greyhairedgeekgirl:

“Nightingale’s Starling”

I cannot think this is a coincidence; Aaronovitch is too much of a history and architecture geek and has watched too many episodes of history documentaries not to have known this going in.

Those boat-shaped bulwarks around the piers of a bridge (seen above in the context of London Bridge itself): Are called “Starlings.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starling_(structure)

“… a starling …is a defensive bulwark … surrounding the supports of a bridge.. Starlings are shaped to ease the flow of the water around the bridge, reducing the damage caused by erosion or collisions with flood-borne debris, and may also form an important part of the structure of the bridge, spreading the weight of the piers.

SO:

The bridge itself does not rest on the starlings… but the starlings protect the fundamental structure of the bridge from being worn away, or from being hit by debris from floods.

Peter is not only the “herald of the dawn,” but can we say that as “Nightingale’s Starling” he also came in just in time to keep the foundation of the Folly from being worn away by time, or damaged by the flood of new magical dangers?

mediumaevum:

Irish folklorist and dramatist Lady Augusta Gregory penned some of the most memorable and timeless retellings of tales from Irish mythology. Recently, the Folio Society resurrected Lady Gregory’s tales in a lavish slip-case edition of Irish Myths and Legends (public library) featuring stunning art by Brooklyn-based illustrator and cartoonist Jillian Tamaki.

fractiousrvt:

@pangur-and-grim so Sundew has heard of your goblin’s legendary screams and seeks to serenade her.

shenannygans:

Turn your sound on please ❤️

Don t make a character lgbtq Without a reason

rainbowbarnacle:

maidsonas:

Don’t worry I have a reason

I’m gay and I do what I want

rusakko-art:

“Real magic can never be made by offering someone else’s liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.”
– Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn | 2/31

virgodura:

Photographs from Cats (and their Dykes), eds. Irene Reti and Shoney Sien.

1. Beth Karbe, “Sister and Judy”
2. Tam Garson, “Tara and Phineas”
3. Cathy Cade
4. Beth Karbe, “New York City Cat and Susan”
5. Cathy Cade, “Jeri: Shalea and Omar, my New York and California babies, the constants in my life”
6. Cathy Cade, “Ours”
7. Caroline Overman, “Tee Corinne”
8. Beth Karbe, “Self-Portrait with Louise”
9. Susan Logan, “Marie and Tiffany”

stimman3000:

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pagewoman:

Tower of London Ravens

katniss-everbeans:

mendes-holland:

acapelladitty:

I wish I put as much effort into my life as Phil Collins did into the Tarzan soundtrack

One time my Spanish 2 teacher was like “I dont have a lesson today. We’re watching Tarzan” and put it in the VHS (This was 2010). We [sophomores – seniors, I was a junior] were super excited. The movie starts and my friend and I look at each other and say at the same time “IS PHIL COLLINS SINGING IN SPANISH?!” I went home that night and found out Phil Collins sang the songs in the English, Italian, German, Spanish, and French versions of the film. Mind blown.

He did not have to go that HORD but Phil did it for us