Snow Monsters

Also known as juhyou, windswept and frost-covered trees make their yearly appearance on the snowy slopes of Japan’s northern prefectures. Some of them look like slumbering giants from the deep, 

biding their time. Creepy and fantastic. You've been warned. 

Akos Major

Alps

Waterscapes

Shell Grotto at Margate, UK

   

In 1835 Mr James Newlove lowered his young son Joshua into a hole in the ground that had appeared during the digging of a duck pond. Joshua emerged describing tunnels covered with shells.

He had discovered the Shell Grotto; 70ft of winding subterranean passages leading to an oblong chamber, its walls decorated with strange symbols mosaic-ed in millions of shells. Was it an ancient pagan temple, a meeting place for some secret cult? Nobody can explain who built this amazing place, or why, or when, but since its discovery visitors from all over the world have been intrigued by the beautiful mosaics and unsolved mystery.  

Treehouse Collective

Baba Yaga!

Norwegian Green Roofs

images via cabin porn and inhabitat

Ouchamagoucha

Sweet mother of pearl. I feel like wet laundry. Bedraggled. Note to present and future self: this body circa 1981 cannot quite withstand 20 yr old late night shenanigans. Drowning achy sorrows in my new book and Day 8 Olympic Swimming finals. Goooo Phelps!

In other news: Yarn Bombing. Guerrilla knit-meisters on the prowl. Removable granny graffiti. What a brainwave. 1) who has the time or inclination for this? 2) only in developed nations and 3) why are people so awesome?

 

Great Googly Moogly

            O Lord, our Lord, 

                how majestic is Your name in all the earth! 

                You have set Your glory above the heavens.

                You are resplendent with light, 

                more majestic than mountains rich with game.  Psalm 8:1, 76:4