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Also in the Vancouver area. Same. My husky mix wants snow!!!

07.02.2026 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A little side eye for the timeline ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿก #porcupinepufferfish #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #sideeye #chilly #itstoocoldforthis #coralcity #coralcitycamera #miami

03.02.2026 16:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 275 ๐Ÿ” 56 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Concept art by Mark Whiting for The Iron Giant (1999), dir. Brad Bird, Warner Bros. Feature Animation

11.01.2026 03:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2301 ๐Ÿ” 742 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Knives Out but the murder happens on a BC Ferry that Benoit Blanc is already on and the boat canโ€™t dock until he solves the crime

In this scenario some people are headed to a retreat on a Gulf Island, thereโ€™s a high school sports team on board, and the car alarms never stop

27.12.2025 03:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 319 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Work With Us! Job Description โ€“ Social Media Coordinator We are on the hunt for a part-time Social Media Coordinator to manage our social media accounts and promote our podcasts using social media. We currently hav...

BIG NEWS!

Sandy and Nora is hiring! We're looking for a social media person to save our social media channels from me. The job would be for 7-10 hours per week. Do you think you'd be perfect for the job? Apply!

sandyandnora.com/work-with-us/

10.12.2025 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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this map for Disco Elysium Final cut is i believe the most time consuming jobs i've done
was super fun

08.12.2025 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1514 ๐Ÿ” 388 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Woaah I didn't realize you did this! It's an amazing map!

08.12.2025 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A comic drawn in black ink. The top three, smaller panels show a dog looking at different animals, one per panel. The first: a crow. The second: a duck. The third: a squirrel. The last, big panel shows a close-up of the dogโ€™s face. He is growling and barking and the drawing exaggerates his teeth and makes it look like his eyes are bulging in different directions. It is captioned: Lenny can only handle one thing at a time.

A comic drawn in black ink. The top three, smaller panels show a dog looking at different animals, one per panel. The first: a crow. The second: a duck. The third: a squirrel. The last, big panel shows a close-up of the dogโ€™s face. He is growling and barking and the drawing exaggerates his teeth and makes it look like his eyes are bulging in different directions. It is captioned: Lenny can only handle one thing at a time.

An acrylic marker drawing of a small blue dog curled up and sleeping on a pink blanket with a hearts pattern. Itโ€™s captioned: Lenny loves his baby blanket

An acrylic marker drawing of a small blue dog curled up and sleeping on a pink blanket with a hearts pattern. Itโ€™s captioned: Lenny loves his baby blanket

An acrylic marker drawing of a perky small dog. He is drawn with comically big eyes, a small nose with droopy short whiskers, and floppy ears that stick out to the sides. Itโ€™s captioned: Lenny looks like an alien

An acrylic marker drawing of a perky small dog. He is drawn with comically big eyes, a small nose with droopy short whiskers, and floppy ears that stick out to the sides. Itโ€™s captioned: Lenny looks like an alien

A conte sketch of a cartoony dog eagerly begging, a thought bubble over his head showing a drawing of sushi rolls. The drawing is captioned โ€œLenny visited Oma for the first time.โ€

A conte sketch of a cartoony dog eagerly begging, a thought bubble over his head showing a drawing of sushi rolls. The drawing is captioned โ€œLenny visited Oma for the first time.โ€

aand one more of my terrier-thing Lenny! Capable of great cuteness and even greater mischief
#visualjournal

05.12.2025 22:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sketchbook page done in pencil crayon. In the middle of the page is a drawing of a dog sitting alert with an inquisitive expression. Behind her is the text โ€œPerfect princess baby angel good-est puppy dogโ€

A sketchbook page done in pencil crayon. In the middle of the page is a drawing of a dog sitting alert with an inquisitive expression. Behind her is the text โ€œPerfect princess baby angel good-est puppy dogโ€

A Posca paint pen drawing of a dog portrait. The dog looks straight ahead with alert ears. Most of her fur is coloured in dark blue, with brown on her neck and face. Text reads: โ€œGood girl does it again!โ€

A Posca paint pen drawing of a dog portrait. The dog looks straight ahead with alert ears. Most of her fur is coloured in dark blue, with brown on her neck and face. Text reads: โ€œGood girl does it again!โ€

A stylized drawing of a dog in profile. This page has ink bleeding through it from the drawing on the other size, giving this page a colourful, splotchy texture. The dog has alert eyes, and pointy ears, she looks off to the left.

