indigo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHEbtVKaxNk

Really cute and I like Little Richard.... enjoy!

Lizzi

Thanks for that cute video, Indigo. has anybody seen Baldur?. Maybe he has lost himself in the garden. It's that time.^_^

sandm

:) There is a very similar piano puppet in Vienna, in the streets mostly on "Graben" or "Kärntnerstraße". Its an Italian guy and his puppet is able to let his eyes "jump" outside.

indigo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYp34XUFpZY&feature=related

I hope this works...I think this is the one you are talking about sandm.
Cute!

Baldur

Baldur has been as busy as a one-armed paperhanger this month.

Baldur

(Waiting especially anxiously for my beet seeds to sprout)

indigo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSo1MyWf8g

It's a Wonderful World, it truly is! Enjoy....

indigo

Ok, it doesn't work.... I'll try again.

sandm

Yes, indigo, this was the man, not his best performance, but its excatly the puppet I ve seen.

sandm

I managed your link to David Attenborough, there are so many fascinating documentations he has made for BBC and I ve seen some of them.

And here Ive another great one. Maybe you already know it. This is the link to the movie HOME by Yann Arthus Bertrand, a French fotographer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbDmOt-vIL8

There are a lot of other marvellous documentations he has made, I just found this long one on youtube.

Dragon

Hoping Baldur's beets sprout soon, and all his planting endeavors for that matter.

I had a fabulous time this weekend. My husband and were exposed to some full frontal nerdity at this years Comicon in Calgary. (Officially it's the Comic Entertainment Expo or something like that, but everyone just calls it Comicon anyway). We went all out and dressed up in costumes from Doctor Who (The 11th Doctor for my hubby and River Song for me- if you're a Whovian you'll know who they are, if not it takes to long to explain so I'm sorry). My hubby obviously had a good costume because people kept asking for pictures with him. It was a zoo there and the fire marshall actually shut it down at one point because of too many people jammed into the hallway and wouldn't let any more people in. Fortunately the people who were there could stay as long as they cleared that hallway and we were already inside so we were alright.
The entire original cast of Star Trek -The Next Generation were together for the first time in 25 years and we had tickets to the show so we were in geek heaven. I think we're still floating a little.
You should have seen some of the costumes, they were amazing. Some people have super dedication! Baldur would have enjoyed the steam punkers who were there. There were quite a few of them and they had some of the most imaginative costumes there.
We're already chomping at the bit to go next year.
I am glad to be out of those crowds though. I knew it was going to be popular, but if I never have to stand in another line again it'll be too soon.

Baldur

I'm glad you had a good time Dragon. It's quite possible that Baldur has been conned-out; having been to several in the 1980s.
Maybe someday the urge to attend will return.

Baldur

The beets have not yet sprouted. Snow peas seem to have the fastest sprouting seeds of what has been planted here at Boughbreak.
Today Baldur bought 10 brussels sprout seedlings.
Actually I suspect the 4 in individual pots are collard greens that were mislabeled. Time will tell.

Hazer

I sure do miss having a garden. When we lived on our acreage in Saskatchewan, I always had a huge garden plot that yielded all the fresh veggies, potatoes and sweet corn that our family needed plus lots left over to share. I used to make all kinds of pickles and jams that were so good!
Now, my little plot in the city has been turned into a parking lot, at least until I can get a couple of vehicles sold.
The growing season here is so short and we are too close to the mountains to have really good growing conditions. I did try planting potatoes and corn here for a couple of years but have given up after the corn was stolen right from out of my back yard and the potatoes were usually scabby.

Hazer

I've seen a cat sitting close to my car when I've left work the last few days and I wonder if anyone can tell me what kind she is. She is a light tan color with black markings like leopard's spots. She is short haired and seems to sit quite tall. I've never seen her move so I can't say what her tail is like. She's very elegant looking. If she were mine I don't think I'd been letting her out to wander around on the street for fear she'd get hit or stolen. She looks to be expensive.

Baldur

Hazer, are you sure it's a domestic cat and not something wild?

Baldur

There is an rare breed of domestic cat called a 'Bengal', which oddly has leopine spots rather than tigridian stripes.

http://stephhicks68.hubpages.com/hub/Domestic-Bengal-Cats

Hazer

The cat was wearing a collar so belongs to somebody. I didn't notice any stripes, but I only saw the cat sitting from a front, and side angle. The spots are fairly large and round and evenly distributed. It's a beautiful cat whatever it is.

Dragon

Here's another picture of a Bengal, just to see if this is what you're seeing.
http://www.pictures-of-cats.org/bengal-cat-RAVI.html

They are they only breed I can think of with very strong spot markings, though I think some tabbys can display them as well.

Dragon

I found out something recently that I thought might tickle the listeners here on Radio Baldur. Canada has put out new 100 dollar bills, these are the new polymer bills that feel like plastic and are virtually impossible to rip. The funny thing is, if you rub them together they smell like maple syrup. We may be the only country with scratch and sniff money. The new polymer 50's just came out last month and I was disapointed that they just smelled like money, I was hoping for a strong whiff of Canadian Bacon.