Naragon

A mated pair of female kunpengopterus, nuzzling and preening on a warm summer evening

I've been spending far too much of my time trying to learn medieval illumination techniques

one of my first semi-successful attempts at fore edge painting! done on an old paperback of aesop's fables.

+ some glamour shots:

“The central inner conflict is one between the constructive forces of the real self and the obstructive forces of the pride system, between healthy growth and the drive to prove in actuality the perfection of the idealized self.” —Karen Horney

Angela Lane

Jumala: älä sano sitä

Mun suojelusenkeli: ei

Tasavallan presidentti: älä

Mun terapeutti: lopeta

“The confrontation between logging company Teal-Jones and forest defenders in court is the result of the ongoing failure of the provincial government to follow through on their promise and deliver solutions to protect globally rare and endangered old-growth forest like the spectacularly intact Fairy Creek rainforest in Pacheedaht territory,” said Sierra Club BC campaigner Jens Wieting in a statement Thursday.

The Fairy Creek rainforest is the last intact watershed in the San Juan river system, representing an ancient and irreplaceable ecosystem, and if Teal-Jones is successful in logging it, trees hundreds to thousands of years old will be turned to sawdust…

[ Similar destruction in the nearby Caycuse watershed, where old-growth trees have been logged by Teal-Jones, photographed by TJ Watts. ]

Although this injunction has been granted, the defenders of Fairy Creek are not backing down, and are asking you to join the fight however you can.

Getting boots on the ground is of the utmost importance right now, and Fairy Creek Blockade are asking anyone who can to join them on the front lines, but for those who can’t physically join the blockade, donating is incredibly important and helpful as well.

You can also help by writing to + phoning decision makers and voicing your horror and disgust at the situation, some key individuals are:

B.C. Premier John Horgan: (250) - 387 - 1715 / [email protected]

Minister of Forests Katrine Conroy: (250) - 387 - 6240 / [email protected]

Minister of Enviro. George Heyman: (250) - 387 - 1187 / [email protected]

And Teal-Jones themselves, which can be reached at: (604) - 587 - 8700

Sequoyah’s syllabary for the Cherokee language, showing both script and printed characters. Before 1809, Cherokee was a spoken language with no written component. Sequoyah, a Cherokee intellectual, developed a written system for the language. In it, each symbol represents a syllable rather than a simple sound. There are 85 characters in the “alphabet.” Some linguists think that the Cherokee syllabary is superior to the Latin alphabet, because once a person has memorized the symbols, they can easily read and pronounce any word.

Imperialism kills.