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Graphic that says Merrymac Summer penpals in the middle. The text is surrounded by eight photos of different animals in Polaroid style frames. There’s a horse named ducky, a red highland cow named Babs, black-and-white pig named Julian, a goat wearing a dandelion crown named Bonnie, a little gray pig named button, a turkey named Gracie, a goat named Vivie, and a lamb named Phoenix.

Announcing our Summer Pen Pal program! If you mail your favorite resident a letter, they will write back! Letters from kids or adults are welcome. No donation required, we’re just trying to have some summer fun. 🏖️
Mail to:
MMFS
(your favorite residents name)
490 Lime Kiln Road
Charlotte, VT 05445

That settles it. This, on repeat, for the rest of the day. No more worries. Only porcupette chat.

I frequently take comfort in the fact that the Universe is vast and beautiful and entirely unaffected by petty human foolishness

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Happye Pride Monthe! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

HELL YEAH PRIDE MONTH Y'ALL

Hi, I’ve had a rough few months mental health (so income) wise & engagement is way down over on twitter. If you could maybe RT my workshop sale👇🏼to help put my classes in front of more eyes it would help so so much. Thankyou 🌿

Cub found alone in US woods now being raised by wildlife staff in bear costumes Two-month-old black bear, who was starving in a California forest, is youngest cub the San Diego center has cared for Human bears, some would say, are taking care of a two-month-old cub that spent days without his mother, starving in a California forest. The small black bear cub was rescued by campers in Los Padres national forest after being found alone and starving. The infant bear is now recovering at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, and is believed to be the youngest cub the organization has ever cared for. Continue reading...

Cub found alone in US woods now being raised by wildlife staff in bear costumes

a reddish brown, curly doodle pup sits in a stainless steel vet kennel with a beige blanket draped over her shoulders. both of her front legs are wrapped in blue and white casts with only tiny tufts of fur sticking out at the ends.

This is Acorn. She was brought to the vet with broken front legs. Her fur was severely matted, amongst other obvious signs of neglect. Her owners were ordered to surrender her. She now needs multiple surgeries to fix the fractures. You can help her below ❤️‍🩹

15outof10.org/acorn/

a light gold cockapoo pup walks toward the camera in a field of grass. behind her is a herd of similarly colored alpacas. it appears as if they are both curious and in awe as they follow the curly pup.

This is Nugget. She only met these new friends today, but they have already made her their leader. 13/10

A jar of Kraft mayonnaise and Hellman's mayonnaise in a steel sink. This pic was from before we discovered how good Duke's mayo is.

Happy Cinco de Mayo to those who celebrate

We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.

A still life of prizes: Reynard the Fox book, A Fox for All Seasons journal open at a map of Flanders, a toy fox, Dorset tea and biscuits.

🦊 Competition time! To celebrate the beginning of summer, I'm giving away a signed edition of my Reynard the Fox, a Fox for All Seasons journal, packets of Dorset biscuits & tea to honour my other main character Old Fox & a charming & fluffy fox companion! Simply like, repost & follow to enter! 🌷🦊

An illumination from a Medieval Manuscript that shows a character bearing a striking resemblance to Yoda, a small green humanoid wearing an orange cloak. 📜 Royal 10 E IV, f. 30

A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away....

Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.

Plates of fairy cakes, decorated with flowers.

The Great God Pan

Grand cub

Up on my patreon today, a new recipe for Grandcub's fairy cakes, suitable for gifting to elves on old May eve. Join for this & hundreds upon hundreds of other stories & receipts &essays. And when you join, Wolf and Old Fox will even send you a special, paw-written card.
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If you feel you must have a purebred for some reason - adopt one! Many end up needing homes because people get kittens after seeing cute pics online but then find themselves utterly unprepared for its special care or medical needs. Placement groups exist for just about every breed!

Photo of two fluffy cats curled up together on a bed. A large brown tuxedo tabby has his tail wrapped around a smaller white cat.

It’s National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day! As most of you know, I’m a passionate advocate for adoption. Not only to save the lives of superb shelter cats like Fergus & Francie, but to withhold money from the commercial breeding world which has done tremendous harm to the health of so many “purebreds”. 💔

Quote from John Steinbeck - And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

Words To Live By Number 220

#maddow
Science break.
This kayaker gets approached by an otter every time he visits a lake. The otter was orphaned after the mother was in an accident, and the man helped it throughout it's rehabilitation process to later release it back into the wild. Volume up.🔊

Thank you! 🌼

A cracked asphalt play area, with a small set of white bleachers and a red soccer net to the left. Behind, a dirt baseball diamond. In nearly all of the cracks, blooming dandelions, creating tiny rivers of yellow light within the aging grey asphalt.

Been saving this for #SmallBeautiesHour.
Light in the cracks, or light out of the cracks—either way, light.

(Goddam I love dandelions! Weeds schmeeds.)

The best variant of “they’re all talk and no action” that I’ve ever heard in English, by far, is “they’re all wardrobe and no Narnia”

A color photo of a delicate and fluffy white medium-haired cat sitting on a window ledge. They are looking at the camera. What makes this photo extra special is that the cat is backlight by the sun coming through the window, the light illuminating their fluffy hair making them appear glowing and angelic.

Luminous angel babby from my collection, ca. 1960s.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…

Support Independent Bookstore Daye! 4/26 "Despite Amazon’s best efforts to obliterate small local businesses, we’re seeing a resurgence in bookstores across the country."
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a golden retriever sits and looks directly at the camera. a gigantic tree is in full, bright pink blooms that completely fills the top half of the frame. both the dog’s fur and the tree are shimmering a little in the sunlight. in a delightful coincidence, the dog’s tongue almost perfectly matches the blossoms behind her.

This is Maggie. She saw this tree blossoming into its true colors and thought of you. 13/10

The tiny pink flowers of shining cranesbill.

Yellow flowers with five petals anointed with tiny raindrops.

A wiggly green caterpillar in the tip of a nettle shoot. It’s been there long enough to leave behind some caterpillar poo 💩.

Blossom on a tree, one open pale pink flower with a further four pink buds about to break open.

Shining cranesbill, yellow pimpernel, a caterpillar on a nettle and some blossom for #smallbeautieshour

Sunlight shines on a green iron and wooden plank bench in a heathland meadow, facing a large woodland.

A long, straight country lane with low grassy verges, power lines off to one side and hedgerows. The low sun shines from a clear pale blue sky casting long shadows, and a woodland is visible in the distance to the left of the lane.

Sunny spots #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseOfClem #ThreadOfGold

Various varigated tulips in a glass vase. Double daffodils in a glass vase behind a jar which features a bunny-ear lid.

Evening BlueSky peeps. Tulips and daffs from the garden and an Easter 'thing' for #SmallBeautiesHour 🌷💛 #threadofgold #BecauseofClem

Very large herring gull very close up on the other side of a window

#SmallBeautiesHour all sorts of family things, having a few days off and getting muddy in the allotment, an assertive herring gull looking for snacks at a hotel window

#smallbeautieshour

Today’s offering- the tulip we never planted. This beautiful tulip has appeared in our raised vegetable bed. We never planted it. So….? Squirrel gardeners?