It’s supposed to be a promotion for Samsung’s LED TV’s, although the connection seems tenuous to me.

The video’s creators (The Baaa-Studs) say, "We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts."

Continue reading "Just for Fun"

(I wish I could say I’d written this, but I didn’t.  This post is greatly condensed from the original post at www.realclimate.org.  But, the pictures of authentic NZ sheep are mine.)

Continue reading "The Sheep Albedo Hypothesis"

Ever see a sheep being sheared that really wasn’t enthusiastic about the proceedings?

Would you believe it still takes less than 7 minutes?

OMG, this had to be one of the biggest highlights of the entire trip to New Zealand:

Continue reading "Mad Sheep (Beyond At the Agrodome)"

Well, yes and no.  OK, well, actually, there can only be one accurate answer there, which is YES, I did knit a couple of things on the trip.  However, NO, I did not finish 4 pairs of socks for DH.

Continue reading "What I Knit This Summer"

I didn’t expect it to be in the little town of Gore, though. Nor did I expect it to be some lovely handspun.

Continue reading "Yarn, Finally"

Ah, the magic of modern air travel.  Here is how bad it was getting back home in PDX just before we left.

Continue reading "ZOMG!"