#Sand Verbena

[thelethalsilence]

views from June Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Jan 2023

#flowers #photo #plants #sky #Anza-Borrego #anza borrego desert state park #desert #wildflowers #sand verbena #cactus #cholla #ocotillo #storm

[crudlynaturephotos]

#sea cliffs #sea foam #pacific ocean #beach suncups #camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia #sand verbena #abronia #ice plant #delosperma #wildflowers #torrey pines

[whats-in-a-sentence]

For example, mistletoe (genus Viscum), which has green leaves and is able to perform photosynthesis, is a hemiparasite (Figure 23.35A and B). In contrast, dodder (genus Cuscuta), which has lost the ability to photosynthesize and depends entirely on the host for sugars, is a holoparasite (Figure 23.35C and D).

"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.

#book quotes #plant physiology and development #nonfiction #textbook #parasitic plants #mistletoe #viscum #photosynthesis #hemiparasitic #dodder #sugars #holoparasitic #mesquite #prosopis #sand verbena #abronia umbellata

[seabeck]

Yellow sand verbena

#forest #nature #beauty #photographers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #original photographers #original photography #photography #aesthetic #Washington #pnw #westcoastbestcoast #art #vsco #pacific northwest #explore #travel #cottagecore #naturecore #grandmacore #p

[aelinschild]

Paradigm; side by side

˙✧˖ March 3rd: Curtain

Main Masterlist | Paradigm; side by side Masterlist |

SYNOPSIS: Sick with knowing. Dying from chance. WORDCOUNT: 636 WARNINGS: Horny Rowan?

Written for @throneofglassmicrofics 2024 March Prompts. Go check out the other works over there!

He didn't notice the silence until it changed. 

Until the sheer curtains whispered to him, swaying in anothers trail. The clicking of door notches, the echo of unpacking, the murmur of a body. For years, it had been him. Reigning sovereign over noise; existing from his will. There were stretches of time where he had forgotten how to speak – that he could speak. More than his mind, a language conceived out of convenience, he would listen to the noise around him until it became him. 

Aelin – the roommate – was more for sanity than any extra cash flow. 

But, it had been like a sunburn, when he opened that door. Prepared for the strange woman to move in, coaching himself into passivity. He had shaved. Appearing less formidable, softening edges and combing over cracks. The noise made from his pacing through the small space, fiddling with decorations, pulling back the curtains again and again. 

The seconds slipped away like sand through ruddy fingers. Nearly ripping the door off its hinges in haste, opening it to firelight made human. It had soaked the oxygen straight from his lungs, reaching deep into him for more. 

Rowan knew what it was like to drown, and he would trade it for burning if he had the chance. 

Her eyes – gold, gold, gold – had stuttered over him, widening. When they fell down his frame, he had drawn constellations through the freckles on her face. Cygnus, like a cross over the bridge of her nose. A part of the universe. 

He had recovered, had pushed past the blockage in his throat, choked on awe. In a slow gesture, welcoming her in. She had asked for him, had asked as if he was not nearly at his knees in prayer, and he spoke to her again. I am Rowan. Like a declaration, but moreso a surrender. 

When night had fallen, hours after she had retreated to her space in his home, his mind was fractured. Nerves frayed and spilt, body lined with enough tension to shatter. All that he could think of was her. It was perverse; ghastly and vile. But his shirt smelt like lemon verbena and crackling embers, simply by proximity. 

He had shucked it off, shoving it as deep as he could in the antique chest of drawers in the corner of the bedroom. Frantically opening windows, hands heavy with strength; lithe with intention. The overnight bag had faced the brunt of whatever ran through his veins, burning and burning. 

By dawn, the smattering of hair across his jaw had inched its way out. The world sang a tune different than what he bore witness to most mornings, he was spun off-axis. By a woman he had barely spoken to. All night he lay awake, straining to hear the lightest of sounds. Trapped in forlorn fantasy that promised an ending so painful it would border on pleasure. 

