Zinaida Serebriakova - The Shoots Of Autumn Crops (1908)

Diver convince octopus to trade his plastic cup for a seashell

Mikey Yates (Filipino American, b. 1992) Merienda, 2020 Oil on canvas

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// inspired by an ask submitted by anonymous // (C.B) (9.12.17)

Dogs!! on mushrooms!!

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I keep thinking about this video. All 3 contestants heard the question as “who does America owe money to for its crimes?” and they all gave correct answers. But the question was actually about a “bad country” for something incredibly tame in comparison.

sometimes its just like *street lights reflecting off the wet asphalt at night* maybe life isnt so ugly after all

love blooms among the trash

Aspicilia filiformis

God I love that the description I found for this lichen as “creeping.” Creeping suggests movement–and considering how sloowwwly lichens grow, it might just be the slowest creep ever. A. filiformis grows in terete, filiform lobes in tangled mats on detritus, soil, and old grass mounds. The surface is brown, gray-green or olivaceous, turning black toward the forked lobe tips (described as looking like little snake tongues which is so precious). Apothecia are rare and small, with a flat or slightly sunken dark reddish-brown or black disc. So far, this creepy, snakey pal has only been found in shrub-steppe and grassland habitats in the western U.S. One of my favorite ecosystems! Unassuming but teaming with a wealth of highly adapted life forms! Like A. filiformis, who I have probably seen before and just assumed they were a dead tumbleweed or something. Oops, sorry pal. 

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A love letter she wrote

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