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queer-as-day · 1 year

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Today I was talking to my friends about childhood memories and apparently no one else ate grass, dirt, ants, sand and other things like that as a small child. Did no one else let the curiosity get to them?

#it didn`t taste that bad but I wouldn`t recommend it #childhood memories #funny stories #sand #dirt #grass #ants #I was a weird kid #outdoor kids #curiosity

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peaceandnature · 9 months

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bryonyashaw · 11 months

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𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, '𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠' 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙊𝙬𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙜𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨.

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bricktoygrapher · 1 year

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Monkey King 🐒

Exploring the forest 🌳🌲🌳🌲

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wizard-legs · 5 months

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I’ve always wanted to make a fantasy field guide because my brain chemistry was permanently altered by the kids’ media landscape of the early 2000s. I’ve also really needed to sort of get back to what I love about art lately. So, here’s a little sampler of some… field paintings I did today of some very real subjects.

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swagginmun · 10 months

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Chapter 1: Regroup and Rebound Page 37 Some peace and quiet! Start|| Previous || Next

#lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lego monkie kid fan comic #lego monkie kid forged faith comic #lego monkie kid - forged faith #lego monkie kid - forged faith comic #lmkff au #lego monkie kid comic #lmk comic #swagginart #nice! cant go wrong with some outdoors time nod nod

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caycanteven · 10 months

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I made a bone daddy for the first time

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I made it off whim forgive me, I wanted him to be a country boi ;3;' His name is Buster and he lives alone (or at least prefers to) in a lil cabin in the woods where he takes care of himself and enjoys the outdoors. He believes in respectin' the wildlife and helping balance it out. If he likes you, he'll probably make you jambalaya and take you fishin. He'd probably appreciate it if you don't ask him what happened to his right eye but if you're polite he might tell you.

He doesn't have a full in depth story, but I am working on a one shot that goes into detail and his personality. He def got some baritone southern talk in him somewhere lmfao. I'm probably going to go through so many fuckin' re designs before I find something that works and fits him, but for now it works out.

Okay time to finish some other shit LOL.

#buster sans #cay talks #caycantdoodle #sans oc #undertale oc #woodland bone daddy #I grew up in the outdoors as a kid #so I applied it to my boi

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jadafitch · 15 days

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Went out to the pond to take this photo, and heard the first spring peepers of the year. Yay! It's officially spring in Downeast, Maine.

This illustration is one over 100 I did for the forth Nature Smarts activity book from Mass Audubon and Storey Publishing. Nature Smarts Workbook: All About Water, Ages 4-6 is available for preorder now, and out May 21st. You can find it through Amazon, Mass Audubon, and other book sellers.

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pkmndaisuki · 7 months

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so @yamujiburo did her own take on ash & the gang and it inspired me to my own! tried to roll in as many 90s kids fashion trends as i could remember from back then lol

also i remembered once considering what would've happened if ash got a clefairy instead of pikachu so i included it in the group shot!

#pokemon #ash ketchum #misty #brock #clefairy #pkmnart #pkmn drew a thing #ash is that kid who is always scraping his joints on the ground and trees so much he should be sponsored by band-aid #misty is that cool sports girl who is more than happy to speak her mind #and brock's personality is 'outdoors'

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i-kyujin · 2 months

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moonflwer-gutz · 11 months

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what do you think summer is like in Mandela County?

we're so used to seeing this oppressive winter. something that is both suffocating and claustrophobic and yet eerily open and endless; snow-fallen wasteland that creates never-ending silence.

but what about summer? when the air is sticky and damp. when the sounds of insects and animals don't cease. when days are longer and nights are shorter. what happens then?

do kids still play outside, and ride their bikes past sunset? do fireworks still go off in july? are pool parties and barbecues still a thing? what about late-night drives and sneaking off to parties?

does any of that still happen? or does the mob-like panic and anxiety of the town cause everything to shut down?

how many friends have been lost during camping trips? how many people went for a drive saying "i'll be right back" and were simply lost to time? how many prank calls led to an "it was just a joke! we didn't realize they would take it so seriously" and another funeral?

is it easier for Alternates to attack during the summer? harder? do they get spotted easier? do they have a better selection of victims?

what's it like to experience summer in Mandela County?

#ye im probably thinking too deep into this but it was just a thought #i wanna know #yknow?#how do you simply *exist* in a typically “outdoor” time of year when you know these things are around #do kids even have childhoods anymore?#tmc #the mandela catalogue #moonflwer thoughts #moonflwer writes

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anipgarden · 7 months

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Collecting Milkweed Seeds - All Facts, All Seeds, No Fluff

(OK but please also consider I'm not an ~expert~ I'm not a ~scholar~ I'm just a nerd on Tumblr who really likes milkweed and wanted to make a fun lil post about it)

[Image ID: a green, leafy common milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca) with five large, ovalish and bumpy green seed pods. The seed pods are currently unopened.]

