I just finished watching Infinity Train, and I absolutely loved it. My favorite character is the Cat, and my favorite book is Book 3, with Book 4 close behind. I do love all of them though.
I’ve had this thought in my brain for a while of like
their engagement rings are their respective attorney’s badges and they don’t acknowledge that they wear the opposite one now (they do trade back eventually)
i believe a while back you mentioned that certain trees benefit from being cut but i cannot find the post? could you elaborate on that bc im Fascinated (curious eyes emoji)
That's coppicing! Funny you mention it actually, the next biome research post I'm gonna make (in the style of the moorland one) is British forests. It's not only good for an individual tree, coppiced woodland is like moorland in that it's an anthropogenic area that becomes extremely important for several animals. Butterflies, bluebells, nightjars...
But I'm getting ahead of myself. To coppice a tree, you cut it down to its stem, and then allow it to sprout back for a number of years. The length of time depends on the species and purpose you want the wood for. You can make perfect, straight poles for tools, beams for construction, bundles for firewood...
A coppiced tree does not die of old age. They can live forever, and produce wood for GENERATIONS. No need to clean-cut and devastate a woodland!
What's good about coppiced woodland is that it leaves the canopy clear. Clear canopy = sexy, sexy understorey. Lots of sunlight comes through which allows the growth of low-laying plants and berry bushes, lots of places for animals to eat and hide.
Downside tho is that if you don't come back and manage your beautifully coppiced grove, you will end up with a thick canopy of trees all the same age, blocking out the sun. That's bad. You're gonna see a recurring theme in all of this research that a TON of biomes in the UK REQUIRE human management and have really been suffering without proper stewardship.
Basically, coppicing without ongoing human management just results in a plantation (derogatory) with extra steps.
Lake cats did a lot more coppicing than modern Clan cats. Modern Clan cats don't really have the tools to cut hard trees like beech and hornbeam; they can only manage softer, thinner ones like birch and alder with their claws and stone tools. It's a lost art.
Cries. I wish I had more time to do art for the fankid showdown, I'd love to draw Sunshine more or do one of those "ask my character" things but alas... I am stuck at work...
random 🍐 questions: do you have any songs you associate w/ him? whether it be through lyrics or subject, or even something you think he himself would listen to
Oho :0
Truth be told I don't quite have a song playlist per se, however I did listen to this so much when I was drawing that one accident pic that I was honestly tempted to name the pic after it lmao
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It's about people dying in an avalanche which is almost what happened to him so it technically fits🫠