Banquet Journal

kiwi two

remember the kiwi vine? here it is in the height of its glory. they have since been picked, and now there are easily a thousand tucked away in the basement for the new year.  

company

  fantastic project by finland's company, for a concert in ainola forest. i would love to recreate this for christmas... anyone know where i can find pvc foam plates??? more here.

some flora and fauna of the southern boreal forest

...in the shop. i've been thinking about the unicorn tapestries and verdure, and hedgehogs and mushrooms and may apple, and the forest at night, moving into winter.  and thank you all the mountain...

thank you

thank you so much for all your kind comments, and a special thanks to m for her sharp eyes. a quick email and the print has been removed, leaving me of two minds as to how far to pursue this. on t...

millefleurs

  amazing detail in these persian miniatures, found via pruned. more here and here.

porcelain and poached eggs and other mysteries

the top is another of the ubc botanical garden's botany picture of the day, a porcelain mushroom or poached egg fungus. more here. the bottom is one of close to twelve thousand (ok, maybe less tha...

terrariums

        the knee deep moss on gambier last weekend, while tinder dry, set me to thinking of terrariums. i know they've done the rounds, but imagining something simpler like this one.      

tree

kiwis

the new (four months new) house has a tremendous kiwi vine out back... 

topiary

eugene atget, and jacques wirtz, via ii-ne-kore.