Ok I Am Terrified. I Don't Want To Die From This Stupid Mosquitoe Virus Bullshit

Guardian Angel Statue by Guilherme Viana

Fruska gora, Novi Sad, Serbia by Dejan Zakic

Gävlebocken being devoured by birds is incredible. There’s a whole creation/destruction mythos around this giant hay goat, a constant conflict between burning the goat and protecting it. And this year, it’s (unintentional?) use of hay with seeds has turned it into a birdie buffet. Being torn apart for food is simultaneous creation and destruction. I don’t reeeaaallly believe in omens (or do I?) but I wonder what kind this could be.

And there’s a white raven in Anchorage, which is having its snowiest winter ever, so very interesting winter for birds.

The beautiful fantasy themed artworks of Lei Min - https://www.this-is-cool.co.uk/the-beautiful-fantasy-artworks-of-lei-min/

A collection of Lodgepole pine cones along Lake Creek, Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming

© riverwindphotography, March 2022

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Damnit Damnit

I just got given probably some of the sweetest birthday presents I've ever got, but I can't love them. No one in my family knows I'm Non-binary, and it hurt.

It hurt so much, knowing they don't know. Knowing I might never work up the strength to tell them. Knowing the day I do tell them is the day I finally snap under the pressure of everything.

It took so much energy to even smile when I saw the gifts, they're beautiful and it would've cost so much... it makes me want to cry, how much it hurts.

Otto Marseus van Schrieck, Snakes, Toads and Butterflies c.1639-1678