Day 3359: Halloween.

 

 

"Cecily": old photo, collage & digital.

 

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2GN2S costumes ...

 

 fyi ...

 

 

 

 

A 2+minute video, candy corn, here.

 

 

Just because ...

 

Guinea Fowl

 

  

                     

Smiles for Sunday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day 3358: Odds'n'ends ...

 

 

"Eugene": old photo, collage & digital.

 

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2GN2S - Odds'n'ends ...

The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are in February, but Team USA and Team Canada are already facing off for style points.

Team USA closing ceremony styles.

Ralph Lauren has reigned over US Olympic styles as the official outfitter since 2008, but athleisure favorite Lululemon is a newcomer to the scene. That dynamic is evident in the outfits, as the American label has taken a classic approach while the Canadian brand has focused on a modular set of styles with Transformer-like features -- including a vest that turns into a pillow or scarf.

Team USA will sport red white and blue buffalo plaid puffer jackets, American flag turtlenecks emblematic of Ralph Lauren, and fleece leggings or pants. The big focus is on sustainability, with recycled polyester, recycled down and Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) wool.

 

Team Canada opening ceremony style

Meanwhile, Team Canada's all-red and all-cream kits are tech-driven, with textiles that are insulated, sweat-wicking, bacteria-inhibiting, breathable, resistant to water and wind, and light on seams. Hidden pockets abound, and the maple leaf appears as a simple icon as well as an abstracted print. The athletes will wear parkas, down jackets, joggers, trapper caps, bucket hats and zip ups, with plenty of opportunities to modify: the parka can be zipped off into three different lengths, and the down jacket can be worn like a backpack if it gets too hot.

Team Canada closing ceremony style

 

 

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Rome airport reveals plans for flying taxis.

Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) CEO Marco Troncone said the journey in one of the craft, which takes off and lands vertically, will take around 15 minutes, compared with 45 minutes or more by car. The initial cost of a ride will be around 150 euros ($175), a price likely to drop as the service goes mainstream, he said. "The connection will be very swift," he told Reuters at Fiumicino, where Volocopter was showcasing a prototype. "It will be a silent journey and ... the level of emissions will be zero."

 

 

 

 

 

A cute 1-minute video, pumpkins, here.

A great 7-minute video, Jane Goodall, here.

 

Just because ...

 

Paragrine Falcon

  

                     

Smiles for Friday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day 3357: Young and fun.

 

 

"5": collage & digital.

 

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2GN2S ...

 

It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn't heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats  and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore's stick house. Inside the house was Eeyore.

"Hello Eeyore," said Pooh.

 

"Hello Pooh. Hello Piglet," said Eeyore, in a Glum Sounding Voice.

 

"We just thought we'd check in on you," said Piglet, "because we hadn't heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay."

 

Eeyore was silent for a moment. "Am I okay?" he asked, eventually. "Well, I don't know, to be honest. Are any of us really okay? That's what I ask myself. All I can tell you, Pooh and Piglet, is that right now I feel really rather Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. Which is why I haven't bothered you. Because you wouldn't want to waste your time hanging out with someone who is Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All, would you now."

 

Pooh looked at Piglet, and Piglet looked at Pooh, and they both sat down, one on either side of Eeyore in his stick house.

 

Eeyore looked at them in surprise. "What are you doing?"

 

"We're sitting here with you," said Pooh, "because we are your friends. And true friends don't care if someone is feeling Sad, or Alone, or Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. True friends are there for you anyway. And so here we are."

 

"Oh," said Eeyore. "Oh." And the three of them sat there in silence, and while Pooh and Piglet said nothing at all; somehow, almost imperceptibly, Eeyore started to feel a very tiny little bit better.

Because Pooh and Piglet were There. 

No more, no less.

 

(A.A. Milne, E.H. Shepard)

 

 

 

 

A rare 4-minute video, Bowerbird, here.

 

 

Just because ...

 

 

Cattle Egret Superbe

  

                     

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