New World Record

343 balloons - Chambley, France July 27th

Image by mortimer?

For another really gorgeous and colorful photo of this (beautiful sunrise and clouds), click here:

I Really Like These Posters!

Maybe it's the kid in me that never grew up, or the teacher that never stopped thinking about teaching opportunities, or the mom who, even though her kids are grown, still thinks in terms of what would look good in a child's room, but I love these minimalist posters of childhood stories by designer Christian Jackson. Here's Red Riding Hood (with just a hint of the wolf hiding behind a tree). For more posters, here's his website.

Déjà Vu, Anyone?

Someone posted this a couple of years ago. As much animation as I've watched, I would never have noticed this on my own. Not sure it really matters, either, but it's interesting and obviously a money saving venture.

Grand Prize Winner - Phillips Parallel Lines "Tell It Your Way" Competition

The Porcelain Unicorn is a moving video that won the competition. The requirements were that each entry contain exactly 6 lines of dialogue and that they be no longer than 3 minutes.

It's Friday!

The weekend is coming. Time to kick back and relax or party it up (we won't mention those household chores that need doing).

Here's where I would like to be:

Image by ViaMoi

Or here: (this image is of the Japanese teahouse at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, so I could actually go there this weekend)!

Image by Urban Woodswalker

And I have no clue where this is, but I want to go there:

Image by dboyone

Where would you like to spend your weekend? Doing what? (If you could do anything, that is). Whatever it is, I hope you have a great time!

More 3D Street Art

Awhile ago I posted some 3D street art images, things like this:

Image by Joe Innit

But here's a link to an article with 50 (!!!) 3D street art images! I really wish I could see one of these someday. They look like so much fun! I especially like the Edgar Mueller work. Here's a video of him creating The Crevasse.

A "Transfer Accelerator" by any Other Name...

is simply a slide. This one was installed next to a Dutch railway station, and it's both practical and fun.

Visit The Pop-Up City for more images, a video and the rest of the story. Oh, to be young enough not to feel foolish taking the slide instead of the stairs!

via Presurfer

Thinking About Recycling

We've talked before about recycling. We all do it (or most of us at least try). Some communities are better at it than others. Mine used to recycle all 7 types of plastic (including recycled plastic bags and styrofoam). Then they switched companies and now I have to toss the styrofoam (ugh! I try my best not to buy anything that includes styrofoam as part of the packaging) and I take my plastic bags, when I forget to bring reusable ones, to the grocery store recycling bins.

Some things, however, are just not easy to recycle. One of those is the cap from a plastic milk jug.

Image by Luce-Beaulieu

The jug itself can go in the recycling bin, but not the cap. I hate throwing them away, so I've done a search of the Internet trying to come up with ideas. There were crafts, many of them...how shall I put this...less than lovely (but I hate saying that, because at least the person was trying to reuse). And there were some that I really liked but were so much work that I doubted I'd ever actually use them, such as this lamp shade made of...okay, mineral water bottle caps (close enough) and this clock.

But a few were interesting enough and easy enough that I could see trying them out. So here's the list:

How to Reuse a Plastic Milk Bottle Cap
1. Use them to replace missing game pieces or use two different colors to create your own checkers game.

2. They can be used to add height to a planter (when you put a small, ugly pot inside a decorative one and the inside one is too short or...to put beneath a planter to keep it off the ground).

3. One woman suggested that they make good scrubbers for tough spots on pans and that they won't scratch the surface. I haven't tried this.

4. Stringing them together (sideways?) for a necklace. (There's another link below in which this was done).

5. Refrigerator magnets: Cut a piece of a wine bottle cork big enough to fill most of the empty space on the inside of the cork and glue it inside the bottle cap. Glue a magnet on top of that. Then decorate the front of the cap with beads or wiggly eyes and a marker or yarn mouth. You could also put stick on letters on the top or make your own letters and glue them on. Anything that suits your fancy in terms of decoration would work (stickers, interesting pictures, drawings). Note: magnets can be quite dangerous and even deadly for young children if swallowed, so proceed with caution.

6. My personal favorite for young children is to create a memory game: Glue pictures or stickers inside the caps (a pair of matching stickers for every two caps). Then turn the caps upside down, and you have a homemade memory matching game.

