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LEAVE THEM ALONE!

At this time of year, I see way too many people essentially kidnapping baby rabbits from their homes. It’s almost always well meaning, sure, but it can still do major damage

Rabbits only nurse their babies a few times a day, usually at dawn and dusk. The rest of the time they leave the nest alone so predators hopefully won’t be attracted to it. It is very common to find a rabbit nest full of healthy, well-fed babies, but never once see the mom

Unless you find a rabbit that is undeniably in need of assistance (visibly injured, sick, soaking wet, brought in by a pet) the best course of action is to leave it alone. And if it does need assistance, the best thing to do is to give it to a licensed wildlife rehabber and NOT, I repeat, NOT, try to feed it. Baby rabbits, and all baby animals general, have incredibly sensitive digestive systems that can be damaged if they are fed the wrong thing or the wrong way

Wild rabbits are completely weaned and independent at around 3-4 weeks of age. If the rabbit is fully furred and hopping around on its own, regardless of size, it is most likely independent and does not need your help

Here’s a great article I found with a flow chart explaining what to do if you find a baby rabbit. It also explains how to return a baby to its nest if the need arises

If you see smol birbs with few or no feathers on the ground, you can safely put them back into their nest, bird parents will still care for them.

scruffy feather bird = starting to try the fly thing, not very good at it. only put in nest/branch if predators abound, i.e. you have four outdoor cats and they’re licking their chops.

Both Song and her mother wear hairstyles appropriate for their age and station, in accordance with the cultural norms of Joseon-era Korea (1392–1897).

Song’s hairstyle is known as a daenggi meori (댕기머리), a long braid meant for unmarried men and women. The most distinctive feature of the daenggi meori is the long ribbon or daenggi (댕기) tied at the end of the braid. If this accessory looks familiar, it’s because this detail was also added to the designs of Long Feng and the Dai Li.

Song’s mother wears a hairstyle known as a jjokjin meori (쪽진머리), a braided chignon worn by married women. The hairpin keeping the hairdo together is called a binyeo (비녀). Song’s mother appears to be wearing a silver-plated binyeo, indicating that the family is likely decently well-off. This fits well with what we’re shown of Song and her mother: Song is a knowledgeable herbalist who works at the local hospital, her mother lives in a nicely constructed house, and she can afford to casually offer a dinner of roast duck to two complete strangers.

Finally, I wanted to bring attention to Song’s shoes and socks. She wears traditional Korean leather flats known as hye (혜) and traditional Korean socks known as beoseon (버선), which are typically curly-toed and loose around the ankles.

Like what I’m doing? Tips always appreciated, never expected. ^_^

Tylee

Thai fashion was a big inspiration for Tylee, but with a fictional/canon long braid. I was thinking about having a Thai fashion spotlight for Ember Island, but Tylee's first design was too strong too resist.

(Reoccurring disclaimer for this art series: This is for fun, they are inspired by the show's costume designs and then extrapolated out with historical fashion or things I think will be fun to draw. These are not meant to be accurate, only inspired. I hope you like them!)

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Finally finished 😭 Timelapse at the bottom! I had an idea for my Wings of Pages series, where instead of text, it's a book full of botanical illustrations. The majority of the time was spent on the individual flowers for each feather/page of the wings. I really love the look of old botanical books with the water color paintings and the scientific names written in cursive. So I spent way too many hours painting out 20 of these flower pages, and even then, it wasn't enough for the wings so I did have to duplicate some.

Here are the 20 flowers! The HD image of Atlas Botanicus, and all 20 HD flower studies without watermark will be DMed on Patreon.com/Yuumei on May 5th, along with the hours long video recording of how I painted everything.

please take the term “factory farm” out of your vocabulary when discussing animal welfare

talking about the welfare of livestock and livestock production is incredibly important! all animals deserve to have the best welfare possible, regardless of if they’re going to end up on a plate or not

but the term “factory farm” does not actually discuss animal welfare in the way so many people seem to assume it does

for starters, “factory farm” is not an actual industry term. it doesn’t actually mean anything, because what constitutes a factory farm is completely subjective. you will never see the phrase “factory farm” in any kind of published research or official article because, again, it doesn’t mean anything

sure, the phrase definitely has connotations. and the connotation is the issue here. people use the term “factory farm” as a shorthand for… well, typically, “farming practice i don’t understand but think looks bad”

the term isn’t something neutral. it is specifically designed to create a negative image when you hear it. someone says “factory farm” and most people imagine large amounts of animals kept in bad condition

the key here: large amounts of animals

the size of a farm does not dictate the welfare of the animals on it. there are plenty of large farms with hundreds, thousands of animals that take stellar care of their livestock. there are small farms with only a couple animals that live horrible lives

the size of a farm is not the issue when it comes to animal welfare, but rather the practices used on the farm. sometimes they do go hand in hand, yes. there are some practices that are only necessary because of the amount of animals present

but say that

there are other terms that are actually industry terms that work better for these scenarios. try “conventional farming” “industrialized farming” “commercialized farming”. these actually have meanings that you can then jump off of into talking about animal welfare practices on these farms