The Strand-beest, end of my blooms plus some critters and family

 As Open Culture shared,  The Engineering of the Strandbeest and here's the YouTube version

12,419 Days of Stranbeest Evolution

I've been fascinated by these Dutch designs walking along the beach powered by just the wind for years. Now this gives us a chance to see just how they evolved.

It's worth watching a bit of it to learn the pronunciation of Strand Beest, in Dutch.

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I wonder if the sun coming in the windows made these bloom so fast, and of course, be gone sooner. The heat is at the same level as it has been years before, when I had red blooms open slowly and last a long time. Mmm, it's been nice having their joyful colors for a while.

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Sharing with Saturday's Critters

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The mascot of the Whittington hospital (London UK) is a cat, as in Dick Whittington's Cat. Thanks for photo from Steve Reed's blog

Not meaning to offend any Canadians, and the rest of us won't really get the joke anyway.

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I just received the Christmas card from my son and his family of beautiful women...his wife and three daughters.

And the reverse of the card had my grand-dog's photo with "May your days be filled with unexpected delights. Just like Cody, who wakes Michelle up at 5 am! Who needs an alarm!

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My favorite critter today...

Allysha Cartledge photo

Today's quote:

Just being here, being ourselves, is enough.

Today's art:

A Wild Life For Wildlife bronze sculptures of various endangered animals by artists Gillie and Marc,

Today on Open Yesterday's Pages: 

Elizabeth Cotten and the Grateful Dead