Iceland

 The wisdom of Greipur Hjaltason

Ghost Elephants (Trailer)

Dr. Steve Boyes pursues an animal long believed to be a myth.

 (Kottke)

Ice Merchants

Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.

Via Memo Of The Air

Stampede

 This is frickin’ wild! Of course it’s AI but I found myself caught up in the frenzy.

Via everlasting blort

Eek!!

 

A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣

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— Helen (@helenmaryme.bsky.social) January 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM

(everlasting blort) 

The Elections Of Fugitive Louis Riel

 Todd Maffin brings us some unhinged Canadian history.

The Doors Of Mexico City

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The Shape Of Paris

This short film, brilliantly shot by Brett Novak, shows skateboarder Andy Anderson travelling around Paris in the summertime. Years ago I was drawn to Paris like a magnet and spent time there every chance I got. This evokes all the fond memories.

Via Kottke

Artwork Of The Day

Morning, 1971 by John Koch (1909–1978)

Oil on canvas - Smithsonian Institution

Via Biblioklept

Giant Coral Reef Discovered

Citizen scientists discovered a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’.

Sophie Kalkowski-Pope and her mum, Jan Pope, discovered the 111-metre-long Pavona clavus colony offshore from Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia.