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bambithevideogame · 8 months

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#BambiTheVideoGame #VoiceActors #cast #Actors #TheMostDangerousGame #TheeForestKingdom @squareEnix @DisneyGames @disneyvoguemagazine

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hellsitegenetics · 3 months

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it's amazing, just incredible, how this site keeps getting asks that go like "I hope it's a cat", "I love birds", and then the organism that comes out isn't even in the same phylum. anyway; not me, I'm different I'm special, and analysis of this text WILL result in a lizard

String identified: t' aag, t c, t t gttg a tat g " t' a cat", " ", a t t ga tat c t 't t a . aa; t , ' t ' ca, a aa t tt t a a

Closest match: Ilex aquifolium genome assembly, chromosome: 7 Common name: Christmas holly

#tumblr genetics #genetics #asks #requests #sent to me #plants #trees #christmas holly #holly #airlock

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maureen2musings · 5 months

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Kiel James Patrick

#winter #holly jolly #winter scenes #snow #making spirits bright #cute animals #doggies!#new england #christmas tree #curators on tumblr

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romajuliettemai · 2 months

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The family tree in Elfhame is wild asf

#the entire family tree is just crazy #the stolen heir #the prisoners throne #elfhame #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #holly black

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theemeraldforesthideout · 3 months

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The Quiet Moon, January 2024

#own photo #moon #moonography #holly #woods #forest #trees #nature #night #the quiet moon #the wolf moon #full moon #lensblr #original photographers

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midnightfire830 · 5 months

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Holy cussing stars the time this took so I could learn how to render wood, chipped wood, ceramic, and cloth textures. 😫

Because every soldier needs his lovely princess to protect, here’s Holly as a ceramic princess doll! Kudos to @sirensea14 for the design idea. I made a few edits to her original sketch, but largely the design belongs to her!

I don’t think there’s enough time for me to babble about everything my friends and I have talked about for these two, but the idea is Cuphead and Mugman protect their lovers as a soldier and knight would. It felt only fitting for Holly to be a personification of a “Tree Princess” for him to protect. Her being made of china would make her all the more delicate and she’d have to worry about not cracking. So of course Cuphead would take that upon himself to fiercely protect her and make sure she stays safe! Even at the extend of his own safety

AKA why I made him look so banged up is 1. from roughing it out in the woods (more later on the world building) and 2. a lot of accidents in his efforts to protect her and AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHTHEY’RESOCUTEEEEE!!!!

Im gabbing so much about this AU you have no idea!!!!

Oh. I should probably mention this is for Lost Toys AU. That might be a good idea to mention that lol.

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callmeonmyrazr · 3 months

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it’s my birthday bitches!!! 🥳🥂💖✨

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naomiknight-17 · 5 months

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Updated my inspirational cookbook display shelf :)

#ann reardon #tasting history #max miller #b dylan hollis #baking yesteryear #cookbooks #slowly rearranging things in the apartment in preparation for holiday decorating #putting away cookbooks meant space on the ottoman for my little tree #which is now out of its box and standing... but i haven't arranged the branches or started decorating yet #that's ok. i'm still a bit under the weather. it's fine to do things in small manageable steps #maybe tomorrow after running errands i will shape the branches. maybe i will string some garland. we'll see #for now... sleep #mod post

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night-for-night · 4 months

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holly (start of the roll) - pentax spotmatic & 400 speed color film - developed at eliz digital & scanned with minolta dimage dual iii

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yoga-onion · 9 months

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Legends and myths about trees

Celtic beliefs in trees (18)

T for Tinne (Holly) - July 18th - August 5th

“Tree of Sacrifice - 8th month of the Celtic Tree Calendar (Ref)”

Colour: red; Star: Mars, Saturn: Gemstone: ruby, bloodstone; Gender: male; Patrons: Taranis, Jesus Christ, Thor, Lugh; Symbols: discord + humanity, blood + compassion, endless love

When it comes to holly, there is no one who doesn't know the prickly leaves and red berries. The evergreen holly tree has dense branches, and thanks to its glossy evergreen foliage, the holly tree remains unchanged through over time and throughout the year.

