Here are some first glimpses of the Wild Things from Spike Jonze’s film adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are. They feature on a limited series of skateboards made by the company that Jonze co-founded, Girl Skateboards Company. In a previous post there is a link to an article about the making of the creatures, and their filming on the Mornington Peninsular in Victoria.
(via Puppets in Melbourne, PuppetVision and /film)
The big old Morton Bay fig tree on Beaumont Common, on a quiet Boxing Day morning. The tree is filled with Rainbow Lorikeets. I don’t remember Rainbow Lorikeets being in Adelaide when I was growing up here, nor Indian Mynahs, or Black Cockatoos. Many other bird calls, and I can hear a background him of bees, too.
On the road to Adelaide, half way!
Remember the Monster Workshop puppets made by Paul Vincett, a 3D illustrator and puppet maker? Check out the cool new arrivals in the Monster Workshop adoption Store, and Paul’s new blog. Or maybe you will join the monster rug trend? ;)
Interior and looking out from a cafe in Montparnasse.
Painters finishing off a new coat of paint on a shop facade near the Raspail metro station. The avenue of trees in the background lines the front of Cimetiere du Montparnasse.
Quite a lot of buildings have different stonework up the sides like this. We guess there is a difference in heat resistance because the dark bricks always lead to the chimneys, and often in interesting patterns. I love the seeing all the chimneys when you look up or out across the city skyline. Places listed on the local real estate shop, simetimes give the number of chimneys.
This is the local RER underpass in Bourg-la-Reine. It is getting very familiar, as we walk it numerous times a day! It interests me that the stones, while still irregular, can all be made to look five-sided.
A window of cheeses!
