#5 February

[dateinthelife]

5 February 1996

In a press release announcing "Real Love," Paul McCartney says,

"We weren’t saying ‘come on kids, hate your parents.’ Although we could have done, we had that power – we could have stood for Satanism instead of love – and if we had chosen to use that power the whole thing could have gone a very different way."

I, for one, would like to see the alternate history of satanic Beatles, please.

#today in the life #the beatles #paul mccartney #real love #5 February #1996

[adriheavymetal]

happy bday duff

#duff mckagan #guns n roses #bass #gnr #guns n fucking roses #rockstar #rock n roll #hard rock #heavy metal #5 february

[nari-kami]

18 years what a wild ride ✨

#my art #self portrait #undertale #despite everything it's still you #Dr stone #artsona #birthdays #it’s my bday #5 february #thank you for everything

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 5 February:

1703 – Birth of Gilbert Tennent, a pietistic Protestant evangelist in colonial America. Born to a Presbyterian Scots-Irish family in Co Armagh, he migrated to America as a teenager, trained for pastoral ministry, and became one of the leaders of the Great Awakening of religious feeling in Colonial America, along with Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. 1811 – Birth of journalist and…

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#irelandinspires #irishhistory #OTD #5 February #History #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #The Irish Wolfhound #Today in Irish History

[wiiildflowerrr]

@Michael5SOS: guess which deadpool I am in this picture. just guess.

5 February 2016

#this day in 5sos history #5sos #5 seconds of summer #michael clifford #michael 5sos #calum hood #ashton irwin #luke hemmings #twitter!michael #deadpool #cinema #2016 #5 february

[oediex]

Today I wake up and I am me.

There is a contradiction inherent in the experience of being different. As you grow up, it's painfully clear to you that you are just that - different. From your family, your friends, your peers, ... They won't let you forget it, and usually not in the good way. Sometimes it's just circumstances that remind you, and no one is at fault.

At the same time, what has always messed with my head is that I am not different for me. It boggles my mind that to me, I am normal, but to the world I'm not. I have always been this way. I don't know what it is like not to be like me. I have never been any ... different.

Every day I wake up and I am me.

#being different #neurdiversity #neurodivergent #gifted #giftedness #I guess this might apply to many other situations #like being disabled and having been since birth for example #I don't know #just something I wonder about #writing #my writing #a story every day #5 february #2024 #this one isn't really a story but oh well #something I've been pondering today

[rabbitcruiser]

(California) Western Monarch Day 

California Western Monarch Day, known informally as Western Monarch Day, was established by the California State Legislature in 2004. The day celebrates the annual migration of the Western monarch butterfly during the winter months—from about October through March—to California's central coast, the only major overwintering spot in the world for the butterflies. The holiday was established with the understanding that it would positively impact tourism and educational programs. Indeed, many visitors come to the area during the migration, boosting tourism at a time of the year when it is otherwise sluggish.

Events are held around the state of California on the day or on a nearby date. In past years, an event has been held at the Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley, California; a "citizen science butterfly count" led by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy has been held at the nearby Limestone Canyon, and the largest celebration in the state has been held at the Pismo Beach State Monarch Butterfly Grove in Pismo Beach. One of the most popular destinations for butterflies in the state, and one of the largest butterfly colonies in North America, Pismo Beach regularly has over 20,000 monarch butterflies clustering in its tall eucalyptus trees.

In addition to Pismo Beach, monarch butterfly groves can also be found in Nipomo, Los Osos, and Morro Bay. In Nipomo, at the Monarch Dunes Butterfly Habitat, up to 60,000 monarchs visit each winter, and make their homes in a grove of blue gum eucalyptus trees. There are two groves in Los Osos: Monarch Grove Natural Area and Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. Monarch Grove Natural Area is made up of 18 acres and is located at the end of Monarch Lane. Sweet Springs Nature Preserve is made up of 24 acres and is located on the Morro Bay estuary. It has been managed by the Morro Coast Audubon Society since 1989. In nearby Morro Bay, Morro Bay Golf Course Monarch Butterfly Grove can be found at the center of Morro Bay Golf Course. Monarchs sometimes come to the grove of eucalyptus trees by as early as August and cluster themselves low on the branches.

As monarchs can't survive cold northern climates, they migrate to warmer climates, sometimes traveling a distance of over 1,000 miles. One of the only insects that migrate, they do so twice a year—like birds do—traveling to a warmer climate and then back again. Western monarchs live west of the Rockies. During the summer months, they can be found in canyons or near rivers in the West, Southwest, and inland in states from California all the way up to British Columbia. A few can be found on the coastal Pacific Northwest as well. Numbering in the tens of thousands, they migrate west and south, mainly nesting in California's central coast. Eastern monarchs, which far outnumber their Western counterparts, live east of the Rockies and migrate south to the high mountains of central Mexico. Monarchs can also be found in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, and on some islands in the Caribbean; those butterflies do not migrate.

