Tom’s 40TH Birthday at the Bike Shed with the RvN Gang! #ChanningTatum #WoodyHarrelson #TheBikeShed #BirthdayBash September 15, 2017.
The Firepit Company “I was very excited to be asked to make this raven themed fireball for the actor Tom Hardy. It was his 40th birthday party yesterday where it was presented to him by his friends who had commissioned it. I based the design on Tom’s own tattoos and filled in with group of ravens on branches. A simple but powerful design, ravens are strong animals and look great! I hope he enjoys it for years to come!”
Hello, my wonderful readers! Remember me? I’m (sort of) back! I’ve been trying to fight a writer’s block and since the Valentine’s Day is coming soon, let me treat you to a love story straight from the Middle Earth.
Relationships: Thorin Oakenshield x OC Rating: T (E later on) Author’s notes: This is the story of Thorin Oakenshield’s quest to find the White Raven, a mysterious creature of legends only few were fortunate enough to see. This is the story of love stronger than time, destiny, and laws of gods and mortals alike.
You can find this fic on AO3.
Special thanks to@legolasbadass for all your help and discussions and @linasofia for your unwavering support. Love you guys! (Feel free to check their stories here and on AO3, these two are really talented, you won’t regret it!)
Khuzdul: Kaminzabdûna - Yavanna Kheled-zâram - the lake of Mirrormere
“Uncle?” A chubby dwarfling crawled up on Thorin’s lap, joining his little brother.
“What is it, Fili?” Thorin ruffled the boy’s wheat-colored hair, careful not to wake up Kili who snored quietly against his tunic.
“Is the White Raven only a legend?”
This innocent question made the king in exile freeze for a heartbeat.
“Why are you asking?” He made his voice sound casual. Lighthearted.
Fili looked around and whispered, “I saw a white raven today when I went out with Amad.”
“Have you?” Thorin lowered his voice. Perhaps it simply was a child’s imagination. Fili was an inventive lad after all.
“It sat on a branch on that big oak on the way to the market, but when I went to see it up close, it just flew off!” The boy gesticulated lively. “Are you certain that it was a raven?”
“I’m not a little pebble like Kili, Uncle! I know a raven when I see one!” Fili protested. “It just looked weird, because it had white feathers.” His little brother sighed in his sleep and shifted, making Thorin wrap his arm around him tighter as he pondered Fili’s words. Was it truly possible after so many years?
“You were lucky then,” Thorin spoke carefully, “There are many stories about the White Raven and all of them say that it shows itself only to a few.”
“Stories? Please, Uncle, I want to hear all about the White Raven!” Fili pulled on his sleeve.
“White Waven!” Exclaimed Kili, suddenly awake.
“Very well,” Thorin said, unable to stifle a smile at their enthusiasm. This was the topic he himself had been passionate about and researched through the years. Even though his findings had not brought him any closer to the truth he craved, there was an urge inside him to speak of it, as if this simple act could make it more substantial. More real.
Thorin’s gaze travelled towards the flames dancing in the hearth as he chose his words with care.
How to tell a raven from a crow. Made with corvid researcher Dr. Kaeli Swift for her blog post on the subject!
These are all well and good (accurate and informative and also fun) but here’s the best way to tell the difference between the two:
Ravens are FUCKING huge.
My wife’s family likes to take yearly camping trips and a few years back at one we took a day trip to the town of West Yellowstone. My wife stepped into the McDonald’s there to use the restroom and when she came out, there was a raven in the parking lot and she was like “why is it big enough to carry away a cat?” Because it absolutely was.
They are wicked smart. And a valuable alarm tripwire out back: any time there’s a hawk visible in the sky, they make a distinctive “alarm” ruckus and my ladies immediately freeze in place or, if it’s close enough, scurry into the shelter of their run.
Give me ALL the stickers. All these bad muthas were new in 2018, big goal for 2019 is to doubleup on this sweetness!!! Not everything belongs on a shirt, but almost everything can go on a sticker. . #stickers #allthestickers #sporelust #mushroomsarepeopletoo #holyshrump #libertyordeath #eatmushroomsdontkillpeople #naturallyweird #crvdpls #chrisadams #illustrator #graphicartist #ravens #pinkraven #skulls #mushrooms #morels #hongos #mushroomlove (at Corvidopolis) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTqAWgHzyX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i6ctmhjcda1r
Orioles’ Eddie Murray shown batting in 1988. (Sun file photo)
Aug. 25, 2007: As part of their annual rookie hazing at the end of training camp in Westminster, the Ravens single out quarterback Troy Smith. The Heisman Trophy winner from Ohio State is dragged from the field, bound with tape, covered with baby powder and dumped into a tub of ice water, with a traffic cone on his head.