It’s fall, which means if you haven’t seen them already, now’s the time that milkweed plants will start producing seed pods! (Well, technically, they’re called follicles, but fuck it they’re seed pods). Each pod has dozens of seeds inside, some species can even have up to 200 seeds, so even collecting just a few can be a good way to boost your pollinator gardening efforts big time! What you do with them then is up to you--adding life to your backyard garden, sharing with friends, making seed bombs--but first you’ve gotta collect them.

The first thing you want to do is identify your milkweed plants--in an ideal world, you’d be able to tell precisely what kind of milkweed you’re collecting from (so you can know precisely what growing conditions that species prefers.) But when they’re dying back, forming pods, and releasing their seeds, it can be hard to tell. It helps to visit sites early, to know what milkweeds are there, and while you’re there you might even find some forming pods.

It can be helpful to band off the pods early! This will keep the seeds from escaping, so you can come back later and collect them! I would only do this for a couple of pods--each pod has a lot of seed in it, so only taking one or two from each plant should still net you plenty of rewards! When I’m doing this in my backyard, I tend to use rubber bands--the size of rubber band you’ll need varies depending on the species. I’ve also seen people use the lacy-looking jewelry bags to a similar effect--if the pod splits open, all the seeds get trapped in the bag!

[Image ID: the first image is of appears to be swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) with about fifteen long, green, smooth and pointed seed pods. Most of the pods have small black rubber bands wrapped around the midsections. The second image is of what appears to be common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) with two large, ovalish and bumpy green seed pods. A white fine mesh bag has been tied over the pods.]

For people who want to get seeds from unopened pods, you have to be very careful not to force open a pod that isn’t ready--otherwise, the seeds inside won’t fully develop. How do you tell if a pod is ripe? There’s a seam in each pod, and it should open fairly easily with minimal pressure if it’s basically ready. If you’re basically prying it open, you’re too early. The seeds inside should be a nice dark color, and be plump in the middle--if they’re creamy colored or light orange, you’re too early. There may be some undeveloped seeds in each pod (I am talking maybe 1 to 3 here), but if the majority of them are ready, you’re good to go!

[Image ID: a tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) seed pod that has been opened at the seam, revealing dark brown seeds and lots of creamy white floss. Four seeds are floating away from the pod on fluffy white comas. The pod is being held between a white person's fingers.]

I’ve also seen people who go late late late into the season, after most of the pods have already fully split off and released their seeds. Some of the seeds occasionally stay in the pod, so they’ll take the leftovers that didn’t get scattered after winter passes. That’s a fair strategy! I prefer to get mine way early on, so I can get a clear ID of what kind of milkweed it is (some will flower and produce pods at the same time), but if you already got an ID early in the season and then come back later this can also work! But…

[Image ID: several dried brown seed pods have opened fully, releasing a cloud of milkweed floss with seeds attached. Some seeds are still in the pods, but many are primed to float away.]

There is, however, one thing that tends to be a bit annoying about collecting milkweed seeds--and that’s the fluff. These fluffy white bits attached to the seed--called comas--function similarly to the iconic fluffy dandelion seed. A milkweed seed’s coma allows it to float through the air and on the water until it (hypothetically) reaches bare soil or an otherwise suitable start to settle down and germinate. If you’re collecting the seeds for later use, though, that same coma can mean your milkweed seeds are traveling through the air and away from where you’re collecting them, or all over your apartment once you get them home. Removing the comas by hand is an option, but tedious, and still leads to a nice pile of fluffy that will get airborne at the first gust of wind. At the end of the day, for many people trying to collect milkweed seeds, the coma is just an annoying part they dread.

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to collect milkweed seeds without having to deal with the comas long-term!

[Image ID: A single brown milkweed seed floating on a comparatively huge mess of white fibers.]

Method 1

So this is my favorite method because it's honestly one of the simplest and easiest once you get used to it. You open the pod, grip the top part of the middle ‘pith’ section tight, and gently scrape off the seeds into a bowl or bag. This leaves you with almost no fluff in your collection bin, and you can then toss the middle fluffy part--or I’ve heard of people collecting milkweed fluff for spinning! Most of the videos I’ve seen on it use common milkweed or other large milkweed pods as an example--however, I’ve successfully done this with smaller milkweed pods like A. curassavica as well.

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Method 2

This method is one I’ve used in the past. Take the seeds and fluff and put them into a bag (paper or plastic) and add a coin or two. Shake the bag around--a lot. The coin will dislodge the comas from the seeds. The seeds will then drop to the bottom of the container, and the fluff will float around on the top. I’ve also seen this with buckets and blocks, like in the video below!

Method 3

I’ve seen a handful of people discuss burning the floss of the seeds! Apparently the seeds themselves aren’t damaged badly by the fire, though honestly this is a method that I am simply too anxious to try myself.

