Timothy Power's Blog, page 24
April 12, 2016
Happy 100th birthday, Beverly Cleary!
Just when a kid is a good enough reader to check a book out of the library—not a picture book, but one with a hundred pages all crowded with words—there is Beverly Cleary, ready to make a reader laugh and think and laugh again. Here’s to a very happy birthday for the writer who taught me Ramona was a name and convinced me that a mouse could ride a motorcycle. Thank you, Beverly Cleary!
April 6, 2016
April 1, 2016
It’s Don’t Believe Anything Day!
Did you know April Fools’ day is a national holiday? Have fun on your day off!
March 26, 2016
Happy Easter!
Bringing its A game to this year’s Easter festivities is…
the Automeris larra caterpillar, from South America!
This one gets all the Easter colors in one festive package…and isn’t afraid of showing it off.
Later, it brings it down a notch, changing from an eye-popping caterpillar to ride out the Spring as a simply stunning moth. Well done, Automeris larra!
the Automeris larra caterpillar, from South America!
Photo © Marco Fischer
This one gets all the Easter colors in one festive package…and isn’t afraid of showing it off.
Later, it brings it down a notch, changing from an eye-popping caterpillar to ride out the Spring as a simply stunning moth. Well done, Automeris larra!
Image found at Wikipedia
March 20, 2016
Spring has sprung
Today is the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning it’s the first day of spring.
Look around. Everything’s bursting into color. Oh, and the flowers are coming up, too!
Look around. Everything’s bursting into color. Oh, and the flowers are coming up, too!
March 17, 2016
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
“Meow!” says this leprechaun. Which means good luck!
Image found on Random Internet. If this is your image, let me know!
March 6, 2016
Game making
Ten years or so ago, when he and his brother were kids, reddit user one23abc didn’t have the means to afford expensive card games like Yu-Gi-Oh! or Pokémon. What do do? Invent their own card deck for strategic game play, of course! All it took was paper, markers, creativity, and a whole lot of time. The result? Creature Cards!
There are three types of cards—Creature, Evolution, and Item. Each player starts the game with three Creatures, one Evolution, and one Item.
Special powers and various strengths are involved with each original character, and the game provides hours of free entertainment. Oh, and Creature Cards came with something extra—all the fun of thinking it up and making it happen. Nothing is out of reach with an imagination!
Image: imgur
There are three types of cards—Creature, Evolution, and Item. Each player starts the game with three Creatures, one Evolution, and one Item.
Image: imgur
Image: imgur
Image: imgur
Image: imgur
Special powers and various strengths are involved with each original character, and the game provides hours of free entertainment. Oh, and Creature Cards came with something extra—all the fun of thinking it up and making it happen. Nothing is out of reach with an imagination!
February 23, 2016
Painter’s puppets
Swiss-German master painter Paul Klee depicted dreamlike images in his celebrated works. Here is Landscape With Yellow Birds (1923).
Lesser known are his handmade puppets and love of puppetry. Ompomhappy has posted a wonderful collection of the master’s magical creations.
Funny, Paul Klee’s puppets painted just like Paul Klee! The joy Paul Klee found in puppetry is wonderful to behold. Does it inspire you to create a puppet of your own?
Lesser known are his handmade puppets and love of puppetry. Ompomhappy has posted a wonderful collection of the master’s magical creations.
Funny, Paul Klee’s puppets painted just like Paul Klee! The joy Paul Klee found in puppetry is wonderful to behold. Does it inspire you to create a puppet of your own?
Visit ompomhappy to see more of Paul Klee’s puppet love.
February 14, 2016
February 3, 2016
Snow business
Brothers Austin, Trevor, and Connor Bartz from New Brighton, Minnesota had enough snow this season to build a 12-foot tall sea turtle with the icy stuff.
But never fear, folks from warmer climes! Anyone can bring frosty-looking fun indoors with the TheSweetestOccasion.com‘s handy guide to creating a snow globe at home.
Just follow a few easy steps, and voíla! A wintery knick-knack to go with a nice, hot cup of cocoa…or a nice, tall glass of chilled chocolate milk.
Photo found here
But never fear, folks from warmer climes! Anyone can bring frosty-looking fun indoors with the TheSweetestOccasion.com‘s handy guide to creating a snow globe at home.
Just follow a few easy steps, and voíla! A wintery knick-knack to go with a nice, hot cup of cocoa…or a nice, tall glass of chilled chocolate milk.
Photo found at TheSweetestOccasion.com
