shit sucks? hit the bricks*

*the brick pathway to the library

looks like its #PortfolioDay again! i’m Loren, a nature photographer and artist in northern illinois looking for work. i love taking pictures of #birds, #bugs, #mushrooms, #flowers and any other interesting organisms i come across.

i have prints available at https://www.loren.pics/store/

or you can support my work at https://ko-fi.com/loren_nature

(Saffron:) Our instance's admin encouraged us to post our short videos directly on here, so here we are!  

Amber's wheelchair isn't attached to her! It can be purchased for *any* mini-size bee we've made.

Music credit: Oleg Mazur

Wheelchair: https://artisans.coop/products/knitted-wheelchair-for-mini-beechonk

Amber: https://artisans.coop/products/soft-snuggly-ace-pride-beechonk

Cecelia: https://artisans.coop/products/soft-snuggly-beechonk

#Amigurumi #Bumblebee #AcePride #Wheelchair #CuteArt

acknowledge the grim, but don't give up. please.

#MastoArt #art

(Cobalt:) I'm posting this request on behalf of a friend who doesn't have social media. Boosts are very welcome! Their message:

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paypal teeterpyg

my name is prism and i am a disabled trans person who has been made homeless by an abusive family member. i cannot work and the cheapest lodging in my city is $800 a week. if i am unsheltered i will not have the ability to care for my needs and will quickly become much sicker. i have a credit card i am using to absorb the cost for now, but disability benefits do not pay much and i need help to keep from maxing it out. sharing is just as appreciated as donating! please help keep me safe while i find new housing!

my goal is $800 for the next week and donations above that will be used to pay for more weeks or furniture should i find housing

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #TransMutualAid #DisabledMutualAid #Crowdfund

This heat wave is absolutely bone crushing, and I'm so glad that I installed central air two years ago.

But if you are without central air, or you're dealing with a heat wave for the first time because it's reaching areas that don't historically get this hot, here are a few tips from my years of poverty in a desert: