#swan mussel

[leaf-thief]

a lot of rare giant freshwater swan mussels (Anodonta cygnea)

swamp near Ivanyane village, Sofia Municipality, Bulgaria

#leaf-thief oc #ecology #zoology #nature #biology #bulgaria #nature aesthetic #in nature #oddities #rare animals #rare beauty #swan mussel #mussels #weird and wonderful #invertebrate #inverts #mollusc #mollusks

[wildfaeworld]

the director of one of my gigs is an old man with an astounding gift for prose who conducts like he's painting. a gem from rehearsal last night, imploring the tenors to look up for his tempo:

"I am a swan, floating serene and graceful across the lake. You are otters banging up behind me!"

#the mental image is sending me #a swan floating alone #and then CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK #otters banging open some tasty mussels floating by without a care in the world #musicians of tumblr

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

What Is and Isn't a Fish: a List

A list of the animals I discussed in my fish essay, but for those who don't want to scroll through paragraphs of text to find out if an animal is or isn't a fish. Just CTRL+F your way through here!

I'll add onto here more animals whenever I get asked about them being fish. See my fish essay here!

Some notes before you proceed:

Yes, all tetrapods are fish! We are phylogenetically fish, as we are and our ancestors were lobe-finned fish! "Fish" in the phylogenetic sense is a paraphyletic group if you try to exclude tetrapods, so it is frankly impossible.

How come tetrapods aren't listed as fish then? Long answer, read my essay. Short answer, me and other fish accounts tend to operate on the morphological definition of fish, so does most of the world. Here I use the morphological definition of "fish".

Fish:

Jawless fish

Hagfish

Lamprey

Cartilaginous fish

Sharks

Dogfish

Whale shark

Chimaeras/Chimeras/Ghost sharks

Ratfish

Ray

Stingray

Skate

Ray-finned fish

Teleosts

Catfish

Eels

Moray eel

Seahorse

Sea dragon

Lobe-finned fish

Coelacanth

Lungfish

Not Fish:

Crustaceans

Krill

Shrimp

Crab

Crayfish/Crawfish/Crawdad

Lobster

Spiny lobster

Triops

Mantis shrimp

Barnacle

Isopod

Copepod

Shellfish

Mollusks/Molluscs

Gastropods

Sea snail

Sea slug

Snails and slugs in general

Sea angel

Sea hare

Sea bunny

Cephalopods

Octopus

Squid

Cuttlefish

Nautilus

Inkfish

Bivalves

Clam

Mussel

Scallop

Oyster

Chiton

Chelicerates

Horseshoe crab

Sea spider

Water mite

Diving bell spider

Cnidarians

Jellyfish/Sea jelly/Jelly

Coral

Sea anemone/Anemone

Siphonophores

Portugese man o' war

Echinoderms

Sea cucumber

Sea pig

Feather star

Sand dollar

Sea biscuit

Sea cookie

Brittle star/Serpent star

Sea urchin

Starfish/Sea star

Comb jelly

Lancelet

Tunicates

Sea squirt

Salp

Annelids

Bristle worm

Bobbit worm

Spoon worm

Giant tube worm

Bone-eating worm

Sea mouse/Sea mice

Feather duster worm

Christmas tree worm

Leech

Flatworm

Amphibians

Salamander

Amphiuma

Mudpuppy/Mud puppy

Waterdog

Olm

Axolotl

Siren

Frog

Toad

Tadpole

Caecilian

Reptiles

Sea snake

Water snake

Snakes in general

Sea krait

Turtle

Snapping turtle

Softshell turtle

Sea turtle

Terrapin

Marine iguana

Crocodilian

Crocodile

Alligator

Caiman

Gharial

Bird

Penguin

Seagull

Loon

Swan

Mammals

Whale

Orca

Baleen whale

Toothed whale

Dolphin

River dolphin

Porpoise

Narwhal

Beluga whale

Sperm whale

Pinniped

Seal

Sea lion

Leopard seal

Elephant seal

Walrus

Sirenian

Manatee

Sea cow

Dugong

Otter

Sea otter

Beaver

Hippo

Platypus

Muskrat

Water shrew

#fish guide #fish essay #marine biology #fish #fishfact #fish facts #biology #zoology #long post

[ltwilliammowett]

The Constable's Dues

During the 14th century successive kings believed it was their right to get tolls from vessels on the Thames. The Constable of the Tower of London was allowed to demand these tolls on the king's behalf.

Among the benefits, the Constable received fees from state prisoners at the Tower and was entitled to all flotsam and jetsam on the Thames. They could keep all livestock that fell from Tower Bridge into the river and owned any passing swans. For every foot of livestock that stumbled into the Tower moat, the Constable received a penny and any cart that fell in became his property. They received 1s a year from all ships carrying herring to London; 6s 8d a year from all boats fishing for sprat between the Tower and the sea; and 2d from each pilgrim who came to London by the river to worship at the shrine of St. James.

Perhaps the most significant perk was the toll collected from ships passing up the Thames into London. Historically, goods ships travelling upstream would have to moor at Tower Wharf and unload a portion of their cargo for the Constable as a form of toll. Such bounty might have included oysters, mussels, cockles or rushes (as much as could be held within their arms), as well as kegs of rum or wine. As river traffic increased and taxes became more regulated, these payments of goods progressively reduced until they were no longer enforced.