He had nearly pulled his hair from the roots trying to write his note. I'm going away for a day, sorry. I'm needed elsewhere, I'll be back soon. How are you liking the house – it's all yours while I'm away. 

When he heard her bed creak, innocent and immemorable, he had left. Straight through the back doors, down to the pier, out onto Ferus. He had half a mind to grab the overnight bag and his journal before untying the boat and preparing to tack. Racing out into the sea, surrounded by a heady fog that resembled the unease in his head. Alone again, but the silence was different now. Now it rushed over him, pulling him down into what would muffle infinity. No longer an afterthought.

Rowan was plagued. Sick with knowing. Dying from chance. Leaving calcified footprints over a space once created for him, by him, evaporated under sunlight, noticed by constellations.

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[krscblw]

ghoul perfume associations pt. 3!

more ghoul perfume associations bc ghost and perfume are my two main hobbies! all of these are indie/niche perfumes because those are the types of perfume i'm mainly into. these lists are really fun for me and i would love to hear what people think!!

also, jsyk: because this post is so long, some of the text might get cut off on mobile. it should be okay on desktop if that happens (i don't know how to fix it, sorry :/)

Aeon

Notes: non-sweet chocolate, linen, lavender

Perfumes:

Autumn Morning - Pulp Fragrance

hot chocolate, slightly spiced oatmeal, carnations, a cozy blanket

Twice To Tea - Poesie 

strong earl grey tea, lavender absolute, vanilla syrup, a splash of milk

Aether

Notes: bourbon, amber, vanilla  

Perfumes:

Not A Deer - Little & Grim 

cedarwood, chestnuts, sandalwood, maple, oak, tonka, suede, clove, spiced vanilla, amber, tobacco 

Loggia - Solstice Scents 

“High above the village, a castle sits shrouded in a heavy gray mist.  Muted moonlight illuminates its upper terraces. Thick with incense smoke, the loggia swells with invited guests, each heavily cloaked and masked. Laughter, violas and a harpsichord fill the night. Wine flows from never-ending mahogany vats. Exotic spices drape the air in fragrant bouquets. A bell rings from the archway, and all in attendance fall silent as the master of the night creatures crosses the paving stones...”

mahogany, sweet amber, musk, dark incense, deep vanilla bean, sandalwood, cardamom, black pepper, cognac and allspice

(i have this one and it's great, perfect for aether imo)

Alpha

Notes: leather, smoke, gunpowder

Perfumes:

Spiritus Fumosus - Alkemia

volcanic basalt, smelted metal ores, amberwood, smokey birch tar, old leather, galbanum, white oud, gray amber, petrichor, wet sand, bergamot, sichuan peppercorn, gingergrass, white patchouli

Deus ex Machina - Alkemia 

“An olfactory portrait of industrial decay and the fallen gods of age of disruption, innovation, and technological revolution.”

fire-hardened steel, rusted iron, motor oil, wet cement, burnt copper wires, gray amber

Cirrus

Notes: dark fruits, musk, heavy florals, honey

Perfumes:

Virgo - Deconstructing Eden   

dark amber, bulgarian rose absolute, lavender maillette, orris root, benzoin, dark fruits, bourbon vanilla

Eglantine House - Deconstructing Eden 

honeyed roses, mahogany, plums, amber accord, champaca flowers, eglantine roses, white musk

Cumulus

Notes: lilac, magnolia, jasmine, sugar, cold air

Perfumes:

Midnight Garden - Alkemia 

night-flowering white flowers – tuberose, lily, honeysuckle, gardenia, moonflower

Calliope - Alkemia 

clementine, orange blossoms, white orchid, sugared currants, tonka, and vanilla musk, cotton candy, saltwater taffy

Dewdrop

Notes: berries, smoke, spices, metal

Perfumes:

Unrequited - Deconstructing Eden

black sandalwood, raspberries, bitter orange, black pepper, smooth silky musk, dark amber, smoky patchouli 

