Walking to work this morning I saw a profusion of butterflies, flurries of them. From a distance they looked like leaves carried on the breeze, but as they fluttered past (so fast!) it was obvious they were on a mission. I think they were “painted ladies”:http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/03/27/special_reports/science_technology/12_31_263_26_05.txt flying their hearts out toward the desert and its “new flowers”:http://www.california-desert.org/flower_main.html.
Happy spring, everyone!
As I was fixing my Hobbit breakfast (four waffles, cream cheese, banana, and tea), I thought once again about Bag End. Each time I see the Bag End scenes from Fellowship of the Rings, I think, “I want to live there.” Today, I thought, “Has anyone tried to build a house like that?”
The answer, sayeth Google, is yes. And yes. Oh my, yes. Just thought I’d share.
UPDATE: If your budget is more modest, perhaps a Bag End dollhouse would be more manageable.
If I were to be buried, “Capsula Mundi”:http://capsulamundi.com/ would be my choice of venue. Hopefully it will be commonplace in a hundred years.
Does this remind anyone else of the “Piggies”:http://www.hatrack.com/osc/books/speaker.shtml?
Hey, kids. I came across the work of Andy Goldsworthy in a magazine and decided that you guys would love to see it. He interacts with nature to make beautiful, non-damaging art and the results are really lovely.
This “interesting art project”:http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/17/technology/circuits/17info.html sounds like the kind of thing I used to do with my 1972 World Book encyclopedia. It’s fun to take a random idea and riff on it by following links.
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