#circle of life

[scurviesdisneyblog]

"Circle of Life" color keys for The Lion King (1994)

#disney #the lion king #concept art #animation #disney animation #disney concept art #art #artwork #illsutration #circle of life #color key #color keys

[tinpot64]

this shouldve been done like 5 months ago but blehhhh x3

#touhou #touhou project #art #ms paint #digital art #東方project #東方 project #my art #chen #chen yakumo #ran #ran yakumo #yakumo ran #prion diseases #milkshakes #circle of life #shes dead #oh no

[artofmaquenda]

I do like a certain rabbit story :D

#watership down #rabbit #black rabbit of inle #el ahrairah #art #artofmaquenda #circle of life #nature

[excitementshewrote]

#the simpsons #gif #elephant #bear #fight #circle of life

[odinsblog]

This food is defective. Why is my food broke? GET INTO MY BELLY!

#lol #birds #cute animals #crested mynas #circle of life #early bird gets the worm

[guineapiggies]

Via lorelei_and_rory

#guinea pig #a pig in the hand #outdoorsy pig #piggie profile #circle of life

[vivipuri]

All Hail Yuki ! ! ! 🤍

#for shits and giggles #digital cookie if you get the reference #precure #pretty cure #wonderful precure #wonderful pretty cure #cure lilian #わんだふるぷりきゅあ！ #わんぷり #circle of life #cure nyammy #silly art #artists of tumblr #artists on tumblr #tumblr art #magical girl #mahou shoujo #プリキュア #precure 2024 #magical girl art

[hopcait]

It’s never not spooky season

#spooky #circle of life #halloweencore #spookycore #jack o lantern #pumpkin

[jareckiworld]

Jüri Arrak (1936-2022)—The Shadow of the Circle of Life [oil, canvas, 2019]

#Jüri Arrak #estonian art #estonian mythology #circle of life #the circle of life

[natalianvna]

Haven’t posted art in a while so here’s some elucien doodles (From The Vault)

Parts of various au’s & such . Second one is from a comic I never got around to finishing

#will i finish? #maybe #acotar #my art #elucien #lucien vanserra #elain archeron #pro elucien #I know no one was on their hands and knees begging but sharing is fun #smooch ! #why’s everyone so distressed ! #idk #I’m in distress i draw elucien in distress #circle of life

[sourdough-seal]

haha that’s such a good idea. no i’m not going to write it down. yeah i’m going to be sad when I forget it later

#circle of life #writing #writers on tumblr #writeblr #writing community #writers #creative writing

[the-badger-mole]

Facultative

It seemed like every day of travel got longer. Even now with Katara and Zuko coming to a peaceful resolution to their issues, the tension hadn't broken over the group.

"Once we get to Ember Island, it'll get better," Suki promised them all. "My troop got antsy like this when we were on duty, too. We just need a break, that's all." This was met with grumbles of disbelief, but Aang was grateful that someone other than him was trying to be the voice of optimism. That role usually fell to Katara, but she had been quiet and withdrawn since she and Zuko had come back from finding Yon Rah. Oddly enough, only Zuko seemed to be able to get more than a few words from her at a time. When they stopped for rest, they would often end up slightly away from the group, falling into hushed conversations, broken up by Zuko occasionally running to get her a drink or a snack, or to handle a chore Katara usually did. She assured her friends she was fine, though. Just tired.

That was the over all sentiment of the rest of the group, too. Even Appa was showing signs of strain. Aang scratched his friend's neck with a concerned frown. They would have to rest that night. They'd all been hoping to make it to Ember Island by nightfall, but Aang knew he couldn't keep pushing his flying bison the he had been. He told the rest of his friends and was met with groans and complaints, and then grudging acceptance. Aang steered Appa toward a small island. It was barely big enough for the name, but there were shrubs and a grasses and small trees, hinting at fresh water nearby.

Once everyone had slid down from Appa's saddle, Aang set to making him more comfortable. He loosened the saddle, promising Appa that he would remove it completely once they made it to Ember Island and wouldn't have to leave for a while. Then, while the others set up camp, Aang wandered around with Appa, looking for a good place for him to graze. Appa stopped every so often to munch on some of the grass growing up from the greyish soil, but he didn't seem terribly interested in it. At one point, Appa stopped under a tree. It was a youngish tree, with tender green branches. This Appa eyed hungrily, but Aang gasped and nudged Appa gently.

"No, Appa," he said, pointing at one of the branches his friend had been eyeing. There was a bird's nest with new hatched chicks chirping loudly. The mother bird flew in and stood on the edge of the nest, trilling angrily at Appa. Aang chuckled and nudged Appa again, urging him gently to move on. But Appa didn't move to Aang's surprise. Then to Aang's horror, Appa leaned up, mouth opened wide, and chomped down on the branch, nest, chicks, and bird all. Before Aang could say another word, Appa began chewing, silencing the muffled tweets and chirps. Aang gagged at the sound of crunching, knowing that some of it was bones.

"Appa..." Aang gasped. Appa turned one large brown eye on his boy and kept chewing, thoroughly unbothered. Aang felt a flush creep up his neck and to his cheeks. He grabbed Appa's reins and tugged him back to camp. "That was bad, Appa! I can't believe you did that! Come on, we're going back to camp, and you can eat the grass where I can see you."

Appa groaned in protest, tugging against his reins trying to get back to the tasty tree, but Aang was persistent, and Appa didn't want to hurt him. He allowed the boy to lead him back to camp where there was little to eat except the bland, dry grass. The others looked up in surprise when Aang arrived back, still scolding Appa.

"What happened?" Sokka asked. Aang, still fuming, tied Appa's reins to a boulder.

"He ate a nest of birds!" Aang told his friends, outraged. When they exchanged confused glances, Aang rolled his eyes. Of course, they wouldn't get it. Aang could smell the meat they'd begun roasting for dinner.

"Appa is a vegetarian," Aang said, by way of explanation. More glances went through the group, this time more uncomfortable than confused.

"Well, sure," Katara said hesitantly. "For the most part." Aang turned to her, stunned.

"What do you mean for the most part?" he demanded.

"Well..." Katara shrugged, looking at her friends for help. "Well, it's just that Appa has eaten meat before."

"No he hasn't!" Aang scoffed. "Appa's been a vegetarian for his whole life!"

"I've seen him eat meat before," Katara told Aang gently. "Many times."

"Appa's been sneaking meat and you didn't tell me?" Aang gaped at Katara in horror.

"He hasn't been sneaking it," Katara said. "Last week he ate a rock squirrel. He caught it right where I was setting up my tent."

"I saw him catch and eat a tree hare," Sokka offered helpfully. "He's actually a pretty good hunter for his size."

"He catches a lot of animals just grazing on grass," Toph said with a shrug. "I thought you knew."

"Of course, I didn't know!" Aang shouted. "If I knew, I would have put a stop to it!"

"Aang," Zuko spoke up. "You do know that most animals eat meat, at least occasionally, right? Even the ones that live off of plants eat meat sometimes."

"Not flying bison!" Aang insisted. "Not Appa." He turned to his friend, who was grazing lazily. Appa didn't seem to have a care at all. Not about eating meat, not about how betrayed Aang felt. Aang stood watching him in stunned silence. Then he felt a warm slender arm slip around his shoulders.

"Hey," Katara said gently. "Why don't you come sit and calm down. I made you lentils and wild rock tubers." Aang allowed her to steer him away from Appa. Toph went in behind him and freed Appa from the boulder. He grunted at her gratefully before lumbering over to a small, green bush to graze. Suki and Sokka stood behind Aang, as if to shield him from the sight while Katara and Zuko gave him his dinner and a cup of water.

"You want a blanket?" Katara asked. Aang shook his head, but Katara went over to find one just in case. Zuko patted his back in a way that was intended to be comforting, but just felt stiff and awkward.

"I know how you feel about eating meat," he said. "But you have to understand that you not eating meat is a choice, and animals don't have the ability to make that choice. When they eat, it's based on instinct.

"Appa's not just some animal," Aang held stubbornly.

"I know he's not," Zuko said. "He's your friend, and he's very smart compared to a lot of other animals. But he is still an animal. It's his nature to eat what he needs when he needs it. It doesn't change anything about him."

Aang disagreed, but he knew he'd find no support among his friends. The problem, he convinced himself, was that Appa was now living with meat eaters. Aang could admit to himself that he, too, got curious about meat from time to time. No wonder Appa had, too. All Aang needed to do was keep a closer eye on his friend and keep him from making poor choices. After all, the monks had told him that flying bison, like airbenders, got their abilities from keeping pure. He would keep Appa away from meat for his own good.

Across the clearing, Appa had moved onto a new bush. This one had the most deliciously tart berries. Appa paused midchew and nosed the ground beneath the bush. He could smell a seagrouse nest nearby. Maybe if he was lucky, he'd get another bird before they had to leave the island.

#atla #appa #aang learns the concept of facultative herbivores #circle of life #zutara #mostly in subtext but still #inspired by a casual geographic video

[artofmaquenda]

“There is not a day or night but a doe offers her life for her kittens, or some honest captain of Owsla his life for his Chief Rabbit’s. Sometimes it is taken, sometimes it is not. But there is no bargain, for here, what is, is what must be.” -Watership down by Richard Adams Prints: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1527275745/

#watership down #rabbit #rabbits #circle of life #el ahrairah #black rabbit of inle #nature #richard adams #vulture culture #frith #dandelion #fiver

[devouredmelancholy]

#animal photography #photography #polar bear #circle of life #or wtv that little lion boy said in that song

[unimatrix-420]

If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture—that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves.

Edward Abbey

#quotes #immortality #environmentalism #edward abbey #death #life & death #continuity #circle of life

[caughtinatrapicantwalkoutbecause]

so life goes like this..

#austin butler #snl #grandma lois #elvis 2022 #circle of life #not sure if i can call it ABU(Austin Butler Universe) #he was a boy she was a grandma can i make it any more obvious #i love both of you though #anyway happy new year everyone