06/30/10

My little blue wagon.............

06/29/10

This is called Bahama Blue. How cool is this?????

06/28/10

One of my Dahlias

Teatime

Now that's what I call creative tea drinking. I just wish I knew where the top two photos come from.

More eccentric teapots!

Created by Da Yu Xiao Hu (source)

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Via Herbal Infusions

Via Herbal Infusions

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A photo a day

Bryce Canyon, /Utah US (image source)

Flowerpots

A lovely little film by Rafael Sommerhalder.

Flowerpots from Crictor on Vimeo.

Writer, Director: Rafael Sommerhalder, Dubbing Mix: Zhe Wu

Production: Royal College of Art, London

Spotted on Titam

Skiff Man

Proof that men are from Mars.

Via the delectable Awkward Family Photos.

So Throw Your Hands Up

What gravity looks like

You're looking at a colourful portrait of the planet as a continuous gravity field. The map, which depicts (in false colour) the pull of gravity across the Earth, has been compiled on the basis of data collected by Europe's low-orbiting Goce satellite. The precise effects of gravity on the planet are of great interest not only to geophysicists and engineers, but also to oceanographers and environmental scientists. Read why here.

Image from the BBC (click to enlarge).

6/27/10 At the Beach

Yes, Julia is sticking her tongue out at me!  It was a gorgeous evening at the beach!

06/26/10 Tomales Bay Evening

Took  a drive out to Tomales Bay,  a place I find so very peaceful and beautiful. 

6/25/10 Entangled

As they were landing, the wings and legs of these black necked stilts  became entangled.

The longest boxing match in history

'The longest boxing match ever fought took place in New Orleans in April 1893 and lasted 111 rounds.' Miraculously, Andy Bowen and Jack Burke survived that unplanned and no doubt totally gruelling test of endurance.

06/27/10

Playing with Starfish and colored pebbles..........

06/25/10

Boothbay Harbor has such pretty sail boats in this time of year.

'Mice suspected of sparking blaze that killed 100 cats'

 Article snippet via Criggo

I think I know who masterminded that.

 

Carrots

Lots of innuendo in this German postcard (early 20th c., via MetroPostcard Blog).

06/24/10

Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor