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I took a bunch of really nice photos of the crow army today - with the light reflecting from the snow, the details of their feathers come out so beautifully. Look at how blue/purple the big feathers are, edged by black, compared to the dark black of the smaller head feathers.

This is the boldest of them. He stayed juuuust out of arm's reach but didn't mind me kneeling down and stretching my arm out at him. He miiiight be Mr Roadside Pair but I don't think so, I think he is smaller.,,,

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And here are some Mediterranean seagulls from Istanbul for you - big, loud and cheeky ;)

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Some weeks back I saw one of the most fiery color sunsets I've yet seen. It's usually the case that sunsets look even more colorful to the camera, but in this case it was already a strong red, and was widespread.

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common_nature,

stonpicnicking_okapi shared their love of this comm as part of February Love Fest and inspired me to join. :)

I have been experiencing nature up close and personal thanks to some frogs. At the end of November, following a rain storm, my Partner and I could hear a frog in our tiny, ornamental garden pond/water feature. We're always so thrilled when this happens!

The next morning when I walked past the pond I saw a pile of bubbles and thought that was cool. The male frog has been making a bubble nest, like a betta fish, pining for a female to come join him (spoiler: I don't know much about frogs).

The next day I went to clean the pond (a bi-weekly feat during summer) and noticed that only only had the bubbles persisted, but some of them had developed little black dots. Oh my god, they're not bubbles they're eggs!
( Life, uh, finds a way )

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Photograph of two kingfishers perched on a branch. One is surrounded by a cloud of pink love hearts and the other has a single question mark over its head. Text: Inept in Love, at Fancake.

fancake is a thematic recommendation community where all members are welcome to post recs, and fanworks of all shapes and sizes are accepted. Check out the community guidelines for the full set of rules.

This theme runs for the entire month. If you have any questions, just ask!

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Creator: innitmarvelous_og
Title: Love Written in the Sky
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Characters/Pairings: Pepper Potts, Morgan Stark, Tony Stark/Pepper Potts
Prompt: Star
Word Count/Medium: 1047
Rating: PG
Warning: Angst
Summary: Pepper finds a way to keep Tony close for her daughter and herself. Post-Endgame

Notes: Recommended listening while you're reading this fic is "Stars" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.

( It was on a Tuesday night when Pepper finally.... )

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Title: Gold Star
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Bikky, Ryo.
Rating: G
Setting: Early in the manga.
Summary: Bikky has exciting news for his foster father.
Word Count: 300
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 505: Star.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble.

( Gold Star... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Title: The Star of the Show
Author:

lucy_roman
Rating: Gen
Summary: Hutch is the star of the show but he doesn't want to be
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Word Count: 359

( The Star of the Show )

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Title: Meant To Meet
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Fandom: S.W.A.T
Relationships: Donovan Rocker/Molly Hicks
Tags: Alternate Universe, Bodyguard Rocker, Movie Star Molly, Getting Together
Summary: They meet in a different way, and the sparks still fly.
Word Count: 3,953

( Meant To Meet )

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Hi all!

I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.

Thank you!

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Current Mood: cheerful

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Fandom: Star Trek: TOS
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Spock
Content Notes/Warnings: N/A
Medium: Digital
Artist Website/Gallery: winterfoxdraws
Why this piece is awesome: Lovely motion in the piece of Spock with the whales
Link: Tumblr

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Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: rombutan on Instagram
Why this piece is awesome: A lovely double portrait of Shane and Ilya hugging. The artist has several more artworks in the fandom on their Instagram.
Link: his dose of sunshine on Instagram, and reposted on tumblr here

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Description: ygorarepairs is a mini bang event that focuses on rare pair ships for all Yugioh series (including crossovers), open to writers, artists, and image & video editors.

This year's mini bang is in regular bang order. Authors have drafted fics for their chosen rare pair. Artists will claim at least 1 fic to use as inspiration for fanart. Partners will collaborate and share their fanworks together during the posting period for this event. Please read our specifications page for more details about expectations for event works.

Claims for the 2025-2026 mini bang are open!

Artists can see summaries and complete the claim submission form here:
https://docs.getgrist.com/forms/nmJe1ZZzHoDu1qWfkKNGeM/10

Dates (see Schedule for more info):

~~Signups: Nov 1-Nov 30 (writers may start immediately)~~
~~Check-in #1 (writers only): Dec 21-23~~
~~Check-in #2 (writers with claim pitch): Jan 30-Feb 1~~
Claims: Feb 2-6
Claims assigned: Feb 7/8
Artist WIP share: Feb 20-21
Check-in #3 (all participants): Mar 6-7
Posting prep: Mar 12-14
Posting: Mar 15-Apr 4

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We previously hosted our achievement badges on image-hosting site Imgur, but on 30 September, Imgur blocked people in the UK from accessing its content. It’s taken us a little while, but we’ve uploaded the badges to a private hosting site.

We’ve updated the Achievement Badges page and the Creator and Community Reports.

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I can still see my badges! Do I have to update the links?
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