Still today, whenever a Royal Naval vessel moors on the Wharf, the Captain must present the Constable with a barrel of wine (the ‘Dues’). This is ceremoniously escorted into the Tower by the Yeoman Warders and presented to the Constable on Tower Green.

#naval history #14th century - today #The Constable's Dues #age of sail #age of steam #modern #tradition

[sciatu]

IL CUORE DI ORTIGIA DI NOTTE

Finiamo di cenare e ci incamminiamo verso il cuore di Ortigia, passando accanto a vicoli con costellazioni di stelle sopra i piccoli tavoli dei ristoranti, austere chiese che abbracciano nelle loro piazzette i soliti ristoranti dal profumo di pasta alle vongole, o col piccante aroma di cozze alla tarantina. Dovremo sentirci offesi scandalizzati da questo turbinio di candido barocco e di pasta alle sarde. Ma è la vita che aleggia a mezzaria tra i vecchi palazzi baronali e i cortili barocchi, è la vita portata dalle infinite lingue dei turisti che si perde tra i vicoli e le lampade gialle, tra i B&B e le case vuote, è la loro curiosità, il loro stupore per il bello che vi trovano che fa pulsare il cuore di Ortigia. Arriviamo nella grande piazza colma di gente, di voci e di musica, circondata dai palazzi nobiliari dagli imponenti portoni dove i turisti si aggirano affascinati dal tempo fermato nella bianca pietra di Siracusa, cristallizzato nelle colonne e balconi in ferro battuto a collo di cigno, nel barocco mischiato con le colonne dei templi greci della cattedrale dalle perfette forme, nella purezza dell’acqua della fontana di Aretusa, in prospettive scenografiche disegnate dalla luce giallognola dei lampioni. I sogni diventano reali e le notti si vestono di ricordi soffici e dolciastri, Ortigia è come un enorme palcoscenico dove si recita l’eleganza e la creatività del silenzio nelle sue forme più intime e moderne. I turisti dal noioso vociare sono solo le comparse di un eternità recitata dalla bellezza di queste pietre. Tutto è un passato che racconta di tragedie greche, di guerre sanguinose tra saraceni e normanni, di Principi alla Gattopardo e di arte immortale lungo le strade a misura d’uomo, tra i palazzi nobili o nelle povere case che nel buio sembrano aspettare austere e compite quel sole che di giorno le fa brillare di luce, incastonate in un mare fraterno e cristallino.

We finish dinner and walk towards the heart of Ortigia, passing by alleys with constellations of stars above the small restaurant tables, austere churches that embrace in their squares the usual restaurants with the scent of pasta with clams, or with the spicy aroma of mussels alla tarantina. We will have to feel offended and scandalized by this swirl of candid Baroque and pasta with sardines. But it is the life that hovers in the air between the old baronial palaces and the baroque courtyards, it is the life brought by the infinite languages of the tourists that gets lost in the alleys and the yellow lamps, between the B&Bs and the empty houses, it is their curiosity, their amazement at the beauty they find there makes the heart of Ortigia beat. We arrive in the large square full of people, voices and music, surrounded by noble palaces with imposing gates where tourists wander around fascinated by time stopped in the white stone of Syracuse, crystallized in the swan-neck wrought iron columns and balconies, in the baroque mixed with the columns of the Greek temples of the cathedral with perfect shapes, in the purity of the water of the fountain of Arethusa, in scenographic perspectives drawn by the yellowish light of the street lamps. Dreams come true and the nights are dressed in soft and sweet memories. Ortigia is like a huge stage where the elegance and creativity of silence is played out in its most intimate and modern forms. The boring shouting tourists are just the extras of an eternity played out by the beauty of these stones. Everything is a past that tells of Greek tragedies, of bloody wars between Saracens and Normans, of Gattopardo Princes and of immortal art along the streets on a human scale, among the noble palaces or in the poor houses that in the dark seem to wait austere and fulfill that sun which during the day makes them shine with light, set in a fraternal and crystalline sea.

#Sciatu #Sicilia #Siracusa #syracuse #Sicily #Art #baroque #Barocco

[thetrailofflames]

The Watercourse Culture

Values:

Beauty, Graceful, Family, Creativity

Ranks and Hierarchy 

Captain is seen as more the face of the guild. Can be seen as more of a figurehead at times but typically the one behind most descions.

Monarch is the one who is in charge of the camp. Anything done for the camp, this cat is in charge of such as the nursery and repairs.

Assistant is the one who is in charge of the processes outside the camp such as patrols.

Watchers are in charge of keeping watch of the waters. Checking for floods and other signs.

Cleric are the typical doctors of the guild. Charged with the world of medicine and all things healing, especially with the access to water.

Instructors are similar to sergeants in the same vein they watch over the training process but they oversee certain aspects and divide them into hunting, fighting, diving, swimming, and crafting.

Nurses are thewho look after and care for the young of the guild.

Augars, a more common rank than the other guilds and typically high in authority due to their nature.

Cantors the one who serve through song, who fully take to their siren nature as well as providing and telling history with pleasant melodies. 

Divers are the ones who go to the depths of the river for hunting. Trained to deal with the worst ways and pressure of the river.

Wrights are the builders of the guild. Cats who do construction projects and weave tools.  

Veterans retired cats who have served their guild and earned their rest. They are cared for the whole guild. 

Rangers isn't the most common rank by a rank nonetheless for ones who don't desire a specific field.