Monarchs start as caterpillars. They subsist only on milkweed, a plant that produces glycoside toxins. The caterpillars are immune to the toxins, but predators are not, and are deterred from feasting on the caterpillars because the toxins get stored up in the caterpillars' bodies and make them taste bad. The caterpillars grow and molt for two weeks, form a chrysalis in which they complete metamorphosis, and turn into butterflies. As butterflies, the toxins are still in their systems, still protecting them.

Most adult butterflies only live for a few weeks. During that time, they subsist on nectar from many kinds of plants, search for mates, and look for milkweed on which to lay their eggs. The last generation of monarchs hatch in late summer, and they may live as long as eight months. They don't reach sexual maturity right away and instead make the fall migration. Despite never making the journey before, they know exactly where to go. They remain inactive during the coldest months, but around March, they become sexually mature and then mate. They die soon afterward, and their offspring finish the migration back north.

Between the 1990s and the end of the 2010s, the monarch population declined by about 90 percent, largely on account of habitat fragmentation and loss. Both urban development and intensive agriculture took a toll on habitats. In addition, herbicides killed the milkweed and nectar plants the butterflies feed off of, and insecticides killed the monarchs themselves. Lastly, climate change altered weather patterns and the timing of migration. Because of the drop in monarch numbers, it seems all the more pressing to have a holiday dedicated to them and to the beauty and the mystery of their yearly migration.

How to Observe California Western Monarch Day

Many events are held on or around the date and can be attended if you are able to travel to California. You could check to see if an event is being held at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley, where in past years butterfly experts have educated and answered questions, and native plants have been available to plant. You could see if the Irvine Ranch Conservancy is hosting a "citizen science butterfly count" at Limestone Canyon. The best place to go for an event is Pismo Beach State Monarch Butterfly Grove in Pismo Beach (the event may be held on a nearby Saturday). At this event, there are butterfly talks and educational booths for adults, and art activities for children. The biggest part of it, of course, are the thousands of monarchs that can be seen hanging in clusters from eucalyptus and pine trees. The grove usually opens in October and stays open throughout the month of February, and docents can be found giving daily talks. You could also visit other butterfly groves today, such as the Monarch Dunes Butterfly Grove in Nipomo, the Monarch Grove Natural Area or Sweet Springs Nature Preserve in Los Osos, or the butterfly grove in the Morro Bay Golf Course. If you can't travel to California, there are still ways you can celebrate. You could take part in the National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife program, and plant a habitat garden with milkweed and nectar plants for returning monarchs to enjoy. Planting locally native species of plants is the best. Look over some regional guides so you know what to plant in the area you live. You could take part in Butterfly Heroes, another program of the National Wildlife Federation, which is designed to help kids and families raise awareness about declining populations, and to help them to get involved in helping monarchs and other butterflies. The National Wildlife Federation is working to save and restore monarch habitats, and more could be learned about it. You could also learn about the number of Western monarchs in California with Western Monarch Count, encourage your mayor to take the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, or could watch a documentary about monarch migration.

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#Western Monarch Day #WesternMonarchDay #California Western Monarch Day #CaliforniaWesternMonarchDay #5 February #butterfly #insect #wildlife #animal #original photography #flora #fauna #Indiana #Midwestern USA #Great Lakes Region #Wolf Lake Memorial Park #Verbena stricta #purple loosestrife #tourist attraction #landmark #countryside #wildflower #blooming #grass #nature #vacation #travel #summer 2019 #USA #Hammond

[remembertheplunge]

My name is Lew Wentz.

I am a 68 year old gay criminal defense lawyer. I have been keeping journals for 46 years. I am writing a book based on the journals.

I came out as a gay man in 1984. I was married to a woman then. I left the marriage after telling her I was gay.

My younger sister, Zoe, who I was very close to, died rather suddenly of pancreatic cancer in May of 2023. She gave me permission to blog the last two weeks of her life. Those blogs run from May 1 to May 14, 2023.

I journaled my journey through the turbulent 1980's and 1990's. During that time, I was pretty vocal about being gay. I volunteered to help people with aids through their illness and death. And, I believe because of this, I was fired from my job as a deputy Public Defender in Modesto California. I also documented the 12 year relationship I had with my partner, Jim, who died in 2009.

I wrote pretty much daily about these events and many others. I never intended for the entries to be made public. But, I now think they should be, as they weave what I believe to be our common story of what it's been like to be out, human and gay in the past four decades.