A stylized drawing of a dog in profile. This page has ink bleeding through it from the drawing on the other size, giving this page a colourful, splotchy texture. The dog has alert eyes, and pointy ears, she looks off to the left.

Drawings of a dog silhouette in a variety of poses, captioned "Shapes of Boo playing in the snow"

Drawings of a dog silhouette in a variety of poses, captioned "Shapes of Boo playing in the snow"

While I'm at it, here's a compilation of my favourite Hobonichi pages featuring my bestest girl, Boo!
#visualjournal #alaskanhusky #dogart

05.12.2025 22:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A gouache painted portrait of Frankensteinโ€™s Creature from the new Guillermo del Toro movie. The portrait is of the final scene, where the Creature looks into the sunset and smiles. Writing says โ€œFeeling inspired after watching โ€˜Frankenstein (2025) by Guillermo del Toroโ€

A gouache painted portrait of Frankensteinโ€™s Creature from the new Guillermo del Toro movie. The portrait is of the final scene, where the Creature looks into the sunset and smiles. Writing says โ€œFeeling inspired after watching โ€˜Frankenstein (2025) by Guillermo del Toroโ€

A hand lettered quote in black ink on sepia ink. The quote is from Mary Shelleyโ€™s Frankenstein: โ€œI have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.โ€

A hand lettered quote in black ink on sepia ink. The quote is from Mary Shelleyโ€™s Frankenstein: โ€œI have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.โ€

A semi-recent Frankenstein spread. Yes, watching the new del Toro movie got me into reading the book โ€“ which is a fun time! I get why we're still talking about this 200 years later
#frankenstein #visualjournal #hobonichi

05.12.2025 22:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A drawing of TeleKitnetic's fursona making the shinji chair meme post. The top text reads "I got laid off from my day job", the bottom text simply reads "Bottom text".

A drawing of TeleKitnetic's fursona making the shinji chair meme post. The top text reads "I got laid off from my day job", the bottom text simply reads "Bottom text".

"After my final shift for the week last Thursday, my boss pulled me aside and told me I'd been let go (termination without cause) with severance in lieu of a two week notice. That day job paid for all of my rent, plus most of my expenses. The severance I got will cover most of my rent + expenses for one month, but that's it. And it's a very difficult time to be looking for a job right now (my last big job hunt took almost three months for a minimum wage position). My family has offered to lend me a hand for expenses if I need it, and I'm going to be looking into options like EI and art grants to keep me afloat, but other then that, my monthly income is now almost entirely dependent on my artwork. And it's obviously a very difficult time to be trying to make a living as an independent artist right now."

"After my final shift for the week last Thursday, my boss pulled me aside and told me I'd been let go (termination without cause) with severance in lieu of a two week notice. That day job paid for all of my rent, plus most of my expenses. The severance I got will cover most of my rent + expenses for one month, but that's it. And it's a very difficult time to be looking for a job right now (my last big job hunt took almost three months for a minimum wage position). My family has offered to lend me a hand for expenses if I need it, and I'm going to be looking into options like EI and art grants to keep me afloat, but other then that, my monthly income is now almost entirely dependent on my artwork. And it's obviously a very difficult time to be trying to make a living as an independent artist right now."

I know it's a pretty rough time (understatement) for a lot of folks right now, but if you're able to give some money to help me out while I'm trying to get through this rut, it'd be greatly appreciated.