As noted above, I also liked this necklace which appeared on the Michael's site (and I really wanted to add the image, but I didn't want Michael's suing me, so please click through. It was pretty and colorful. It's for 100 day, and I thought it was rather clever).

So now, the floor is open. Can you help me think of more ways to use plastic milk bottle caps? I really hate throwing those in the trash (and the plastic collars, too. I keep thinking that there must be some use for those).

Giving Good Parents Credit (With Apologies for the Slightly Self-Righteous Tone)

I try not to post unattributed images (gotta' give the creator credit--that's why I've stopped posting images from Imgur. Much as I love them, I can't tell where the images came from). But I saw this one on Buzzfeed, there was no attribution available, and it was just too good to pass up. As a former teacher and as a parent, I had to smile. My kids are grown now, but they were always well behaved in stores, so I felt as if this was directed at me, too. So parents who teach your kids how to behave (no yelling or screaming fits in stores or running down the aisles bumping into people, either by the parent or the child), give yourselves a pat on the back. You've earned some well deserved praise!

In the Woods - A Cute Video

In the Woods is a music video by the band Dandylion and Murdock. Ross Vernon McDonald animated and produced the video. He also created the puppets.


In The Woods from Ross Vernon McDonald on Vimeo.

That makes me want to have a picnic with friends!

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin - A Great Place for a Walk

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, is one of my favorite places. It's within an easy drive of both Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the spring-fed lake is clear and, at 152 feet deep, is the second deepest lake in Wisconsin. After the Great Chicago Fire, many of the area's wealthiest and most well known retreated to Lake Geneva and the mansions they had built at the water's edge. Today many of the famous names are gone or have changed, but the lake is still ringed with large and gorgeous homes.

What's even more interesting is that each owner maintains a public easement, a shore path that circles the entire lake, all 21 miles of it. This was originally established in the 1800's so that the local Native Americans could hunt and fish around the lake, as was specified in their treaties. Today it is there for the public's enjoyment (and exercise. Yes, I have hiked the entire 21 mile distance. Once. Only once, but I've hiked large portions of it many times).  Each owner maintains their section as they see fit. So parts of it have flagstones, parts are grass, parts are paved with various types of stone. Some look like this:

Others like this:

This is the path in downtown Lake Geneva:

And this is the path as it goes past one of the most impressive mansions:

The homes along the lake are, as I mentioned, gorgeous, and the only place to see them is either from the path or from a boat. The shore path is a wonderful opportunity to take a walk. If you're ever in the area, stop and walk a portion of the path. It's a truly unique experience!

The 1 Minute Painting

I once saw a street artist doing something like this, but not nearly this fast. It's pretty awesome how the artist manages to take a few objects and some spray paint and create something out of nothing in only a minute.

Did You Hear Something? What Was That Noise?

Friday night there was a huge boom in the middle of the night. A storm had hit with high winds, lots of lightning and booming thunder. I thought the boom had been the sound of lightning hitting a tree in the empty wooded area down the road, but in the morning, we awakened to find that a large branch from a rather tall tree had come down in the storm, bending a light pole as it fell.

It doesn't look like much in this picture, but you wouldn't have wanted to be standing beneath it when it fell.

Uh oh, looks like more work to do. We managed to find all the pieces and put it back together, at least temporarily.

We spent a good part of the morning cutting up the branch (the power was out, so our electric saw was no good; hand tools were all we had to work with). The photo below shows what still remained in the driveway after we had cleared away the smaller branches with the limited tools we had. Then cleanup followed. It was hot, it started drizzling and sometimes raining as we worked.

But as so often happens when unexpected bad things befall us, there was a small bit of silver lining. Wielding my saw was great exercise. By the end of the job, I felt as if I'd had a great workout, and it hadn't cost me a penny.

Here's what I looked like (in my imagination).

Maybe I need to cut up more trees. I could be in great shape in no time!

The Best of A Normal Day

A few months ago I saw a video called A Normal Day (hard to explain but there's a lot of casually tossing objects and having them land right where they're supposed to land, something I could practice all my life and not get right). Then today I saw someone post Normal Day 2 and I decided that surely I had cheated you by not sharing any of this with you. So, in the interest of brevity, here's a compilation called Best of a Normal Day.



