Northern California Winery Portfolio - Gary Crabbe

Gary Crabbe is a photographer here in Northern California.  Here are just two of his amazing photos, go check out the rest of his collection HERE.

Uninami Strandbeest - Theo Jansen

A new design that hearkens to Theo Jansen‘s original kinetic structures from the early 1990s, the PVC tube-constructed Uminami Strandbeest doesn’t get sand into its joints and requires no lubrication to move smoothly. Watch as it speeds across the sand on a beach, presumably not far from Ypenburg in The Netherlands where Jansen lives and works.

Desktop-sized Strandbeests are fun for all ages to build and play with. Kits are available from Elenco on Amazon or from Jansen’s site. You can build your own version or 3D print your own. Jansen has also created a 3D printed model that doesn’t require assembly.

Shot a Wolf in the Face

Hip-Hop Produces Funky Cheese/Music Affects Aging Cheese Flavor - Smithsonian

From the Smithsonian Magazine:

The creation of good cheese involves a complex dance between milk and bacteria. In a quite literal sense, playing the right tune while this dance unfolds changes the final product’s taste, a new study shows. Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani at Reuters report that hip-hop, for example, gave the cheese an especially funky flavor, while cheese that rocked out to Led Zeppelin or relaxed with Mozart had milder zests.

Read the rest of the article HERE.

Dinosaur Stamps Incoming!

I'm so excited for these new stamps!

There will be a total of 16 stamps available, the U.S. Postal Service said. 

"'The “Nation’s T. rex,' the young adult depicted on two of the stamps, was discovered on federal land in Montana and is one of the most studied and important specimens ever found," postal service officials said in a release earlier this week. 

Old Flip Flops Recycled into Art - Ocean Sole

Ocean Sole turns millions of discarded flip-flops into art pieces and other useful products in an effort to promote ocean conservation and reuse beach pollution from along the East African coast. See how these Kenyan flip flop artists collect, wash, sort, cut, glue, carve, and sand this waste material into colorful lions, elephants, whales, giraffes, pandas, dinosaurs and other animals—and how smaller pieces are used for beads and kids’ playground padding—in this BBC video. 

Learn more about their work at oceansole.co.ke and follow Ocean Sole on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Female Illustrators in Natural History Coloring Book (2019) - Biodiversity Heritage Library

Find the Coloring Book HERE

Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, v. 143 (1917) - 

Matilda Smith

The Cactaceae, v. 1 (1919)

 - Mary Emily Eaton

A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia (1837)

 - Elizabeth Gould

Illustrations of British Mycology, ser.1 (1847)

 - Frances Reed

Indigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands (1885) -

 Isabella McHutcheson Sinclair

Poems on Conchology and Botany (1831)

 - Sarah Hoare

Title: Poissons Provenant des Campagnes du Yacht Princesse-Alice (1911)

 - Emma Kissling

The Mammals of Australia (1871)

 - Harriet Scott Morgan

The Snakes of Australia (1869)

 - Helena Scott Forde

Beiträge zu der Insekten-Geschichte (1790-93)

 - Maria Eleonora Hochecker

Cat vs Dog - TierZoo

Cabin Fever Shoot - Diablo Bowmen

Auld Lang Syne, Explained - Vox

After the ball drops in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, the crowd cheers, couples kiss, confetti flies and the song you hear is “Auld Lang Syne.” For Americans this song is associated with another year passing, but it means something else entirely in other cultures. Since the Scottish poet Robert Burns first published the words to the song in the 18th century, the melody has been adapted as a soccer ballad in the Netherlands, a graduation song in Japan, and more.

So, how did Auld Lang Syne, a Scottish folk tune, become America’s go-to song for New Year’s Eve celebrations? It’s all for old time’s sake and remembering friends. Also: Guy Lombardo. Vox explores the history and usage of this song in The New Year’s Eve song, explained.

Further reading on Scotland.org: The history and words of Auld Lang Syne.

Here is a copy of the melody in sheet music form:



Here are the full lyrics:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And auld lang syne.

Chorus:

For auld lang syne, my jo,

For auld lang syne,

We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,

For auld lang syne,

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp!

And surely I'll be mine!

And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

Chorus

We twa hae run about the braes

And pu'd the gowans fine;

But we've wander'd mony a weary foot

Sin auld lang syne.

Chorus

We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn,

Frae mornin' sun till dine;

But seas between us braid hae roar'd

Sin auld lang syne.

Chorus

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!

And gie's a hand o' thine!

And we'll tak a right guid willy waught,

For auld lang syne.

Chorus

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

And long, long ago.

Chorus

And for long, long ago, my dear

For long, long ago,

We'll take a cup of kindness yet,

For long, long ago

And surely youll buy your pint-jug!

And surely I'll buy mine!

And we'll take a cup of kindness yet,

For long, long ago.

Chorus

We two have run about the hills

And pulled the daisies fine;

But we've wandered manys the weary foot

Since long, long ago.

Chorus

We two have paddled in the stream,

From morning sun till dine;

But seas between us broad have roared

Since long, long ago.

Chorus

And there's a hand, my trusty friend!

And give us a hand of yours!

And we'll take a deep draught of good-will

For long, long ago.

Chorus