#desert bloom

[emilieduchatele]

desert bloom

Photos from Anza Borrego desert state park

#photography #desert #nature #Botany #Desert bloom

[heumilch]

My entry for Desert Bloom~ A botanical Gaara centric zine

#gaara #naruto #zine #my art #digital art #kazekage #gaara of the sand #desert bloom #flowers #botany #fanart #sunagakure #tailed beast

[thegoodmorningman]

Into every rain, you find hopes you never knew you could wish for.

#every day is as rare as that plant #good #morning #good morning #good morning message #good morning image #good morning images #good morning man #the good morning man #the entire morning #gif #good morning messages #desert #desert bloom #bloom #flower #desert flowers #rare #hot #dry #no kidding

[corrienteallita]

Working on a bit of a makeover for Desert Bloom, but the park feels so empty? I don't know what else to add... I would normally add more greenery, but this is a desert, and it feels wrong to add too much greenery.

I don't know. Maybe I should browse for some more ideas!

#ramblings #sims 4 #the sims 4 #no cc #ts4 vanilla #oasis springs #desert bloom #it's empty #i need to find some parks in deserts #any suggestions?

[belsasim]

Kit and Zinnia also had great times at the Desert Bloom park, as they met up with a few friends from school (not all kids teased Zinnia at school, luckily).

Elisabeth Nicholas was actually the daughter of Zinnia's specialist, Doctor Philip Nicholas. She quickly became a close friend to Zinnia, as she had seen her in her father's practice and Doctor Nicholas had educated his daughter about what diabetes was and how uncomfortable it could make Zinnia. She often stood up for Zinnia together with Kit.

Ezra Al-Hashimi lived in the same neighbourhood as Elisabeth and the both of them had been friends since they were toddlers. So it was natural that Ezra also hung out with the Dreamer twins. And he secretly was quite fond of Zinnia 🫣

Kit and Billy Ray Rose had bonded over getting into trouble regularly, Kit for protecting his sister a little too aggressively and Billy Ray for having a slightly too loud mouth and talking back to their teachers. The five of them loved playing astronauts on the jungle gym, conquering all sorts of imaginary worlds.

#simblr #ts4 #ts4 legacy challenge #forgotten realms legacy #frl gen3 #oasis springs #desert bloom #kit dreamer #zinnia dreamer #elisabeth nicholas #ezra al-hashimi #billy ray rose #childhood bonds #fun times

[exhausted-archivist]

Cut Content: Plants

I'm slowly making my way through my Herbalist's Handbook project and through the process I've been yanking out references of all fauna in dai, cut or final. So, I thought I'd share some of the cut plants/fungi I've found. They fall into three categories: Cut but Canon through other sources, Cut but Canon - different design, or Cut Entirely.

Personally, I enjoy finding the remnants of such assets in the game files, there is a bittersweet joy in it. Knowing that BioWare did consider adding in the elements and variety I craved but also knowing they likely got cut due to time, scope, or mechanic limitations. I really hope they continue to add new flora for us, and I hope to discover even more in the next game. I'll be interested to see if any of these make an appearance later and if they'll have any of the uses I'm outlining in my herb project.

For more plant posts see: Flora of Thedas Real Plants in Thedas

**Edit - changed the language because tumblr decided to post the image arrangement differently than I had it.**

Cut, but Canon Plants

These first two are actually the same plant- or rather fungus. On the left is a weird one that technically falls into the cut but canon - different design but wanted them side by side.

This is spongeroot. A little surface mushroom that we only know by name thanks to the World of Thedas (WoT) vol. 2 book and by the file names. The left is the cut design, the right is the final design (sans colouration) that we actually see in WoT. It's found in the Trespasser DLC files.

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The second is called ghoul's mushroom. This is a deep mushroom codex. It is one of the most commonly used mushroom by herbalists. [source] Other then that we don't know much about them, but they're found in the base game Inquisition files. Given that they have garden cards, we can presume they were at the very least harvestable at one point.

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Cut, but Canon - Different Design

From top to bottom we have the cut designs of Ghoul's Beard - Short, Blightcap, and Spindleweed - Landform.

Ghoul's Beard Short This has no real difference from the final game version other than it is stockier and bushier than what we see in-game. Personally, I enjoy the exploration into such a simple variation as it would be rather common to have differences in length.

Blighcap This is another common deep mushroom used by herbalists in Thedas. We also see mention of blightcap in WoT vol. 2: "Flat-capped and gray that grows in clay: Blightcap, the hunter's bane." Given the image is stylized, I can't tell accurately the colours, but it isn't flat-capped and thus why it's placed here.

Spindleweed - Landform Interestingly, DA2 had a similar model for when it introduced spindleweed. Though the leaves here are only a single lobe instead of three lobes on the DA2 spindleweed. This is an interesting variation to me because it would lend more variety in the spindleweed family but it would also explain how people could grow spindleweed in their garden away from water.

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Cut Entirely

From top to bottom we have blade lotus, desert bloom, and desert rose. There is no information on either as they seem to be completely new plants that were intended to be introduced into Inquisition's base game.

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#dragon age #peaking behind the curtain #dragon age inquisition cut content #dragon age inquisition #dai #cut flora #ghoul's beard #ghoul's mushroom #spongeroot #blightcap #spindleweed #blade lotus #desert bloom #desert rose #long post

[savagebeautyqueen]

A desert bloom in Utah by Emily Dickey

#desert #desert bloom #Utah #nature shot #beautiful #wildflowers #landscape

[shutterandsentence]

Joy of the Redeemed

1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,

2 it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

3 Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;

4 say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”

5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

6 Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

7 The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.

8 And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it.

9 No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there,

10 and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

--Isaiah 35

Photo: Phoenix, Arizona

#arizona #desert #desert bloom #cactus #nature #bible verses #isaiah #the holy bible #god's word #holy scripture #isaiah 35 #desert plants #southwestern usa #the southwest #travel #tourism #adventure #explore #phoenix #az #the grand canyon state #the great outdoors #hiking #america the beautiful #usa #hope #inspiration

[akithespacecorgi]

#backbonerpg #ressources rpg #icons #200X200 #aesthetic #desert flowers #desert bloom #flowers #cactus #cacti #wild flowers

[my-life-on-parade]

My first husband (of 42 years) Spider passed away eight years ago this month and over those eight years, I and friends have spread some of his ashes in many beautiful places here in Arizona and California, even in Hawaii. Yesterday Mark and Dhara and I hiked Honeybee Canyon which was one of Spider’s favorite places in all of Arizona, a mile and a half hike through a sandy canyon wash surrounded on both sides by magnificent rock formations and filled with giant saguaros, chollas in full bloom, green trees, colorful wildflowers, wildlife and butterflies, and at the end of the hike, there is a huge boulder carved with ancient petroglyphs. Again, this was one of Spider’s favorite places, and so this is where I spread the very last of his ashes (mixed with some of our little dog Frappy’s ashes who left us recently). I didn’t think it would get to me, but as I scattered the ashes near the huge petroglyph boulder, I could see Spider sitting atop of it, and I broke down and wept and then Mark and Dhara hugged me and I felt myself letting go one last time. Goodbye my beautiful and loving Spider and my sweet little Frappy. You will both always be in my heart. ❤️

Last pic is of Spider.

#spidertaylor #guitar god #queer musican #queer artists #gay couple #tucson arizona #honeybee canyon #desert photography #queer photographer #red wedding #petroglyphs #sonoran desert #saguaros #cholla #desert bloom #mark navarro #Michael Ely #gay activist #gay rock singer

[hadscloud]

some things are worth waking up for

#sunrise #desert sun #desert #landscape #desert bloom #red orange #brilliant

[prosperity-post]

Looking at the Cabaretti Legends between 'Outlaws of Thunder Junction' and the 'Desert Bloom' commander deck, there's a few I'm looking forward to playing. To be honest though, where Yuma and Annie are concerned, they are highly costed. May be a little too much. although they both have considerable power/toughness.

And no matter how much I love the character of Yuma, he costs 8 mana if you don't have any lands in your graveyard. Though I do love his abilities as they go well with both Kirri and Hazezon.

Yes, Hazezon, Shaper of Sand is reprinted in the 'Desert Bloom' commander deck with new boy Kirri, Talented Sprout. So you can have Sand Warriors along with Plant creatures. And just in case you don't want to do just a Plant-based deck, Kirri also works with Treefolk ...for some reason. Personally, just for quicker play, I'd run these two instead of Yuma and Annie.

But that's not all. We can't forget about Ghired or Bristly Bill. Ghired gives your nontoken creatures the ability to make token copies of creatures that enter the battlefield on each turn and Bristly Bill gives +1/+1 counters on landfall triggers.

As I've said, I'd rather play my Abzan colors but I do like these options and the 'Desert Bloom' deck looks exciting.

#mtg #magic the gathering #outlaws of thunder junction #desert bloom #commander deck #mtg commander #Plants!!! #fantasy card game #wotc #wizards of the coast

[belsasim]

One day, the Dreamer family was spending time again at the Desert Bloom park. While the oldest twins were playing with their friends and Sarah was entertaining the toddlers, Rayne took off for a jog around the area.

Suddenly clouds packed together and a rain shower surprised everyone at the park. Everyone took shelter in the park buildings, but Kit got worried about his father. He grabbed his bike and before Sarah could stop him, he rode off.

It didn't take him too long to spot his father in the distance. But as he got closer, something felt strangely off. Rayne wasn't alone. Kit slowed down and approached cautiously. He watched as his father was talking to a woman. But this wasn't talking like his father talked to, say, Kit's teacher. He was touching this woman's arm, stroking it softly. Just as he did with Sarah. And then, he hugged her. Tight and long. Just as he did with Sarah.

Confused, Kit turned around. This was wrong. He didn't want to see this. He rode his bike back to the park as fast as his legs allowed him. There, his worried mother first gave him a short talking to for just riding off in the rain and then asked: "And did you find your father?". Kit felt his stomach turn. He couldn't tell her what he had seen, could he? "Hmpf, he's on his way," he shrugged, hoping his mother would not notice he was lying.

A short while later, Rayne did get back to the park. He made a beeline to Sarah, taking her in an embrace. "You took your time. I was little worried about you," Sarah softly told him off. "Yeah, sorry about that," Rayne replied, "I missed you." Watching this scene, Kit's blood started to boil. This. Was. Wrong.

#simblr #ts4 #ts4 legacy challenge #forgotten realms legacy #frl gen3 #oasis springs #desert bloom #rayne dreamer #kit dreamer #mystery woman #sarah marmalee #I'm sorry buddy #I wish you didn't have to see that

[monmorgandy]

Desert Evening-primrose (2) by Gene Warneke

#Coachella Valley #Cathedral City #desert #desert bloom #flowers #springtime #California #Palm Springs #outdoors #landscape #flickr