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Current WIP:

Cascade 220 Heathers, and

3 gorgeous bright @ionacraftshop yarns from my visit there this summer…

Pattern my own.

I’m a bit excited about this one 😊

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Wow!!!

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OK BUT THE VORBARRA ARMSMEN

armsmen are generally retired military men, twenty-years or twice-twenty years men who are looking for things to occupy their time, so it is entirely possible that some of Ezar’s armsmen had served with Serg, or that their sons were serving under Serg, and really all it takes is one young lieutenant or captain sending cryptic and highly alarmed messages home to his parents from the Escobar front lines for the vorbarra armsmen to make some very correct assumptions about what Serg’s doing out there. they saw the way he treated Kareen. they know what Serg’s like.

and they know that Ezar’s on his death bed, it’s kind of hard to miss. and they don’t really talk about it but occasionally they float the idea of just… not renewing their oaths, officially retiring and letting Serg completely restaff his house but it’s never serious, their oaths mean to much for that, but the idea is floated (and there’s Gregor to consider, Gregor trusts them) and when Escobar turns out to be a clusterfuck and Serg dies, they get drunk. just. shitfaced. and there’s no singing of for he’s a jolly good fellow or the like, there’s not really mourning, but it’s not a celebration either, they just sit and drink and feel like they dodged a bullet. the armsmen’s wives suddenly find that one good kitchen knife that had disappeared some weeks ago, because Ezar and his armsmen had that weird telepathy that happens when you work with someone for long enough and no one ever said anything, no one even thought about it for too long, but Serg could not be allowed to be emperor and the armsmen are so glad they they won’t ever have to face that possibility

but that leaves them swearing oaths to Gregor, who’s five, and just had all of his family die, and it’s entirely possible that some of the armsmen have children or grandchildren that age and here they are kneeling at his feet and swearing their undying loyalty to a newly orphaned child who just had the weight of three planets put on his shoulders. and it’s pretty clear that Gregor doesn’t really get why they’re putting their hands between his hands, and he’s pretty bored by it all because there’s 20 armsmen to renew their oaths plus all of the counts and it’s super boring and he’s five (Gregor swearing to protect them is almost laughable). they also know that the Vorbarra armsmen are pretty much a vanity guard, what with ImpSec completely controlling the emperor’s security, and if something is bad enough to have gotten through to Gregor then it’s probably too much for them to handle, but sometimes protection means so much more than being a human meat shield,

the emperor’s birthday and winterfair are huge ceremonial ordeals (and the presents are fit for an emperor, not a pre-pubescent boy) but the day before that Gregor always has an unsigned pile of gifts that are actual toys, and games and books and occasionally homemade hats/scarves/sweaters, and it takes him a while to realize there’s always exactly twenty five (armsmen+the vorkosigans+the vorpatrils+the botharis). Cordelia and Aral or Drou always know when he has nightmares (because the night guard always politely raps on their door in a special pattern). Gregor meets every stray kitten or puppy or cute-enough-rodent that the armsmen stumble across and they smuggle in candy to hide in Gregor’s school desk or show up for their shift weirdly early with something hot and friend and too much for them to eat by themselves, really

and the Vorbarra armsmen are grim faced and stern and last line of defense for the Emperor-Count-Vorbarra and professional to a fault (because those damn ImpSec spooks are always breathing over their shoulders #oldmangrumbling) but they have so many Opinions on how children should be treated and manage to turn into a weird collection of hands-off doting uncles to Gregor the boy, at least until he starts the military academy

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you know, this was a good post. I really like this one. I should reread shards of honor

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though they are the closest relative of the north american wild turkey, the ocellated turkey looks wildly different in appearance, and while still being a large bird, is much smaller. this turkey is found only in a small range of mexico and an even tinier portion of south america. both males and females have a distinctive blue head and bright feathers with a metallic sheen. ocellated turkeys feed off of fruits, plant matter, and insects, and forage on the ground in flocks. at night they roost in trees to avoid predators such as jaguars, but spend the majority of their time on the ground.

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First Fossilized Lungs Found in Dinosaur-Era Bird

The earliest fossilized lungs have been found in an ancestral bird species. About 120 million years ago, the Archaeorhynchus spathula lived in what is today China alongside dinosaurs, before dying in a volcanic eruption. The newfound fossil is unusual for its preserved feathers and considerable soft tissue, which show that this primitive bird’s lungs closely resemble those found in living birds.

Modern birds have hyper-efficient lungs. Flying is a tough workout, and hyper-efficient lungs process oxygen quickly and with less effort, so that birds’ muscles can get enough oxygen during flight to keep going. This new fossil suggests such specialized lungs evolved earlier than previously thought.

Source: National Geographic

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

First Fossilized Lungs Found in Dinosaur-Era Bird