Limestone is a common type of sedimentary rock which I find uncommonly interesting! It's mostly calcium carbonate, which is also what eggshells π₯, seashells π, and pearls π¦ͺ are made out of.
In places where it rains a lot, limestone erodes easily, which results in simply gorgeous landscapes such as:
HαΊ‘ Long Bay in Vietnam
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar
The Li River in China
Additionally, the world's longest (Mammoth) and deepest (~~Veryovkina~~ Krubera is once again the world's deepest cave, thank you to SockOlm for pointing that out) cave systems are both found in limestone formations
Mammoth Cave in the United States
Veryovkina Cave in Georgia/Abkhazia/Russia (disputed territory)
image sources
Thumbnail https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ElTorcal0408.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
HαΊ‘ Long Bay https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay_in_Vietnam.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tsingy_de_Bemaraha.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
Li River https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Li-Flussfahrt-160-Huegel-2012-gje.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
Mammoth Cave https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammoth_Cave_Rotunda_(USGS_Lwt02830).jpg#mw-jump-to-license
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Veryovkina Cave https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veryovkina_cave._Babatunda_pit.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
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waffling about sexuality, possible HRT changes or maybe just possible life changes
over the past two weeks on multiple occasions I've found myself referring to myself as "straight" in my head and I can understand why. Let me be clear, I'm not straight, I'm bi. I've known I was bi since I was 16, but recently all my sexual/romantic thoughts have fallen almost exclusively towards men and I... don't really know what to feel about that at this point. I don't really think HRT "changed" my sexuality. I know perfectly well that for years of my life I spent pining after women to attain a femininity that I craved but couldn't have in myself. But as I've grown far more comfortable in my place in life as a woman, I feel like my attraction is actually what I'm looking for in a partner, and that's something that feels... like I want a man.and I'm just not really used to any of this and don't really know what to make of it tbh.
spoiler extra sad i've fallen asleep every night for the past two weeks to the thoughts of men doting on me and making me feel special. making me feel like they want me and care for me. my bed remains totally empty but with a new flavor of sadness that i never really felt before :::
I feel like itβs normal for your preference to fluctuate as a bisexual, especially when transitioning.
When I was younger I leaned more towards men because I was just discovering my sexuality and it was validating to my femininity/identity, but now itβs much more leaning towards women.
Feel good about it! If that's what you're wanting, there's no need to interpret it for anything other than what it is.
I think it's normal to lean that way when you first transition because it really validates your femininity (as boynomoder said). Maybe you'll stay there, and maybe you won't.
And you don't need to say you're straight. Just say you're on a guy kick rn
Oh no, I'm not straight. I'm still very much bi, thank you very much.
I've only called myself straight without thinking first before realizing "hey that's not correct". I'm just not used to being into men this much
and idk if I'm doing it to feel more valid in my femininity. I've been getting a lot more comfortable with it in recent months and for decades before transitioning I sought after women to compensate for the femininity I felt like I didn't have. I've felt more into men the more comfortable I've been with myself (though it's still 100% possible I'm not that comfortable with myself. I saw some of those picture of my self last night and... oof)
@Boynomoder@hexbear.net because i guess this is a response to you tto