Redpandas. You Are A Cute But Fistey Red Panda. You Also Are Loved And Accepted. Keep On Shining Dood.

for yesterday’s @guardian review

Halloween by Xi Zhang

no idea if this is true, but it feels true

The old hemlock forest at Tibbs Run Preserve bows under the weight of a late fall snowstorm this past weekend.

things that exist but you can’t see:

people thinking about you and smiling

flowers growing in your heart

the moon’s affection for you

how much you’ve healed already

a lovely future written in the stars

From @sphynxnille: “Sunday again ❤” #catsofinstagram [source: http://bit.ly/2FzX2Pp ]

Horses running in the snow

In ancient times, karasu, the crows and ravens of Japan, were not maligned as garbage-strewing pests, but revered as messengers of the gods and bringers of good fortune. In Japanese mythology, the three-legged Yatagarasu guided legendary first emperor Jinmu, and many Shintō shrines still hold obisha matsuri around the lunar New Year in which parishioners pray to an archery target  bearing the image of karasu.

The Japanese language lumps five distinct species of corvids together under the term karasu, the most common of these being the hashiboso garasu (”narrow-beaked crow”) and hashibuto garasu (”broad-beaked crow”). The migratory miyama garasu (rook), kokumaru garasu (jackdaw), and watari garasu (northern raven) are less dispersed, but can be spotted in some areas during certain times of the year.

The Clever “Karasu”: Wise Old Birds Living Side by Side with Humans

Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn (1834 – 1926), Welsh astronomer and pioneer in scientific photography who collaborated in the production of some of the earliest photographs of the moon in the mid-1850s

Happy Easter, spring fandom! Love, the fall fandom <3