Aug. 25, 2005: For the second time in seven months, Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson is charged with drunken driving. An eight-year veteran, he’ll not pitch again for the club, which releases Ponson (7-11, 6.21 ERA) on Sept. 1.
Aug. 26, 1985: “It’s a night I’ll remember,” Orioles slugger Eddie Murray says after hitting three home runs, including a grand slam, in a 17-3 victory over the California Angels in Anaheim. All told, the Orioles hit seven homers, tying a team record.
Aug. 26, 1971: As bettors chant, “Come on, honey, how about a winner,” jockey Jennifer Rowland rides Maleeny to victory at Timonium Race Track. It’s the first win in her home state for Rowland, of Owings Mills. One of the first female jockeys in Maryland, she’ll go on to win 192 races in a seven-year career.
Aug. 26, 1962: The sixth-place Orioles complete a historic five-game sweep of New York with a 2-1 victory over the first-place Yankees at Memorial Stadium. Robin Roberts, 35, pitches a five-hitter, and Brooks Robinson and Jim Gentile homer.
Aug. 25, 1956: A couple of rookies lead the Colts past the Pittsburgh Steelers, 37-16, in a preseason game in Cincinnati. Johnny Unitas passes for 211 yards and a touchdown (65 yards to Buddy Young). Lenny Moore, the No. 1 draft pick from Penn State, rushes for two scores, one of 85 yards.
Aug. 26, 1940: Competing for the Talbot Country Club golf championship in Easton, Howard German hits a drive into the woods. He finds his ball — and two others — in a bird’s nest in a cedar tree.
Aug. 22, 1920: Walking to the clubhouse after the first-place Orioles’ 2-1 International League loss to the Bisons in Buffalo, pitcher Jim Sullivan is struck in the head by a soda bottle thrown from the stands. Though knocked unconscious, Sullivan recovers; his offender escapes.
Birthday
Aug. 25, 1962: Swimmer Theresa Andrews of Annapolis, who won two gold medals (100-meter backstroke and 400-medley relay) in the 1984 Olympics.
Ravens defensive lineman Adalius Thomas shakes the hand of Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who is carted off the field after Thomas’ tackle resulted in a fractured bone above Vick’s right ankle. (The Baltimore Sun)
Aug. 16, 2003: The Ravens’ 13-10 preseason win at Atlanta proves a nightmare for Michael Vick, the Falcons’ Pro Bowl quarterback. Ravens linebacker Adalius Thomas tips Vick’s first pass, which is intercepted. Moments later, the 270-pound Thomas tackles the scrambling Vick, breaking his leg.
Aug. 15, 1996: The playoff-bound Orioles rout the Athletics, 18-5, in Oakland, hitting five home runs. Chris Hoiles (two), Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Bonilla and Roberto Alomar connect for the Orioles, whose 194 homers is second best in the majors.
Aug, 17, 1972: In a steady drizzle, the Orioles lose, 6-1, to the Chicago White Sox before the smallest announced Memorial Stadium crowd (655) in the team’s modern history.
Aug. 17, 1963: In the second game of an NFL preseason doubleheader in Cleveland, Johnny Unitas throws touchdown passes to Jimmy Orr and Dick Bielski as the Colts defeat the Browns, 21-7, before an announced 83,218. In the first game, the New York Giants top the Detroit Lions, 27-21.
Aug. 17, 1960: The Orioles hit five home runs, a Memorial Stadium club record, but lose, 11-7, to the Washington Senators. Jim Gentile, Gus Triandos, Ron Hansen, Jackie Brandt and Al Pilarcik homer for Baltimore.
Aug. 20, 1953: Don Larsen strikes out 11 and Billy Hunter hits a home run as the St. Louis Browns defeat the International League Orioles, 8-2, before an announced 10,681 in an exhibition at the stadium. The Browns’ American League franchise moves to Baltimore for the 1954 season.
Aug. 14, 1949: Bill Brown, a junior at Morgan State, wins the 400- and 800-meter runs in an international track and field meet in Amsterdam. Brown, of Bel Air, will win a gold medal in the 1951 Pan American Games as a member of the U.S. 1,600-meter relay team.
Aug. 19, 1946: Nearly 20 ex-servicemen, many of whom played for Maryland before the war, are among the 103 football prospects as coach Clark Shaughnessy’s Terps begin practice in College Park.
Birthday
Aug. 19, 1979: Jen Adams, Maryland lacrosse star and three-time National Player of the Year who led the Terps to four NCAA championships (1998-2001). Adams is now head coach at Loyola Maryland.
I’m making big changes to my patreon to try to become less reliant on non stop commission work so that I can focus on personal work! Buying art through my etsy is a really really great way to help support that effort!
Great time to get prints and help me make a little space in my print tote! :P
