#AFTER NOT DRAWING THEM FOR DECADES

[crocchompers]

WOW! ANOTHER POST SO SOON?😳

#YES #ANOTHER POST #BC IM DRAWING ORIGINAL BETA! #AND #CANON WALL #AFTER NOT DRAWING THEM FOR DECADES #WOOHOO!!! #welcome home #wally darling #beta wally #art #welcome home show #I LOVE BETA AND WALLY #THE BESTEST OF FRIENDS #ngl i think i'd be funny if they were roomates #hearing yelling and shouting 24/7😭😭😭

[miusato]

Yeah but what if they're some oddly high budget cartoon from the 00s???

#atlus adds gradients to the animation to launder money kind of budget i mean lol #something like an angsty teenage drama cartoon that gets cancelled after 1 season and the ending was a cliffhanger #only for it to gain notoriety in the late 10s and fans begged them to bring them back #and then season 2 came out decades later and Shinji and Minako are dating for like 5 eps only to break up #like thats outrageous there's no such things as that kind of series happening ahaha #anyway this is like a reference for me i figure out how to draw them to fit my style more #now I have to figure out Aki and the rest of the gang lol #and then in 10 months you will see me recreating my fav scenes as if they aired on cartoon network or something lol #asukart #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #shinjiro aragaki #kotone shiomi #minako arisato #shinjiham #foolmoon #persona 3 portable #persona 3 femc

[harritudur]

Romance Dawn Trio 🍊👒⚔️ + Medieval Western Europe

the courtesan, the highwayman, the paladin (click for better quality plz)

#can't believe OPLA had to exist to make me draw them again #after almost two decades lmaooo #I MISSED THEM ;__; #monkey d luffy #nami #roronoa zoro #one piece #op fanart #one piece fanart #romance dawn trio

[tobgan]

this account is dead but i think it adds flavour

anyway ive been so out of the sanders sides fandom but i still ship logince !

#sanders sides #sanders sides fanart #roman sanders #ts roman #logan sanders #ts logan #logince #i feel like .. it’s disrespectful to put an art taglist .. after leaving people hanging for so long .. #idk if its rude or not im a grandma when it comes to tumblr despite being on the app for years #toad draws #WOW IT FEELS WEIRD TO TAG THAT #btw this isnt me saying im gonna be active on this account #deadass js wanted to make a logince post to show that i still love them and leave for another decade

[chaotic-tired-bastard]

He promised himself he would wait, and he did He waited on their first birthday apart He waited when his father got sick He waited on their tenth birthday apart He waited when he was crowned Fire Lord He promised himself he would wait and he did

#Roku #Avatar Roku #Sozin #Fire Lord Sozin #Rozin #ATLA #Lol doing digital fanart after ten thousand years #I apologise to everyone who followed decades ago for my spg stuff /lh #anyways these two are stupid af and I wanted to draw them when they were young lil things #I like the shading I did with this :> #My Art

[ninawolv3rina]

Made the fatal mistake of cracking open my late-80s X-Men collection and now i have all these spiders sketches

Spidersona: Cass Carver, the Uncanny X-Spider (she/her)

#my art #my characters #i was digging through to find an example of why it’s absolutely valid of me to hate cyclops to some degree even now #and i ended up just reading instead lol #and i was like god i forgot the way this art style changed my brain chemistry #i used to copy panels from the Claremont era all the time #lots of good artists through the late 80s with some really unique and messy styles #it was fun to mimic them again after what… like a decade? #and obv i had to do it with Cass #Cass is everything i would’ve wanted to be able to draw when i was in middle school #I’m doing the most with her because I’m letting that weird inner child thrive #Cass carver #x-spider #Cass #x spider #spidersona #x men

[lunarharp]

