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Salt Circle ⭐️ A Supernatural / MBMBAM Animatic
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For World Reef Day, William Saville Kent’s stunning 19th-century illustrations from the world’s first pictorial encyclopedia about the Great Barrier Reef.
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July 1: Fairytale (Also going to use it for Day 187: Fairy Godmother of my 100 drabbles in 100 days prompts)
Draco had given up on his life being perfect. Hell, he’d given up on his life being tolerable. But today, today his life felt like a fairytale.
Blaise had shown up at his tiny, ugly flat, like a fairy godmother who wore muggle suits from Saville Row, and invited Draco to a ‘cruise on the river’ assuring him that it was mostly just some muggle friends of his. He’d handed him a box with a pair of coral shorts, a white polo, and a pair of designer boat shoes that probably cost more than Draco made in a month, and handed him an address. “It’s a river boat,” he said, “you’ll love it. And maybe we’ll connect you with someone who can get you a better job.”
He hadn’t been too hopeful on that front, but he was very much looking forward to an evening of drinking and eating without worrying about how expensive food was. After using the wifi at the library to connect his phone (the only luxury he allowed himself) to the internet and figure out which bus line would get him closest to the address Blaise had handed him, he went off to work and tried to keep that at the front of his mind while he was being shouted at by customers.
By some miracle, everything went right; the bus was on time, it was sunny out so he didn’t get soaked by the rain, it wasn’t too hot so he didn’t sweat on his walk from the bus station to the dock, and Draco couldn’t have been more pleased. Blaise handed him a beer as soon as he stepped on board and started introducing him to people. Honestly, though, Draco was less interested in them than he was in the massive buffet just across the deck.
It wasn’t too long before Blaise was disappearing to get the trip underway and Draco was free to ponder which food to eat first. He’d just finished picking out a selection of what he figured was most calorically dense, without making it look like he was gorging himself, when a voice he’d recognize anywhere said, “I wouldn’t recommend the crab cakes.”
He spun around, “Potter?” he asked incredulously.
The other man gave a little wave and Draco stood frozen to the spot. While his voice may have been the same, nothing else was.
Potter seemed to have grown significantly more handsome since the last time he’d seen him. Gone was the scrawny, messy, boy he’d known. In his place stood an Adonis of a man, long curly hair pulled up into a bun, a well kept beard covering his strong jaw, and prescription sunglasses in place of the broken spectacles he used to own. He was wearing a white button down with three too many buttons undone, revealing far too much of his bronze, muscular chest. His shirt was tucked carelessly into a pair of navy shorts that rode low on his narrow hips. And his feet were stuffed into a pair of well loved Birkenstock’s.
He looked like a fantasy and Draco’s mouth couldn’t find any words.
“How’ve you been Draco?” Potter asked, like this was something that they did; like they called each other by their first names and caught up over lobster and drinks.
“Sorry?”
Potter smiled at him, his dimple showing itself, and Draco had never imagined that such a smile would be directed at him. “Can I be honest?”
“Uhh,” he managed ineloquently. “Sure.”
“I’m pants at these things.”
Draco stared at him, “What things?”
“Marketing,” he said, gesturing to the party around him, “networking and making connections,” he shrugged. “Blaise thought it would be good PR.”
“For what?”
Potter quirked an amused grin at him, like he thought Draco was making a joke. “I make beer,” he said, nodding to the bottle in Draco’s hand.
“You,” he looked down at the beer he’d been enjoying, “you made this?”
He nodded, “maybe I should have gotten your opinion first.”
“It’s good.” Draco looked down at it again, “surprisingly.”
Potter laughed, “Can I join you?”
“Haven’t you already?” he asked, wondering at how easy it was to banter with the other man, to tease him.
“Well, I wouldn’t want to over stay my welcome.”
He hummed, “Can I be honest?”
“I wish you would,” Potter said, taking a step closer.
“I’m not even sure why Blaise invited me. I think he’s trying to set me up with a new job,” he said. “Or a sugar daddy.”
Potter promptly choked on the beer he’d been sipping as Draco talked, coughing and spluttering and Draco couldn’t help but laugh. “Is that something you’re interested in?”
“Why?” he asked, raising an eyebrow at Potter, “are you offering?”
“What? No!” he spluttered, trying to backpedal.
Draco laughed, “you’re still just as easy to wind up as you always were.”
Potter huffed, but the corner of his mouth was ticking up into a crooked little grin. “Tell me about your life since Hogwarts.”
“Tell me about yours,” he countered.
“Must you be so difficult?” Potter asked, but he was still smiling.
Draco hummed through a bite of kebab, enjoying the tender steak on the end of the stick. “It’s part of the charm.”
“I can see that,” Potter said, but his voice sounded more sincere than should be possible. “A trade,” he proposed. “I’ll tell you something, then you tell me something about you.”
“That is how conversation often works,” Draco replied.
Potter laughed, “You should tell that to the blokes I go on dates with.”
He processed that little tidbit before pushing it away, it didn’t matter, he and Potter lived in completely different worlds. “Tell me where you went when you left the wizarding world.”
“Wisconsin,” Potter replied, sucking Draco into an entirely captivating story about how he learned to make beer.
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“You’ve let me talk too much,” Harry accused when the boat was docking for the night.
He couldn’t help the little smile that tipped up the corner of his mouth, that had been the goal. “Maybe I like listening to you talk.”
Harry bumped him with his shoulder as they slowly meandered toward the ramp. “I really enjoyed this.”
“Me too.”
The other man paused and took Draco’s hand in his, tugging him to the side as the other passengers walked past. “Could we do this again sometime?”
And as much as Draco wanted to say yes, he shook his head, “I don’t think so.”
“Oh,” Harry said, sounding crestfallen. “That’s oka-”
“Not because I don’t want to,” he said, “but we just don’t make sense together. You’re growing this great business and you’ve got so much going for you. But I-” he broke off. “I’m nobody.”
Harry’s hand cupped his face, tilting it up so they were looking at each other, “that is the furthest possible thing from the truth.”
“It’s not, though,” he confessed. “I work at a coffee shop and I spend my day getting yelled at by customers and mopping floors. I live in a tiny flat and I can barely cover my rent,” he shrugged. “I only came here tonight because I wanted a free meal,” he finished, voice low and eyes closed so he didn’t have to see the disgust on the other man’s face.
“You’re really brave.”
He blinked his eyes open to stare at the other man, “what?”
“You’re really brave,” he repeated. “And I really like you.”
He huffed, “you don’t know me.”
“Yeah, I do.” Harry took a breath, “Come work with me.”
Draco rolled his eyes, “I don’t need your pity, Potter.”
“No,” he said quickly. “It’s not pity. I looked you up on social media while you were in the loo. Everyone’s been hounding me to get someone to do our social and you’re really good at it. I like your aesthetic. I think you could really help us grow.”
He stared at him, not sure what to say.
“We’ll give you benefits,” he said, “retirement, sick time, vacation time, the works.”
“Why?”
Harry scratched his beard, “because that’s how working full time works? It’s the law-”
“No. Why me?”
He hummed, “why not?” He took Draco’s hand in his again, “say yes.” Harry squeezed his fingers, “what have you got to lose?”
That was the question. And if Draco was being honest he couldn’t think of anything. “Alright.”
Harry grinned, “and maybe say yes to a date?”
He tilted his head, “isn’t it against company policy to date your boss?”
The other man waved him off, “I’m not your boss. I’m the guy who brews the beer. I technically own the company but I play no real part in running it.”
Draco laughed, “fine. I suppose I could be persuaded.”
“Yeah?” Harry asked, voice soft and eyes bright.
He nodded.
“Can I kiss you?” Harry asked, like it hadn’t only been one night spent together.
But how could Draco refuse? After all, what kind of fairytale didn’t end with true love’s kiss.
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July 2: Garden Hose
Read more of my gentle July ficlets
#drarry#love#down and out draco#soft#100 drabbles in 100 days#fluff#July is the month for creating#I’m speaking it into existence#prompts formerly for June
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Illustrations from The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893) by William Saville-Kent
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19 Ağustos 2023 tarihli program kaydı.
