Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 227
April 9, 2019
ancienthouseofydell:
Hey! @therkalexander I think #PabloSchreiber for #Hades in #pawnsofolympus...
Hey! @therkalexander I think #PabloSchreiber for #Hades in #pawnsofolympus please!
Look at that height difference (he’s 6’5”) & playing a god & she’s dead. So much Hades practice!
coffee-and-bookmarks:
Book Appreciation: Receiver of Many by...
Book Appreciation: Receiver of Many by Rachel Alexander
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“Who are you?” she said, barely able to hear her own words as her heartbeat thrummed in her ears.
“This is your dream, remember? Tell me who I am,” he said smiling, absently coiling a tendril of her long brown hair around a finger.
She narrowed her eyes at him. “If this is my dream, oneiroi, then answer my question. Who are you?”
He was hearing her true voice: that of a natural ruler. She watched him smile at her fearlessness, even as he loomed over her. He leaned down and whispered in her ear, “I am your lord husband.”
superbloomings:
Our native California Painted Lady has had quite the migration this year! The...
Our native California Painted Lady has had quite the migration this year! The estimates number close to a billion flying at 25 miles an hour from the deserts of California to the Pacific Northwest. Regardless of their deemed host plants, I have personally witnessed these hungry butterflies enjoying the yellow Mustard, which grew over 8 feet from plenty of rain this season, as well as their larvae munching on the Foothill Lupine. The caterpillars even weave silk nests to protect themselves against predators. Many Painted Lady’s are still around enjoying the abundance with 2019s California Superbloom and foregoing their comrade’s determined trek North for now.
It was so enjoyable driving around during the height of the migration last month and seeing everyone’s faces light up with smiles, laughes, and dumbfounded wonder in awe of this spectacle. Then it turned rather hilariously dark while people watching. Quickly everyone’s shared enjoyment turn to horror when they inevitably realized they were hitting some of these precious creatures and there was nothing they could do while navigating around town.
My sister had been visiting this week and along with my kids we were driving through Malibu, Ca exclaiming, “Awe the butterflies! This is amazing!! They’re freaking everywhere!” to shrieking, “Ahhhhhh butterflies, noooo! It’s a butterfly massacre! This is horrible!” We will never forget this.
I miss Thanatos
He’s still around….
superbloomings:
Let’s take a look at some Foothill Lupine (Lupìnus succuléntus).Found in the Pea...
Let’s take a look at some Foothill Lupine (Lupìnus succuléntus).
Found in the Pea Family (Fabaceae) this annual herb is a dominant fire follower and blooms from February through May on Grassy slopes and in Coastal Sage Scrub.
Fun fact: L. succuléntus enjoys blooming below 1500 feet on eastern facing slopes for the early sun. Succuléntus means “thick, fleshy, and juicy.”
Note the very pale mutation observed in a recent burn scar.
References:
Dale, N. (2000). Flowering plants of the Santa Monica Mountains: Coastal and chaparral regions of Southern California. Sacramento: California Native Plant Society.
McAuley, M., & Kenney, J. P. (1985). Wildflowers of the Santa Monica mountains. Canoga Park, CA: Canyon Pub.
Hair and makeup for the pitch. Filming take eleventy billion on a camera that isn’t an ancient piece...
Hair and makeup for the pitch. Filming take eleventy billion on a camera that isn’t an ancient piece of dried up shit after we get the toddler fed and down for a nap.
