I felt like doing some hand sewing today and still had a few of those “some assembly required” mini embroidered plushie kits, so here’s a little starry rainbow cat!
I did not do the embroidery, I’ll add the link to the etsy shop I got it from in a minute once I find it again
He didn't know what kind of tree. An evergreen of some sort, that much was obvious, but beyond that he had no idea. He knew he loved it very much.
The wind was blowing. Jimmy loved the wind, too. Sometimes it held him aloft and sometimes it let him fall, but he loved the places it took him. Especially when it brought him back to the tree.
Hello, he said to the tree.
Hello, the tree said to him.
Jimmy ran his hand over a willowy branch. It curled around his fingers, and the way the tree leaned in the wind felt like it might be trying to envelop him in a hug.
It wasn't, of course, because it was just a tree. But Jimmy grinned and leaned into the embrace anyway. The needles were soft, so long as he moved carefully and in all the right directions. Sometimes the rough texture pulled and poked at his skin anyway, but he didn't mind. The branches wouldn't be able to support his weight if he leaned too hard, but they still felt like safety.
I missed you, said the tree.
There is so much to see, said Jimmy.
Stay with me, said the tree.
Isn't the wind wonderful? said Jimmy.
Jimmy couldn't stay with the tree all of the time, no matter how much he loved it. The wind tangled him in the tree for now, but soon its warm currents would carry him away again. He needed to be in the wind the same way the tree needed to be rooted in the dirt, but he didn't know how to explain what he knew in his soul. Especially to a tree.
Why don't you move? he asked the tree. He knew the tree would say it couldn't, but maybe, if the tree explained why, they could figure out a solution.
What is move? the tree asked him.
It's what I do, said Jimmy. I move. Come with me.
I don't understand the things you say sometimes, said the tree. Sometimes you are here and sometimes you are not, and I don't know why. But I know I miss you when you are not.
I can't, said Jimmy. I don't know why. But I know I miss you too.
The wind was getting stronger. It would change direction soon. Jimmy sighed. The tree creaked in the wind, and it sounded like a sigh too.
Stay with me, said the tree.
There is so much to see, said Jimmy.
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Jimmy blinked blearily and stretched as he woke. What had he been dreaming about? He rubbed his hands over his face with a frown, the details slipping away like a feather in the wind.
Was I...talking to a tree? Jimmy huffed out a laugh at the absurdity. Maybe he should ask Scott if there was something in the cake they'd eaten together.
Well, weird dreams or not, yesterday had been...nice. Jimmy smiled to remember it. Scott had really gone all out for their meeting in the little cave. He had an odd feeling that maybe there was something else there he wasn't getting, some question Scott had been trying to ask. Maybe...
No, that was a silly thought. It was just a meeting.
The Codfather planned out the day in his head as he got dressed, and his dream was forgotten. Outside, the wind blew warm and strong, and trees creaked like a sigh.
on a day like today, here in Victoria, I figured it's a good opportunity to remind y'all about thunderstorm asthma!
it's most common to affect people with existing conditions like asthma or hayfever, but not everyone even realises they have those conditions (and it can occur to anyone anyway). it can cause severe flare ups that may require hospital support.
if you have prescription medication like a preventer, or something like Ventolin, make sure you're using your preventer regularly, especially during spring and summer. even if you don't use it often, make sure your Ventolin is in date and that you have it with you if you're going out. on high risk days, hospitals can be overrun with people and they may run out of Ventolin (I've heard of it happening).
don't stress over it too much, but exercise caution in what you do on high risk days, and remain mindful of your personal risk. this has been a psa!