Iconic illustrations created by Tyler Lang at Always with Honor as part of a series called Glory of Vermont. Lovely, emblematic, and like how they are captured in motion.
(via FFFFOUND! and my sister’s Google Reader shared feed)
Okay, I admit it, I love me some pretty kitchen accessories. Completely frivolous but utterly adorable, I have been admiring these napkin rings by Jonathan Adler. Anyone else completely in love with owls?
(image via Nesting Blog)
An increasing trend in internet interest seems to be photographs or videos featuring interspecies relationships that are surprising and endearing. My favourite story is that of Christian the lion, despite the horribly cheezy musak that accompanies it. A recent video that I have seen cropping up is of this relationship between a female [...]
One of the things that stood out most to me in London, was that despite the fact that the city was crowded and loud, interspersed throughout were beautiful gardens, called squares - little pockets of quiet and luscious spring growth. As I got used to the city I began to seek them out, peering [...]
J’s sister heard meowing at her door the other day - found an orange cat eager to sprint into the apartment. She harboured him while she visited each neighbour on the floor to see if they had misplaced an orange cat, while she posted (very obvious) signs in all of the right places indicating [...]
I am loving Jennifer Zwick’s photography. One of my new all-time favourite photographs is The Reader, 2005, from her Constructed Narrative series. Check out a larger version on her homepage.
and, detail:
It’s hard for me to explain why I love the photograph as much as I do. I think it reminds me of [...]
Animal Minds - National Geographic Magazine. “Brainy fellow creatures show that humans are not alone in their ability to invent, plan, or contemplate.” Interesting article with examples of observed animal cognition.
At the core of snowflakes, bacteria - Los Angeles Times. “Moisture must cling to something in order to condense into precipitation, but scientists [...]
Lately I have been amazed to see many articles dealing with animal-related issues bouncing around the internet. Several of them have been shared by different friends on Facebook, getting exposure there, whereas others have been blogged about by different people. Many of them are linked to environmental issues, and all well worth reading.
At [...]
Warning: Content in this post will be disturbing.
I consider myself open minded, especially when it comes to appreciating art. I am very particular over which artists I love, but have respect for art of all kinds. While many people in Ottawa scoff at the National Gallery of Canada’s purchase of Barnett Newman’s [...]
I have subscribe to the H-Animal mailing list, a great virtual conversation happening among multi-disciplinary scholars engaged in “the study of animals in human culture.” Lately the conversation has gotten more and more interesting as one member asked the question, should animal studies researchers also be animal advocates? Many people responded on both [...]
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