. this story is delightful

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@holyknuckled like that?

oh? my god???

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yeah, Exactly like that

gutterselkie:

softenedsunbeams:

softenedsunbeams:

i beat myself up for not knowing enough about my special interests a lot but then i remember the average person off the street has no idea what the carboniferous is and i feel better

are you really bad at it or are you in “good at it” spaces

Me: ah shit, I misidentified that yellow rumped warbler as a female goldfinch, I should literally be hung at the gallows for this. I’m such an IDIOT

My friend, pointing at a vulture: check out that fucked up crow lol

scribblerrigby:

reallifegerbil:

zooophagous:

A very good friend of mine had a very scary thing pop up with her kitty recently. He’s suffering from crystals in his urine and has needed some expensive veterinary intervention. While he hasn’t been sent for surgery, he’s also not out of the woods while we wait for his perscription food to begin fixing his body chemistry and he may need more care at any moment.

They have some different art commission slots open at their kofi, with examples attached. Please see the link below if you want some art to help a sick little kitty.

Please help my friend. That cat has adopted their kid and this would be devastating if he were lost.

GOODNESS, thank you both so much - and thank you to anyone and everyone who reblogs or pitches in a little! Crystals and stones are no joke when it comes to kitties and both cat and baby have been having a very rough week.

And to everyone else - please feel free to have a look around! There are still a few slots available should you want to pick up a little something!

leebrontide:

I want to tell a story to the artists and would-be artists out there.

When I was 19, I made a large oil painting of the nerd I would eventually marry. I poured all my attention and care into this painting. It’s the only art I have from back then that still holds up as a work I’m proud of today.

I entered it into a judged show at the local art center. It got an honorable mention. I went to see the show with my beloved model. One of the judges came up to talk to me, and highlighted that all the judges really liked the painting. It would have placed, except, you see, the feet were incorrect. They were too wide and short, and if I just studied a bit more anatomy-

I called over my future wife, and asked her to take off her shoe. Being already very used to humoring me, she did. The judge looked at her very short, very wide little foot. Exactly as I’d lovingly rendered it. I would never edit her appearance in any way.

The judge looked me in the eye, and to his credit, he really looked like he meant it when he said “Oh I’m so sorry.”

Anyways the moral of the story is that all of those anatomy books that teach you proportions are either showing you averages, or a very specific idea of an idealized body. Actual bodies are much more varied than that.

So don’t forget to draw from observation, and remember that humans aren’t mass produced mannequins. Delight in our variation. Because it’s supposed to be there.