Succession

An assistant is chosen based on voting. It’s decided what’s best for the guild and who’s the captain, good balance is key for the guild to flow as smooth as the very river that provides for them.

A cleric (or augar) usually has the last say in this vote.

Native Prey 

Various Fish (trout, pike, bass, salmon, carp, gar, etc) 

Duck / Geese / Swan as well as their eggs (delicacy) 

Turtles

Fish eggs (delicacy)

Frogs (rare)

Snails

Clams / Mussels (delicacy) 

Trading

Shells

Water stones 

Eggs

Stones

Cattails

Nets

Decoration

They typically like to decorate themselves with shells or seaweed. Seaweed is braided commonly into their tails.

A cleric wears a moss cloak, flowers are optional.

An assistant wears fish bone bracelets

A monarch wears a willow shawl with flowers of their choosing. 

Body Traits

These cats are considered the fluffiest of the guilds. 

Fish tails

Scales that can range from over the body to the paws (range tends to vary)

Barbels 

They have webbed paws as well, polydactylism. 

Fins than range from the rear to the back of the head (range tends to vary)

They have small circles like ears. 

They are the third tallest of the guilds. 

Their sleek fur makes it easier for them to swim as well as having an undercoat.

Cats typically can hold their breath for around 8 hours.

Naming System

Fish (Haddock-, Bream-, Trout-, Ruff-, Snapper-, Mackeral-, Tang-, etc)

Waterland plants (Reed-, Cypress-, Willow-, etc)

Waterland birds (Loon-, Swan-, Heron-, etc)

Water (Puddle-, Pool-, Rain-, Storm-, Splash-, etc)

Sound (Loud-, Song-, Chatter-, Chirp-, etc)

Waterland mammals (Otter-, Vole-, etc)

Religion

Rivals the Splinters in their general lax attitude towards the gods. The tend to show honor towards the rain and rivers an except being their founder and deity.

They’re patrons are the river, the Tiger, and Sirsha. 

Holy days

Rain - a time of tranquility. A time for fun and games and a time for relaxtion. Thin-furred cats especially love it compared to their long-furred counterparts. 

Sirsha’s Gleam - to them, a time to study their river and tell the tales of their founder. 

Courting + Bonding

The most romantic of the guilds by far, no contest. 

Typical start relationship early in life and it’s very common for a cat to have more than one partner romantic or platonic.

The process involves bringing many trinkets that display affection and appreciation. Singing or nest building is the final step to a complete courtship.

Cats are allowed to pair off with other cats but will treat any kits that result like just like their own from the usual partner(s). 

Family

Cubs typically nurse the past expected time for bonding reasons. The nurses typically share the nursing, and a lot of kits are close to their suckle caretakers for this reason. 

Denizens typically live in the same den as their parents and siblings until they find a partner (s) and even then, the partners might move in if there’s enough space. 

Death + Burial 

It’s a celebration of the life of the cat rather than a somber event. sing songs and the denizen’s family tell stories of their life. 

Waterdenizens are given a river burial. They set the body on a raft decorated with flowers, shells, and trinkets. The raft is sent down the river under the light of the moon. 

Other Information

To bury a waterdenizen is considered the most condemning action one cat do. Something reserved for the worst cats, traitors. 

Waterdenizens speak the slowest of the guilds. They aren’t in a rush for these and like to talk with pretty words.

Students have an interesting time at gatherings when they end up nuzzling other in-training denizens and their overseers have to explain why.

Nicknames are common such as little minnow, duckling, and guppy.

#guild culture #xenomoggy #trail of flames #the watercourse

[old-archivist]

Foods of Thedas: Raw Ingredients

These are all the canonically mentioned raw ingredients. By that I mean Ingredients that don't require processing like caramel, dried or salted meats, or jam. But the ingredients that go into making such things. As with the previous posts, I didn’t include any of the potential items that could be used, just to prevent confusion should you go looking for the source of any of the items on this list.

For Additional Food Posts

Dishes, Sauces, and Sides

Drinks

Prepared Ingredients

Cannonically Possible Foods and Drinks

Master Post

Fruits, Mushrooms, Nuts, and Vegetables

Edible Plants

Fern Fiddlehead

Lichen

Moss

Pungent Leaves - Unspecified leaves used in Avvar cooking of baked fish.

Rose

Rose Petals

Rosehips

Stripweed

Sugar Cane (Tevinter, Rivain)

Wildflowers

Borage

Chicory

Dandelion

Honeysuckle

Violet

Fruits and Nuts

Apple

Applewood Apples (Orlais)

Golden Apples (Orlais)

Green Apples

Le Pomme Vie et Morte - Apples that grow by the gallows in Val Royeaux.

Red Apples

Windfall Apples

Apricot

Banana

Par Vollen Banana

Rivain Banana

Berry

Blueberry

Cranberry

Elderberry

Raspberry

Strawberry

Caper (Antiva)

Cherry

Cocoa/Chocolate (Donarks)

Coconut

Coffee (Antiva)

Currant

Black Currant

Date - A purple and red fruit with a pit, it has a sweetness and tangy taste. (Tevinter)

Fig

Grape

Lemon

Lime

Nuts

Almond

Chestnut

Pine Nut

Olive

Antivan Olive

Orange (Orlais, Antiva)

Passion Fruit

Peach

Pear

Plum

Pomegranate

Pomegranate Seeds

Grain

Barley

Pot Barley

Oats

Rolled Oats

Rice

Ryott

Ryott Flour

Wheat

Wheat Flour

Whole Grains

Whole Grain Flour

Mushrooms

Deep Mushroom

Field Mushroom

Unspecified Fungus - Used to brew Dwarven ale.

Truffle

Unnamed Glowing Fungus

Wild Mushroom

Vegetables

Beans

Bush Beans

Green Beans

Pale Beans

White Beans

Cabbage

Carrot

Purple Carrot

White Carrot

Celery

Chive

Corn

Checkered Corn

Golden Corn

Yellow Corn

Cucumber

Eggplant

Fennel

Lettuce

Mustard

Onion

Red Onion

Sweet Onion

White Onion

Pea

Pepper

Antivan Pepper

Green Pepper

Hot Pepper

Hot Red Pepper

Red Bell Pepper

Sweet Pepper

Potato

Radish

Spinach

Squash

Marrow Squash

Pumpkin

String Squash

Tomato

Turnip - aka navet

Turnip Greens

Wild Greens

Animal Products

Dairy

Butter

Cow Butter

Goat Butter

Halla Butter

Herbed Butter

Nug Butter

Cheese

Ativan Smoked Cheese

Blue-veined Cheese (Orlesian)

Brie Cheese

Brined Goat Cheese

“Dalish” Cheese - An ill described item as it is unclear if it is actually cheese. One thing is for sure it isn’t Dalish.

Feisty Cheese

Goat Cheese

Halla Cheese

Pecorino Romano (Antivan)

Ram Cheese

Cream

Spiced Cream

Thickened Cream

Whipped Cream

Milk

Cow Milk

Goat Milk

Halla Milk

Ram Milk

Soured Milk

Eggs

Caviar

Chicken Egg

Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Fish

Carp

Cod

Eel

Krone

Lamprey

Mackerel

Mussel

Oyster

River Herring

Sunfish

Trout

Whitebait

Insects

Cave Beetle (Dwarven)

Giant Spider (Dwarven)

Scorpion

Snail (Avvar)

Wood-burrowing beetle larvae (Dalish)

Meats

Beef

Ox

Ox-tongue

Rump Roast - A cut of meat from the hindquarters

Veal

Boar

Bronto

Cat

Deepstalker (Dwarven)

Dog

Dragon

Druffalo

Goat

Gurgut

Gurn

Halla

Hare

Hart

Horse

Liver - General name given, animal isn’t specified.

Lurker (Avvar)

Nug

Phoenix

Pork

Pig's Feet

Pork Hocks

Pork Saddle

Quillback

Rabbit

Ram

Rat

Sheep

Lamb

Mutton

Varghest

Venison

Wandering Hills (Anderfels)

Wyvern

Poultry

Bunting

Chicken

Dove

Duck

Partridge

Pheasant

Pigeon

Quail

Swan

Turkey

Misc.

Dragon Blood (Nevarran)

Druffalo Dung

Honey

Honeycomb

Miscellaneous Ingredients

Baking Ingredients

Ash

Elfroot Ash

Hardwood Ash (Dalish)

Baking Powder

Yeast Cake

Salts

Fine-ground Salt

Rock Salt

Salt

Sea Salt

Others

Brine

Clay (Avvar)

Pine Pitch (Alamarri)

Herbs and Spices

Herbs

Basil

Dried Basil

Bay Leaf

Catsbane

Elfroot

Elfroot Leaves

Royal Elfroot

Lavender (Orlesian)

Mint

Anderfels’s Mint

Foxmint

Peppermint

Oregano

Dried Oregano

Parsley

Prophet's Laurel

Rosemary

Spindleweed

Verdant Spindleweed

Thyme

Spices

Allspice

Anise

Antivan Cord-seed

Cardamom

Cinnamon (Seheron)

Clove

Cumin

Cumin Seed

Deep Mushroom Powder (Orlesian and Dwarven)

Dill

Dill Seeds

Dragon Blood Powder (Nevarran)

Eastern Spice - Unnamed

Fennel Seeds

Garlic

Ginger

Dried Ginger

Hot Pepper Powder

Hot Red Pepper, Crushed

Juniper

Licorice

Mace

Mustard

Mustard Powder

Mustard Seeds

Nutmeg (Seheron)

Grated Nutmeg

Pepper

Black Pepper

Peppercorn

Black Peppercorn

Poppyseed

Saffron

Spice Ball - A variety of mixed spices wrapped in a cheesecloth

Star Anise

Vanilla (Rivain)

Sources: ( If you want to find direct links or page numbers check out the wiki’s Food and Ingredients page.) Dragon Age: Origins (Base and DLCs) Dragon Age: Awakening Dragon Age 2 (Base and DLCs) Dragon Age: The Last Court Dragon Age: Inquisition (Base, DLCs + Multiplayer) Dragon Age Tabletop RPG Core Rulebook Dragon Age Tabletop RPG: Blood in Ferelden Dragon Age Tabletop RPG: Game Master's Kit: Buried Past

World of Thedas Vol. 1 World of Thedas Vol. 2 Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne Dragon Age: The Calling Dragon Age: The Masked Empire Dragon Age: Last Flight Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights Short Story: Paper and Steel Short Story: Paying the Ferryman

