String gardens.

These are STUNNING. Want.




StringGardens.com

Moon photos by Laurent Laveder.

Buzzfeed: Amazing Moon Photography

View the whole set here.

Cheryl Maeder photography.

I'm completely enchanted by these blurry little seascapes.




Gardenhouse: Contemporary Art Photography, Impressionism, National & International Photographer, West Palm Beach, FL

(via flavorwire)

Bye bye, winter. Hello, spring.

Taken on the first day of spring this year. I *love* it.


My sis, Colleen, sent this to me yesterday. Her co-worker, Sarah Helding, took it last weekend. Thanks, Sarah!

One Year in 90 Seconds.

From Oslo, Norway.



(via Huffington Post)

Your moment of animal zen.

Nothing cheers me up faster or more efficiently than looking at Sharon Montrose's photos in her Etsy shop.






SharonMontrose on Etsy

Snowy Birds in Flight.

I am completely, COMPLETELY in love with this bird photo series.





Original Bird Photography Prints by Allison Trentelman: From the Snowy Birds in Flight Series, these bird prints are inspired by the sweet little winter songbirds who grace us with their company during the long Maine winters.

• 7x7" image on 8x8" paper (with a white border for framing).
• Archival pigment print onto velvet fine art paper (a heavyweight matte fine art paper).
• Signed and dated by the artist on the back.
• Presented in a clear archival bag with a stiff archival backing board.
• All materials are 100% archival and acid-free.


Nature & Bird Prints Photography Wall Art by NatureMandalas – $24 + Free shipping!

Japanese Maple Leaf Mobiles.

Lots of other lovely leaf mobiles as well.


Moon-Lily Silk Mobiles: Leaf Mobile Collection

Frangipani Lights Chain

So pretty.



Frangipani Lights Chain

Aminals! Cute aminals!

So fab.





Etsy :: SharonMontrose

(via Swissmiss / Chris Glass)

No birds were harmed for this art.

I love it when I see any piece of art that makes me look twice, makes me assume something terrible, then teaches me something really lovely.




Ornithologists now use mist nets instead of shotguns for data that cannot be obtained with the help of binoculars, microphones, or telephoto lenses. These nearly invisible nets are set up like fences and function as huge spider webs, catching unsuspecting birds. The researcher carefully extracts the bird from the net. Each bird is measured, aged, sexed, and banded with an individually numbered anklet (Audubon’s philopatry experiments with Eastern Phoebes was likely the first bird banding done in the United States). Then the bird is released, unharmed.

Todd Forsgren - Bird Banding Project

Haagen-Dazs: Good for bees.

Like you need another reason to eat Haagen-Dazs.


Beautify your yard with a free packet of wildflower seeds from Haagen-Dazs -- as a bonus, the nectar will feed endangered honeybees.

Send a self addressed, stamped envelope to:

HAAGEN-DAZS SAVE THE HONEY BEES PROGRAM/DOMINO
50 Francisco Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133

More info at Haagen-Dazs - Help the Honey Bees

(via the latest Domino magazine)

p.s. This is BB Bee, generated from the website's "Send a Bee" tool.

Amy Stein | Photography

I was intrigued by Amy Stein's photos back when I saw them on swissmiss last year, and am still digging her stuff. Such odd themes. A strange mix of mundane, peculiar, sad and almost funny, all at once. Really lovely.






Amy Stein | Photography

Please help me plant 100 trees.

I've never done this sort of thing, but this is too lovely to pass up.

The Nature Conservancy has started a Plant a Billion Trees campaign. I've decided to reach out to my lovely readers to see if you can help. $1 = 1 tree. Such a small amount of money for such a big global impact. If you can spare a dollar, please click on the widget below to plant a tree. Just use the "Other amount" field toward the bottom of the donation form. Thanks so much, peeps. You're the best.

The link above takes you directly to their donation form, but be sure to check out their beautiful site for more information.

The Last Iceberg.

The Last Iceberg chronicles just a handful of the many thousands of icebergs that are currently headed to their end. I approach the images of icebergs as portraits of individuals, much like family photos of my ancestors. I seek a moment in their life in which they convey their unique personality, some connection to our own experience and a glimpse of their soul which endures.

These images were made in both the Arctic regions of Svalbard, Greenland, and Antarctica.

Camille Seaman Photography - The Last Iceberg

(via It's Nice That)

I love this idea so much.

DEAD LEAVES FROM REAL NEW YORK TREES


FRESHLY FALLEN AUTUMN LEAVES FROM REAL NEW YORK TREES WILL BE USED AS VOID-FILL (PACKING) IN ALL AMRON EXPTL. PRODUCT SHIPMENTS PLACED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15TH AND DECEMEBER 23RD. AUTUMN FOILAGE FALLS JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS SHIPMENTS. CONSUMERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD GET A TASTE OF AUTUMN IN NEW YORK AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.

FOR PEOPLE WHO'D PREFER TO SKIP THE MERCH AN GO STRAIGHT TO THE MULCH... I OFFER BOX O' LEAVES.

Amron Expermental :: DEAD LEAVES

(Martina, if they shipped to Germany, I'd send these to you in a heartbeat.)

The Wooden Library in Alnarp.

Each "book" describes a certain tree species and is made out of the actual wood (the "covers"). The spine is covered by the bark, where mosses and lichens from the same tree are arranged. "Books" of shrubs are covered with mosses with split branches on both covers and spines.

Inside there are dried leaves, flowers, fruits, seedlings, a piece of the root, cut branches, seeds - similarly arranged in every "book". In a compartment inside the spine lies a delicately written description of the tree, its biology and its practical use.


SLU Libraries - The Wooden Library in Alnarp

(via ::: wood s lot ::: )

Help a whale.

The NDRC would like to send 100,000 messages to the Navy, asking them to put safeguards in place to protect whales during sonar testing.

Only 300 North Atlantic right whales are believed to exist -- and unfortunately their migratory route goes right through the area where the U.S. Navy plans to unleash lethal mid-frequency sonar off North Carolina's coast.


NRDC Action Fund

Gift Trees.

A nice stocking stuffer or alternative to holiday cards. $3 each, 25 tree minimum.


These hardy evergreen trees are perfect for business and personal gifts. They can be planted outdoors in the right conditions, stored in a refrigerator, or grown for months indoors.

* Only $3 each.
* Choose Redwoods, Pines, or Spruces.
* Customize your label with quotes, logos, sayings ... your personal message.
* Recyclable tube converts into a birdfeeder after the tree is planted.

arborday.org :: Gift Trees

(via Inhabitat)

The Wood Spider.

(FYI - language very funny, but NSFW.)



Independent Exposure - Apeman

(Thanks, L-Dawg!)