Hey, I could use a few of these skills! If only I could throw...anything and have it land where I wanted it to. A girl can dream, can't she?

Singing Ringing Tree

When I was looking for something entirely different the other day, I came across this interesting sculpture (isn't that always the way of the Internet)?

Image by Leah Makin Photography

And upon reading that it was a musical sculpture, I had to find a video so that I could hear it (of course).

The sculpture is by TonkinLiu and is in rural Lancashire.

The Singing Ringing Tree from Zsolt Sandor on Vimeo.

Rather eerily beautiful, I think.

How Books Were Made When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth

Okay, maybe not dinosaurs. Or even Neanderthals. But, as you can see from this 1947 video, it took a lot of work to print a book back in the day. It's a wonder that books got printed at all. I had to stop and take a nap after just a few minutes of watching this. If I'd had to go through all this to get a book, I probably would have changed my profession (lion taming? surgeon? ventriloquist)? Fortunately I get the fun part of making books, the "make up wild stuff and hope everyone believes it" part.

And I'm just kidding about the video. This one is in that wonderful, old fashioned black and white with the reassuring narrator. It's informative and nostalgic, and I do love a bit of nostalgia. Enjoy!



Still, thank goodness for modern technology!

If You Need One of those Awww Moments Today

This animated short is sweet and a bit sad.



via Aniboom

Taking Stock...and a Quotation for Today

If you've been here awhile, you may have noticed that somewhere along the way I started adding "born on this day" posts and quotations as part of my main post of the day. And then this week I stopped. The reason? Well, in part it was because once I lost power and missed posting for several days, I had broken the cycle of who was born when, anyway, but also I discovered that when I set up multiple posts and saved them as drafts (for a rainy day, you know) the born on this day aspect made posts less versatile (can't post a born on April 2nd on July 28th).

Plus, I wasn't sure they were all that interesting to begin with and it was clearly only going to be a one-year project. That said, I do love interesting quotations, so now and then I think I'll throw a few of those things up as part of a post or as a post with an image. Just so you know why they just...vanished.

So, here's a quotation I've been saving. I put it up on Facebook once a long time ago, but since then it's been sitting in a drawer on a pretty postcard just waiting to have its turn again.

Quotation of the Day - "Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground." - Judith Thurman

Image by Al Ebnereza

Let me know what you think or if there's anything you'd like to see here. Writing, books, videos, images, informational posts about...name your topic. I'll see what I can do.

Ouch! I Love Computers, But...

Even I have to admit that this made me squirm (but it didn't make me want to give up my computer).


from Aniboom

Too close to home for some of us? LOL

Glasswing Butterfly - Another Reason to Travel?

One of my favorite blogs mentioned the glasswing butterfly the other day with a link to a story, and the images blew me away.

Image by labbradolci (off and on these days)

Is that amazing or what? For more information and more images, see this article from The Ark in Space.

via Nag on the Lake and kuriositas

Monkey with a Knack for Photography

You've probably already seen some images of the macaque who stole the photographer's camera and took some pictures of himself. They were pretty good. LOL

Of course, the follow up story was the question of who owns the copyright to the images, since the images were snapped by a...well, a monkey.

Now, another clever person has discovered that the macaque has been up to his antics again.

Image by BWJones

To see more images like the one above, check out the rest of the story in kuriositas.

Ten Famous Teachers

I'm always interested in how people moved from one career to another, especially people who are famous (how do you get from being a dental hygienist to being a movie star)? In this case, all of these well known people were once teachers.

Image by Anirudh Koul

Click here to see the rest. via MissCellania

More Interesting Animation

This is traditional animation (pencil on paper) by Izabela Melamed. You'll need to let it load a bit (if it's not running properly, click on the blue HD to turn the high def off).


Tooth Fairy Affair from Izabela Melamed on Vimeo.