lazy scribbling of my baldur's gate 3 characters

#*emerges from 430 HOURS of life-changing playtime blearily like a lost and confused kitten* #i lost my interest in drawing bc everything is too sad & horrible right now. it was a luxury and privilege to lose myself in this instead #what follows will be my personal and trivial emotions about that #i'll do better proper drawings later. for me. they are both so very dear to me... deeply dear...unforgettable journeys of fate #truly have played like one possessed for the past few weeks. you have no idea. what do i do now. what do i do. #their personalities are so vivid to me though they mostly made the same choices. both intersex and they/them - canonically <3 #i missed out on FOUR PARTY MEMBERS in my first playthrough due to not understanding anything whatsoever. #gloaming ended up with wyll and pavane romanced karlach and astarion. and ended up with the one i did NOT plan on. this wasnt the plan #one of the most fulfilling romance paths i've ever..i cant say more..it all got too immersive and now i have to just.. MOVE ON ?????????? #live in THIS world where i can't gut imperialism personally and emerge alive from that? #without Long Resting? without my character requesting a kiss from their beloved after a tough day ?? #without preparing my little spells? without channelling divinity from my death god to keep us all alive? #without dyeing my man's clothes fancy colours for him? without him Approving whenever i lie and double-cross our enemies #without sharing clothes with my ex? without choosing to eat the heavy food first so that the weight is easier on her Carrying Capacity? #without orchestrating ways for all of my friends to kill the abusers that ruined their lives for a decade or even 200 years? #without experiencing degrading horrors on a daily basis but in a cathartic way where we always make it back to our rooms at the inn #WITHOUT SPEAK WITH ANIMALS??????????? #at least there's music. just like with persona 5 that will always be with me. always #like how p5 melodies take me back to those feelings. those rich and personal feelings.... BUT THIS WAS A WAY MORE NUTS EXPERIENCE #i thought i would hate it. i did at times. thought it would desensitise me to various things. it did. but there was so much more..it was... #Well anyway *continues my life* imagine if dnd was real..something to think about

[passumstars]

Do not separate them

#my art #!!!!!!!!!!!! #look look look look look!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #my children! #poor luci im putting him through so much #but look at her!!!!!!!!!!! #i barely even knew who she was for years and now here she is! #i think her name is reina #god she was so hard to separate from me #shes still barely separated i dont know too much about her #but im so glad i get to draw her with luci finally #even though hes having too many feelings poor baby #luci finally told me his name too its arthur #god im so excited im gonna finish up my cringe ass fanfic and then im finally gonna write for them its time #after like. almost a decade of marintion or maybe more

[dutybcrne]

When getting married, Kae's ideal wedding fit is something that heavily blurs his gender presentation. Is it a suit? A dress??? Is he the bride?? Groom??? Who knows? Definitely not anybody getting a good look at him-

#hc; kaeya #☆ ┆ ( .ooc. ); #//Ambiguousness dialed up to the MAX #//The most important part is that he looks GOOD #//And leaves his partner mouth agape; that too ksjbgd #//If he can leave them breath and speechless; he'll be more than happy with his outfit choice #//Deffo WILL playfully tease them during the vows for sure #//Suuuubtly adjust the collar/opening at his chest to draw attention to it; or otherwise shimmying his shoulders ever so slightly to do so #//Cock his head and give them a coy little sultry look as they speak; batting his eyes as he purses his lips juuust a lil bit #//ESP if he Knows it's gonna make them wanna get back at him later #//Definitely would want to go All Out on the decadence; for accessories; materials; makeup #//He doesn't usually want to splurge so much on himself; even with his presentation on the daily #//But for his wedding; he would LOVE to go all out #//It's only one of the BIGGEST MOMENTS OF HIS LIFE; after all #//Esp considering how much it would take to actually GET him there and give in to actually marrying his partner; his anxieties considered #//It's IMPORTANT #//It's a different story if the wedding happens to be impromptu lmao #//Like the Potc scene with Will; Elizabeth; and Barbossa jbdgkg #//My favorite thing ever lol #//Propose to and marry him mid-battle; and he will be ECSTATIC #//Blood-spattered; bruised; disheveled and all; he wouldn't care; he'd be SO happy #//Might have to anticipate consummating the marriage IMMEDIATELY after the fight's been won tho kjdnbkgft #//He'd be so lax bc there aren't family and friends to present to; it's just him and his partner #//Which honestly may mean less stress for him in the long run; lbr #//Prolly the most ideal sort of wedding for him #//Where he doesn't have to think; lets himself get carried away by the emotions and his partner's joy/excitement #//Just FUN and THEM #//and a little chaos; that too lol

[karmaphone]

hmmmmmmmmm new art quirk discovered :]

#I like it I think I'll keep it :3 #thickass lineart to indicate shading mmmmmmmmmm crunchy #drawing robots after never drawing them will have you expanding your range for the first time in almost a decade

[ask-icedouma]

☀ Does the mun have other muses beside you? What is your opinion on them? (if you're still accepting

#remon talks #ooc #I think about my ocs a lot I don't share them but I do draw them and post with no context I guess #usually my close friends knows what's up since I don't think people are interested #none of them are fandom related #all original plans for the future #I used to draw submas a lotttt after bw came out #drew their outfit line wrong I did it out of memory gfhj it's been a decade I still never stop thinking about them #god bless the new game for bring them back and reviving the fandom #I don't get really motivated to draw official characters anymore but douma is a rare case you could say this ask blog is some kinda miracle #🧊answered

[batslime]

