22/05/10

Animais azuis

Recolhi estas imagens da Wikipedia e publiquei-as no hubpages.
Como dá muito trabalho estar a colocar aqui as fotografias uma por uma, uso o clipmarks para este trabalho pois é muito simples, é só clicar nas imagens, na página original, e ficamos com uma apresentação como esta. Se alguém estiver interessado podem ir a http://clipmarks.com
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Quando estava a recolher as imagens, fiquei espantada com a beleza dos animais, alguns dos quais nunca tinha ouvido falar.
Linckia laevigata (sometimes called the
The Southern Crowned Pigeon, Goura scheepmakeri, is a large, approximately 75 cm (30 in) long, terrestrial pigeon confined to southern lowland forests of New Guinea. It has a bluish-grey plumage with elaborate blue lacy crests, red iris and very deep
The Ulysses butterfly (Papilio ulysses), also known as the Blue Mountain Butterfly, or the Blue Mountain Swallowtail  is a large Australian  swallowtail. The Ulysses butterfly has a wingspan of about 14 cm (5.5 inches). It lives in northeastern Austr
The Maltese tiger, or blue tiger, is a suspected coloration morph of a tiger, reported mostly from the Fujian Province of China. It is said to have bluish fur with dark grey stripes
Dendrobates azureus is a type of poison dart frog found in the forests surrounded by the Sipaliwini savannah, which is located in southern Suriname  and Brazil
Agama sinaita is an agamid lizard. It is common in deserts around the Red sea. The length of the lizard is up to 25 cm
The blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae.
Paracanthurus hepatus has a royal blue body, yellow tail, and black 'palette' design. The lower body is yellow in the west-central Indian Ocean. It grows to 31 cm (12.25 in.). The species' range is broad, but it is nowhere common. It can be found thr
Around one in two million lobsters is blue. A research study conducted by Professor Ronald Christensen at the University of Connecticut discovered that a genetic defect causes a blue lobster to produce an excessive amount of protein. The protein, and
The Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales (called Mysticeti). Blue Whales can reach up to 33 metres (108 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons)  or more in weight. In volume, it i
The dwarf gourami, Colisa lalia, has an almost translucent blue color, with vertical red to dark orange stripes. In its native range it is dried for food, and it is also kept as an aquarium fish. It has become highly popular for aquaria.
The humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a wrasse  that is mainly found in coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Mori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleonfish
Hypselodoris infucata is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae
Halmus chalybeus, commonly known as the steelblue ladybird, is a species of ladybird (the beetle family Coccinellidae). It has an iridescent blue/green colouration and is a predator of other insects.
The Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is one of three (or perhaps four) species of blue-ringed octopuses. Unlike its southern brethren, the Blue-lined and Southern Blue-ringed octopuses that are found only in Australian  waters, th
British Shorthairs come in many colours. For many years, the more popular blue variant was common enough to have a breed name of its own: the
The Lear's Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), also known as the Indigo Macaw, is a rare Brazilian parrot with a highly restricted range. It is metallic blue with a faint, often barely visible, tinge of green, and a yellow patch of skin at the base of the h
The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus (from Latin Pavo, peafowl; cristatus, crested), also known as the Common Peafowl or the Blue Peafowl, is one of two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the Phasianidae family known as peafowl. Found mainly on the I
Maylandia callainos (sometimes referred to as Cobalt Zebra, Cobalt Blue Mbuna or Cobalt Blue African Cichlid) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. The correct name of its genus is disputed, with some using Maylandia and others Metriaclima. I
The Blue Dacnis or Turquoise Honeycreeper, Dacnis cayana, is a small passerine  bird. This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua  to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. It is widespread an
The Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer  family. It is common and widely distributed in the United States.
The Purple Honeycreeper, Cyanerpes caeruleus, is a small bird  in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World from Colombia  and Venezuela south to Brazil, and on Trinidad.
The Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) is a medium-sized thrush. Their breeding habitat is semi-open country across western North America, but not desert areas.
The ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, or Bernis eel, is a species of saltwater  eels, the only member of the genus Rhinomuraena of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family of order Anguilliformes. The ribbon eel grows to an overall length of approximately
A blue groper is a member of two similar species of fish found in the coastal waters of southern Australia, distinguished by the bright blue colouring of the adult males.
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19/05/10

Cachimbos de água

São peças em cerâmica, feitas por Kenny Scharf, em edição limitada. Alguns são peças únicas e custam  6,500
dólares os outros custam 400.


Encontrei-os no If it's hip, it's here.


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Candelabros feitos com objectos do dia-a-dia

Não consigo imaginar o do cabelo da Barbie pendurado na sala de uma casa qualquer! Só numa exposição de arte insólita. Mas há outros que não me importava de ter. Por exemplo o das cruzetas e o das esferográficas acho-os muito fixes. Claro que não são para todas as salas, mas acho-os "usáveis". Encontrei-os no poshposh, onde há outros muito criativos.




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17/05/10

O Trabant

Encontrei estas imagens e fizeram-me recordar velhos tempos, quando fui a Berlim e atravessei a antiga RDA. O limite de velocidade na autoestrada acho que era de 90 ou 100, e fôramos prevenidos que a polícia andava sempre a tentar caçar os estrangeiros que ultrapassassem o limite.
Por isso lá fomos nas calmas, a ser ultrapassados por trabants constantemente, pois eles não cumpriam limites. Estes deviam ser só para turistas.
O mais engraçado é que resolvemos parar a meio do caminho e jantar num restaurante da autoestrada. Havia uma bicha enorme de clientes, todos da RDA, e lá ficámos à espera de vez. Jantámos bem e, no fim, lá nos pusemos a caminho.
Quando chegámos à fronteira foi a desgraça! Não sabíamos que havia um tempo limite para atravessar a RDA, e quando a polícia viu o tempo que demoráramos, desatou aos berros connosco e ficámos com a sensação de que iríamos ser presos. Bem mostrámos o ticket do restaurante, mas ele continuava aos gritos a dizer que aquilo era um crime, que não podíamos parar no país, que só tínhamos o direito de o atravessar sem paragens. Por sorte, apareceu um chefe, a quem o polícia que só berrava connosco, contou o caso e que lhe disse que era melhor deixar-nos ir.
Só sei que no regresso, fomos rapidíssimos, dentro dos limites, claro!

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O Trabant, carinhosamente conhecido por  'Trabi', na RDA
Produzido em massa era conhecido por não se poder confiar nele, pois podia parar a qualquer instante. No entanto era imensamente popular.
Era tão popular que um fabricante de brinquedos, a Herpa Miniaturmodelle se juntou à companhia alemã IndiKar para produzir um novo protótipo.
O novo modelo seria amigo do ambiente e eléctrico, com painéis solares no tejadilho.
...um grande contraste com o original...
Uma fotografia de uma reunião de 'Trabi' em França
Um encontro internacional, o "Trabanttreffung"
Entretanto o Trabant continua grandemente associado à reunificação da Alemanha...
...e tem inspirado muitos trabalhos artísticos.
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