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Method 4

This was a method I found while I was looking for other methods people have done. Apparently, you can just roll the pod between your hands and it’ll work to dislodge the seeds? I may have to try it next time!

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Hopefully this advice is helpful for you all! I know collecting seeds was a hassle for me before I learned my favorite method. If I had a nickel for every time I got yelled at for releasing milkweed fluff into the house...

If you've got a method that I haven't heard about yet, let me know!! I'm always down to learn more about milkweed, and it can also help someone else down the line!

#milkweed #asclepias #seed saving #seed collecting #pollinator garden #outdoor gardening #gardening #flowers #ani rambles #out of queue #i think this was my first time doing image descriptions??? if they suck ass let me know and I'll Make Adjustments As Recommended #i've seen people talk about spinning the milkweed floss??? but I saw online that it was too brittle to be spun????#but either way if you wanna save the floss and do Stuff with it go for it #did you know. or actually this is me functioning from memory.#but if I recall correctly I believe in either the WWI era or the WWII era #people would pay kids to go around fields collecting milkweed seed pods and pay them by the pound #and then they'd take the floss and use it to fill life jackets for soldiers?#i think this was less of a 'extorted child labor sweat shop' deal and more of a like #'hey kids wanna earn some cash and also be a Patriotic Citizen? go find some seed pods and we'll give you money'#which i guess many people WOULD consider an Extorted Child Labor kinda deal but like #idk seems like a chill deal to me #anyways hope you guys like this post #Youtube

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vintagecamping · 11 months

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Camping with style...

Chiquita Banana Camping Gear

1979

#vintage camping #campfire light #vintage ads #history #camping #kids camping gear #thats bananas #outdoors #road trips #70s

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bryonyashaw · 1 year

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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀...

It's been a busy month - we've had World Book Day, Red Nose Day, 'pyjama uniform day,' Mothers Day and International Women's Day that we've celebrated. The kids and I have attended school bingo, had parents evening, been to the fair, Winnie had her first school trip to Rand Farm, Trix was made Patrol Leader at Scouts, Oscars been at Cubs, I've been volunteering... Oh and we also randomly had snow.

Days people celebrate/Awareness Days in March:

1st March -

• Saint David's Day

• Women's History Month

• Self-Injury Awareness Day

• Zero Discrimination Day

• World Music Therapy Day

• National Fruit Compote Day

• National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day

2nd March -

• World Teen Mental Wellness Day

• World Hearing Day

• National Hospitalist Day

• National Old Stuff Day

3rd March -

• National Soup It Forward Day

• National Speech And Debate Education

• Employee Appreciation Day

• National Dress In Blue Day

• Global Day Of Unplugging

• National Mulled Wine Day

• National I Want You To Be Happy Day

4th March -

• World Obesity Day

• National Play Outside Day

• National Sons Day

6th March -

• Purim

• National Dentists Day

• British Pie Week

7th March -

• World Plant Power Day

8th March -

• National Proofreading Day

• International Women's Day

9th March -

• National Meatball Day

• World Kidney Day

13th March -

• National Napping Day

14th March -

• Pi Day

• International Day of Mathematics

15th March -

• World Consumer Rights Day

17th March -

• Saint Patrick's Day

• World Sleep Day

• Red Nose Day (Comic Relief)

19th March -

• Mother's Day

• St. Joseph's Day

• International Read to Me Day

20th March -

• Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)

• International Day of Happiness

• French Language Day

21st March -

• World Down Syndrome Day

• International Day of Forests

• World Social Work Day

• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

• National Single Parents Day

22nd March -

• First Day of Ramadan

• National Puppy Day

23rd March -

• World Meteorological Day

24th March -

• World Tuberculosis Day

25th March -

• Earth Hour

27th March -

• World Theatre Day

31st March -

• World Backup Day

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l3irdl3rain · 2 years

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Wanted to show you this beautiful boy I saw on petfinder!

Do you know what caused him to have speckling like that (I love how he looks like a little night sky)? His petfinder page says he has hyperthyroidism and hypertension.

Oh gosh he’s so handsome! Look at those old man eyes!

My guess is normal aging changes in his coat. Some cats start to lose pigment in their fur as they get older and will end up with this speckled look. Going grey isn’t as common in cats as it is in dogs, but it does happen sometimes.

#he is really so handsome tho #reminds me of the outdoor cat we had when I was a kid #his name was Snuggles and he got a speckled coat like this too #ask #cat tax

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bricktoygrapher · 6 months

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Astronauts on a strange new world 🧑‍🚀 🪐

#astronauts #kinder surprise toys #kinder surprise #toy photography #toyphotography #toyphoto #toy photoshoot #toycommunity #toypic community #toy art #toyartistry #toyphotogallery #toypics #toys #vintage toys #kids toys #outdoor toy photography

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