DAO Codex Entry: Feast Day Fish Codex Entry: History of Soldier’s Peak: Chapter 3 Codex Entry: In Praise of the Humble Nug

Codex Entry: A Tattered Shopping List

Item: Abyssal Peach Item: Brandy Item: Carnal, 8:69 Blessed Item: Mosswine Item: Rare Antivan Brandy (Gift) Item: Sugar Cake Item: Sun Blonde Vint-1 Item: Wedge of Destiny Item: West Hill Brandy

DAII Item: Dragon’s Blood

DAI Codex Entry: On Avvar Cuisine Codex Entry: Bottles of Thedas Codex Entry: The City of Starkhaven Codex Entry: La Pomme Vie et More Codex Entry: Mad Emperor Reville Codex Entry: Plant vs. Corpses Codex Entry: Ram Codex Entry: A Scholar's Journal Codex Entry: Spindleweed Codex Entry: Surviving the Western Approach Codex Entry: Waterlogged Diary Note: Betta's Travel Journal Note: The Gilded Horn's Drink List Note: Knight-Captain's Orders Note: A Note from the Skyhold Kitchen Note: The Rusted Horn's Menu Note: Scribbled Note Wartable Mission: Inspire Wartable Mission: Plant Crystal in Venatori Headquarters

Last Court Cards Atop the Tower of Lights The Elegant Abbess Flames of Freedom The Glassblowers' Anger Go Hunting Good Neighbor The Next Course The Purveyors of Tea Thieves! An Unofficial Meeting The Wyvern is Cornered

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#dragon age #dragon age meta #food meta #Foods of The Dragon Age Setting #food of thedas #ingredients #ingredients of thedads #ingredients of The Dragon Age Setting #food lore #Anderfel Cuisine #Antivan Cuisine #Avvar Cuisine #Dalish Cuisine #Ferelden Cuisine #Free Marcher Cuisine #Kirkwall Cuisine #Nevarran Cuisine #Orlesian Cuisine #Orzammar Cuisine #Qunari Cuisine #Seheron Cuisine #Starkhaven Cuisine #Tevinter Cuisine #Dwarf Cuisine #Elf Cuisine #Human Cuisine #long post #my meta #Archi is Archiving #Thedosian foods

[garadinervi]

Erika Blumenfeld, Tracing Luminaries: Plate No. A3657 (Jupiter), (one of a portfolio of six intaglio prints created from laser engraved cast acrylic plates inked with transparent base, printed onto a direct starlight-exposed cyanotype chine collé using Okuwara paper, bonded to Hahnemühle Copperplate backing paper, with printed ink gilded with 24-karat gold leaf), 2022 [© Erika Blumenfeld]

/ Plate Description /

Observatory: Harvard Boyden Station, Arequipa, Peru Telescope: 24-inch Bruce Doublet Date Exposed: 27 June 1899 Class: L Right Ascension: 13 hours, 54 minutes Declination: -10.3 degrees Quality: 4 Exposure: 174 minutes (shutter closed 54 minutes)

Plate Events: Marks removed (2021-02-04T14:16:43); plate not yet scanned for DASCH at the time of this printing.

Marked by: Sylvia Mussells, possibly Henrietta Swan Leavitt, plus three to four other unidentified women; the various ink types suggest that the markings span the turn of the century to 1930s/40s.

Curatorial & Astronomical Notes: This plate shows the planet Jupiter and was used to confirm the discovery of Jupiter’s 8th moon, which was later named Pasiphae. The plate jacket was notated by Sylvia Mussells indicating this plate was used in identifying 22 new galaxies, which at that time were still referred to generically as “nebula”; The plate jacket also notes, in an unidentified hand, that the plate was used in magnitude measurements at Harvard Observatory. The plate appears in Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s notebook entitled “Book XXXV: Objects looked up by Request” and is noted on pages 7 and 8, dated June 13, 1914 for research related to Jupiter’s moons. This plate survived the flood of 2016 with minimal damage to the markings.

#art #astronomy #visual writing #notation #mixed media #intaglio #portfolio #erika blumenfeld #harvard college observatory #astronomical photographic plate collection #1890s #1930s #1940s #2020s

[edckkb285]

Northshore Indigenous History

Ancient Pathway: Kingsford Smith Drive

Hamilton and Breakfast Creek were recorded by Oxley as being riddled with many Aboriginal pathways, indicating it was frequently traversed.

One route went through what is now Fortitude Valley, crossing Breakfast Creek (roughly by the Abbotsford Road Bridge).

Aboriginal people were recorded often swimming over (side note: connection to water and the river is prevalent).

Side note: Developing a walkway that brings to light these ancient pathways would be an idea.

The site saw extensive fishing… a visitor as early as 1836 described the entire road from Brisbane to Eagle Farm as an Aboriginal “fishing ground.”

The catch included swans, pelicans, eel, bream, whiting, bream, jewfish, flathead, mullet, eel, dolphin, river mussel and prawns.

Side note: Developing an artwork brief that brings to light Northshore’s history with the river and fishing.

Indigenous art research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is an expression of people’s identity, culture, spirituality and relationships to Country. It tells stories of ceremony and Creation and connects people to ancestors and kin.

The popularity of Australian First Nations art has also given rise to unethical trade and appropriation by unscrupulous people who have taken advantage of artists and the system.

The benefits of Indigenous art

Indigenous visual arts provides a means of cultural expression and are a vehicle for the maintenance and transmission of culture.