Since ancient times, holly has represented the robust vitality and masculine strength of nature. It was closely associated with birth and rebirth rituals and the transmission of esoteric knowledge, and was particularly linked with unconditional love, and eventually came to symbolise all gods dedicated to sacrifice. The holly is also known as a tree that protects fairies and, as with all 'fairy trees', legend has it that cutting it down will bring bad luck. People in the past planted holly near their houses because it was said to ward off evil and stop lightning from striking.

It is said that long ago, when the island of Britain was still called Albion, prehistoric Britain was protected by a giant called Gogmagog. This giant who covered his entire body with holly branches and leaves, primeval god Gogmagog, eventually became known by the name 'the Holly King'. The giant held a holly bush as a club and is said to be the twin brother of the 'King of Oak'. In the medieval story 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', the Holly King appears as the immortal Green Knight and Sir Gawain as the Oak King.

The Holly King, who rules over the six months leading up to the summer solstice and winter solstice, takes the throne after the Oak King dedicates himself to the summer solstice bonfire. Then, in a cycle of death and rebirth, he sacrifices himself to give way once more to the Oak King on the winter solstice. Hence, Oak King and Holly king represent two phases of nature's guardian deities.

The Celtic festival of Lughnasadh (Lughnasa) takes place at the end of the holly month. This celebrates the rebirth of Lugh, the god of light (the sun) and crafts, and is celebrated on 1 August in the UK, Ireland and Europe at the Harvest Festival. This is also the Anglo-Saxon festival of Lammas.

The evergreen holly, which does not die out even when all plants have died, symbolises a strong life force and is a 'good omen' tree. The druids (Ref2), who regarded holly as a particularly sacred tree, proceeded to bring holly into the house during the winter months. The holly, with its red berries and bright foliage, which exalts the soul, was a protector of elves and fairies from the harsh cold. So, during the winter, they do not misbehave.

Any holly brought into the house must be returned to the outdoors by 'Imbolc Eve'. It's because if holly leaves remain in the house after that, misfortune will befall them.

This was retained in Christianity as Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve). In Christianity, which teaches that holly eventually grew from the ground on which Jesus walked, the thorny leaves and red berries of holly represent the Passion and shed blood of Jesus.

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ケルト人の樹木の信仰 (18)

TはTinne (ﾋｲﾗｷﾞ) - 7月18日～8月4日

『犠牲の木〜ケルトの木の暦（参照）の第8月』

色: 赤; 星: 火星、土星: 宝石: ルビー、ブラッドストーン (血石) ; 性: 男性; 守護神: タラニス、イエス・キリスト、トール、ルー; シンボル: 不和＋人間性、血＋憐れみ、限りなき愛

ヒイラギといえば、棘のある葉と赤い実、知らない人はいないだろう。常緑樹のヒイラギは、びっしりと枝を張り、またつやつやとした常緑の葉のおかげてヒイラギは、時の移ろいにも変わらぬ姿を見せている。

昔からヒイラギは自然のたくましい生命力や男性的な力強さを表してきた。古代では、誕生や再生の儀式、秘伝の伝授などに縁が深いものとされ、とりわけ無償の愛と関係があり、やがて犠牲に捧げられたすべての神々を象徴するようになった。ヒイラギは妖精を守る木としても知られ、「妖精の木」がすべてそうであるように、伐採すると不幸をもたらすという言い伝えがある。昔の人は家の近くにヒイラギを植えていたが、それは魔除けになり、雷が落ちなくなると言われていたからだ。

その昔、ブリテンがまだアルビオンと呼ばれていた頃の、太古のブリテン島はゴグマゴグという巨人が守っていたといわれている。このヒイラギの枝や葉で全身を覆った巨人、太古の神ゴグマゴグはやがて「ヒイラギの王」の名で知られるようになった。その巨人はヒイラギの茂みを棍棒として持ち、「オークの王」の双子の兄弟であるといわれている。中世の物語『ガウェイン卿と緑の騎士』では、ヒイラギの王が不死身の緑の騎士として、ガウェイン卿はオークの王として登場する。夏至かた冬至に至る半年間を治めるヒイラギ王は、オーク王が夏至のかがり火に身を捧げた後、王位につく。そして、死と再生を繰り返すサイクルの中で、冬至の日に、自らを犠牲にしてふたたびオーク王に道を譲る。オーク王とヒイラギ王は自然の守護神の二つの局面を表している。

ヒイラギの月が終わる頃にはケルトの祭典、ルーナサが行われる。これは、光 (太陽) と技芸の神、ルーの再生を祝うもので、英国、アイルランド、ヨーロッパでは、8月1日に収穫祭が開かれる。これはアングロサクソン人のラマス祭にも当たる。

すべての植物が枯れても死に絶えることを知らない常緑樹のヒイラギは屈強な生命力を象徴し、「吉兆」の木でもある。ヒイラギを特に神聖な木として崇めていたドルイド（参照2）は、冬の間はヒイラギを家の中に持ち込むように進めた。赤い実と鮮やかな葉が魂を昂揚させるヒイラギは、厳しい寒さから妖精やエルフを守ってくれる存在だった。だから、冬の間、妖精たちは悪さをしない。家の中に持ち込まれたヒイラギは、「インボルクのイヴ」までには必ず屋外に戻さなければならない。その後にも家の中にヒイラギの葉が残っていると、不幸が訪れるからだ。

これが十二夜（エピファニー・イブとも知られる）としてキリスト教に残された。イエスが歩いた地面からはやがてヒイラギが生えてきたと教えるキリスト教では、ヒイラギの棘のある葉と赤い実は、イエスの受難と流し血を表している。

#trees #tree legend #tree myths #folklore #mythology #legend #celtic belief #holly #celtic calender #holly king #oak king #art #nature #imbolc

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earlgodwin · 7 months

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AU modern Borgia siblings ✧.*

#i'm screaming they're literally so beautiful #david holly and francois need to work together again wtfffff #it's so upsetting that we didn't get scenes with the three of them together #like if anything we only have the moor episode where they're drinking tea with prince djem #though david reunited with holliday in 2014 and francois in 2021 when he invited him in his trees podcast #david making efforts to reunite with his borgia siblings lmaoo #just like how juan trying to get close to his siblings (but they push him away further)#david oakes #francois arnaud #holliday grainger #the borgias #lucrezia borgia #cesare borgia #the borgia siblings #juan borgia #text post

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bonefall · 7 months

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you say that there are three nature spirits in bb, hollylark among them. but the other two represented a specific type of plant. brokenstar was the fallen skyclan great oak, and star flower was born of the dead and dying blazing stars back at the lake territories. what would hollylark be? a holly plant? a lark bird?

Xe was named for xis mother's old name, who was herself named after a gnarled holly bush that sheltered Leafpool and Squirrelflight during her birth.

So a holly makes sense, but also, I may end up reworking xeir death. It makes sense that xe's taken out by turning xemself into the flowers that Sparkpelt needs as an antidote, like a willing sacrifice.

Plus, then Sparkpelt ends up blaming herself for the death of her partner, and it makes good drama for someone to plant it in Nightheart's head that it's her fault he only has one parent.

So anyway, Hollylark is either a holly bush, or related to the medicinal flower that Guardian Angel Shrewface grew for Squilf and Leafp so they wouldn't come back empty-pawed.

#better bones au #BB!Hollylark #Holly is also ridiculously young compared to the other two examples #Broken came from a tree that was probably hundreds of years old #And Star was thousands #But Holly was sneezed into existence by accident #So there's no way Holly is even CLOSE to them in power.

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lgbtqreads · 3 months

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Fave Five: Queer Fantasy with Dragons, Part II

For Part I, click here. So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (YA) Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire by Erica Hollis (YA) Dragonfall by LR Lam Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang