I Just Remembered That A Couple Days Ago, I Wrote A Speech From The Perspective Of The Lucky Charms Mascot

this user wants to lay down in a field of flowers for a bit.

it’s July I can’t believe it’s literally Halloween already happy fuckin Halloween guys

Hierodula salomonis, aka, the “Jade Mantis”

i made another quiz! find out whether you're the vampire who owns a large castle rumoured to be hunted or the mortal ingenue they invite to dine with them on the opposite edges of a ridiculously long table

Untitled / Expulsion from the Garden (2000). Fred Tomaselli (b.1956, Santa Monica, California). Christie’s • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

how’s everyone doin tonight i just broke tumblr

Tincture of Alehoof

Glechoma hederacea, or Ground Ivy (called Alehoof because it was used in beermaking before hops) Is, among many other things, an astringent herb. This is my recipe/experiment for making a toner for the skin using it.

Gathering

Ground ivy grows everywhere as a weed in temperate parts of Europe and America

Preparation

Wash your plants and remove dead, dirty, and damaged parts (right into the compost)

Roughly chop, adding to a jar as you go

Finally, add ethyl alcohol or vodka (70% alcohol or higher is best) to your jar leaving little room, cover, label, and wait a few days. After the jar is very dark in color, strain out your plant matter into another jar, and you should be left with a jar of your tincture!

This picture also brings me an inordinate amount of joy.

Look at this baby I found at the gas station 🥺

She’s a gorgeous Rosy Maple Moth (dryocampa rubicunda) and most likely a female due to the lack of fluffy antennae that males use for sensing pheromones