Used to promote health and wellbeing.

Improve the lives of Indigenous women and provide self esteem to young Indigenous people.

Go beyond purely economic and the quantifiable to enrich and sustain Indigenous culture.

Side note: brings light to the importance of partnering with real First Nations artists.

Aboriginal symbols

Australian Aboriginal symbols are visual forms of knowledge that express cultural intellect within a sense of place and spiritual space.

Creative expressions of knowledge are unique to each Aboriginal Nation as designs, symbols, techniques, and mediums are bound within customary laws associated to Creational periods.

One of the most common symbols used is the circle, which represents cosmological aspects of cultural space and spiritual space…

Indicate forms of sacredness; expressions of connections to cultural place within mind, body, and emotions.

Side note: Cameron's article discusses the misinterpretations between these symbols and non-Indigenous people. It is important to provide information that correctly identifies the meaning of the artwork. Emphasising deep insight that influences cultural place and spiritual space in being connections. Once again emphasising the importance of partnering with real Indigenous artists.

References Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. (n.d.). Art and authenticity. AIATSIS. https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/art-and-authenticity Cameron, E. (2015). Is It Art or Knowledge? Deconstructing Australian Aboriginal Creative Making. Arts (Basel), 4(2), 68–74. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts4020068 Kerkhove, R. 2021. Reports & Recommendations: Northshore Indigenous History. https://northshorebrisbane.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Northshore-Indigenous-History-Ray-Kerkhove-2021.pdf Parliament of Australia. (n.d.). Chapter 3 – The benefits of Indigenous art. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/indigenousarts/report/c03

[leaf-thief]

Swan mussel Andonta cygnea

near Ivanyane village, Opština Sofia, Bulgaria

#leaf-thief oc #ecology #zoology #nature #biology #bulgaria #freshwater #andonta cygnea #swan mussel #invertebrate #inverts #mussels #oddities and curiosities #oddities #nature aesthetic #in nature #weird and wonderful #unusual #giant animals

[artparks-sculpture]

A sculpture titled 'Swan Musse III (Lifesize Mussel Shell Indoor sculpture)' by sculptor Alison Henry. In a medium of Epoxy glass resin and in an edition of 2/20.

#artist #sculpture #sculptor #art #fineart #Alison Henry #Resin #Glass #limited edition

[perthfoodreview]

ART OF SEAFOOD 🐟 // finally tried dinner at @artofseafood with beautiful Swan River views. Menu on last two pics. Ordered the following: - Scallops & bone marrow: Charred corn, furikake, edamame & port jus $35 - ½ Moons Shrimp & scallops: Lobster curry dressing & baby coriander $24 - Squid ink Spaghetti: Tiger prawns, crab meat, mussels, scallop & seared salmon $46 - Black & White: Kingfish, Beluga lentils, truffle oil, Moso, creme fraiche & baby coriander $58 Favourites were the first two share plates: the scallops and bone marrow and the shrimp and lobster dumplings - the sauces were intense and exceeded our expectations. That perhaps set the bar too high and we found the mains to be not as good. Don’t get me wrong though, mains were good but just not as good as the share plates. The complimentary seared tuna as the starter was delicious too. Save this place for a special occasion or just a spontaneous dinner you can look forward to - you do you. 😉 #ArtOfSeafood #FineDining #Seafood #PerthSeafood #Perth #PerthFineDining #PerthFoodReview #PFR_Seafood #PFR_ArtOfSeafood (at ArtofSeafood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CldaEJVPt2k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#artofseafood #finedining #seafood #perthseafood #perth #perthfinedining #perthfoodreview #pfr_seafood #pfr_artofseafood

[rachelroams]

NOTES FROM TRAVELS PAST #2 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today, I’m inspired to share more notes from my journal entries during adventures past… this entry comes from Estonia, and is accompanied by a photo from New Zealand 💦 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “A droplet of water on a leaf. Three thistles. Heavy storm clouds. A thousand swans. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The sounds of sheep. Roosters. Ocean as it greets the shore. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A feather in the sand. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s okay to appreciate something without needing to hold onto it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Swans beating their heavy wings against the air. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Two children skipping across giant stones. “Tere!” “Hello!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Empty campground. Bicycle propped against the low pine. Mosaic of small, water-worn stones that range through all the peaches, grays, and butters of the color wheel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pungent salt air, brine so heavy the breeze tastes like mussels. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chirps, and cheeps, and little purple flowers, and mustard lichen on the stone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wood smoke, which you drink in as though it’s what your body most needs; is thirsty for above all else. Intoxicates and reminds you of other lands so far away. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How strange to be here and nowhere else. Like the rest of the world no longer exists. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There is nothing else. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There is nowhere else. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are all the wind, the sand, the sea.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝 from Kihnu Island, Estonia 📷 from Piha Beach, New Zealand ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (at Piha Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CinTdc9J9W7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#2

[yorkandwales2022]

The Swan Inn

After Laurie & Lisa’s terrible day with another flat tire, we went out for dinner. First we tried the Mulberry Inn just down the hill. The PYT (pretty young thing) at reception asked if we had a reservation. No reservation? No luck. Then we drove a tad further to the local pub The Swan Inn in Pontfadog.

