![]() To do it badly, to do it slowly, to do it painstakingly because it is human (but not exclusively, because it is also sloth).īut to see a sloth move under normal circumstances is beautiful. And thats ok, in fact its more that ok, its commendable because it gives others the courage and the permission to do it. If you’ve ever seen a sloth moving determinedly through the branches or (surprise!) propelling itself through water- you never want to see it trying to navigate land. They just kind of awkwardly drag themselves around by the toe claws. ![]() ![]() On the ground, sloths are extremely vulnerable. Even under duress, even facing the most dire of possibilities, even when its just…inconvenient. *Another overlay: I am inspired by the fastidiousness and the investment of the sloth. But either way, its a huge effort and a grave danger. I’ve heard different explanations for this behavior- perhaps it serves to make its tree less noticeable to predators or maybe the sloth is contributing to the compost nourishing its tree’s roots. Then laboriously return to its leafy home. ![]() Once a month (yes, month) the sloth makes the treacherous descent to the forest floor to dig a hole, poop in it, and cover it up. The only thing they don’t do is defecate up there (unlike our ancestors who are just like- bombs away). So take a breathe, we are all just hanging in one of a few trees living our lives. Because really, are they all that novel? Are they all that threatening? Are they really worth all that hand-wringing and hyper-focussing on our deficiencies? Probably not. All the anxiety provoking situations and uncomfortable environments and fuzzy social contracts…just another tree. *My first human overlay: What if they were all just trees. They use absurdly oversized sickle shaped claws and disparately developed forelimbs to hang from the branches. Sloths are arboreal, meaning they spend nearly all their time in trees. I’ve been applying experiential overlays with sloth logic on a flatbed projector just like they used in elementary school. Tau Ceti is rather smaller, dimmer and less luminous than the Sun.I want to share with you some sloth smarts.It's a good idea to paint your bike with luminous paint so that you are more visible to motorists.The sky was aflame with the aurora borealis, the eerily luminous northern lights.Her eyes were huge, almost luminous in the shadowy light.He couldn't tell what time it was since his watch didn't have a luminous dial.But why should the choice involve a showy crown or a pair of luminous buttocks?.The mountains, luminous and romantic, lay all across the western horizon.Her eyes were dark and luminous and her faintly olive skin normally carried a dusting of colour, high on her cheekbones.2 BRIGHT very brightly coloured, especially in green, pink, or yellow SYN Day-Glo luminous green socks - luminously adverb - luminosity / ˌluːməˈnɒsəti $ -ˈnɑː- / noun technical the sun’s luminosity Examples from the Corpus luminous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English luminous lu‧mi‧nous / ˈluːmɪnəs / adjective 1 CC SHINE shining in the dark luminous paint Her large dark eyes were almost luminous.
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