Lighten Up!

Baking a dragon.

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:26:00 -0400

Baking a dragon.

Iris

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:56:48 -0400

Iris

Dogwood!

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:05:01 -0400

Dogwood!

Best energy drink ever.

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:26:33 -0400

Best energy drink ever.

These flowers almost glow white.

Fri, 31 May 2013 13:21:35 -0400

These flowers almost glow white.

Pink!

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:02:30 -0400

Pink!

theonlymagicleftisart: (gzi24◎歌無岸)

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:44:09 -0500

theonlymagicleftisart:

(gzi24◎歌無岸)

theinsidesource: Sabine Heller’s World of Objects Meet Sabine...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:43:05 -0500

theinsidesource:

Sabine Heller’s World of Objects

Meet Sabine Heller, a woman who is all things Media. Acting as CEO of Asmallworld.com, the writer/photographer also exercises her creative energy contributing to publications Vogue Italia and Purple Magazine. In Episode 2 of our series Consolidate, we explore the tools of Sabine’s trade and how eBay fits into her inspired life of objects.

Check out episode 1 with DJ & Nightlife expert Gabby Mejia

(Photo: Gabriel Stanley. Text by Jauretsi)

callmeshirlie: This is the Asian Pangolin. The pangolin is the...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:42:41 -0500

callmeshirlie:

This is the Asian Pangolin.

The pangolin is the only mammal on the planet that bears actual scales.
It is also the only carnivore that does not have teeth.
Plus, it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Just look at it.
It rolls itself into a ball to protect itself from predators, like an armadillo; and it invades large, often infesting insect nests with an incredibly long pink tongue, like an anteater.
But they’re not related to any of those things. In fact, they are so unique, scientists put them in their own biological order: Pholidota.
It’s adorable.

But there’s a problem. It’s also two other things:
1) One of the least scientifically-researched mammals on earth. Therefore, it is one of the least known by the public.
Nobody knows what a pangolin is.

2) It is one of the most commonly poached animals in the world.

Prized for its scales, which are fabled to promote menstruation and lactation, treat rheumatism and arthritis, and reduce swelling, the pangolin is captured en masse in Southeast Asia and China. Now, there are even ridiculous claims that their scales can cure cancer.

Fact: their scales are made of keratin, which is the same exact thing that your fingernails are made of.

And, like your fingernails, pangolin scale has absolutely no medicinal benefit.

Nevertheless, in 2011, about 60,000 pangolins were stolen from the wild… in Vietnam alone. TRAFFIC, the anti-illicit trade organization, estimates that this is only 10% of the entire Asian industry.

Only a few are ever rescued, and if they are, the trauma of their experience actually kills them after a few weeks. Pangolins become easily overstressed, and literally cannot be held in captivity. Those few who do survive cannot reproduce.

The Chinese and Sunda Pangolins are on the Endangered list. The Indian and Indonesian Pangolins are Near Threatened. But the industry has not slowed down.
The only pangolin species that is not severely poached is, surprisingly, the African Pangolin. But as Asian species begin to become more and more rare, conservationists are worried that Africa will be the next main supplier.

Before this happens, you should know about the Pangolin.

Yesterday, February 16, was INTERNATIONAL PANGOLIN DAY. Though the holiday is over, you can still signal boost, and make sure that more people at least know about this incredible animal.

Thanks for reading.

robotokvagyunk: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raffaello

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:00:20 -0500

robotokvagyunk:

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raffaello

robotokvagyunk: magányos űrhajós a szombathelyi...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:00:11 -0500

robotokvagyunk:

magányos űrhajós a szombathelyi autóbusz-állomáson

gothiccharmschool: luciferandstrangerock: I’m surprised Mrs....

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:50:34 -0500

gothiccharmschool:

luciferandstrangerock:

I’m surprised Mrs. Jillian V has not seen this yet ehehehe

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, that’s adorable.

theonlymagicleftisart: (Jakob Elrich)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:48:56 -0500

theonlymagicleftisart:

(Jakob Elrich)

fuckyeahvintageillustration: ‘Fairy tales from many lands’ by...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:47:48 -0500

fuckyeahvintageillustration:

‘Fairy tales from many lands’ by Katharine Pyle with illustrations by the author. Published 1911 by E. P. Dutton & Company, New York.

See the complete book here.

Bead soup. #craft #beading

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:48:23 -0500

Bead soup. #craft #beading

Christmas bird sketch

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:59:29 -0500

Christmas bird sketch

chasenesslol: Frost flowers in the arctic ocean

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:44:19 -0500

chasenesslol:

Frost flowers in the arctic ocean

Christmas cookies & crafts!

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:33:37 -0500

Christmas cookies & crafts!

Cookie time!

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:37:05 -0500

Cookie time!

Still working on ornaments for the tree.

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:32:35 -0500

Still working on ornaments for the tree.