Laurie and I had the lamb shepherd pie and Lisa had trout & mussels. The food was wonderful and filling. The gin and tonic wasn’t too bad either 😉

Yup, they served the G&T in a wineglass. Kinda weird but it worked just fine 😁

Dogs in the bar? Check. Warm food and warm people inside? Check. Horses parked outside? Priceless 😂 The black horse was a Welsh cob. An ancient breed native to Wales. I was thrilled to meet one. And both horses were pulling sulkies (two-wheeled carts). So the owners had ridden down to the Swan for their daily ale. Actually, that might be a great way to see Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[krovohlebka]

Monodon Monoceros (narwhal) and Anodonta cygnea (swan mussel) humanization

#humanization #gijinka #narwhal #swan mussel #my art #i know it's an ugliest sword you ever seen okay

[exhausted-archivist]

Bestiary of Thedas

From bird to insect, fish to land animal. Every creature mentioned in Dragon Age, blighted and non-blighted, spirits and demon, created and possessed creatures alike are listed along with their breeds, subspecies, or variations.

If you want a more specific list, check out the post for Real World Animals in Thedas

Updated: 2023/11

Amphibian

Frog

Salamander

Toad

Horned Toad

Poison Toad

Birds

Albatross

Black-capped Songbird

Bluebird

Budgerigar

Bunting

Buzzard

Canary

Crow

Dove

Duck

Mallard Duck

Eagle

Falcon

Finch

Goose

Grouse

Gull

Hawk

Kingfisher

Lark

Magpie

Merlin

Mockingbird

Nightingale

Owl

Parakeet

Parrot

Partridge

Peafowl

Pheasant

Pigeon

Ptarmigan

Quail

Raven

Robin

Rock Darter - Native to the Anderfels, an insect eating bird.

Seagull

Simir - A bird hunted in Tevinter for the magical properties in their feathers.