Lightning Storm - Nui Cobalt Designs 

Petrichor, ozone, electrified metal, cold musk, bergamot, lime zest, cracked pink peppercorn, copal smoke, myrrh, teakwood

(this one represents dew as a water ghoul – citrus, spices, ozone, and metal. sweet, cold, and a little bitter)

Ifrit

Notes: black tea, incense, spices 

Perfumes:

Tasseomancy - Nui Cobalt Designs 

black tea spritzed with orange, incense smoke clinging to heavy velvet curtains, fireplace embers, cinnamon, clove

Tasseomancy - LVNEA 

bergamot, black tea, lapsang souchong, honey, spices, milk

(yes they are both called the same thing. he's a guy with a brand i don't know what to tell you)

Mist

Notes: water, herbs, ice

Perfumes:

Eisheth - Deconstructing Eden 

seawater, herbs - rosemary, mint, clary sage, bergamot, hyssop, lemongrass, and verbena, white tea

Blackwater Lake - Osmofolia  

“Short-needle pine branches hang over mossy lake rocks, radiant white water lilies soak in the sun, the surface of the dark lake water ripples above submerged northern watermilfoil, and a chill in the air warns of impending autumn.”

pine needles, cold wind, northern watermilfoil, white water lilies, moss, stone, lake water

Mountain

Notes: vetiver, plants, earth, mushrooms

Perfumes:

Poor Farm - Little & Grim 

“Overgrown grass, tangled undergrowth, wildflowers, the memory of fresh linens, and distant, greener pastures.”

moss, sage, ferns, sweet grasses, green wood, and chamomile

Mycelium - Treading Water Perfume 

“Rounding the corner it came into view, the being that had terrorized the village for decades. It sat terrifyingly still on top of natural rock formation that resembled some strange amalgamation of an altar. An altar not made by human hands but as if created by the forest itself to honor this being. The being was here long before the village and it will continue to be here long after we are gone.”

soil, mushrooms, patchouli, black currants, hinoki wood

Nimbus/Aurora*

Notes: peach, rose, earth

Perfumes:

The Lover Tells Of The Rose - Alkemia 

wild roses, lemon verbena, white pearl tea leaves, delicate white patchouli, new greens, wet moss

Apothecary Rose - LVNEA 

rose gallica, rose de mai, damask rose, tarragon, violet leaf, apricot, labdanum, myrrh

*i headcanon nimbus as a earth/air multi

Omega

Notes: wood, amber, tobacco

Perfumes:

Danse Macabre - Fyrinnae

sandalwood, amber, labdanum, vanilla, woodsmoke, smoldering logs

Leo - Deconstructing Eden 

frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, amber, liatrix, blood cedar, blond tobacco absolute, sweet spices, honey

(i have this one and i love it, it's very warm and resinous)

Rain

Notes: seawater, ozone, vanilla

Perfumes:

Ambre Gris - Alkemia 

“A rare blend of proprietary perfumery ingredients carefully oxidized by sunlight, sand, air, sea salt, water, and ocean minerals. The result is as changeable and morphing as the ocean... earthy, sweet, musky, saline.”

gray ambergris, ocean minerals, sea salt

Cerulea - OSMOFOLIA 

“A synesthesia perfume inspired by a color. Sapphire ocean blue with flashes of turquoise and glistening white.”

osmanthus, ambergris, sea salt, ocean water, tuberose, cucumber

Sunshine/Stratus**

Notes: strawberries, citrus, vanilla, spices

Perfumes:

In Love with Everything - Imaginary Authors

“This extremely versatile (and genderless!) fragrance is great for any time of day and any time of year but the blast of energy it possesses is ideal for whenever you’re feeling low or looking for a little boost of bliss to keep your body moving and your lungs laughing long into the night.”

raspberry, citrus pulp, coconut palm sugar, madame isaac pereire, sandalwood, tropical punch, stardust

(i have this one! it's very fruity, you definitely get the fruit punch, but it still has a good amount of depth)

