for the ship ask... a bit of an oldie, but neuyako? P;

OH yesss I love Neuyako! (this is for a non-drac ship so I can still answer it)

1) What made you ship it?

I think there was something about how Neuro kept teasing Yako, but geniunely caring about her that did it. And their comedy routine was excellent.

2) What are your favorite things about the ship?

I loved how their age gap was sort of irrelevant to their dynamic. Yako could be 30 and Neuro could be a teenager and it wouldn't change the fact that he's the smartest demon from hell and she's just a normal woman. They are so different from one another. But they still love each other's company. They both love food even though their sources are very different from one another, but they both understand food doesn't just come from nothing, there is a chain of events it must follow. They're a screwball comedy duo but they can be surprisingly similar.

Also such amazing fanart. Wow. I loved finding all these neuyako websites before pixiv was a thing.

3) Is there an unpopular opinion you have about the ship?

Hmmm IDK I love most headcanons about them??? I love the crack theory that they are Karma's parents from Assassination Classroom. Its hilarious.

Yooo the Pollos hermanos shirt you saw really was a good omen!!

IT REALLY WAS, GOD BLESS.

White-throated Sparrow on sweetgum Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3 uplands

Sweetgum! They’re beautiful right now.

I finally found a bunch of these sweetgum balls laying on a public parking lot so I can make little ghibli soot sprites!

American Sweetgum

"Ed, you get out of there! That's gross." Megan kneeled over and shrieked to the sullen boy. Edmond lounged moodily in the clear, still water of the pond. The top of his head was dry (for now) but the rest of him, fully dressed in jacket and scarf and all, were soaked through. "Oh, it's fine." His voice bubbled up and caused the green-tinged surface of the water to dance across the bridge of his nose. "I was born in a pond just like this." He let pond water in and out of of his mouth as he spoke, like a fish flicking its gills to catch the oxygen. Even in human guise he felt more at home when submerged like thus. "You're gonna be soggy all day!" Megan leaned forward as though it would emphasize her point, as if he was looking. "Oh, but he's usually soggy," Blackjack spoke gently. Not a condemnation, just a fact. "I am indeed soggy." Edmond lifted a hand above the water to demonstrate, with a flippant gesture to shoo his companions away. "Let me be soggy in peace, please." "Are you wearing your bag?" She leaned so far over as to dip her hair in the pond water, and Blackjack silently held her elbow to keep her from tipping over. "You want everything in your bag to be wet?" "All that's in there are snacks, I don't care." "Oh so you've ruined a bunch of food and you don't care." "I don't." He wriggled a hand into the side of his messenger bag and pulled out a thoroughly soaked jelly donut. Grains of rice crumbled off the top, drifting deeper into the pond. He got the rest into his mouth before it could disintegrate further. "If anything I prefer my food wet." Megan wretched. "That's disgusting, never do that in front of me again." "Then don't look in the water," he chuckled, and scooted deeper into the pond until even his hat disappeared.

I originally was just going to draw Edmond sitting in the water and then it turned into a whole scene and practice on drawing clear water. And lamenting that Blackjack's hair is the same color as any grass or leaves he might be sitting in front of.

The Goldeen in the water with him is Sweetgum, who is my Dive user for this run. I don't have a character design for her but I think she and Edmond are friends, they swim together. I'm debating the pros and cons of developing her into a love interest for Ed. On the one hand, I think it's funny and cute that all his platonic, familial relationships are grass-themed but his personal comfort and possible romance are water-themed. The duality of Ludicolos. On the other hand, all the humans in their world perceive Edmond as a human but would only be able to see Sweetgum as a fish. I could get a few good gags out of 'this man is dating a fish' but is it worth it? Is it worth it? Also they're not in the same egg group.

Winter Trees and Shrubs: Sweetgum

Sweetgum is a distinctive tree at any time of year. It stands out among most other deciduous trees with its excurrent growth habit, which gives it a narrowly conical or pyramidal shape. Only in its advanced age does it begin to develop a more rounded and irregular form. Its leaves are star-shaped with either five or seven lobes and span between four and seven inches. Their glossy green color…

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Nap time for two heroes 🤫😪😴

Nice new avatar bibs!! ✨

Thank you!

House Finch on sweetgum Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

Sweetgum.

Plant of the Day

Monday 28 November 2022

The autumn colour of Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' (sweet gum) is enhanced by sunshine. The tree has lobed leaves, which are similar to that of Acer (maple) species but the leaves are alternately positioned on the branches rather than opposite.

Jill Raggett

A slough near Summerton, South Carolina - February 17th 2024

A tiny alien visitor...or a sweet gum cone.

I am only 6 blocks away from beginning the sashing. I do love Ohio Star.