bardass:

lynati:

wheresmyphonemp3:

lynati:

master-john-uk:

'Great omen for 2026' found at winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge

One detail spotted at the winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge has been hailed as a 'great omen' for the year ahead

Gloucestershire Live

A black cat was spotted atop the stones at Stonehenge during the Winter Solstice celebrations. This is considered be a good omen for the coming year.

Ah yes, we can all see him face!

the image in this post is AI generated (see the gemini watermark in the corner) HOWEVER!

this very much did happen and here are real pictures from the video posted to tiktok

…See him TRUE face!

her name is Moon Cat!!!

Friendly Black Cat Becomes the Surprise Star of Stonehenge’s Winter Solstice Celebration

The confident cat absolutely stole the show!

Yahoo Life

And here’s the link to more pictures on Instagram

gothiccharmschool:

I’m seriously considering turning off the “ask anonymously” option here. There’s been a marked increase in spam messages and jerks. Even when I don’t reply, there’s still the emotional drain of just reading the annoying things. And to be honest, I don’t have a lot of spoons right now, emotionally, physically, and mentally, and because we live in a capitalist hellstate, I have to focus on necessary evils like my day job and worrying about Dad and my friends.

I’m not writing this as a “woe is me, people are being mean” thing, and I’m still going to be around here a lot, because weirdly this blue hellsite is still my favorite social media place. But yeah, the anon questions option is probably going away Real Soon Now.

beastliness:

beastliness:

beastliness:

stupid and evil migraine

bad

ALT

I’m alive

novelconcepts:

Hey, man, c'mere. Listen. Get in real close, this is important.

You’re gonna make stuff again. You’re gonna make stuff you’re proud of. You’re gonna make stuff you’re excited to share. You’re going to feel that overwhelming drive to create, not just the frantic I want to want to you’re stuck in now. You’re going to have awesome ideas, and you’re going to make them into reality. You’re going to create again. You’re still an artist. You’re still a writer. You’re still home to the same passion you had before. You’ll find it again. It’s not gone. It’s just resting. Let it rest. You’re going to make stuff again. I promise.

bebewrites:

woop there it is

gothiccharmschool:

morticiafattymshasabeard:

stlamb:

jacket made of jet beads, with silk puffed sleeves, c. 1895. the MET

@gothiccharmschool have you seen this?

:: wheezes in coveting ::

brandonlees:

ALIEN
1979, dir. Ridley Scott  

lexilapis:

By caitlynmarieprints

thegeekstressart:

You ever see something innocuous, minding its own business on the clearance shelf at Michael’s and before you know it, it takes over your life for a few weeks?

So it was with this desktop greenhouse.

I took it home and after taking an appropriate time to “season” my idea in my mind (read: a month or two) I set to make my vision of a mini botanical garden a reality.

I started by removing the heavy glass panels and building a raised floor above the latch. I wanted to use the base as a foundation on the building.

I wrapped the foundation in plastic stone textured flooring (meant for Christmas villages) and built a pond at one end of the same. I then gave it a more realistic paint job and designed a rough layout for my plants and displays.

I also knew I wanted to make the ironwork significantly more intricate, but I wasn’t sure how just yet…

Up next - PLANTS! I went wild making all kinds of plants. Some were specific species and some were more conceptual.

I made several trees with polymer clay and moss, cacti out of beads and flocking, cattails out of raffia, hot glue and coffee grounds, and giant monstera leaves out of paper and wire.

This part should have taken me a long time, but it really came together fast. I loved finding ways to replicate natural shapes and patterns using bits of this and that.

I did make adjustments to my plans as I went like eliminating benches in favor of a simpler overall design.

Then I needed to fill my pond with water. For this I used resin. Lily pads were added to the top layer, and I wired in simple LED fairy lights. The batteries are kept in the box under the foundation.

In a weekend frenzy I added more plants, metal (paper) steps, new (plexi)glass windows, a roof, wrought-iron vines (paper again), doors that open, and a hose reel disguising the latch. Suddenly, a project I thought would take months was finished…

I love my desktop botanical garden. Right now it sits on a simple lazy Susan in my office. But I’d love to get it a proper display box to protect from dust.

Thank you for coming on this little journey with me. This piece packs a lot of joy into a tiny space. I always love building miniatures, and I’ll be doing more in the future I’m sure.

rosieandthemoon:

Baudelaire Les Fleurs du mal

gothiccharmschool:

memorizingthedigitsofpi:

vibraph0ny:

Everyone’s all “ohhh 2026 bring back physical media” until I start talking illuminated manuscripts and then suddenly we’re not on the same page anymore

I made an illuminated manuscript skin for AO3? So im doing my part!

Of course I switched my Ao3 skins to this.

wizard-council-bureaucrat:

tropics777:

And in these next 50 years you will eat so many delicious meals, laugh so many times with so many people you love, shout and scream and sing and cry and smile so hard your face hurts. And you will see such beautiful sunsets and feel fresh cold air on your face and feel warm and safe wrapped up in your favourite winter coat.

I wrap this blessing around you like a shroud, so that no ill can find you, and every warmth is held close

frostedmagnolias:

Dress

c. 1817-1820 

unknown maker, Great Britain

Victoria and Albert Museum