Yeah just so everyone is aware. Almost a decade ago to the month a dumb doodle I drew between classes (I would have been a sophmore in high school I think?) with colored pencil and sparkly nail polish was featured on the Rammstein website. I almost wanna redraw this lol

#i think it was actually shortly after this i kinda stopped paying much attention to ramm for some years?? #in like 2015 or 2016 i saw a pic of till w his hair bleached like it is currently for the first time #and i was like. What is he doing Now. and now it feels weird seeing pics of him w black hair lol #rammstein #doodle #i think ive posted this before but its so fun looking at the difference in the way i draw them on opposite ends of a decade #it is based on a specific pic im sure ppl whove been into them since lifad has seen it

[ukulelekatie]

I just revived my old iPod touch that I haven’t used since ~2013 after believing it to be dead dead for years and oh my god it’s like opening up an old time capsule. There are photos of me and my friends that I haven’t seen in years, taken in an old high school building that doesn’t exist anymore. I have games that are no longer downloadable on the app store. It’s running iOS 5 with the original skeuomorphism app icons. I still have the youtube app. My contacts app is full of maiden names and deadnames. The music app has songs I haven’t heard in almost a decade but still remember all the lyrics to. A daily alarm set for 5:30 AM (god I can’t believe I had to wake up that early in high school) and another set to 11:11 PM to remind me to make a wish. Reminders to finish homework assignments, or to write my application essay for the university I ended up attending, and one marking the release date for the final episode of Cabin Pressure. The last thing I googled was “how to draw people hugging”.

Possibly the strangest thing is that the tumblr app still opens, but it’s stuck in a permanent snapshot of 2013 where it won’t show me any new posts no matter how many times I refresh. My dash is full of old BBC Sherlock posts from long-lost mutuals who have either since deactivated or got unfollowed or changed urls so many times that I don’t even recognize them. Lady Gaga and Game of Thrones are the top trends. My profile shows my previous url and icon, with only 43 followers. I feel like a time traveler

#just katie things #if I can figure out how to get photos off of it i’ll share some screenshots because it’s so WEIRD

[dyrehound]

work stress + a lot of work hours + being/feeling sick + identity issues + feeling like a disappointment for moving on from homestuck/dirkjohn + guiltily enjoying being away from homestuck/dirkjohn and instead interacting with media i really enjoy right now

shit got me

NAUSEOUS

#dyre drawling #sorry for the lil vent #this is kind of my halfhearted announcement that im moving on from homestuck though #which feels oddly dooming after being solely into homestuck for decades and just finally cultivating a bit of social presence with it #but i know that if i force myself to do things im not as interested in ill kill my meager remaining artistic drive that withered years ago #sorry #to anyone who followed me for homestuck and dirkjohn #life moves on i suppose #i love yall though and hope you find other people to like #i might still draw them now and then who knows! i still love dirk #hes my boo thang UGH

[inkskinned]

you're in the habit of denying yourself things.

if someone asked you directly, you would say that you love a little treat. you like iced coffee and getting the cookie. you drink juice out of a fancy cup sometimes, and often do use your candles until they gutter out helplessly.

but you hesitate about buying the 20 dollar hand mixer because, like. you could just use your arms. you weren't raised rich. you don't get to just spend the 20 dollars (remember when that could cover lunch?), at least - you don't spend that without agonizing over it first, trying to figure out the cost-benefits like you are defending yourself in front of a jury. yes, this rice cooker could seriously help you. but you do know how to make stovetop rice and it really isn't that hard. how many pies or brownies would you actually make, in order to make that hand mixer worthwhile?

what's wild is that if the money was for a friend, it would already be spent. you'd fork over 40 without blinking an eye, just to make them happy. the difference is that it's for you, so you need to justify it.

and it sneaks in. you ration yourself without meaning to - you don't finish the pint of ice cream, even though you want to. the next time you go to the store, you say ah, i really shouldn't, and then you walk away. you save little bits of your precious things - just in case. sometimes you even go so far as putting that one thing in your shopping cart. and then just leaving it there, because maybe-one-day, but not right now, there's other stuff going on.

you do self-care, of course. but you don't do it more than like, 3 days in a row. after that it just feels a little bit over-the-edge. like. you can't live in decadence, the economy is so bad right now, kid.

so you don't buy the rice cooker. you can-and-will spend the time over the stove. you can withstand the little sorrows. denial and discipline are practically synonyms. and you're not spoiled.

it's just - it's not always a rice cooker. sometimes it is a person or a job or a hug. sometimes it is asking for help. sometimes it is the summer and your college degree. sometimes it is looking down at scabbed knees and feeling a strange kind of falling, like you can't even recognize the girl you used to be. sometimes it is your handprint looking unsteady.

sometimes it is tuesday, and you didn't get fired, and you want to celebrate. but what is it you like, even? you search around your little heart and come up empty. you're so used to denying that all your desires draw a blank.

oh fuck. see, this is the perfect opportunity. if you had a mixer, you'd make a cake.

