This, That, and the Other Thing

juliedillon: bridgioto: Last of the Kells dwarves: Fili, Kili,...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:05:53 -0600

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...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:05:37 -0600

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,...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:05:28 -0600

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...

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:21:09 -0500

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...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:12:38 -0500

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

I will not think about how many bugs live here.

jameshance: Allo there, friendlingtons! Hope all’s good :)...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:10:12 -0600

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...

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:31:19 -0600

shigella:

bentoboxworld:

Totoro <3

Nom nom nom!

*squee* Too cute to eat.

abberdoodle: travocity: is this ALL the books? I think this is...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:57:16 -0600

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.

I’ve found my tumblr weakness: images of libraries (or just shelves full of books), spiral...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:17:45 -0600

I’ve found my tumblr weakness: images of libraries (or just shelves full of books), spiral staircases, and tree houses. Now I’m imaging a spiral staircase in an old forest winding its way up to a library in a treehouse. Doesn’t that sound like a nice place?

monalisababy: this has to be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:08:17 -0600

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.

emmalou417: TREEHOUSE Is it real? Can I visit?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:57:38 -0600

emmalou417:

TREEHOUSE

Is it real? Can I visit?

Is there a tree house at the top?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:56:50 -0600

Is there a tree house at the top?

Such a beautiful library. I wish I knew where it was.

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:43:51 -0600

Such a beautiful library. I wish I knew where it was.

shigella: How can I fit this into my art studio? (*plot plot...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:07:48 -0600

shigella:

How can I fit this into my art studio?

(*plot plot plot*)

ooh. that’s fabulous.

Photo

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:33:15 -0600

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather..."

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:25:15 -0600

“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”

- Mortimer J. Adler (via countingpetals)

sigh Now I want to be back in Dublin, so I can visit the Old...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:14:00 -0600

*sigh* Now I want to be back in Dublin, so I can visit the Old Library at Trinity College again. It’s such a beautiful place.

This is why you sleep with a teddy bear.

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:58:49 -0600

This is why you sleep with a teddy bear.

c86: Lupin The Third: Farewell My Beloved Lupin, 1979 This is...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:07:09 -0600

c86:

Lupin The Third: Farewell My Beloved Lupin, 1979

This is the final episode of Season 2, directed by none other than Hayao Miyazaki. And what makes it even more special is that it features the first on-screen appearance of the ‘Laputa’ robot from Castle in the Sky

Here the robot is called Ramda, owned and controlled by a classic Miyazaki heroine character named Maki Oyamada

Miyazaki’s fascination with the giant robot, along with its inspiration and legacy, is discussed on The Ghibli Blog

Now I want to see more Lupin The Third, or at least this episode. The only one I’ve seen is Castle of Cagliostro.

shigella: bookmania: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:51:46 -0600

shigella:

bookmania:

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto (by 001FJ)

Woah. This is the best kind of library porn.

Yay! I love photos of libraries like this. It makes me happy.

This, That, and the Other Thing

juliedillon: bridgioto: Last of the Kells dwarves: Fili, Kili,...

bridgioto: Next set of Kells dwarves! Poor Bombur, his entire...

bridgioto: Some of the Hobbit dwarves in Secret of Kells style,...

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

So pretty. I wonder if it’s a really place? I will not...

jameshance: Allo there, friendlingtons! Hope all’s good :)...

shigella: bentoboxworld: Totoro <3 Nom nom nom! *squee*...

abberdoodle: travocity: is this ALL the books? I think this is...

I’ve found my tumblr weakness: images of libraries (or just shelves full of books), spiral...

monalisababy: this has to be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a...

emmalou417: TREEHOUSE Is it real? Can I visit?

Is there a tree house at the top?

Such a beautiful library. I wish I knew where it was.

shigella: How can I fit this into my art studio? (*plot plot...

Photo

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather..."

*sigh* Now I want to be back in Dublin, so I can visit the Old...

This is why you sleep with a teddy bear.

c86: Lupin The Third: Farewell My Beloved Lupin, 1979 This is...

shigella: bookmania: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the...

shigella: bentoboxworld: Totoro <3 Nom nom nom! squee...

sigh Now I want to be back in Dublin, so I can visit the Old...