This, That, and the Other Thing

juliedillon:

bridgioto:

Last of the Kells dwarves: Fili, Kili, and the leader of our company… Thorin Oakenshield.

Kells style Dwarves!!!! :O <3 She has more here and here.

I LOVE these

bridgioto:

Next set of Kells dwarves! Poor Bombur, his entire character is “being fat.”

bridgioto:

Some of the Hobbit dwarves in Secret of Kells style, or an attempt at it. Two of my favorite things, and they fit so well together :D

This is such an awesome idea. I would love to see this in the US.

pixilation:

It’s sad how this would be never be considered in the US and considered a waste of money instead.

enteringnarnia:

rhamphotheca:

These Beautiful Bridges Are Just For Animals

by Jess Zimmerman

If we’re going to keep putting roads in the middle of their habitats, animals are sometimes going to need to cross the road. But it’s better for everyone involved if they don’t have to push a button and wait for the light to change, because they don’t have thumbs and nine times out of 10 they’ll just careen into the side of your car. Which is why some highways have overpasses built specifically for animals like deer, elk, and grizzly bears.

Nobody teaches moose pedestrian etiquette like “look both ways,” but they figure out pretty quickly that crossing the terrifying asphalt river is safer if you take the beautiful grassy bridge. That’s just my guess at a moose’s internal life, but there’s data too: In Banff National Park in Canada, animals have used the six overpasses and 35 underpasses more than 200,000 times since monitoring began in 1996…

(read more: Grist.org)

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images:

Top - Highway A50, Netherlands (photo: Niels Verheul)

BL - France.     BR - Banff, Alberta, Canada (photo: Joel Sartore)

This should be mandatory everywhere.

So pretty. I wonder if it’s a really place?

I will not think about how many bugs live here.

(Source: shigella)

jameshance:

Allo there, friendlingtons! Hope all’s good :) Here’s a little concept art for a book I’ve written that you’ll hopefully see soon - very excited about it. Happy Mondays! x

This is beautiful. I can’t wait to find out more about the story she appears in.

shigella:

bentoboxworld:

Totoro <3

Nom nom nom!

*squee* Too cute to eat. 

abberdoodle:

travocity:

is this ALL the books? I think this is ALL the books, can I move here?

that staircase

Mmmm…me loves the books, and the staircase.

(Source: artschoolglasses, via shigella)

monalisababy:

this has to be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while!

That is awesome. Almost makes me want to visit Kansas City just to see it in person.