Güncel drone/ambient kayıtlarından bir seçki // A selection of recent drone/ambient recordings. Download.
01 – Stijn Hüwels – Treeline
02 – Johan Agebjörn – Four Hours To Karhumäki
03 – Roger Goula – Relational Beings
04 – Alva Noto – Ritual
05 – Missing Scenes – Dream #2
06 – Mary Lattimore – And Then He Wrapped His Wings Around Me
07 – Robin Saville – Tapetum
08 – f5point6 – The Nocebo Effect
09 – Field Lines Cartographer – Crystal Statues
10 – Coral Sea – Shell Patterns
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Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors cùng EuroStyle chinh phục thị trường bất động sản hàng hiệu
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Dinh thự The Coral Cavalli – chuẩn mực mới cho bất động sản hàng hiệu
Siêu dinh thự “The Coral Cavalli” mang lại trải nghiệm chuẩn hàng hiệu khi toàn bộ nội thất được cung cấp bởi Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors qua EuroStyle và dịch vụ được vận hành theo tiêu chuẩn 6 sao bởi Gran Melia.
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A compilation of the Adventure Zone logo animations I made in late 2020.
#the adventure zone#the zone cast#TAZ#IPRE#Pine Guard#Bureau of Balance#coral saville#logo animations
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Great Barrier Reef Corals, The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893) - William Saville-Kent
#Wonder Rooms#Cabinet of Curiosities#Public Domain#The Great Barrier Reef of Australia#19th Century#William Saville Kent#Scientific Illustration#Natural History#Zoology#Animalia#Invertebrates#Cnidaria#Corals
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The Story: Detective Fiction Has Nothing on This Victorian-Science Murder Mystery
The Writer: Michelle Nijhuis
(illustration: Great Barrier Reef echinoderms from The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893) by William Saville-Kent, via Wikimedia)
#mysteries#murder mysteries#detective fiction#great barrier reef#australia#coral reefs#william saville-kent#science#biology
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Season 4 sketches 🔥
#my art#coral saville#digital art#supernatural#castiel#dean winchester#sam winchester#study#sketches
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New report out today officially downgrades The Great Barrier Reef's outlook from "poor" to "very poor" due to climate change. Here's a monochrome look at the Reef at the end of the 19th century, from an 1893 book by William Saville-Kent that was the first to extensively depict a coral reef using photography.⠀ ⠀ See our post on the site for more photos, and also the sixteen beautiful colour lithographs created from Saville-Kent’s original watercolour sketches — just click link in bio and search "Saville-Kent".⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #coral #coralreef #nature #environment #climatechange #sea #ocean #sealife #extinction #climatechangeisreal https://www.instagram.com/p/B1y2_OWHwEp/?igshid=17phepb909noe
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Great barrier reef fishes from "The Great Barrier Reef of Australia" by William Saville-Kent, published by W.H. Allen of London in 1893.
You should read more about this work, and see some pictures of how Saville-Kent photographed his specimens on site, at The Public Domain Review.
While naming and arranging corals in the Natural History Department of the British Museum, William Saville-Kent daydreamed of seeing the beautiful grey organisms in front of him “in their native seas and wonderful living tints.” Years later he would realise his dream at the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland. There he conceived of a book that would be the first to extensively depict a coral reef in photographs (...)
The forty-eight photographs in the book were captured by Saville-Kent and then reproduced by the London Stereoscopic Company. The book’s biggest aesthetic delight, however, is perhaps reserved for the end. Here the reader would find sixteen beautiful colour lithographs created by a Mr Riddle and Mr Couchman from Saville-Kent’s original watercolour sketches. Though perhaps not the most accurate of depictions, something in the naive and almost cartoon-like representation seems to emphasise the vibrancy and life of the reef.
You can also see hi-res images of all color plates at Rawpixel.
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🐠 Marine biologist William Saville-Kent's beautifully illustrated book, The Great Barrier Reef of Australia : its products and potentialities (1893) was recently digitised and made available online through our One Search catalogue. Here's a sample of the illustrations contained within. 🐙 #coral #greatbarrierreef #thisisqueensland #queensland #ocean https://ift.tt/2JhIvJA
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Insignia Group of Companies | Insignia SuperCard | The ultimate credit card for the world’s true Super Rich
The Insignia Group of Companies (IGC) has announced that it will soon release a payment card to out-rank all others. The Insignia SuperCard will be available only to the world’s Ultra High Net Worth Individuals. It goes without saying that the card will be issued on an invite only basis.
The SuperCard’s unrivaled perks aren’t just a collection of superior benefits; they are the gateway to a life of pure privilege and luxury, a world where everything is taken care of - from finance, to operations, to leisure. It’s a world where almost anything is possible.
Nada Von Bader, Vice President at Insignia comments “The company’s mantra is ‘to go to the ends of the earth to fulfill a customer’s requests’. We really do live by that and this new card is its ultimate expression.”
She adds “From investments in prime real estate, to a collection of Birkin bags, to tickets for Elton John’s White Tiara Ball, we make it happen for our card holders. Crucially, we build a level of trust that allows us to be totally involved with a client’s life and take care of everything.”
Insignia’s aim is that every need, every whim and every desire of a cardholder is not just catered for but anticipated. Lifestyle or life insurance, taxi or tax advisory; a team dedicated to each member takes care of everything. There are certainly no foreign call centres for SuperCard holders.
Since founded 16 years ago by Michael Surguladze, Insignia has built a unique network of affiliates and partners who represent the world’s most desirable luxury brands, best-in-class service providers and event organisers. These relationships are leveraged for their clients on an individual basis.
SuperCard members might walk the red carpet at film premieres, receive complementary fittings for tailored suits on Savile Row and Fifth Avenue, enjoy private jets to Caribbean island hideaways and have access to restricted fashion previews and celebrity parties. And if none of that appeals? Insignia will work on a unique package of benefits that does.
Surguladze says “Arguably no other card provider has the infrastructure or the contacts to do what we do to the level that we do it. Our service goes far beyond anything on the market.”
As you might expect from a card only available to the world’s richest, there is no spending limit on the Insignia SuperCard. Produced in association with one of the major payment systems, it can be used anywhere.
Each card will be a work of art. Individually crafted to the client’s specifications, renowned designers and jewelers will use precious woods, bone, rocks, corals, pearls and faceted jewels.
But how can Insignia cards provide such a dream service? There are three main elements which ensure the Insignia Group of Companies can deliver on its promise to SuperCard holders.
The Insignia Committee
The Insignia Committee consists of an entire team dedicated to one client. The three direct contacts include a Luxury Expert PA, a General Medical Practitioner and a Personal Finance Manager. Each contact provides a comprehensive service within their area.
Client Alignment
SuperCard members undergo a consultation to ascertain a complete picture of their lifestyle and requirements. By fully understanding a client’s tastes, work commitments, health, interest, travel preferences and investments the Insignia Committee can provide a set of benefits that are entirely tailored to the individual and adapted as their life changes.
Limited Membership
Membership will be capped in order to maintain exclusivity and give complete personal attention. Members will be treated as friends opposed to customers, a relationship of trust is essential for such a personalized service.
Boiler Plate
Insignia is the world’s only high-end lifestyle management group that offers bespoke financial and luxury lifestyle services to Ultra High Net Worth Individuals across the globe.
Founded in 1996, Insignia currently has offices in New York, London, Vienna, Montreal, Dubai, and Moscow, with plans to open offices in other capital cities.
Insignia Cards offers its members financial freedom and security through a spectrum of financial services, including a line of credit cards, secure online banking, secure telecoms services and a rewards program.
Lifestyle management facilities give members access to some of the world’s most opulent hotels, exotic travel destinations, high class restaurants and top fashion brands – virtually no request is impossible. Clients can enjoy round-the-clock access to Insignia’s full range of services every day of the year.
#Insignia Cards#paying insurance premium with credit card#InsigniaCards#insurance premium credit card#loyalty rewards with insignia#lifestyle management companies#lifestyle management concierge services#Luxury lifestyle management#Lifestyle Management#Lifestyle Management Services
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Insignia Group of Companies | Insignia SuperCard | The ultimate credit card for the world’s true Super Rich
The Insignia Group of Companies (IGC) has announced that it will soon release a payment card to out-rank all others. The Insignia SuperCard will be available only to the world’s Ultra High Net Worth Individuals. It goes without saying that the card will be issued on an invite only basis.
The SuperCard’s unrivaled perks aren’t just a collection of superior benefits; they are the gateway to a life of pure privilege and luxury, a world where everything is taken care of - from finance, to operations, to leisure. It’s a world where almost anything is possible.
Nada Von Bader, Vice President at Insignia comments “The company’s mantra is ‘to go to the ends of the earth to fulfill a customer’s requests’. We really do live by that and this new card is its ultimate expression.”
She adds “From investments in prime real estate, to a collection of Birkin bags, to tickets for Elton John’s White Tiara Ball, we make it happen for our card holders. Crucially, we build a level of trust that allows us to be totally involved with a client’s life and take care of everything.”
Insignia’s aim is that every need, every whim and every desire of a cardholder is not just catered for but anticipated. Lifestyle or life insurance, taxi or tax advisory; a team dedicated to each member takes care of everything. There are certainly no foreign call centres for SuperCard holders.
Since founded 16 years ago by Michael Surguladze, Insignia has built a unique network of affiliates and partners who represent the world’s most desirable luxury brands, best-in-class service providers and event organisers. These relationships are leveraged for their clients on an individual basis.
SuperCard members might walk the red carpet at film premieres, receive complementary fittings for tailored suits on Savile Row and Fifth Avenue, enjoy private jets to Caribbean island hideaways and have access to restricted fashion previews and celebrity parties. And if none of that appeals? Insignia will work on a unique package of benefits that does.
Surguladze says “Arguably no other card provider has the infrastructure or the contacts to do what we do to the level that we do it. Our service goes far beyond anything on the market.”
As you might expect from a card only available to the world’s richest, there is no spending limit on the Insignia SuperCard. Produced in association with one of the major payment systems, it can be used anywhere.
Each card will be a work of art. Individually crafted to the client’s specifications, renowned designers and jewelers will use precious woods, bone, rocks, corals, pearls and faceted jewels.
But how can Insignia cards provide such a dream service? There are three main elements which ensure the Insignia Group of Companies can deliver on its promise to SuperCard holders.
The Insignia Committee
The Insignia Committee consists of an entire team dedicated to one client. The three direct contacts include a Luxury Expert PA, a General Medical Practitioner and a Personal Finance Manager. Each contact provides a comprehensive service within their area.
Client Alignment
SuperCard members undergo a consultation to ascertain a complete picture of their lifestyle and requirements. By fully understanding a client’s tastes, work commitments, health, interest, travel preferences and investments the Insignia Committee can provide a set of benefits that are entirely tailored to the individual and adapted as their life changes.
Limited Membership
Membership will be capped in order to maintain exclusivity and give complete personal attention. Members will be treated as friends opposed to customers, a relationship of trust is essential for such a personalized service.
Boiler Plate
Insignia is the world’s only high-end lifestyle management group that offers bespoke financial and luxury lifestyle services to Ultra High Net Worth Individuals across the globe.
Founded in 1996, Insignia currently has offices in New York, London, Vienna, Montreal, Dubai, and Moscow, with plans to open offices in other capital cities.
Insignia Cards offers its members financial freedom and security through a spectrum of financial services, including a line of credit cards, secure online banking, secure telecoms services and a rewards program.
Lifestyle management facilities give members access to some of the world’s most opulent hotels, exotic travel destinations, high class restaurants and top fashion brands – virtually no request is impossible. Clients can enjoy round-the-clock access to Insignia’s full range of services every day of the year.
#Insignia Cards#loyalty rewards with insignia#paying insurance premium with credit card#insurance premium credit card#lifestyle management companies#lifestyle management concierge services#Luxury lifestyle management#Lifestyle Management Services#Lifestyle Management
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