I know some people who will enjoy this.
Catboats en ballade. from E.Boisecq on Vimeo.
Splashdown: She is Risen
Lightning #2833 sees another Spring
Been waiting for this a long time. Easter weekend was grey and chilly, but not enough to stop me from getting Lightning #2833 in the water for the first time. Redbuds are blooming, a startling purple popping out in the still bare woods, a pale green haze of new growth is just starting to show low on the hillsides when the evening light is just right. Seems fitting this old boat should be reborn now.
On this first trip we weren’t getting too ambitious. Just wanted to get her in the water, test the centerboard raising apparatus, and cruise around a bit with the trolling motor. So I spent a few hours on Saturday checking things over again, adding registration numbers, adjusting the improvised motor mount, etc.. That left only a couple of hours of daylight, but that was enough.
Little Old Man
Universal Oyster
“Monsieur Oyster” by Panthalassa – NOWNESS from NOWNESS on Vimeo.
Filmmaking duo Panthalassa travel to the seaside to profile renowned oyster farmer Joël Dupuch.
Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1ILYeqY
Larger Than Life
Amazing. Do follow the link above to see photos of production underway.
The first trailer for Loving Vincent (previously) was just released and it promises stunning visuals in a novel format: the film was created from a staggering 12 oil paintings per second in styles inspired by the famous Dutch painter’s brushstrokes. The upcoming movie will detail the story of Van Gogh’s life leading up to the tumultuous time surrounding his death some 125 years ago. According to the filmmakers, over 100 painters have contributed frames to the ambitious feature-length film that is still in progress at their headquarters in Gdansk, Poland. The film is currently being produced by Oscar-winning studios BreakThru Films and Trademark Films, and you can follow their progress or even get involved yourself on their website. (via Devour)
Absence of Boundaries
Driving on Air from flora lichtman on Vimeo.
A 21 year old inventor builds car out of a half million legos, powered by compressed air (the engine required over 100,000 parts driving 256 cylinders). Also a spacecraft of Legos that was launched to heights of over 20 miles.
Play is fun.
via Aeon
It’s Different from Being on Land
A meditation on working on water. I can’t embed the video here, but it’s well worth watching.
Original link to the video: The Long Haul
Rowing in Winter
This morning it was 5° Fahrenheit. Right now it’s snowing again, with 4-7” expected by morning, followed by sleet, then ice.
But back in December, just a week before Christmas, we had a spell of warmth. I took Caesura for a row on the reservoir. Geese, ducks, herons, turtles.
Nice to remember now I had forgotten it.