Animated Short of the Day: “Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor.”
Co-directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, Morris Lessmore is one of five films nominated for an Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category.
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Beautiful.
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Did you know that giant Pacific octopuses get “attached” to their aquarists—in a good way? These intelligent animals recognize our staff and may even embrace them after a long absence.
An octopus hug.
Maggi Hambling, Wave
(Source: alecshao)
Sand Dune, Namibia
Photo: Brynn BaymanIt doesn’t take much to get rolling down a Namibian dune. These students on a geographical field trip find the slop irresistible but end up with sand in every nook and cranny.
I would fly away and rest … (by Cat Faery Shari)
via tarawaslike: 32flavors-:
I can identify most of these. And I take pride in that.
(Source: co-quette)
edge of the world (by Painted Land)
“When you consider things like the stars, our affairs don’t seem to matter very much, do they?”
– Virginia Woolf (b. 25 January, 1882 - 28 March, 1941)
