Movin' On Up!

It appears as though I'm about to begin a new chapter in life.  My life in the country (okay, suburbs) is about to begin.  I'm excited to leave all the unpleasant city things behind (critters, noise) while having all the good things within reach (art, energy).

Bye bye, critters.

Jelly Fish

My Grandparents used to rent a house in Greenport, NY for the summer, where I used to go hunting for the most fantastic jelly fish I've ever seen in person.  They were enormous, exotic creatures that I would capture in pails and examine until my parents made me release them back into the water.  A few times they would sneak up on me and I'd get stung, but that's par for the course in all worthwhile relationships, I guess.

Foxy!

Just the pick me up I needed!  Sometimes I wonder when I'll become an adult...

You know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen...

...and now these guys!  Reindeer finger puppets!  What better way to get into the holiday spirit?!

animalamp

These guys really know how to light up a room.  I'd love to mix them in to a very traditional space.  How could you resist their silly little faces?!

I am the walrus, and other animals

How to choose?

lucky duck

I'm lucky that my dad got a job in Westchester in 1983 so I've always commuted in to Grand Central Terminal and not the giant hotdog stand that is Penn Station.  It's a beautiful building to walk through every day.  Tonight I had some time to kill and I happened upon this exhibition of a South Korean photographer who shot everything from the same window.  The birds were my favorite.

cat years

I'm a cat person.  I can't resist most things feline.  After many years of solidly living in the digital calendar with his Palm Pilot, my father has moved back to a dayplanner.  This calendar might inspire me to flee the digital age as well.  Portability could be an issue...

hot dog!

Isn't this guy the cutest? Too bad daschunds are so freakin yappy. This stuffed version is the perfect remedy.

one of these things IS like the other

I came across a few things today that reminded me of... other things.

This hand drawn rock by Yoran Morvant reminds me of the Havaianas I just got to kick off the summer.

Incorporating nature in an unnatural way is generally enjoyable to me. This grassy sheep by Grassland evokes a similar kind of joy as the sheep in Burberry stores.

This is why...

...I'm always equipped with my camera. Just when you thought the Kidrobot smoking bunny couldn't get any cuter.