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| frog-tongued frogmouth birds |
All artwork copyright Bethany Hildebrand. To see more of her paintings and to purchase prints, visit http://uncannycanvas.deviantart.com
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| Dandelion People |
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| jumping spider and zebra |
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| owl cat and bat dog |
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Uncanny Canvases
All artwork copyright Bethany Hildebrand. To see more of her paintings and to purchase prints, visit http://uncannycanvas.deviantart.com
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Extra Crunchy?
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Hellhole
A man-made door to hell in Turkmenistan which has been burning bright for sixty years. One of the Cool Things in Random Places -- http://coolthingsinrandomplaces.com/?p=446
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Cute Animal Overload
Have a great weekend.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Cute kittens -- not a trick!
Okay, I started off the week feeling a little belligerent -- see this blog's last few posts. But I've turned the corner, and I'm in a much different place emotionally. Today we're going to relax and watch kittens
playing with a bell on the end of a string.
Now I know you're thinking "this is a trick." If you know me, you might suspect that this video is like five seconds of kittens
playing, then a minute and a half of shocking images of sociopaths pulling the legs off of frogs, bloody underground dog-fights, hunters skinning squirrels, monkeys in a laboratory being sprayed in the eyes with deodorant, and grainy black-and-white footage of a soulless teenager dropping a bag of unwanted cats into the river under the Choctawhatchee Bridge.
Now if I were to make such a video, I'd justify it by saying "animals are mistreated cruelly every day and we ignore it, so if I have to trick you into looking ugly reality in the face by making you think you're going to see adorable baby animals and then springing images of gory chaos on you, then so be it. You know, like I'd be making some kind of point. But that's not what I'm up to. Promise. Pretty Promise.
So without further ado, here is a short video of baby kittens
playing together that you can watch with the entire family. It's adorable. Honest.
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playing with a bell on the end of a string.
Now I know you're thinking "this is a trick." If you know me, you might suspect that this video is like five seconds of kittens
playing, then a minute and a half of shocking images of sociopaths pulling the legs off of frogs, bloody underground dog-fights, hunters skinning squirrels, monkeys in a laboratory being sprayed in the eyes with deodorant, and grainy black-and-white footage of a soulless teenager dropping a bag of unwanted cats into the river under the Choctawhatchee Bridge.Now if I were to make such a video, I'd justify it by saying "animals are mistreated cruelly every day and we ignore it, so if I have to trick you into looking ugly reality in the face by making you think you're going to see adorable baby animals and then springing images of gory chaos on you, then so be it. You know, like I'd be making some kind of point. But that's not what I'm up to. Promise. Pretty Promise.
So without further ado, here is a short video of baby kittens
playing together that you can watch with the entire family. It's adorable. Honest. ***Gravy Rainbow*** Please link to us on your blog or website. http://gravyrainbow.blogspot.com
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
deer corpse
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Earthlings
Since I'm in a mood, and the week's them seems to be Animals, I'm going to sit this morning and try to watch Earthlings again. You can watch the movie with me -- it's free and available here.
Earthlings is an extremely difficult film to view. The last time I tried, I made it about 30 minutes in before I was just overwhelmed. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and scored by Moby, Earthlings purports to be about the connection between Nature, Animals and Humans. Watch the trailer below. It seems innocent enough. But the trailer is a soft-sell. What Earthlings IS is a machete to your innocence. Earthlings is about the god-awful cruelty and disregard with which we treat animals -- our fellow Earthlings. It's not pretty.
Very quickly I come to an impasse. If I discuss details of what is in this movie, I feel like I may make you less likely to watch it. There's a reason this film is nicknamed "The Vegan-maker". So all I'll say is to make sure there are no children around before you click "Play". And have a box of tissues handy because it will move you.
We live in a world of processed products in which we never have to come face-to-face with the consequences of our appetites. Earthlings is a movie that I feel like everyone on Earth should be required to watch -- but I haven't even managed to watch it all the way through myself yet. So I'm going to try again to look this square in the eye. Right now, this morning. Why not watch it with me?
***Gravy Rainbow*** Please link to us on your blog or website. http://gravyrainbow.blogspot.com
Earthlings is an extremely difficult film to view. The last time I tried, I made it about 30 minutes in before I was just overwhelmed. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and scored by Moby, Earthlings purports to be about the connection between Nature, Animals and Humans. Watch the trailer below. It seems innocent enough. But the trailer is a soft-sell. What Earthlings IS is a machete to your innocence. Earthlings is about the god-awful cruelty and disregard with which we treat animals -- our fellow Earthlings. It's not pretty.
Very quickly I come to an impasse. If I discuss details of what is in this movie, I feel like I may make you less likely to watch it. There's a reason this film is nicknamed "The Vegan-maker". So all I'll say is to make sure there are no children around before you click "Play". And have a box of tissues handy because it will move you.
We live in a world of processed products in which we never have to come face-to-face with the consequences of our appetites. Earthlings is a movie that I feel like everyone on Earth should be required to watch -- but I haven't even managed to watch it all the way through myself yet. So I'm going to try again to look this square in the eye. Right now, this morning. Why not watch it with me?
***Gravy Rainbow*** Please link to us on your blog or website. http://gravyrainbow.blogspot.com
Monday, February 14, 2011
Bloody slaughter
These fellows seem pretty proud of themselves. It's not every day that you get to swim in the blood of your enemies. Of course, it's a little easier if your enemies are tuna and your team gets high-powered rifles... but no less invigorating, I see. Humans suck. You know what? I'm in a mood this week. You get both barrels: Dolphin killing in Denmark and Japan.
If you haven't watched The Cove
, do so. But put the kids to bed first.***Gravy Rainbow*** Please link to us on your blog or website. http://gravyrainbow.blogspot.com
Friday, February 11, 2011
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