The Reward

Bart found another great animated film the other day. Enjoy!

Making the most of burnt cookies

Last week I decided to bake some dinosaur cookies, but when the timer went off they weren't done yet so I went to my computer to check something and Mikkie (my cat) had to sit on my lap and with a cat on my lap time seems to stop existing and then the cookies were burnt.

So...

Bart and I decided to experiment with stop motion.

It's not even as bad as I thought it could be, but I'd love to experiment some more and get the lighting to be more consistent. And the dinosaurs need to roar.

Meet Eustace

Hi everyone, I've made a Eustace.

He's 98% my moms old sweaters, 2% felt, 100% confused owl pillow,

and available in my Etsy shop here.

Sir David on Kiwi's

For my graduation my parents gave me something I've wanted for years: the complete Life Collection by David Attenborough. Over seventy-two hours of Sir David's soothing voice, telling us all about the wonders of nature. And even the box is pretty.

I've watched all episodes of Life of Birds by now and it really is a wonderful series. The BBC happens to have put all the episodes on Youtube as well, so I can share some of my favorite parts!

I love this bit about the kiwi. Because you can't see its wings and tail it has a very peculiar shape for a bird and it moves in such an odd, but quite elegant way too.
I also saw a bit of Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild where he discusses the advance of wildlife filming techniques. He also talked about the filming of the kiwi. He was a bit worried that the kiwi would be disturbed by his presence, but since kiwis rely mainly on their sense of smell and David was lying in heaps of rotting seaweed it didn't even seem to notice him! He could also hear the little noises of the kiwi clearing his nostrils every time. Oh, I wish I could have been there...