11/19/2009

carrot love

I know this link has been posted on multiple sites, but I just LOVE it, and must share.
































Go to the Magpie Studio web site to learn more about the project - it has a nice environmental message.  What I love also is this pic from the project:


The image of the child feeding the rabbit is all too precious. Seeing this great carrot display, what I would love to see is a continuation of the project, where you release a bunch of rabbits on the carrot rabbit and photo-document or even video-document what happens.

How long would it take for the rabbits to consume the carrots? Do they start on the perimeter and work their way in or do they just jump into the middle and start eating? Do they get distracted by other things around them or does the sight and smell of a field of carrots keep them occupied?

So many questions. I guess I would have to build my own carrot field and find a host of rabbits to find out myself. Maybe some animal behaviorist or rabbit expert might find this an interesting experiment and join in the fun. Oh the possibilities!

[via Magpie Studio]

11/17/2009

Blog I love: lets.rebuild.

I was searching for Herman Miller furniture one day, and stumbled upon lets.rebuild. And I've been a fan ever since.

The site doesn't just sell Herman Miller furniture - it's so much more than that. lets.rebuild. regularly lists and sells "upcycled, recycled, vintage, mid-century, danish modern, and custom built furniture as well as things genuinely worth having - in the Triangle area of North Carolina." I don't know if Ryan Helsel, who owns the blog, is the one who restores and works on the furniture or if he collects, and sells them, but I'm thankful that he's there to share these beautiful and smart pieces to the world. Even if I may not be interested in a piece, I still love the beautiful photography.

Here are some of my favorites from lets.rebuild.:



This piece reminds me of a chair I had - wooden stiletto legs, pale yellow, vinyl, mid-century. Except mine had a very boxy shape. Mine got redone in a beautiful orange wool fabric and now belongs to a friend. I hope this piece also got the same love.

















[via lets.rebuild.]

Our Autumn Trip to New York



E and I took a 9 day vacation to New York, starting in the City, then up to New Paltz, then up to the Finger Lakes. I really missed the fall season and the changing of colors, and E had never been to New York, so we thought it would make for a great trip.

And of course, any vacation wouldn't be ours unless there was some climbing involved. So we got to climb at the Gunks, which was such an amazing place. I only wished it wasn't so cold and rainy so we could've gotten more climbing in.

It was such a beautiful trip - we got all kinds of weather and had lots of fantastic food (of course! It was New York!), and got to see old friends. Will definitely be back out to the Gunks again.