#cromarty

Plant of the Day

Sunday 25 August 2024

The salt-tolerance of the native annual plant Atriplex patula (spear saltbush, common orache, spear orach, spreading orach) means it can grow grow in coastal areas and the verges of salt-treated roads, where the soil has increased salinity. This species is a wildflower in the U.K. but can be invasive in some other parts of the world.

Hitching a Lift, Common toads (Bufo bufo), Cromarty, Scotland

‘The common toad migration to their spawning grounds can be a spectacular event to watch. As the large females make their way to the water, the smaller males approach them to try and hitch a lift. It can result in some amusing behaviour, as multiple males will often try to mount the same female. This image was captured just as one of the males tried to push away another’

Photograph: James Roddie

Rated: T

Relationship(s): Patrick Brewer/David Rose

Additional Tags: Chefs, Alternate Universe - Restaurant

Summary: “Mr. Miller?” a man said, sliding his vodka soda across the bar to him. Patrick looked up and almost gasped. Possibly the least professional reaction he’s ever had to being served a drink, but he’s not usually served a drink by the head chef himself, and also no other chef is David Rose.

Or

Patrick is a Michelin Guide reviewer and David is a Toronto chef hoping for the first Michelin star awarded in Canada.

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Recommendation by: Anonymous

This fic is so !!!!! Patrick having a Secret Job like he’s a spy and David taking such care of all the people who work in his kitchen and they kiss early but then pull back to try to be friends so you know they're *in it* but you still get all the PINING, plus the Thanksgiving scene is SO GOOD and I love what the author has done with Albany (I've never seen anyone else tackle that side of things really) and there's Jake hitting on Patrick which is always The Best and not to mention there is beautiful food everywhere too and I just wish I could somehow give this fic a hug

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Rated: T

Relationship(s): Patrick Brewer/David Rose, Theodore "Ted" Mullens/Alexis Rose

Additional Tags: Head Injury, Coma, Christmas, New Year's Eve

Summary: “You’re family?” the older EMT asks. Patrick nods, involuntarily. It’s the adrenaline, maybe, or just the fantasy world he’s built himself to get through the nights, but it just falls out of his mouth. “I’m going to marry her.”

Or, A While You Were Sleeping AU: The Roses haven’t lost their money, and Patrick is the night doorman for their building after deciding to start over in Toronto.

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Recommendation by: Anonymous

this author has written so many great aus but i think this one is my favorite. its a while you were sleeping au, and they've combined the worlds of the show and the movie so so well and it manages to hit recognizable moments from both of them while making it something new too. i have come back to read it again and again.

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Rated: G & T

Relationship(s): Patrick Brewer/David Rose

Additional Tags: New Year's Eve, New Year's Kiss, New Year's Resolutions

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Recommendation by: Anonymous

These two New Year's Resolution fics are so cute! I loooooove that Patrick has inherited NYE superstitions from his relatives, and then his need to keep his resolution the next year. Both parts are so sweet!!

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