belle

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Reader. Gremlin. She/her

A small sunflower blooming amongst grass and other small wildflowers
"They're yours." Gently, he clasped her shoulders and turned her to face him. "Athena, sweetheart..." Boosting herself to her tiptoes, she planted a kiss on his chin. "Yes?" How would a man of vast experience say this? "Lift your skirt," he said, low and quiet. "Please."
A small otter swimming, seen through a glass wall. She’s facing the camera with her eyes and nose above the water. Her front feet are spread wide, showcasing the webbing between claws.
A small bee on a white clover flower in green grass
A plant with many stalks of tiny white flowers
A bed of damp dirt with a mix of green plants. Several have orange flowers, a few with white flowers, and two with tiny purple flowers.
A segment of land with pink, purple, and blue wildflowers
A small bee on a white clover flower
A black lab lays on a bench with her head resting on a wooden dinning room table. Her eyes are open, but she’s relaxed and has her legs tucked in for a comfy position.
A black lab sleeping in the crook of their human’s arm. The pup has a faded rainbow-colored collar.
A bird on brown and green grass. It has grey wings with patches and streaks of white, a dark grey head, and this side view shows hints of an orangey breast, also with white patches.
Screenshot from the Merlin Bird ID app. It lists a Common Grackle, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Cardinal, House Sparrow, European Starling, American Robin.
Screenshot of an email exchange. First email: Subject line: Hi buddy One of your Costco locations was out of ketchup for the hot dogs today, the one in Memphis specifically. I’m not really that torn up about it cuz I love mustard, I can take or leave the ketchup but like just lettin you know man. Sent from my iPhone Email Response, from Ron Vachris to Joel and Wendy, sent 9:01 am Hey Joel, Thanks for the heads up on the ketchup situation in Memphis. Will pass this to the right folks there. Ron First email is lightly edited for punctuation and misspellings so that it is more comprehensible for screen readers.
An existentially tired white woman wearing a red plaid button-up. A necklace reading “Revolt Daily” is framed by the collar.
A tumblr post by user Nitewriter: Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances. Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW. Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
A white woman standing on a beach. The top part of her “Biology is Bigger than Binaries” shirt is visible
An opossum on a chain link fence with branches and leaves
A screenshot of a message that says “You cannot purchase an ebook on the same account twice.”
Screenshot of a tumblr post from username what-even-is-thiss: "Cats don't actually love you.” A cat is a small creature in the middle of the food chain that is fully aware that you are a very large thing that could stomp its head in at any moment and yet it chooses to rest its tiny little head on your leg for a nap and spreads out on the floor near you exposing its belly and its most sensitive organs. It brings dead mice and bugs to you to share food. Don't you get it? This tiny thing trusts you. It wants to help you too. It licks your leg thinking that it's helping. It kneads on you to find comfort. It shares its body warmth with you in the cold and gives you your space in the heat. It hisses at other mammals it sees outside including other cats in an effort to protect its family. Cats love you so so much. But they will keep trying to eat plastic.
A black and white cat sitting inside a circle of piping.
A black lab with her head on a person’s legs. Her eyes are closed and one of her jowls is smooshed up. There’s a hazy sunlight coming from one side of the photo.
A chickadee perched on a small branch. It’s a small bird with a black cap and white and grey feathers.
A fuzzy bee on a plant with many small yellow flowers
View from the side of a lake. The sky is reflected in the lake, bright blue with dramatic white clouds. There are small green plants growing in the lake and trees around it.
A chipmunk sitting on a little concrete wall. It’s sitting up and chewing on something in its front paws.
A monarch butterfly on a plant with many small purple flowers. It’s surrounded by lots of green plants.
A very simple black pen drawing of a bird. The bird has a round head, an out of proportion belly, and an attempt at a tail and wings. I think he looks calm and kind.
A screenshot of the Libby app where I am borrowing the ebook of Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell.
A black and white cat laying smugly atop a fluffy blue blanket. His paws are stretched toward the camera.