1. I have a monthly ko-fi membership (Tip Jar) where you can get occasional private WIP updates for as low as 4$ CAD (about 3$ USD) per month! This is great if you don't have the change for a commission or shop items/shipping but want to pitch in a little bit to me!
2. I have an online shop on the same ko-fi! It has stickers, prints, pins, and keychains of my formline art. US shipping is available and prepaid duties (tariffs, derogatory) are factored into the applicable product shipping cost. Great if you're looking for stocking stuffers this holiday season!
3. I take custom commissions for formline art from time to time! The reason I list this last is because comms take the most physical and mental strain of all these options, and the last thing I want to do is burn myself out when I'm already struggling. If you can't support me financially, that is fine! Reblogging/sharing my posts, shop listings, and art helps more then you think!

I know it's a pretty rough time (understatement) for a lot of folks right now, but if you're able to give some money to help me out while I'm trying to get through this rut, it'd be greatly appreciated. 1. I have a monthly ko-fi membership (Tip Jar) where you can get occasional private WIP updates for as low as 4$ CAD (about 3$ USD) per month! This is great if you don't have the change for a commission or shop items/shipping but want to pitch in a little bit to me! 2. I have an online shop on the same ko-fi! It has stickers, prints, pins, and keychains of my formline art. US shipping is available and prepaid duties (tariffs, derogatory) are factored into the applicable product shipping cost. Great if you're looking for stocking stuffers this holiday season! 3. I take custom commissions for formline art from time to time! The reason I list this last is because comms take the most physical and mental strain of all these options, and the last thing I want to do is burn myself out when I'm already struggling. If you can't support me financially, that is fine! Reblogging/sharing my posts, shop listings, and art helps more then you think!

A screenshot of TeleKitnetic's ko-fi shop.

A screenshot of TeleKitnetic's ko-fi shop.

#telekitneticart #indigenousart If you weren't aware already, this is the unfortunate hand I've been dealt this holiday season: having to job hunt in the winter while a potential recession is on the horizon.

ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...

RBs on this post are really appreciated <3

24.11.2025 17:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 471 ๐Ÿ” 500 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
An acrylic pen drawing of Cuno, a character from the video game Disco Elysium. He is a young boy with red hair and freckles. He points to his templates and is saying โ€œCuno doesnโ€™t fucking care!โ€ which is a tagline of his.

An acrylic pen drawing of Cuno, a character from the video game Disco Elysium. He is a young boy with red hair and freckles. He points to his templates and is saying โ€œCuno doesnโ€™t fucking care!โ€ which is a tagline of his.

Okay one more from December 2024 โ€“ I was (and still am) pleased with these chunky freehanded hands!
#discoelysium #cuno

17.11.2025 00:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do wish I could schedule or make a queue of posts here tho. C'est la vie. I don't have any social apps on my phone rn, so we'll see how active I actually am on here.

17.11.2025 00:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A drawing of two women, one facing forward with a white mask covering half her face, and the other in profile speaking into her ear. The one speaking, meant to be the character Tain Hu, says to Baru, the one with the mask: โ€œYou will find no power behind the mask. It will wear you. It will eat your face.โ€ โ€“ a quote from the book The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

A drawing of two women, one facing forward with a white mask covering half her face, and the other in profile speaking into her ear. The one speaking, meant to be the character Tain Hu, says to Baru, the one with the mask: โ€œYou will find no power behind the mask. It will wear you. It will eat your face.โ€ โ€“ a quote from the book The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

A hand lettered quote on red, orange, and yellow ink: โ€œHer fury had nothing else to eat and so it began to eat her.โ€ โ€“ a quote from the book The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

A hand lettered quote on red, orange, and yellow ink: โ€œHer fury had nothing else to eat and so it began to eat her.โ€ โ€“ a quote from the book The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

An ink drawing of a cartoonish person laying flat on the floor with an arm draped over their face. The other arm holds an open book, and they are lit by a spotlight. Writing above reads โ€œFinished reading Baru Cormorantโ€

An ink drawing of a cartoonish person laying flat on the floor with an arm draped over their face. The other arm holds an open book, and they are lit by a spotlight. Writing above reads โ€œFinished reading Baru Cormorantโ€

Hi! I think I'll try to post here moreโ€ฆ turns out I haven't shared any of my "most-days-daily drawings" in nearly a year?! One year-ish ago I binge read Seth Dickinson's The Traitor Baru Cormorant and the sequels. They rocked my world. If you know, you know!

17.11.2025 00:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps. 1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says โ€œWell! Here comes olโ€™ Charlie Brown!โ€ 2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says โ€œGood olโ€™ Charlie Brownโ€ฆyes, sir!โ€ 3rd panel: โ€œGood olโ€™ Charlie Brownโ€ฆโ€ 4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, โ€œHow I hate him!โ€

Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps. 1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says โ€œWell! Here comes olโ€™ Charlie Brown!โ€ 2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says โ€œGood olโ€™ Charlie Brownโ€ฆyes, sir!โ€ 3rd panel: โ€œGood olโ€™ Charlie Brownโ€ฆโ€ 4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, โ€œHow I hate him!โ€

The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950.

02.10.2025 03:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2607 ๐Ÿ” 813 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 121

I have said for decades that frustration is a good thing.

it's not even really something I see as something to 'tolerate' though I recognize that's a matter of perspective, but rather frustration is the symptom of you having standards and recognizing you want to close that gap between you and it

28.09.2025 07:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 679 ๐Ÿ” 247 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and itโ€™s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread ๐Ÿงต)

24.09.2025 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 29697 ๐Ÿ” 9980 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 727 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1546
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Episode 341 โ€“ Everywhere, everyone is feeling the same thing In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how similar Canadiansโ€™ reactions have been to the state of the world, based on the past 6 months of touring.

New episode of Sandy and Nora! We talk about how much everyone we talked to while we toured Canada seems to be feeling the same things ... and what that means for organizing our way out of the malaise.

sandyandnora.com/episode-341-...

23.09.2025 18:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy 5 years to the game that changed games for me! (I'm over 300 runs deeps ๐Ÿ’€

18.09.2025 01:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some of the character exploration I did for for Line Studio's
trailer for Super Giant Games's Hades II (+weapon designs)

16.09.2025 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2599 ๐Ÿ” 655 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Episode 341 โ€“ Charlie Kirk in Canada In this episode, Sandy and Nora explain how Canadians should (and should not) understand Charlie Kirkโ€™s assassination, and how resisting the attack on Free Speech will be fundamental to our future wor...

Why is everyone in Canada who is talking about Charlie Kirk, talking like we're the 51st state?

Sandy and I break down what his murder means for Canada, how we should understand it and resist the purges that are coming here too.

sandyandnora.com/episode-341-...

16.09.2025 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Woo yeah woohoo!!!

19.07.2025 23:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A scan of a sketchbook page that has a drawing on it. The drawing depicts Branch and Poppy from Trolls in a big forest full of mushrooms and plants

A scan of a sketchbook page that has a drawing on it. The drawing depicts Branch and Poppy from Trolls in a big forest full of mushrooms and plants

A final painted version of the sketchbook page!

A final painted version of the sketchbook page!

Sketch โ€”> Final

26.05.2025 02:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 631 ๐Ÿ” 86 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
a screenshot of the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch bundle page showing we've raised just over $53K of a $100K stretch goal!

a screenshot of the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch bundle page showing we've raised just over $53K of a $100K stretch goal!

pals we just passed $53K in support for Crips for eSims for Gaza! this is incredible community solidarity, & we can do *even more*

share the bundle with *literally everyone*; encourage friends & family to donate to Crips for eSims for Gaza directly; download the included zines & give em away!

โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธโœŠ

08.05.2025 16:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 219 ๐Ÿ” 237 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
"Nuptial Rites". The illustration shows a wedding ceremony. There's a woman in the left side of the image. She wear a headpiece decorated with flowers and holds a large egg in her arms. There are stairs leading to an elevated stage with musicians playing lute on both sides of the stage. There's a skeleton in a festive clothes riding a white horse in the center of the image. There are festive robes behind them. The room is decorated with tiles and there are two roosters in front of the stage. There are some poppy flowers in the foreground. The artwork is colorful with much red, blue and beige.