Sparrow

Swan

Swift

Turkey

Vulture

Bald-necked Vulture

Fish and Marine Creatures

Blind Tetrava

Bluefin

Carp

Cetus

Cod

Eel

Lamprey Eel

Jellyfish

Krone

Mackerel

Octopus

Raytooth

River Herring

Shark

Squid

Giant Squid

Trout

Whale

Bony Whale-Shark

Pilot Whale

Whitebait

Crustaceans and Shellfish

Clam

Crab

Giant Swamp Crab

Crayfish

Cuttlefish

Lobster

Mussel

Oyster

Prawns

Shrimp

Insects

Bee

Bumblebee

Honeybee

Beetle

Cave Beetle

Death Watch Beetle

Dung Beetle

Glow Worm

Roof Beetle

Wood-burrowing Beetle

Butterfly

Cricket

Dragonfly

Firefly

Flea

Fly

Blue Flies

Giant Spider

Giant Poisonous Spider

Giant Spiderling

Poison Spider

Gnat

Hornet

Ladybug

Leeches

Locust

Maggot

Scorpion

Silkworms

Slugs

Snail

Spider

Wasp

Worm

Earthworm

Poison Worm

Tapeworm

Mammals

Badger

Honey Badger

Bat

Giant Bats

Bear

Black Bear

Brown Bear

Cavern Bear

Great Bear

Large Bear

Boar

Bogfisher

Bronto

Cat

Cattle

Bull

Cow

Ox

Qalab

Chicken

Cockerel

Cretahl

Dathrasi

Deer

Red Deer

Stag

Dog

Coursing Hound

Ferelden Shepard

Hunting Dog

Mabari

Pug

Rat Terrier

Sheepdog

Wild Dog

Wofun Hound

Donkey

Druffalo

Elephant

Elk

Ermine

Fennec

Ferret

Fox

Gazelle

Ghast

Giant

Goat

Ayesleigh gulabi goats

Mountain Goat

Griffon

Gurn

Halla

Hamster

Hare

Hart

Bercilian Sure-Foot

Greater Frostback Elk

Pride of Arlathan

Red Hart

Royal Sixteen

Tirashan Swiftwind

White Hart

Wild Hart

Horse

Amaranthine Charger

Anderfel

Anderfel Courser

Asaarash

Avvar Mixed Draft

Dalish All-Bred

Fereldan Forder

Free Marches Ranger

Frostback Mountain Horse

Green Dales Feral

Imperial Warmblood

Inquisition Barded Charger

Oath-Bound Steed

Orlesian Courser

Taslin Strider

Hyena

Jackal

Jackrabbit

Lion

Great Lion

Red Lion

Lynx

Marmot

Marten

Mole

Monkey

Moose

Mountain Lion

Mouse

Chip Mouse

Mule

Nug

Nuggalope

Avvar War Nug

Battle Nug

Greater Nuggalope

Greater Mountain Nuggalope

Gwaren Land-Hammer

Knuckled Thunderer

Tiddles Majoris

Otter

Pig

Rabbit

Raccoon

Ram

August Ram

Rat

Giant Rat

Sheep

Snoufleur

Spotted Cat

Spotted Hunting Cat

Squirrel

Tiger

Tusket

Voles

Weasel

Wolf

Black Wolf

Crag Wolf

Great Wolf

Wolverine

Reptiles

Adder

Death Adder

Basilisks

Cobra

Crocodile

Deepstalker

Deepstalker Matriarch - largest deepstalker

Deepstalker Leader - always male, second largest deepstalker

Deepstalker Runner

Dracolisk

Abyssal Hang-Tooth

Basking Longma

Blue River Bane

Desert Lightning

Hunter Shade Dracolisk

Mountain Dracolisk

Primal-Trained Longma

Sharp-Tail

Dragon

Abyssal High Dragon

Fereldan Frostback

Gamordan

Stormrider

Greater Minstral

Guardian of Mythal

Highland Ravager

Hivernal

Hunterhorn Shrikes

Kaltenzahn

Northern Hunter

Sandy Howler

Stonejaw

Vinsomer

Dragonling

Drake

Great Dragon

Guardian Serpent

Gurgut

Lurker

Phoenix

Quillback

Sand Stalker - a small vermin-like creature similar to deepstalkers

Sand Stalker Spitter

Sand Stalker Leader - larger than common sand stalkers

Varghest

Viper

Wyvern

Snowy Wyvern

Created Creatures

Golem

Varterral

Blighted Creatures

Bereskarn

Blight Owl

Blight Wolf

Blighted Werewolf

Bloodcrow

Corrupted Spider

Corrupted Spider Queen

Darkspawn

Archdemon

Broodmothers

Children

Emissary

Genlock

Hurlock

Ogre

Shriek

Darkspawn Magisters (Named and known)

The Architect

Corypheus

Dragon Thrall

Ghoul

Created Creatures

Golem

Varterral

Demons and Spirits

Spirits

Choice

Command

Compassion

Faith

Hope

Justice

Knowledge

Perseverance

Valor

Wisdom

Memory

Wisp

Wraith

Demons

Desire

Despair

Envy

Fear

Hunger

Pride

Rage

Remorse

Shade

Sloth

Terror

Vengeance

Possessed/Magical Creatures

Abomination

Arcane Horror

Ash Wraith

Corpse

Devouring Corpse

Devouring Skeleton

Enraged Corpse

Fanged Skeleton

Shambling Corpse

Shambling Skeleton

Skeleton

Skeleton Archer

Skeleton Mage

Walking Corpse

Dryads

Harvester

Revenant

Rock Wraith

Ancient Rock Wraith

Sylvans

Vampire

Werewolf

Wood Nymphs

Undefined

Glowing Slime

Firesprite

Wandering Hills

Sources

Dragon Age Origins + DLCs Dragon Age Awakening Dragon Age 2 + DLC Dragon Age Inquisition + DLC Dragon Age Inquisition Multiplayer Dragon Age: Last Court Dragon Age: Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas Dragon Age Tabletop Core Rulebook Dragon Age Tabletop Blood of Ferelden World of Thedas Vol 1 World of Thedas Vol 2 Dragon Age: Asunder Dragon Age: Masked Empire Dragon Age: Last Flight Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights Short Story: The Riddle of Truth Short Story: Varric Dragon Age Origins Armor: Clamshell Armor Armor: Dalish Gloves Codex: The Bow of the Golden Sun Codex: Bronto Codex: Deepstalker Codex: The Frostback Mountains Codex: Meditations and Odes to Bees Codex: Nug Codex: Rat Codex: The Vaterral Item: Fox's Pendant Item: Golden Mirror Item: Lamb Bone Item: Micah/s Lucky Deer Foot Item: Ox Bone Item: Rat Poison Item: Uncrushable Pigeon Weapon: Cat Lady's Hobble-Stick Dragon Age 2 Armor: Rat-Nibbled Gloves Codex: Broken Dowsing Rods - No Refunds Codex: Carta Bronto Codex: Pride and Rider Junk: Stuffed Parrot Quest: Redblossom Special Weapon: The Tiger's Tail Last Court The Acerbic Dowager The Applewoods The Arrival of the Divine The Boastful Neighbor The Cheery Baron Choose your quarry The Dowager Steps Forward Enlightenment Glass Glassblowers' Anger Graffiti A Life of Toil A Meeting with the Outlaw A Plea for Sanctuary River Herring The Sealed Chantry A Swift Stream Sylvian Raid An Unofficial Meeting The Well-Read Pig-Farmer You have cornered the bear You have the hind in view Dragon Age Inquisition Items and Codex Codex: August Ram Codex: Andruil's Messenger Codex: Bear (Inquisition) Codex: Constellation Tenebrium Codex: Correspondence Interruptus Codex: Crate of the Live Death Watch Beetles Codex: Cretahl Codex: Dirthamen: Keeper of Secrets Codex: The Folly of General Not-Shertan Codex: Ghilan'nain: Mother of the Halla Codex: Hard in Hightown Chapter 15 Codex: A Horsemaster's Notes on Mounts Codex: The Hunt of the Fell Wolf Codex: Journal of Gurd Harofsen Codex: The Lion of Orlais Codex: Moldy Journal Codex: A Nutty Affair Codex: On Avvar Cuisine Codex: The Perendale War Codex: Ram Codex: Scout Lace Harding Codex: Surviving the Western Approach Landmark: Crestwood: The Guide of Falon'Din Note: Charred Note Note: Sera's Cabinet of Wonder Whose it Was Valuable: Carved Cricket Charm Valuable: Cut Crystal Lion Valuable: Eagle Feather Charm Valuable: Falcon Crest Valuable: Glass Fox Valuable: Golden Ladybug Charm Valuable: Grouse Feather Charm Valuable: Raven Totem Valuable: Silver Dragonfly Charm Valuable: Vulture Feather Charm Valuable: Wooden Mabari Figurine Wartable Mission: A Present for Bianca Wartable Mission: Smash

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