Winter Flowers

Animalia

The Green Swamp

Tell it to the birds

Winter colors:

A concert for elephants: 1798

No sooner were the first sounds heard than Hans and Peggy, lending an ear, left off eating; they soon ran towards the place from whence the sounds proceeded. The opening over their heads, the instruments of a strange form, of which they only perceived the extremities, the men floating as it were in the air, the invisible harmony, for which they attempted to feel, with their trunks, the silence of the spectators, the immovable attitude of their carnac [handler], all at first appeared to them subjects of curiosity, wonder and apprehension.

They went round the trap-door, directing their trunks towards the opening, rising from time to time on their hind legs; approached their cornac, sought his caresses, returned with more uneasiness, gazed at the assistants, and seemed to examine whether there was not a snare laid for them. But those first emotions of fear were soon appeased, when they found every thing remained peaceable round them: then giving way without any mixture of dread to the impulse of sound, they seemed to feel no other sensations but what proceeded from the music.

--From La Belle assemblée--

Here are some examples of the music that was played for them:

Fire

Omens

I predict a major gay festival occurs in this city within a week.

Enjoy it while it lasts

Intelligence

Imagine the size of a spider's brain.

Light

Water can make light visible.

Surprise!

I was only trying to take a picture of a flower, and didn't even notice the spider until I was home, looking through my images. In being surprised I am like a butterfly; in surviving I am not.

Hiding in plain sight

Pretty much everything does, because most people/things just aren't that observant.

Filtered

Take out the noise, and all sorts of patterns begin to appear.

Aliens

Let's contact species which have spread all over the universe, because species which spread really quickly are great to have around.

Today

I watched the sun set over the ocean for the first time, and it was lovely.

Nature's mistake

A: "People think Nature is somehow perfect, but she makes mistakes all the time; she's just really good at getting rid of them."

B: "Perhaps the human race, and every other living thing, are mistakes of Nature; ones she's having a hard time getting rid of."

Feeling blue

I bet you can't do it as beautifully as me.