Posts Tagged ‘animals’
What am I sappy owl blogging?
January 25, 2019
A. B. Williams holding 3 baby barred owls, 1932
“Arthur Baldwin Williams (1874-1951) received his A.B. from Yale University in 1898. He moved to Cleveland in 1905 and worked for the Cleveland Humane Society. He became a lawyer and worked in real estate beginning in 1909. Throughout his law career, Williams was drawn to the woods, and he went back to school to study ecology at Case Western Reserve University, earning his M.A. in 1932 and his Ph.D. in 1935. In 1930, Williams was hired by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History as its first naturalist. While employed by the Museum, he was under contract with the Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board for the services of naturalist. In 1939, the duties of Curator of Education were added to his title. He was a gifted teacher who laid the foundation for scientific observation and nature education in forests of the greater Cleveland area.
For nearly 22 years, Williams spent at least one day each week in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. His most lasting contribution was the establishment in 1931 of a Trailside Museum in the North Chagrin Reservation, one of the first of its kind in the United States. Trailside Museums were soon established in the Rocky River and Brecksville Reservations.”
What am I crocheting?
January 3, 2019
Lost & Found is an endearing stop motion film that chronicles a dramatic turning point in the sweet relationship between two crocheted animal toys. A foxy fox and smitten dinosaur have enjoyed many special memories in their adopted home of a Japanese restaurant’s lost and found bin. But when the fox topples into a fountain, the dinosaur must give his all to save her. The short film, directed by Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe and produced by Lucy J. Hayes, convincingly imagines the inner lives of its stuffed animal protagonists and uses the fragile nature of crochet as the crux of the storyline. Lost & Found has been widely lauded at film festivals since its debut this year. from Colossal
Gunsmoke and Knitting 