A wolverine frolicking in wet grass in a zoo exhibit
A chimp is walking away from camera and a baby is riding on her back
I don’t know what this flower is called, but it has pretty pink petals, then tiny purple petals inside that, and finally big green flower sex parts
A sea lion (I think) swimming upside down in a big aquarium. His flippers are close to his body in a way that makes it looking like he’s effortlessly suspended in the water.
A big male mandrill in a habitat with a log and some toys. He has incredible blue and pink markings on his face, his fur is blond and brown, and toward his hips and butt he has vibrant violet coloring.
A cheetah standing behind a little tree. Its spots and facial markings are very aesthetically pleasing.
A polar bear in the water with just its face above water. It is right up against the viewing window.
A polar bear floating on its back in water. It looks very relaxed.
A type of pheasant, I think? It’s a bird with two super long tail sections and feathers that are vibrant colors
A lungfish staring at the camera through aquarium glass. It resembles a horrified human expression.
A pink Axolotl seen in profile.
The bottom side of a ray up against the glass of a fish tank. It is mostly white with dark splotches. Its face could resemble a grimacing human face.
A yellow-speckled garden eel is poking up through the sand. The way his eyes are mimics a shocked or horrified human facial expression.
A black lab standing in sunbeams by a couch. The sunlight is reflecting brightly off her fur and lighting one of her eyes to a rich golden brown color.
Screenshot from the bird ID app Merlin showing these birds: house sparrow, mourning dove, American Robin, Baltimore oriole, blue Jay, northern cardinal, European starling.
A chickadee—small black and white bird—pictured mid-flight with its wings tucked so that it looks like it’s suspended in air. Tall trees and green foliage make up the background.
Distracted boyfriend meme template: a white man (labeled Friedman), looks away from his girlfriend (labeled human rights) and leers at a passing woman (labeled robotaxis)
Screenshot of the Merlin app showing birds recorded: Carolina Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, House Sparrow, Common Grackle, killdeer.
Screenshot from the Merlin app showing the birds recorded: House Sparrow, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, and American Crow.
In the snow, a bird print that is likely a big predator bird capturing small prey. The detail of the wings is incredible.
Face on view of a spiny tailed iguana. His head is propped up on a rock where he has been sleeping. His spine spikes are in silhouette and his bumpy tail stretches out long behind him. He is the embodiment of the concept of “no bones.”
A type of pigeon next to a path in some plants and a small stream. The bird has the dainty head of a pigeon and a disproportionately big round body. This bird has long feathers in shades of blue, green, and yellow.
Front view of a rock python in a desert like enclosure. It’s curled up on sand and its mouth is open mid-yawn. Inside its mouth you can see various pink and white mouth parts. In my opinion it is very cute. The rock python has a pattern in different shades of brown, with big patches that are kind of amoeba like.
A full body view of this iguana: he’s wrinkly, and has a row of spikes running down his spine. At the transition to his tail, it changes from regular scales to lots of bumps (or spines, aka spiny-tailed). Including tail, he’s easily two feet long.
A small turtle seen amongst dirt and plants. It has an orange-brown colored shell with irregular plates tilted around the edges to give the impression of a leaf.
An eye-level view of a big lizard whose head is tilted up as he eyes the camera.
A snake is wrapped around a thick stick and leaning against the habitat wall. It’s a medium big/thick snake to me, probably around two feet long. It has a cool pattern of dark and yellow scales in irregular bands, a little like a chevron but messier.
A top down view of a turtle in an artificial pond environment. This Fly River Turtle is mostly a dark black color with a little yellow or green on the underside. It has a big domed shell, pretty flippers, and a slightly funny squished face that ends in what looks like a tiny pig snout.
Top down view of a matamata turtle in an artificial pond environment. The turtle has a big roundish shell with some protrusions and variations of dark colors. Of note, it has a large flat head with lightly serrated edges. It looks like a big leaf or random river bottom vegetation.
Two San Esteban Island chuckwallas bask on top of a rock under heat lamps. They are large lizard type creatures, probably a foot and a half including tail. These two have a color pattern of black, grey, brown, and sandy orange.
Screen shot of a sale entry for “Better She Die” by Judy Baker.