Bak'ed Beans

Okay, Tumblr. Since many of you following this blog are also devoted Phantom and Frankenstein fans, we have ALL been sleeping on a 2023 Turkish adaptation of Frankenstein on Netflix called "Yaratilan" ("Creature").

I had no idea this existed until @rosietealeaves told me about it, and now it is one of my favorite treatments of the novel. Set in the turn-of-the-century Ottoman Empire, it follows Ziya (Victor), a young medical student who meets an eccentric professor when he arrives at university in Istanbul, and the two get up to some very resurrection-y misdeeds.

There are some unique elements added to this one and also subtle shifts and tweaks of the novel's plot points that change just enough to add some really compelling new story beats, particularly for the Creature.

Like, for example, pining for the woman you love through a hole in the wall, while ensuring she cannot see your hideous face or the monstrous truth of your birth.

So, you know. The Venn diagram here is very much a circle, iykyk.

Fantastic treatment of the novel, with some originality to make it feel like its own distinct story.

Yaratilan is such a wonderful interpretation of the Frankenstein story, and I’m always so happy to hear about other’s having the chance to experience it. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Frankenstein (or if you just want some more good television) for the reasons Muirin gave above AND MUCH MORE!

Leonard Howard Reedy (American, 1899-1956) Bison. Watercolor on paper.

My bees are back!

It has been a brutally cold and snowy winter. I can't tell you how happy I am to see them.

Unequal Cellophane Bees (Colletes inaequalis)

March 14, 2026

Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Brazil

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA

Taiwanese Red Bamboo Ratsnake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii), family Colubridae, Taiwan

Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis), chick, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Arizona, USA

Robert Hainard (1906 - 1999). Trois blaireaux en file, un retourné. September 20th, 1932.

Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa), family Lycaenidae, Singapore

Emeraldine Moth (Ceroctena amynta), family Erebidae, Brazil