#warm up #this isn't good #writeblr #this is complicated by the fact i can't stand up too long or i fuckken pass out and <3 hit my damn head <3 #but i did take a deep breath and buy myself the stupid rice cooker #and!!! a very cheap sushi kit!!! i have been wanting to try making sushi for literally YEARS #the kit was only like 15 dollars!!!! and i haven't purchased it bc?!!??!?!?!?!!? #..... i didn't get the mixer tho that felt. like a lot. like too much. #on my list is a kitchenaid. one day when i get a check and i have paid off my student debt #and medical debt #i will put that first little bit of cash #into a kitchenaid 5qt stand mixer (with attachments) #i really do just go into their refurbished section and stare lustily at each option #but yeah i feel guilty about the rice cooker even tho i know for a fact this damn thing is gonna be a lifesaver #oh shit also fuck i forgot to mention . poached eggs

[reasonsforhope]

Ancient redwoods recover from fire by sprouting 1000-year-old buds

Article | Paywall free

When lightning ignited fires around California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park north of Santa Cruz in August 2020, the blaze spread quickly. Redwoods naturally resist burning, but this time flames shot through the canopies of 100-meter-tall trees, incinerating the needles. “It was shocking,” says Drew Peltier, a tree ecophysiologist at Northern Arizona University. “It really seemed like most of the trees were going to die.”

Yet many of them lived. In a paper published yesterday in Nature Plants, Peltier and his colleagues help explain why: The charred survivors, despite being defoliated [aka losing all their needles], mobilized long-held energy reserves—sugars that had been made from sunlight decades earlier—and poured them into buds that had been lying dormant under the bark for centuries.

“This is one of those papers that challenges our previous knowledge on tree growth,” says Adrian Rocha, an ecosystem ecologist at the University of Notre Dame. “It is amazing to learn that carbon taken up decades ago can be used to sustain its growth into the future.” The findings suggest redwoods have the tools to cope with catastrophic fires driven by climate change, Rocha says. Still, it’s unclear whether the trees could withstand the regular infernos that might occur under a warmer climate regime.

Mild fires strike coastal redwood forests about every decade. The giant trees resist burning thanks to the bark, up to about 30 centimeters thick at the base, which contains tannic acids that retard flames. Their branches and needles are normally beyond the reach of flames that consume vegetation on the ground. But the fire in 2020 was so intense that even the uppermost branches of many trees burned and their ability to photosynthesize went up in smoke along with their pine needles.

Trees photosynthesize to create sugars and other carbohydrates, which provide the energy they need to grow and repair tissue. Trees do store some of this energy, which they can call on during a drought or after a fire. Still, scientists weren’t sure these reserves would prove enough for the burned trees of Big Basin.

Visiting the forest a few months after the fire, Peltier and his colleagues found fresh growth emerging from blackened trunks. They knew that shorter lived trees can store sugars for several years. Because redwoods can live for more than 2000 years, the researchers wondered whether the trees were drawing on much older energy reserves to grow the sprouts.

Average age is only part of the story. The mix of carbohydrates also contained some carbon that was much older. The way trees store their sugar is like refueling a car, Peltier says. Most of the gasoline was added recently, but the tank never runs completely dry and so a few molecules from the very first fill-up remain. Based on the age and mass of the trees and their normal rate of photosynthesis, Peltier calculated that the redwoods were calling on carbohydrates photosynthesized nearly 6 decades ago—several hundred kilograms’ worth—to help the sprouts grow. “They allow these trees to be really fire-resilient because they have this big pool of old reserves to draw on,” Peltier says.

It's not just the energy reserves that are old. The sprouts were emerging from buds that began forming centuries ago. Redwoods and other tree species create budlike tissue that remains under the bark. Scientists can trace the paths of these buds, like a worm burrowing outward. In samples taken from a large redwood that had fallen after the fire, Peltier and colleagues found that many of the buds, some of which had sprouted, extended back as much as 1000 years. “That was really surprising for me,” Peltier says. “As far as I know, these are the oldest ones that have been documented.”

... “The fact that the reserves used are so old indicates that they took a long time to build up,” says Susan Trumbore, a radiocarbon expert at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry. “Redwoods are majestic organisms. One cannot help rooting for those resprouts to keep them alive in decades to come.”

-via Science, December 1, 2023

#redwoods #california #wildfire #climate change #extreme heat #natural disasters #botany #plant biology #photosynthesis #santa cruz #hopepunk #sustainability #climate hope #united states #good news #hope