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My Final Tumblr Post

Hello everyone! Long time no see, am I right? Anyway, I am making this post because I have decided to retire from using Tumblr. I know this may seem like a surprise to those who still follow me, but let me explain myself.

When I first joined back in 2013, I thought it was the best website ever – my true loyal internet friends were using it, I made some new friends through here, I could reblog & post whatever I wanted to, & best of all I was free to be myself without any restrictions! It was true freedom to be myself!

But as time went on, life continued going forward & things began to change for the better (in most cases). I want things to continue getting better for myself & for others around me, so I only feel it’s time I continued elsewhere. Plus, there are a number of good reasons why I’m logging off of Tumblr. They are as follows:

Most of the blogs I follow, many of which include friends of mine, have stopped using Tumblr, & thus there’s less variety for me to reblog.

Scrolling through Tumblr causes my computer to slow down significantly, & thus it gets more & more frustrating to search for things to reblog.

I really don’t like some of the things they’ve (meaning @staff ) forced upon us, such as making me use the newer design as opposed to the classic blog design.

Other websites I use give me much more satisfaction for passing the time, such as DeviantArt, YouTube, & Instagram.

So yeah, I think those are some good reasons for me to retire from this site. But there are two more matters of business I need to take care of before logging off. Firstly, I’m going to leave my blog & my other blogs up in case people want to search through my archives & reblog things they like.

Second, & more importantly, I want to make it clear that I still wish to maintain many of the relationships I’ve formed here on this site. To my Tumblr friends, especially @tangle-of-ivy, @tbrig, & @pottercourt, I would still like to be friends with you guys if that’s alright. Let me know if you’d like that as well, & I’d be happy to work something out with you guys!

If you guys want to continue seeing what I’m up to, you can see my stuff & follow me on my Instagram, my DeviantArt, & occasionally my Twitter. I would strongly recommend my Instagram page out of all of them, personally. Until next time, I hope you guys have a wonderful rest of the day, & I wish all of you the best of luck in your dreams & future endeavors. Now, to end things with a very personal quote:

“Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” – Danny Thomas

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Elephant Family by karina_jambrak

Here we see an illustration for an upcoming book that shows a small packy family as they walk across the desert during a full moon.

Picture found here.

#elephants #african #art #illustration #book #small #family #walk #desert #full #moon

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Save the planet by simeon1994

Here is a nice painting that shows a mighty packy walking across the planet Earth while carrying a city on its back. I have a feeling this is supposed to be symbolic of something, but I’m not really sure myself.

Picture found here.

#elephant #art #painting #mighty #walking #planet #Earth #carry #city #back #feeling #symbolic #something

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Baby Elephant Stuck on Cliff Gets Helping Hand

Here is a video from the Mashatu Game Reserve, in which a herd of packys climbs up a small cliff. At one point, the baby has some difficulty, & so the matriarch helps it out. Packys do such a great job looking out for one another!

#elephants #african #wild #Mashatu Game Reserve #video #herd #climb #small #cliff #baby #difficulty #matriarch #help #great #one another

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Here we see two packys from Hwange National Park, as they both enjoy a refreshing drink at the waterhole.

Photo found here.

#elephants #african #wild #Hwange National Park #two #enjoy #refreshing #drink #waterhole

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In this picture from the Dallas Zoo, we see a packy getting ready to enjoy a nice big pile of hay all to itself!

Photo found here.

#elephant #african #Dallas Zoo #enjoy #big #pile #hay #itself

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Here we see some packys from somewhere in Africa, as they enjoys the bounties of the waterhole while an egret flies above them.

Photo found here.

#elephants #african #wild #somewhere #Africa #enjoy #bounty #waterhole #egret #flying #above

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In this picture from somewhere in Africa, we see a herd of packys on the march in search of a good waterhole to enjoy a nice drink. Look closely, & you’ll see a grazing zebra in the background.

Photo found here.

#elephants #african #wild #somewhere #Africa #herd #march #search #waterhole #enjoy #drink #grazing #zebra #background

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Here we see a mighty packy from Kruger National Park, as it peacefully walks down the road while a car with safari tourists approaches - cameras at the ready!

Photo found here.

#elephant #african #wild #Kruger National Park #mighty #peaceful #walk #road #car #safari #tourists #approach #camera #ready

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In this picture from the Reid Park Zoo, we see this packy is getting ready to go for a nice walk with a big smile on its face.

Photo found here.

#elephant #african #Reid Park Zoo #walk #big #smile #face

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Here we see a packy from Zoo Duisburg, as it hangs out by the rocks & enjoys some nice shade.

Photo found here.

#elephant #african #Zoo Duisburg #hanging out #rocks #enjoy #shade

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In this picture from a zoo somewhere in the world (sorry, the source didn’t say where this was), we see a packy with hay on its head walking straight towards the camera person.

Photo found here.

#elephant #african #zoo #somewhere #world #don't know #location #hay #head #walking #camera person

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Here we see a packy from somewhere in Africa, as it stands majestically in a big yellow field of grass. Also, if you look closely in the background, you can see a giraffe standing by that tree.

Photo found here.

#elephant #african #wild #somewhere #Africa #majestic #big #yellow #field #grass #look #background #giraffe #tree

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Here we see a mother packy from Ouwehands Dierenpark, as she snacks on some leaves & branches while her baby practices eating as well.

Photo found here.

#elephants #african #Ouwehands Dierenpark #mother #snack #leaves #branches #baby #practice #eating

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Oops! I forgot to post the end of the day update last night. So sorry! Oh well, I might as well share it now. Next week (or this week, at this point), you’ll see pictures of African elephants. I hope you guys look forward to it!

#update #end of day #oops #forgot #post #last night #sorry #share #next week #this week #saturday #pictures #african #elephants #hobby #look forward

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View of the Large Imported Elephant by Taguchi

Here is a painting that’s found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is by the Japanese artist Taguchi & was completed in 1863. It illustrates a man delivering a packy as an imported gift to Japan, as the packy stands peacefully & eats some hay. What I like about this piece is how the packy is depicted in this older Japanese style & is probably how many people imagined these wonderful animals before actually seeing them.

Picture found here.

#elephant #asian #art #painting #print #Metropolitan Museum of Art #The Met #Japan #Japanese #artist #Taguchi #1863 #man #deliver #import #gift #eat #hay #style #wonderful #animals #imagine

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Asian Elephant Watercolor by Aleksandra Foster

Here is a nice watercolor painting that shows a packy taking a nice stroll. It’s a nice touch to see the actual watercolor paints & brushes the artist used for this piece!

Picture found here.

#elephant #asian #art #painting #watercolor #stroll #paints #brush #artist