Two male roe deer engaged in a relatively peaceful scuffle, settling their hierarchy with little drama before peacefully parting ways. Värmland, Sweden (March 31, 2023).
“It is she, the nymph of unquiet and despair, whom night and the river bring. Sorrow from silence rising frantically, nymph of the dark night whose despair and rage only the moon-cold and night-cold assuage.”
living in the big stone cottage, spending time looking after the animals, working a lot in my garden, picking up flowers for my herbarium, and sitting near the river while reading historical novels
Three ships you like: I am leaving so many out! Making this easier by choosing a theme, which is Classic 2000s Ships - Buffy/Angel from their respective series (though mostly BtVS), Buffy/Tara, and Sonea/Akkarin from The Black Magician Trilogy/Kyralia books.
First ship ever: Usagi/Mamoru from Sailor Moon! Or, as I knew it in the brief time between watching the DiC dub and going online, Serena/Darien. That first season in particular was so good for their angst, the star-crossedness, and the whole being drawn to their alternate identities. And then the manga was angstier…
To this day it—and it’s show—have informed my fondness for moon myths and fantasy.
Last song you heard: labour by Paris Paloma Looked up the link to put here and now I’ve seen the music video too!
Favorite childhood book: I have fond memories of reading and rereading The Spellsong Cycle series by L. E. Modesitt Jr. there was also this book called, I think, Children’s Treasury, which had many Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales in abridged form; it lived in my paternal grandmother’s house for years until she let me keep it. I also loved this slim volume called something like 100 Best Poems, along with a thicker one of collected poems from various authors. I remember my favorite poems were by Yeats and Byron. Oh! And The Gods of the Greeks by Carl Kerényi; I particularly loved it for having a page or two dedicated to the moon goddess Selene, since at the time it was easier to find information on Artemis when looking up the Greek moon myths. Artemis (and Hecate) were also interesting, but, well, Sailor Moon fan here. (I’d read online that Princess Serenity and Endymion, the past lives of Usagi and Mamoru, took from the myth of Selene and Endymion.) This was around when I was reading and collecting the manga for the first time.
Currently reading: Rereading The Naming by Alison Croggon, first in the Pellinor series; also revisiting the Sookie Stackhouse books, but in audio form! I’m on Living Dead in Dallas.
Currently watching: Being Human, the UK version. Also The Apothecary Diaries!
Currently consuming: A muscle relaxant, water, and some passionfruit juice.
Currently craving: Cold milk! But there’s none.
Anyone who’d like to do this, feel free to @ me if you do!
just thinkin about Yennefer in a silly wizard outfit
[ID Yennefer wearing a pointy hat, a cloak and a dress in dark blue with stars on it. She also has a wand with a star on the end. It looks like she’s wearing a halloween wizard costume. End ID]