The House Where The Royal Tenenbaums was Filmed

The Royal Tenenbaums was this quirky film that fascinated me from beginning to end (the character that wore tennis gear through the whole movie, the almost cartoonish aspects of the characters and certainly, the setting). This film about how the house was chosen only adds to my fascination. Those of us who aren't from New York but who grow up hearing about it all have our own vision of what the city is, and apparently the director of the movie did as well (and brought his personal vision into the movie brilliantly). The Royal Tenenbaums may not be for everyone (is any move for everyone?), but I hope that you'll find this little bit of "the making of" interesting whether or not you liked (or saw) the movie.

via Nag on the Lake

Some Beautiful Images to Start Your Day Off Right

Working on a post that will appear in a few days, I came across a photographer whose work I liked. Here are a couple of Leah Makin's images.

Gormin Lake

This is Lake Windermere, where I spent some wonderful days on a couple of vacations.

Here's a link to Leak Makin's website.

If Trees Could Tell Us Their Secrets

Born on July 19th: Edgar Degas, Ilie Nastase, Anthony Edwards

Quotation of the Day: The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. - Richard M. Devos

Last week the storm that knocked out our power felled some pretty big trees in our area. So when I saw a historic photo of a cross section of a giant redwood whose rings dated from 550AD when the tree began growing until 1891 when the tree was cut down, it brought back memories of my own trips to Sequoia National Park and Redwood National Park, both in California. If you've never been there and get the chance, go. No photo can ever prepare you for the utter scope and magnificence of these trees, because until you're standing next to one...it's just impossible to convey the feeling. The closest I can get is that they absolutely take your breath away.
Note: Coast Redwoods and Giant Sequoias are both part of the redwood family, but they're different species. Giant Sequoias are considered the largest trees in the world. The biggest are 40 feet at the base and 275 feet high. And while there are trees that are taller (the Douglas Fir of the Pacific Northwest with a maximum height of 324 feet, the mountain gum of Australia at 326 feet and the tallest of all, the redwood at 364 feet), none are larger in terms of volume. In nature, they appear in only one place, on the western slope of the Sierra Nevadas in California.

Image by mprivoro

Many people can stand on one (if it's cut) and the base is big enough to walk through or drive through (again, if it's cut). 

Image by Dollar Bin

Image by Pgd

Unfortunately, when these wonderful old trees were first discovered, people cut them down on whims. The one below was cut specifically to be used in photographs.

Image via the National Park Service Historic Photograph Collection

And the tree below was cut down right after this photo was taken.

Image via the National Park Service Historic Photograph Collection

Fortunately, we have learned from our mistakes and the trees are now protected. Here's some footage of the Giant Sequoisa of Mariposa Grove. 

So while I'm happy that the electric company removed those trees from our lines, I'm always sorry to see a tree fall. They're so majestic and they've witnessed so much history.
Update: Here's the original photo that got me started on all this. Since I didn't know the source, I didn't upload the photo itself, but it's worth looking at. And here's a Wikipedia page with a lot more info (including charts--gotta love those charts) about the biggest individual trees ever. (Note: I don't usually use Wikipedia as a "written in stone" source, but it's a good starting place to find more information).

Writer's Tip - A Little Trust Goes a Long Way - July 19th, 2011

Trust your inner voice.
If something feels off when you're writing, it's almost certain that something really is off. Trust your gut instincts, go back and reread, and if you still can't figure out what the problem is, find a trusted critique partner to help you locate the problem. I hate that awful "something isn't right" feeling, but it has seldom led me astray.

An Interesting Animation Technique

Born on July 18th: James Brolin, Hume Cronyn, Vin Diesel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nelson Mandela, Elizabeth McGovern, Martha Reeves, William Makepeace Thackeray via NNDB

Quotation of the Day: Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves. - Abraham Lincoln

This video, titled Train of Thought, is a bit of a love story, but mostly it's an interesting technique. Made as a graduation film from The Arts Institute of Bournemouth, it took 9 months to make, and all the models are handmade (of paper).


Train of Thought from Leo Bridle on Vimeo.
via Presurfer

I'm Pretty Sure This is Photoshopped, But...

Someone probably combined shots of lighting (in Athens), but it still looks amazing.

Frank Lloyd Wright Designed a Gas Station?

