#July 24

[another-chaotic-bisexual-vampire]

Captain of Demeter: Doom! Wild weather - men disappearing - violence ahead - DOOM!!!

Mina: dear diary omg today lucy was looking so fuckin hot

#yes mina and the captain are both in dracula #no they are not having the same experience #dracula #dracula daily #re: dracula #count dracula #demeter #crew of demeter #log of demeter #captain of demeter #mina murray #mina harker #mina murray harker #dd july 24 #july 24 #dracula july 24 #dracula memes #dracula spoilers

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)

(Photo by Saswat Mishra)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Southeastern Asia; India

Size (Weight/Length)- 20 g; 14 cm

Diet- Insects; Small amphibians; Small reptiles; Fish

Cool Facts- The oriental dwarf kingfisher is one of the smallest species of kingfisher. They are also one of the few birds to only have three toes. Surprisingly, this bird lacks sexual dimorphism so both males and females sport their brilliant plumage. Oriental dwarf kingfishers mate for life and dig burrows in stream banks as their nest. The tunnels are carefully dug so the eggs sit on a flat surface but the entrance of the nest is lower, allowing for water to drain in case it rains. Both mom and dad raise their chicks, until the chick fledges after less than a month. As oriental dwarf kingfishers are not waterproof, they dart down to the surface of the water and spear small fish and amphibians with their sharp beak.

Rating- 13/10 (Contrasting colors are the best colors and nature agrees.)

#animal of the day #animals #birds #kingfisher #monday #july 24 #oriental dwarf kingfisher #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

[thethirdromana]

Visiting Whitby with Mina Murray

Last year I illustrated Mina's description of Whitby a selection of modern photos. This year, I thought I might go one better, so here are some views of Whitby as Mina might have seen it in the 1890s*.

[*or as close as I could manage.]

"This is a lovely place. The little river, the Esk, runs through a deep valley, which broadens out as it comes near the harbour."

"A great viaduct runs across, with high piers, through which the view seems somehow further away than it really is."

[I don't actually know the age of this photo, but it looks about right.]

"The valley is beautifully green, and it is so steep that when you are on the high land on either side you look right across it, unless you are near enough to see down."

"The houses of the old town—the side away from us—are all red-roofed, and seem piled up one over the other anyhow..."

"... like the pictures we see of Nuremberg."

[this is Nuremberg sometime between 1890 and 1906]

"Right over the town is the ruin of Whitby Abbey, which was sacked by the Danes, and which is the scene of part of "Marmion," where the girl was built up in the wall."

"It is a most noble ruin, of immense size, and full of beautiful and romantic bits; there is a legend that a white lady is seen in one of the windows."

"Between it and the town there is another church, the parish one, round which is a big graveyard, all full of tombstones."

"This is to my mind the nicest spot in Whitby, for it lies right over the town, and has a full view of the harbour and all up the bay to where the headland called Kettleness stretches out into the sea."

"It descends so steeply over the harbour that part of the bank has fallen away, and some of the graves have been destroyed. In one place part of the stonework of the graves stretches out over the sandy pathway far below. There are walks, with seats beside them, through the churchyard; and people go and sit there all day long looking at the beautiful view and enjoying the breeze."

[this painting by William Lionel Wyllie is from 1922, so a bit later, but I thought it was too pretty not to include. St Mary's and the graveyard are at the top left, and you can see the steep descent below.]

"The harbour lies below me, with, on the far side, one long granite wall stretching out into the sea, with a curve outwards at the end of it, in the middle of which is a lighthouse. A heavy sea-wall runs along outside of it. On the near side, the sea-wall makes an elbow crooked inversely, and its end too has a lighthouse. Between the two piers there is a narrow opening into the harbour, which then suddenly widens."

"It is nice at high water; but when the tide is out it shoals away to nothing, and there is merely the stream of the Esk, running between banks of sand, with rocks here and there."

[from Horne's Guide to Whitby, 1897]

"Outside the harbour on this side there rises for about half a mile a great reef, the sharp edge of which runs straight out from behind the south lighthouse. At the end of it is a buoy with a bell, which swings in bad weather, and sends in a mournful sound on the wind. They have a legend here that when a ship is lost bells are heard out at sea." 

"The steps are a great feature on the place. They lead from the town up to the church, there are hundreds of them—I do not know how many—and they wind up in a delicate curve; the slope is so gentle that a horse could easily walk up and down them."

And a bonus - might Mina have bought one of these postcards for Jonathan?

[they are from 1903, so the answer to this is "no", but again I thought they were too pretty not to include.]

#dracula daily #historical context #july 24 #had this one in my drafts since may so i hope you all like it

[ace-otter399]

SHE'S BACK!!! MINA'S BACK!!

#dracula daily #dracula #mina murray #mina harker #return of the queen #bram stoker’s dracula #bram stoker #lucy westenra #mine #dracula daily july 24 #july 24

[happybirthday-unusannus]

Happy 3rd Birthday to

“Would Chica Save Us From Drowning?”

#unus annus #markiplier #crankgameplays #ethan nestor #July 24

[todaysdocument]

Patent for O.T. Jones’ Horse Detacher, July 24, 1883. 

