Reported by John Platt in Scientific American online here, a single flowering plant of the terrestrial lady slipper orchid Cypripedium calceolus still lives in the wild in Lancashire UK.
The plant is under police protection. The plant is reported to be 100 yrs. old.
I would love to see an orchid living wild here in N. America. Orchids truly are survivor plants.
08 May 2010
Dendrobium fibriatum
I was amazed that this species dendrobium bloomed for me as late as 2009. I loved the frilly lip and the dark 'eye'. You can't see from this photo but it was growing on a teak crate. It really wanted to be hanging from a tree somewhere warm. The beauty of orchids that are not 'orchid color'. Yes. I miss these guys. But my current location just isn't what they need.
24 April 2010
Children's programming from animation / machinima created in Second Life
I have met people from all over the world in Second Life. Amazing and creative things are happening in that environment. The possibilities for the use of Machinima created within virtual environments like Second Life for children's programing are just emerging. A first example is the machinima by my friend Chantal Harvey & others The Joy of Music .
After they were done filming, my husband and I, in our Second Life avatars, were able to explore and play with / on the set ourselves. I jumped on the drum and walked the long road...
Tonight I received word of 10 Little Aliens
My friend Chantal Harvey shared this note with me this evening. With her permission I share it here with you:
After they were done filming, my husband and I, in our Second Life avatars, were able to explore and play with / on the set ourselves. I jumped on the drum and walked the long road...
Tonight I received word of 10 Little Aliens
My friend Chantal Harvey shared this note with me this evening. With her permission I share it here with you:
SL Machinima for Sesame Street
http://www.aniboom.com/animation-video/435859/10-Little-Aliens/
Chantal Harvey's team entered a contest set up by Aniboom.com, who is helping Sesamestreet to find a new character for their series.
Aniboom then denied SL machinima, saying it is game design content --- that is when i thanked them for the compliment, as all avatars and props were made by Madcow Cosmos, and all seen in this machinima is our own. They have changed their minds and let us in now.
Lets support SL machinima, - for once I am asking you to go there, - and rate it if you can.
All the best,
Chantal Harvey
Lorin Tone
Madcow Cosmos
Lauren Weyland
Judi Newall
L1Aura Loire
Ze Moo
robwag Soothsayer
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