And, as I journaled, I developed ideas and ways to journal and wrote about them in the journals. I discuss the impact journaling has had on me. And, the amazing revelation reviewing journal entries for the blog and book of just how incredible our lives have been. Memory fades. The journal details do not.

My hope is that , after reading the blogs, and maybe some day the book, you too will become addicted to journaling. Your life on paper will amaze you down the line.

My blog turned one year old on February 5, 2024.

#journaling #gay man #criminal defense attorney #gay history #journaling techniques #Remember the Plunge Blog turned 0ne Year old February 5 #writing #radical gay elder #aids #volunteer support for people with aids through illness and death in the 80's and 90's. #gym and diet enthusiast #being fired from a job I believe because I was out #gay and vocal #Being disinherited for the same reason. #death of a sister #working through grief and mourning

[royalarchivist]

Foolish: I was just judging Fit and Pac. Tubbo: Yeah, I also hate gay people. I'm so glad we can agree on this.

Fit + Pac being sweet, and Foolish + Tubbo living up to Home of Fobo's reputation.

[ Subtitle Transcript ↓ ]

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Fit: But hey, wait- before you go- before you go.

Pac: Yeah?

Fit: [Blows him a goodbye kiss with the kissy emoji, which makes hearts appear all around him]

Pac: [Laughs] Wait- for you!

Fit: Awww, you're too good, you're too good.

Pac: Do you think they probably are looking at the-

Fit: They're gonna- yeah

Pac: -emoticons on chat right now and say, "Aww, those two!"

Fit: They f- they fcking hate us, they hate-

Foolish: [Sends a puking emoji in chat]

Pac: OH LOOK- Foolish!

[They both laugh]

Pac: I know how I can reply to- to him.

Fit: Oh man...

Pac: Wait- here. [Pac sends a disappointed / sighing emoji and laughs]

Fit: There you go. [Fit sends a yawning / sleeping emoji, and they both laugh]

-

Meanwhile

[Scene transitions to Foolish and Tubbo]

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Foolish: [Notices the heart emojis in chat and sends back a puking emoji]

Tubbo: I feel like my first level 30 enchantment shovel was crazy.

Foolish: Um, I don't think that's so crazy! I mean, I- I- every- every-

Tubbo: Where'd you put the lapis?

Foolish: Um, oh- oh here, it's in my... um, here you go [tosses it to Tubbo]

Tubbo: [Sees Foolish vomit] Uh... You alright there?

Foolish: Yeah, no- I just, um...

Tubbo: That was gross.

Foolish: Yeah, I was just judging Fit and Pac.

Tubbo: Yeah, I also hate gay people.

Foolish: [Laughs]

Tubbo: I'm so glad we can agree on this.

[Sunny blows her horn]

Tubbo: That's Sunny's- Sunny's agreeing as well

Foolish: [Imitates a horn]

#Hideduo #FitPac #QSMP #Pactw #FitMC #Foolish Gamers #Tubbo #Edited #Subtitles #Aaaaaaaa I wanted to get this done earlier I've been so busy #February 5 2024 #Portfolio

[deletedelight]

just some dudes

#shuake #akeshu #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #fanart #art #artists on tumblr #p5 #my art #awesome anri tag #who up trickstering they joker #wow that a lotta tags #happy gay month #(february) #goro akechi #akechi goro #akira kurusu #ren amamiya

[agentkittymeowmeow]

Happy Shuake misery day!!

#p5r spoilers #p5r #persona 5 royal #persona 5 #shuake #February 2 p5r

[dateinthelife]

5 February 1964

Paul McCartney makes a "boomf" sound + gesture three times on this day.

#the Beatles #today in the Life #5 February #1964 #paul mccartney #press conference #Youtube

[chalamet-chalamet]

Timothée featured in ‘Dune: Exposures’ (IG: joshbrolin)

📸 by Greig Fraser on the set of Dune

#timothee chalamet #timothée chalamet #zendaya #zendaya coleman #dune #greig fraser #austin butler #charlotte rampling #February 5

[archaicden]

TYPHOON

#trigun stampede #trigun #vash the stampede #tristamp #YEAH SO UH i inked this back in February after I binged the episodes that were out at that time (1-5) and then I forgot to finish it #and now I did #my art

[asfodeltide]

#goro akechi #crow #persona 5 royal #persona 5 #persona #mine #id in alt #Maaan these are from February I just kept forgetting to post them

[wiiildflowerrr]

@Luke5SOS: I love this guy

5 February 2016

You're 'aving a giraffe...

#put that thing back where it came from or so help me #this day in 5sos history #5sos #5 seconds of summer #luke hemmings #luke 5sos #giraffe #5 february #2016