Born on July 17th: James Cagney, Phoebe Snow, Donald Sutherland

Quotation of the Day: The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. - Marian Wright Edelman

Living in Illinois, I grew up hearing about Frank Lloyd Wright. For awhile I resided in Oak Park where he had his home and studio and where there are quite a number of his buildings. His signature work is known for its clean lines and I've always admired that. I still can't believe that Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a town I often visit, tore down a Frank Lloyd Wright hotel in order to build a much less attractive building--IMO--in 1970. Here's a link that shows a rather fuzzy image of the original hotel, some of its background as well as the story and images of Wright's Imperial Hotel in Japan, also--sadly--demolished. 

Still (getting back to our heading here), although it seems as if I may have heard some vague suggestion that Wright had designed a gas station, I hadn't really seen it until one of my favorite blogs posted this video:

via Nag on the Lake

This video is the follow up and has even more interesting information (although the video goes black about halfway through. Not sure what that's about. It's as if the person filming forgot that the camera was on).



Here's a link that shows a number of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings in Oak Park, Chicago and the North Shore (also with a video with a nice historic cross section of his work in the Chicago area):

And of course there's the amazing Taliesin West in Arizona, a building that was Wright's winter home. The link takes you to a tour page,  but it also has some amazing photos (note: the ceilings were originally canvas). Here's a bit more on the history of Taliesin West (with more images).

I think I'm just a bit fascinated with all things buildings and love those home shows and home renovation shows on television even if I'm not fond of doing the actual work. How about you?

I'll Never Complain about Hiking Again

This is from an 1867 hiking trip. Eek! They're hiking in long skirts. Over snow and ice! Carrying parasols!

via Imgur

The Reason You Never Attach the Lock to the Wheel

I feel for this biker. It's an all too common sight.

Quilting on the Fly

Born on July 16th: Roald Amundsen, Margaret Smith Court, Corey Feldman, Will Ferrell, Bess Myerson, Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck via NNDB


Quotation of the Day: A mind is like a parachute; it only works when it is open. - Lily Tomlin

I've never made a quilt, but I love quilts (I love sleeping under them; love looking at them; love knowing a bit of their history). It's an interesting medium, one that has often had its roots in necessity and that is ever changing. The whole community aspect of quilting in past years appeals to me. The business of using clothing that was no longer useful or using meaningful pieces of cloth to piece the quilt can turn a quilt into a living piece of history. And while I don't think I would ever have the patience to complete something so time consuming, I am drawn to quilts and enjoy studying them (and yes, I know. I write books, and books take...patience and are sometimes daunting, but it's different. I was born to write books, but I think I was born to simply admire quilts). 

An article in Collector's Weekly deals with Improvisational Quilts, ones which don't follow the traditional patterns. And while I tend to be a person who likes symmetry, these are interesting and very...alive. These were produced by six generations of Sherry Anne Byrd's family (a family descended from a former slave).

Something I Try to Remind Myself Daily

The caption of this photo was "No Matter How Bad I Have It, I Still Have It Pretty D--- Good." During our recent power outage when I had no lights after dark, no air conditioning, no Internet and I had to throw away a lot of food I'd bought the day before, I tried to stay aware that things could be so much worse. The fact that I actually have lights most of the time, Internet, refrigeration, clothes to wear, shelter, access to medical care, a safe environment and clean water when so many in the world go without is something to be grateful for. That's not to say that I didn't whine a bit. I'm not a saint, but looking at this picture, I'm pretty darn grateful for what I have.

Hoping that all of you are safe and well cared for. And may we all have caring people to help us and be caring people helping others in times of need. (I do have to say that some good came of all of this. The outage covered such a large area that I met neighbors I had never met before. We bonded over waiting for the power company to come remove the fallen trees from the lines and then to repair the lines. So that was a nice hidden bonus).
via Imgur (I believe the photo is from the website Footsteps for Africa).

Ipad App Trailer - Fun Even if You Don't Have an Ipad

Born on July 15th: Thomas Bulfinch, Clive Cussler, Iris Murdoch, Rembrandt, Linda Rondstadt, Forest Whitaker

Quotation of the Day: Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it that makes a difference. - Nolan Bushnell
via Backpack

I don't have an Ipad, but this trailer for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was cute and fun and worth watching even if you don't have one. 