Eos - Fantôme 

“Eos is named for the goddess of dawn—who beckons the daybreak with her rosy fingers. This perfume smells like the color of the sunrise; pink and gold light breathing life into the morning dew.”

tart lemonade, raspberries, candied rose petals, wild berries, a hint of ginger

**i headcanon sunny as a fire/air multi

Swiss***

Notes: smoke, musk, patchouli, incense

Perfumes:

Black Heart - Spirit & Venom   

dark patchouli, clove, caramel pipe tobacco

Scorpio - Deconstructing Eden

“The fixed water sign of the zodiac, Scorpios are sensitive and intense, complicated and multi-layered. This blend is deep, still water, with notes of humid air and just the barest touch of mud.”

white and pink lotus absolute, orris root, myrrh, patchouli, gray musk, still water

***i headcanon swiss as a fire/water multi

Zephyr

Notes: dust, ozone, faint sweet musk, mint, cool air

Perfumes:

Walking with a Ghost - Spirit & Venom 

“Light & ethereal musk, fresh harvest pear, a whiff of perfume from a loved one long passed.”

Aquarius - Deconstructing Eden 

air, an undercurrent of water, sparkling aldehydes

if you made it this far, thank you for reading! and i would love to hear your thoughts!! (/gen - do you have any recommendations? do you agree/disagree? i love talking abt this) (also thank you sm to @midnight-moth for recommending lvnea!!)

#the band ghost #ghost bc #nameless ghouls #nameless ghoulettes #ghoul perfume thoughts #perfume thoughts

[swampwizards]

sphinx moth (Hyles sp.) visiting a population of unusually pink snowball sand verbena (Abronia fragrans)

these guys are also called hummingbird moths (for obvious reasons)

#gotta post a bit from field work every now and then #moth #insect #pollination #wildflowers #ecology

[odoroussavourssweet]

Perfumes as Biomes

arctic

Tom Ford Soleil Neige

bergamot, white flowers, benzoin

actually somehow does smell like sun on snow!

alpine

Tauer Perfumes L’Air des Alpes Suisses

ambergris, fir, pine, lavender, tonka

herbal earth and bright cool skies

beach

Heeley Sel Marin

salt, seawater, seaweed

sand, sun, salt

boreal forest

Caron Yatagan

pine, artemisia, castoreum

crisp north-woods conifers and muddy boots

bush

Zoologist Koala

eucalyptus, honey, musk

a glowing eucalyptus grove

chaparral

Oriza LeGrand Peau d’Espagne

leather, verbena, carnation

cowboys, sun, dusty herbs

deciduous forest

Guerlain Vetiver

vetiver, bergamot, tobacco, oakmoss

mossy forest floor

desert

Tauer Perfumes Attar AT

leather, labdanum, sandalwood

bone-dry Arabian sands

garrigue

Parfums d’Empire Corsica Furiosa

tomato leaf, grass, mastic

blazing sun and dusty scrub

jungle

Neela Vermeire Ashoka

fig, sandalwood, lotus, incense

shady juicy trees

Mediterranean coast

Hermes Un Jardin en Mediterranee

cypress, fig, bergamot, orange blossom

sun, citrus, gnarled trees, sea

prairie

Yohji Homme

juniper, licorice, sage

big sky country

temperate rainforest

Papillon Perfumes Spell 125

pine, olibanum, ambergris

foggy misty conifers

tropical rainforest

DS & Durga DS

frangipani, lotus, oud

bright blooms and wet earth

#perfume #fragrance

[kafkasapartment]

Craig Varjabedian Canadian, b. 1957 Sand Verbena and Indian Rice Grass, Spring, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, ca. 2016 Archival ink pigment print

#photography #landscape #monuments #nature #color #flowers #photographie #foto #heritage #environment #america #canada #composition

[qdbs-writes]

Hello, I just found your blog and would like to request Kung Lao, Lui Kang, Kenshi, and Smoke x reader, separate. Basically S/O can speak to and command plantation, telling how fast and big to grown or to decrease in size, and S/O cleared out an area and surrounds it in flowers and vines just for them. Please.

sorry i forgot this was in my drafts for ages x

MK Lads React To S/O Making A Garden For Them

Kung Lao

when he hears about your powers, he asks you to grow a bunch of eggplants and make them huge. he then spends the next 5 minutes breathlessly making dick jokes in between gasps of laughter

when he eventually calms down you find out that he actually quite likes cacti and succulents

he likes to join in on whatever you're doing so he helps plant the garden you make for him by taking leaves off of the initial succulent so they can be planted to make more succulents

Liu Kang

you decided to convert an abandoned zen garden in the Shaolin temple into a green space for Liu Kang, in order to test your powers on plants that grow on pebbles or sand

i can see Liu Kang preferring small round plants, so you focus on things like cistus shrubs, verbena bonariensis, and some stipa for height and movement

you leave a small empty patch in the centre so Liu Kang can still use the area to mediate, he loves the small pops of colour your plants bring in the summer

Kenshi

because he's blind, the visual aesthetic of the garden isn't a priority

instead, you focus on plants that stimulate his other senses, like aromatic basil and mint, soft clover patches, and a willow tree that he can sit under and get some shade

he's grateful you took the time to make him something so personal even if his job means that he can't spend much time there

Smoke (Tomas Vrbada)

he's worried that the smoke his body emits will damage any plants you try and grow for him, so you decide to use plants that help improve air quality

so things like areca palm, philodendron, dracaena, and peace lily, which are all able to absorb and breakdown harmful chemicals in the air

these plants can also be kept indoors with pots, so Tomas can feel a little less guilty about polluting inside spaces

#mortal kombat #mortal kombat headcanons #mortal kombat imagine #mortal kombat x reader #mk x reader #kung lao #kung lao x reader #liu kang #liu kang x reader #kenshi #kenshi x reader #mortal kombat smoke #tomas vrbada #tomas vrbada x reader #qdbs writing

[crudlynaturephotos]

#false rosinweed #osmadenia tenella #sand verbena #abronia #wildflowers #california native plants #torrey pines

[queenofsquids]

Round one of scrubbing for hours and hours, and using acetone free nail polish remover.

This project doll did NOT come out as astonishingly unbothered as the last couple I stripped of dye. This Dollzone resin appears to have been sanded, which took the dye differently AND kept the dye differently. So the surface is all sorts of shades of yellowed beige.

I suppose I ought to do another round to see if it can clean up further with fresh nail polish remover. Cause this batch was suuuper brown by the end and I've seen that cause its own discoloration before. But I dunno if I have the energy. Yesterday wore me the fuck out! It's not as bad as sanding... but it still sucks.

I used 8 bottles of Cutex and like 10 pairs of gloves and half a box of magic erasers. This is not a cheap process!

I was super surprised and ecstatic when the modded peen POPped off early in the cleaning though. I just grabbed it and gave it a wrench and it almost completely and smoothly came apart from the resin. I had to chip away at the remaining chunks but it was waaaaay easier than I expected. Pics of doll peen and verbena under readmore

#bjd restoration #dyed bjd #dollzone nb56 001 #dollzone nb56-001

[freetheshit-outofyou]

"Home means Nevada, Home means the hills, Home means the sage and the pine." (Nevada State song since 1933)

It also means I have to be out in the desert enjoying why I live here.

After the events of 2 days ago I changed the way I was loaded but was not deterred.

The desert was full of life, I followed 4 different snake trails, found no snakes. There were Jack Rabits, Desert Horned Lizards (Horney Toads), Desert Spiny Lizards (Blue Belly's), Western Whiptails, and Zebra-Tailed lizards everywhere. I love seeing the desert come to life in the Spring.