Record Group 241: Records of the Patent and Trademark Office

Series: Utility Patent Drawings

Image description: Two drawings of a roofless horse-drawn carriage with large spoked wheels, possibly a phaeton. A man is sitting on the driver’s seat. In the first drawing, a horse is pulling the carriage quickly. In the second drawing, the horse is running off into the distance with one pair of reins flying behind it. The man is sitting on the stationary phaeton, holding the other pair of reins, which are attached to the end of the traces, and which have triggered a device which released the horse from the carriage.

#archivesgov #July 24 #1883 #1800s #patents #patents and trademarks #horses #carriage #safety #drawing

[yallemagne]

Mr. Swales: *speaks*

Me: "I love him..."

Me: "WHY am I crying. Bitch."

#dracula #dracula daily #re: dracula #mr. swales #july 24

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode illustrée, no. 30, 24 juillet 1898, Paris. Toilette de visites en grenadine. Modèle de Mmes Gradoz-Angenault, rue de Provence, 67. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

Cette toilette est faite en grenadine de soie noire et bordures de dentelle noire ayant 4 centimètres de largeur; on la complète par un col-empiècement en soie lilas et mousseline de soie avec paillettes noires et broderie de perles. La jupe en grenadine posée sur une jupe à volant en taffetas noir, a un lé de devant étroit et un volant remontant derrière se rattachant aux lés de côté et par derrière; on découpe l'étoffe tout autour en bandes réunies par des bordures de dentelle. Le corsage-blouse entouré d'une ceinture en ruban de satin noir, est légèrement drapé devant. On pose sur la blouse le col, découpé en dents profondes, et se prolongeant devant et derrière jusqu'à la taille; on l'encadre avec des ruches de dentelle et de mousseline de soie; on l'orne de rangées de perles et de paillettes; on le garnit d'un col droit. Les épaulettes sont faites avec des volants en mousseline de soie ornés de dentelle noire.

This ensemble is made of black silk grenadine and borders of black lace 4 centimeters wide; it is completed with a yoke-collar in lilac silk and chiffon with black sequins and bead embroidery. The grenadine skirt placed on a flounced skirt in black taffeta, has a narrow front strip and a flounce going up behind attaching to the side strips and from behind; the fabric is cut all around in strips united by borders of lace. The bodice-blouse surrounded by a belt in black satin ribbon, is lightly draped in front. The collar is placed on the blouse, cut into deep teeth, and extending in front and behind to the waist; it is framed with ruffles of lace and silk muslin; it is adorned with rows of pearls and sequins; it is adorned with a straight collar. The shoulder pads are made with chiffon ruffles adorned with black lace.

#La Mode illustrée #19th century #1890s #1898 #on this day #July 24 #periodical #fashion #fashion plate #description #Forney #dress #collar #Modèles de chez #Madames Gradoz-Angenault

[floridaboiler]

#national tequila day #calendar day #tequila #July 24 #tequila day

[chrisquartet]

7/24/23-Interesting! 💫

#chris pine #poolman #tiff #toronto international film festival #july 24

[fuckthispost-andhappybirthday]

July 24: Happy Birthday Carly Shay (iCarly)!!!!

She was born in 1994, which would make her 29 years old today!

#icarly #carly shay #happy birthday #july 24 #24 july #fuck this post and happy birthday

[another-chaotic-bisexual-vampire]

"Right over the town is the ruin of Whitby Abbey, which was sacked by the Danes, and which is the scene of part of 'Marmion,' where the girl was built up in the wall."

there's a beautiful sort of irony that, in 1897, Mina was excited to visit the ruins of Whitby Abbey, not for the historic church itself, but because it was in her fave gothic novel, Marmion... ... and now, over a hundred years later, tourists from around the world visit Whitby Abbey, not for the historic church itself, but because it was in their fave gothic novel Dracula

#dracula daily #dracula #re: dracula #bram stoker #mina harker #mina murray #dracula meta #dd july 24 #july 24 #dracula july 24

[oldmon3y]

Lana Del Rey performing at 02 Brixton Academy in London, United Kingdom on July 24, 2017

#lana del rey #born to die #paradise #ultraviolence #honeymoon #lust for life #norman fucking rockwell #chemtrails over the country club #blue banisters #did you know that there’s a tunnel under ocean blvd #lost at sea #hollywood bowl #july #july 24 #2017 #aka lizzy grant #lizzy grant #rob grant #sparkle jump rope queen #may jailer #girlblogger

[thethirdromana]

The next stage in the Demeter's journey:

#dracula daily #july 24 #voyage of the demeter

[invoke-parlay]

July 24, 2023

Summer mood with my favourite photos from today 💜🌻✨

#purple #monarch #sunflower #bachelors button #native wildflowers #morning glories #alternative #pagan #devotion #gardening #gardencore #urban gardening #container gardening #july 24

[mermaidinthecity]

taylorswift: Seattle that was genuinely one of my favorite weekends ever. Thank you for everything. All the cheering, screaming, jumping, dancing, singing at the top of your lungs. Got to play “No Body No Crime” (aka No body no Haim) live for the first time with my sisters @ haimtheband!!!! Can’t wait to see you 🔜 Santa Clara.

📷: @ mathaywardphoto @ gettyimages

#taylor swift #haim #social media #2023 #july 24