time travel

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Photographer Flora Borsi rocks my world. Her series, Time Travel, takes a look at how we would experience moments in the past, given our aptitude to document and share everything in the present. I am absolutely taken with how she added herself into old photos, slyly documenting the moment with modern technology. See the whole set here.

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the evolution of feathers


I love thinking about birds as direct descendants of dinosaurs, and this quick TED-Ed clip explains exactly how dinosaurs wiry little feathers evolved into elaborate plumage, and ultimately, evolved to the point that dinosaurs could take flight. Fascinating.

nacho

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

MIYO

Make It Your Own - Living Room

My guest post this week on Mint makes me want to move back into a small, sunny apartment. I wonder if a landlord would ever let me paint all the trim such a bold green. Check out how to make this room your own here.

zoo portraits

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Yago Partal’s Zoo Portraits are pretty much my favorite thing in the world right now – especially the little lemur with his tongue sticking out. I need that framed in my office. Seriously. Check out the full collection of animal comedy here.