As with all things the desert will take over and take back all the crap that man leaves there. That was evident with the Desert Primrose filling in an abandoned tire. There were a ton of Desert Primrose, Desert Sand-Verbena and bit of Apricot Mallow. There were a few Indian Paint Brushes budding but still not in bloom.

Something new to me after a lifetime here was the massive Master Blister Beetles in the Brittlebush doing Discovery Channel stuff.

I also policed up 9 pounds of spent brass, mostly .45 ACP and 5.56.

To top it all off a nice cooling desert thunderstorm came in and cool everything down.

Not a bad day.

#nevada #high mountain desert #upstate nevada #me #my home #desert life

[seabeck]

Sand verbenas

#forest #nature #beauty #photographers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #original photographers #original photography #photography #aesthetic #Washington #pnw #westcoastbestcoast #art #vsco #pacific northwest #explore #travel #cottagecore #naturecore #grandmacore #p

[bluepriestess]

Thank you two for the tags! @bokatan @kyngsnake!!

I see a lot of people have been tagged already so if you want to do it, then I tag you 🫵

OC Meme

Name: Summer Meadows

Nickname/Alias: Sunny, Sunshine, Wildflower, ‘Hey Asshole’, Pink Bitch

Gender: Demigirl

Star sign: Cancer (July 13th, 2258)

Height: 5’3”/160CM

Orientation: Bi

Nationality: American

Favorite fruit: Banana Yucca, she brought a lot home after HH dlc, and planted some in goodsprings and in a little garden she made for Freeside

Favorite season: Spring, it’s not too hot, not too cold

Favorite flower: Mexican Primroses, Sego Lilies, and Sand Verbenas

Favorite scent: Specifically the scent of her bandana after she’s washed it, and also vanilla lol

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: Tea, I feel like James wouldn’t have wanted her to get hooked on coffee so he started her on tea once she started asking for stuff to help her stay awake for class in the vault lol

Average hours of sleep: 4-6 hours when she is out and about, can take small cat naps when she needs, but when she’s at the lucky 38, she can sleep up to 12 hours just cause she’s so exhausted lol

Dog or cat person: she may be a ‘golden retriever gf’, but she lovessssss cats

Dream trip: Somewhere with lots of (swimmable) water, she loves swimming but there really isn’t anywhere for her to do that without it being too irradiated or gross

Number of blankets they'd choose to sleep with: she naturally runs super warm so just a standard thickness blanket will suffice

Random fact: professional gymnast level flexibility and dexterity, earning her the nickname ‘ring tail’ from James (like a ring tailed lemur lol)

#oc meme #courier Summer #this reminded me ​I need to update her carrd

[namenoted]

the others, you ask? okay, i'll tell you.

misa: base of red and green apples + plumeria / top of (light) honey, strawberry + raspberry / bottom notes of sandalwood, amber + lavender

second kira: base of lavender, orchid + wisteria / top notes of red apple + passion fruit / bottom note sof violet, vanilla, pomegranata + verbena / extra low note of clary sage

ryuk: base of red and green apples / top of notes of peppermint + old books / bottom note sof thyme, mugwort + clove

rem: base of lilac + violet / top notes of red apple / bottom notes of freesia + amber

the great detective (L): base of mountain air, seashore, salty sea + ocean breeze / top notes of french vanilla, coconut, gardenia + white tea / bottom notes of rain, sandalwood, bergamot + island life

L's dessert tray: base of marshmallow, sugar cookie, old books + coffee cake. /top notes of red and green apples, raspberry + strawberry / bottom notes of coffee, amber + sandalwood

near: base of clean & freh / top notes of fresh cotton / bottom notes of white tea + white orchid

mello: base of hot fudge / top notes of almond / bottom notes of leather + teakwood

matt: base of patchouli + sweet tobacco / top notes of night. air/ bottom notes of sandalwood + salty sea / wash of new car

gevanni: base of salty sea + seashore / top notes of new car / bottom notes of sand, night air + forest pine

currently being scent profiled: beyond birthday, matsuda

#* ( 夜神月 ) † † — headcanon