worldmotheringair:

Prothonotary  Warbler: Such a shocking bit of a bird! Ahhhhh the yellow!  So lemony.

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a-solitary-sea-rover:

• It involves both in-shore and offshore racing when the Olympics and America’s Cup are only inshore and the Vendée Globe is only offshore.
• Unlike the AC or the Olympics, you get to see different oceans, coasts, and cities instead of watching racing in the same harbor for several days/weeks, BUT…
• Unlike the VG, they travel around the world with stops, so people get the chance to see the boats up-close, the sailors get to rest, have fun, and see the sights, and the fans following online learn some local culture and geography.
• Stopping to visit cities and see things instead of going nonstop is probably how most people would want to travel around the world, so this is relatable
• There’s some degree of downtime during stops so you don’t fall COMPLETELY behind on your work.
• The coverage and fan base are both very multilingual and international instead of most Vendée Globe fans living in France and it having mostly French-language coverage and most America’s Cup fans living in New Zealand and it having mostly English-language coverage. 
• (…and it probably has the biggest fandom on Tumblr, just saying.)
• Sometimes ordinary people have actually vaguely heard something about it once (not as often as with the AC, we admit, but it’s still more well-known in the Anglosphere than the VG and you’d be surprised how many people don’t know sailing is an Olympic sport… like my brother.)
• There are dedicated media crewmembers on every boat and they take really good photos and video.
• There are resources in both beginner and expert degrees of detail, and the public social media accounts are written in a very fun and friendly tone, so nobody has to feel intimidated by not knowing much about sailing yet.
• There’s so much material that probably nobody with any other job can catch up on all the new content every day, so just pick and choose which channels you like.
• The teams are international and we get to see them bond despite cultural differences and become epic fire-forged friends.
• Most of the sailors do other big events in the interim, so you now have someone to follow in those events when they happen.
• There are lots of kick-awesome female sailors and there have been for decades.
• The teams and management care about sustainability and the environment.
• The boats and sails are bright, cheery colors and not just red, black, white, and gray.
• If you ever DO get up-to-date, you can jump right into learning about the past races on the official website and YouTube channel and then find books and magazine articles for more detail.
• Once the race ends, you can do that to keep busy until the next one.

However:

• Because it only happens every few years, it may NOT be the first Big Four event you follow… but at least then you can compare them and decide if you agree with me or not!

(…and it probably has the biggest fandom on Tumblr, just saying.)

Heh. Yes; hear us roar! The mighty Volvo Ocean Race Tumblr Fandom!

😜

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lazyjacks:

MacMillan’s boat Bowdoin that he sails when he goes North
Leslie Jones, circa 1917–1934
Boston Public Library Print Department, Leslie Jones Collection
Accession # 08_06_005691

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brooklynbridgebirds:

Northern Parula
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

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lies:

Navigator Pascal Bidégorry of Dongfeng Race Team. As of January 9, 2015, Dongfeng is leading the 38,000-mile Volvo Ocean Race, sailing south through the Arabian Sea en route to Sanya, China. Source.

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tilthat:

TIL In 1915, a woman was late to her sister’s funeral. When she arrived, she demanded that her sister be exhumed so that she can see her one last time. Upon opening the coffin, the “dead” woman sat up and smiled. Mayhem ensued.

via reddit.com

Heh. “It is by no means unlikely that the story of her resurrection from the tomb was somewhat improved upon as it was told and retold, and finally appeared in the newspapers after her second and final death in 1955.”

Makes me think of this exchange:

‘Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?’

‘A man may do both,’ said Aragorn. ‘For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!’

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Sometimes when I’m birdwatching I see things that aren’t birds.

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Next edition of the race planned for 2021 under new ownership:

a-solitary-sea-rover:

So, we have to wait a little longer for the next VOR than we expected— 2021 instead of 2020—but that makes sense if they want to change the type of boat and there will apparently be some kind of racing before then.

But between the AC and the VOR, 2021 could be a blast!

“Opening the race to another existing class would allow us to tap into an existing inventory of round the world race boats that are at the cutting edge of technology. We see this as a way to challenge the best sailors in the world with a class that encourages development and sits at the forefront of the sport.”

So that would be what; IMOCA 60′s?

I hope it pans out, but there’s a fair amount of handwaving going on at this point. I guess I’ll have to wait and see.

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“I dress in a way that makes it easy to assume I’m in disguise, but if so, it’s a terrible disguise.”

– https://twitter.com/alexandraerin/status/1001955009674739718

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Crash Cam

Turn the Tide on Plastic, 2018-05-25, North Atlantic Ocean

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Bianca “You Can Clip Me In, But You Can’t Stop My Moves” Cook

Turn the Tide on Plastic, North Atlantic Ocean, May 25, 2018 [Source]

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Sea of Glass

Dongfeng in the Bristol Channel, May 28, 2018. As of the end of Leg 9 Dongfeng Race Team leads the Volvo Ocean Race by a single point.

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Don’t bother Pascal when he’s working.