"Nuptial Rites". The illustration shows a wedding ceremony. There's a woman in the left side of the image. She wear a headpiece decorated with flowers and holds a large egg in her arms. There are stairs leading to an elevated stage with musicians playing lute on both sides of the stage. There's a skeleton in a festive clothes riding a white horse in the center of the image. There are festive robes behind them. The room is decorated with tiles and there are two roosters in front of the stage. There are some poppy flowers in the foreground. The artwork is colorful with much red, blue and beige.

"Angel's Whisper". The image shows a room decorated with tiles and murals with a pool in the foreground. There's a queen sitting in on the throne in the center of the image. There's an angel standing next to her closely. There are two white peacocks in the room and two swans swimming in the pool. The artwork is mostly grey-blue.

"Angel's Whisper". The image shows a room decorated with tiles and murals with a pool in the foreground. There's a queen sitting in on the throne in the center of the image. There's an angel standing next to her closely. There are two white peacocks in the room and two swans swimming in the pool. The artwork is mostly grey-blue.

"The Dressing Room". The illustration shows a woman with long black hair sitting in front of the mirror. There are people behind her holding and brushing her hair. There are flowers around the woman and behind the wall in the middle ground. There's a statue of a man on the right and some flowers and herons near it. There are broken plates and vases in the foreground. There are eggs in some plates. In the background there are buildings that connect to each other. The artwork is mostly pastel with pinks, blues, turquoise and purples.

"The Dressing Room". The illustration shows a woman with long black hair sitting in front of the mirror. There are people behind her holding and brushing her hair. There are flowers around the woman and behind the wall in the middle ground. There's a statue of a man on the right and some flowers and herons near it. There are broken plates and vases in the foreground. There are eggs in some plates. In the background there are buildings that connect to each other. The artwork is mostly pastel with pinks, blues, turquoise and purples.

"Sojourn". This artwork is inspired by "Picnic at Hanging Rock". The artwork shows a ruin with young women sitting and standing around it. There are two teachers among them. They are skeletons. One is holding a chihuahua and another one is reading a book. The young women participate in different activities such as reading books, drawing, sharing secrets with each other, playing flute and admiring the surroundings. There are two dogs in the foreground and a bird that one of the characters is drawing. There are trees in the background and some rock formations. Two young women are walking towards the rocks. The artwork is mostly green and brown with some white and light blue accents.

"Sojourn". This artwork is inspired by "Picnic at Hanging Rock". The artwork shows a ruin with young women sitting and standing around it. There are two teachers among them. They are skeletons. One is holding a chihuahua and another one is reading a book. The young women participate in different activities such as reading books, drawing, sharing secrets with each other, playing flute and admiring the surroundings. There are two dogs in the foreground and a bird that one of the characters is drawing. There are trees in the background and some rock formations. Two young women are walking towards the rocks. The artwork is mostly green and brown with some white and light blue accents.

It's time for a new pinned post with some of my recent work.
Hi! I'm Anya! I draw fantasy illustrations like these. I am open for work and also accept private commissions.

๐Ÿ“ฉ: anya.chalina.illustrations@gmail.com
prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/anya...
portfolio: anyachalina.myportfolio.com

06.05.2025 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 588 ๐Ÿ” 182 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

between the tariffs and genAI it makes any art that crosses your path, indie or mainstream, a hard-fought miracle. really appreciate the creativity you see because artists of all stripes are really working against an avalanche intent on burying us

05.05.2025 02:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2853 ๐Ÿ” 1095 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
Yoshitaka Amano

Yoshitaka Amano

Yoshitaka Amano

29.04.2025 14:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 534 ๐Ÿ” 149 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is a new image from #JWST.

The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

29.04.2025 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 18916 ๐Ÿ” 4056 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 616 ๐Ÿ“Œ 474

GOOD MORNING CANADA

29.04.2025 11:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 352 ๐Ÿ” 119 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6