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore iPad App Trailer from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.

Sculpture By the Sea

Born on July 14th: Ingmar Bergman, Woody Guthrie, William Hanna, Jane Lynch, Irving Stone

Quotation of the Day: Nothing draws a crowd like a crowd, - P.T. Barnum

I love outdoor sculpture gardens. Surprises that show up on a walk, interactive displays. I love all of it. Here's one I haven't seen but want to:

It's called Chimecco by Mark Nixon and it's part of Sculpture by the Sea in Denmark, Make sure to click through to the rest of the sculptures. It's worth it.

via Presurfer

I'm Back! And I Have Real Electricity!

The power finally came back on at around midnight. Several trees were on the power lines and with so many other people in the area without power, it took a lot of coordination to get the job done. Thank you so much to everyone for your patience during this time.

Best,

We Interrupt This Program...

If you're seeing this message, it's because we had a big storm that knocked down branches and took out power lines and I only have a small amount of battery time left on my rather slow, clunky and unresponsive netbook.So, if in the midst of trying to post, my battery dies, this is my emergency message. Don't worry, we all like to dislike the power company, but they're generally pretty good about getting things back up and running relatively quickly, although all they could tell me was "we have 400,000+ people without power, so it could be hours or it could be days before your power is restored. I'm hoping that I'm back up and running soon, but if posts are missing in the days to come you'll know why. Thank you for visiting and check back because as soon as I'm able, I'll be adding new posts.

Best Wishes,

Cupcakes as Art?

I saw this side by side image of cupcakes, and whether you like the original better or the reproduction by the person who took the photo, these were my thoughts:
1. They're's too pretty to eat.
2. How can I not want to eat something that gorgeous?
3. I want one of those cupcakes.
4. How long did that take to frost and how long will it take for one mouth to mess it up?
5. I would never in a million years spend that much time decorating food.
6. Those are some awesome looking cupcakes.

via Imgur

I think I'll make this my new diet plan. I'm only allowed to look at pretty food, not actually eat any of it.

Clever Advertising

Born on July 11th: Giorgio Armani, Andrew Bird, Yul Brynner, Suzanne Vega, E.B. White via NNDB


Quotation of the Day: Well done is better than well said. - Benjamin Franklin

I always like a good commercial as long as its well done. This one is for a French children's television program. It tells the tale of why Pandas are Black and White.

TIJI "COLOUR" HD from AKAMA on Vimeo.

And this is for a Belgian bus company:


Obviously, I'm not the target audience, but I really appreciate the creativity that went into them (and if I ever make it to Belgium and am taking the bus...)

What Dogs are Really Thinking

I don't usually post funny captioned animal photos. Other people cover those bases better than I, but...when I saw this one, I had to think, "That's what I'd be thinking if I were a dog and someone threw a stick for me to fetch." That said, I've enjoyed playing fetch the ball with some very fine dogs in the past. They seem to enjoy it. I just know that if the tables were turned, I would end up being the dog with an attitude. :-D

via LOLSnaps

The Rice Terraces of Longsheng

Born on July 10th: Nick Adams, Arthur Ashe, Arlo Guthrie, Fred Gwynne, Alice Munro, Carl Orff, Nikola Tesla, Virginia Wade


Quote of the Day: In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. - Albert Schweitzer

There is some amazing and beautiful imagery and information in this article.

Image by Peter Garnhum

The rice terraces have a practical purpose, of course, but they're truly works of art, too.
via Kuriositas and Presurfer

I Have No Idea Where This Is...

But I'd like to see it in person.

via Imgur

A Love Story in Post-Its

Born on July 9th: Ed Ames, Chris Cooper, Brian Dennehy, Tom Hanks, Dean Koontz, Oliver Sacks, Fred Savage, Barbara Cartland, Jack White via NNDB

Quote of the Day: The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but illusion of knowledge. - Stephen Hawking via Backpack

This short video is adorable! I'm a sucker for a romance (of course), but this is very well done.

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If You Have Lots of Books, You'll Love This Room

I have a lot of books, but even I'm not sure I could fill the shelves in this room.

It's from Kazuya Morito's Architecture Studio. 

via 9GAG