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etoile-fairy:

At home

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icarus-suraki:

thehats:

lucybellwood:

Hey do you dream of running away to sea to become a sailor? BOY HOWDY DO I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU:

Grays Harbor Historical Seaport has just launched their new training program, Sea School NW. Lemme tell you why this is a huge deal: 

The professional maritime world is massively male-dominated, with only 2% of the global industry identifying as female. This program, run by some of the most inclusive, enthusiastic folks in the business, aims to change change that by providing subsidized professional training for underrepresented groups wanting to break into the field.

They’re only accepting scholarship folks right now, which means the only requirements are being age 18-35 and making less than double the federal poverty level for 2017 ($24,280 annually for a single person). 

You’ll spend eight weeks sailing aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain, preparing to earn your USCG Ordinary Seaman Credential and advance your trade skills through hands-on-instruction, online coursework, marine system classes, industry mentorship and job skill development.

GET THE HECK IN THERE.

GET IN THERE. GET OUT THERE. RUN AWAY TO SEA.

I am now three weeks too old for this–SO SOMEONE RUN AWAY TO SEA FOR ME. PLEASE?

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icecreampizzer:

That’s it. That’s the whole show.

Also it’s Edgar Allan Poe’s 209th birthday today and it would be a shame if you won’t watch Edgar Allan Poe’s Murder Mystery Invite Only Casual Dinner Party/Gala for Friends Potluck so GO WATCH IT!

Heck; watch it right here!

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dfastartist:

Saw this photo of a beautiful tall ship in a magazine and just had to sketch it. 

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Stuff is happening

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thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

ninja-librarian:

aspiringwarriorlibrarian:

geekandmisandry:

Also how can Arthur Conan Doyle write a character like Irene Adler 1891 and have her 1. Outsmart Sherlock Holmes and get away with it and 2. Be in no way a damsel or love interest to Sherlock.. But every modern retelling not only has her be a sexual /love interest character but she is posed as being very very smart… But never smart enough to just outwit him, get away with it and move on? Women can be smart, sure, but no one is allowed to be smarter than Sherlock.

It’s been over 120 years and Irene is, at her best, never as decently treated as the original.

Arthur Conan Doyle: Here’s a story about male insecurity where the police underestimate her for being a woman and feel the need to get her because she’s a woman and Sherlock is ultimately beaten by a woman and in a bit of character development accepts it and acknowledges her intellect.

Sherlock fans: Uh no way Sherlock is smart Sherlock is so so smart she must have used her feminine wiles or her sexy things or her love to undermine him but he gets her in the end i feel a strange catharsis at changing this ending but I’m sure Doyle always meant to be this way, it just feels right.

Half of the reason that Adler was able to out-wit Holmes was because Holmes was too narrow-minded. Holmes is smart and has knowledge of many subjects, but he also strongly relies on social order and norms to solve crimes. He’s even says in A Scandal in Bohemia that:

“When a woman thinks that her house is on fire, her instinct is at once to rush to thing which she values most. It is a
perfectly overpowering impulse, and I have more than once taken advantage of it
… A married woman grabs at her baby; an unmarried one reaches for her jewel-box.”

Holmes uses this social norm and order to stage an attack and find out where Adler hid the photo in her house. He drops his guard and is so proud of himself because he knew that this would work, he knew that if he created disorder,  “natural” order would attempt to counteract that disorder.

Adler defies those social orders and norms: she is an untitled American woman who earned her own money through a career as an opera star, instead of relying on a husband or family to have financial security; she outwitted Holmes because she cross-dressed and indicated that she frequently did so, allowing her to have a lot more freedom roaming around London on her own terms, and her stage career aided that so that she could act like a man easily; and she didn’t care one bit about her reputation or being a “pure” woman, had several boyfriends, and was known for being an “adventuress”. More importantly, she had the ability to defy those social norms while simultaneously being able to present herself as the ideal respectable and under-estimable Victorian-era woman.

Adler literally defeats Holmes by dressing in drag then happily goes off with her new husband whom she loves very much. And Holmes respects that and is thoroughly impressed. Not only does he respect that, he realizes that he was on the wrong side of things, that he shouldn’t have agreed to take on the case for the King of Bohemia. This is the exchange that follows after Holmes, Watson and the King read Adler’s letter.

“Would she not have made an admirable queen?
Is it not a pity that she was not on my level?”

“From what I have seen of the
lady she seems indeed to be on a very different level to your Majesty,” said
Holmes coldly

Holmes takes Adler’s side and realizes that the photograph is her protection from the King, not something she intended to use as a weapon against him. Adler never exploited the King to get what she wanted, only kept it as a safeguard of her own happiness. She made sure she had a way of ensuring that she alone guided her future.

Irene Adler is “the woman” to Sherlock Holmes, not because she was sexy or he was in love with her. She was a reminder that real life doesn’t always follow what social norms and order are to be expected, that people shouldn’t be taken on face value or respected just because of their title or apparent respectability and ability to follow social order and norms, and that there are two sides to every story.

Take a lesson from Sherlock Holmes, people. Doyle knew what he was doing. If we’re going to keep making him roll over in his grave from creating Sherlock Holmes media, please, at least respect him and Irene Adler.

^ All of this tho

Of all the adaptations of A Scandal in Bohemia that I’ve seen, Jeremy Brett/Granada is the only one I can remember that got this right.

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jmg-photography:

Male and Female Blue Grosbeaks (Passerina caerulea)

jmg-photography.tumblr.com

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