so do they come striding through,
marching down a line,
on paws so soft,
and bodies fierce,
bristling with eagerness,
to greet another day,
as roaring beauties,
aflame in the savannah
photo by Torie Hilley
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
Architecture Monday
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I just find this one really nifty. An auditorium/stadium/community centre made pretty much entirely out of bamboo and a thatched roof. And it’s gorgeous. Arches upon arches upon truss-like-arches, going back as far as the eye can see. Openings in the roof plane like an unfolding lotus flower casts light inward, highlighting the evocative structure even as it provides illumination. Walls, balconies, stage, also all made of bamboo, held together by woven ropes.
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Lovely. Locally sourced, naturally harvested, nothing but borax salt for treatment, full of natural light and ventilation, and a delight to experience both inside and out. Great stuff.
Bamboo Sports Hall at the Panyaden International School by Chiangmai Life Construction
Fox encounters of the fluffy kind
June 30, 2017Hiking today, I came upon… a fox! Lovely small kit fox, all dusty golden, with a hint of black at the tops of their slightly oversized ears and fluffy tail. I’ve seen bobcats on the trail before (hello cousin!) and plenty of deer and turkeys, but this was the first fox, and I feel lucky and honoured to have caught sight of one.
(No picture to share, unfortunately — I don’t bring my phone on my hikes, so when my hand went instinctualy to my pocket there was nothing there :P)
Wonder Wednesday
June 7, 2017
Maps of the Atlantic, the Great Lakes, and the boundaries of Canada from (likely) the 1600s. Amazing, meticulous work. And I really like that there’s a list of birds, animals, and plants at the bottom…
Photos by Jim Hines taken at the Bibliothèque Municipale d’Epinal
Wonder Wednesday
May 3, 2017
The littlest grapes
Peeking their way into the world
Soaking sunshine
Sipping water
Dreaming of wine
