As the weather cools off, I find myself picking up my knitting needles. I've always wanted to make a fair isle sweater, but I don't currently have enough yarn to make one for myself. So I made one for one of my dinosaurs instead. Yes, I'm crazy. I didn't realize how crazy until I was... Continue Reading →
Walking After the Dinosaurs: Fossilized Tracks
One of the fun things we got to see back in November were dinosaur tracks. While I am a dinosaur fan, I find it hard to imagine what dinosaurs looked like from their bones. Bird skeletons have taught me that predicting an organism's shape from its skeleton is tricky. Seeing their footprints, however, helped bring... Continue Reading →
Amazing Dinosaur Puppet
A short video of a talented puppeteer with a homemade dinosaur puppet.
An Inspiring Whimsical Scrapmetal Menagerie
The Swetsville Zoo in Timnath, CO is actually a sculpture garden showcasing the wild imagination of Bill Swets. Filled with creatures made from metal scraps including parts from cars, tractors, and motorcycles, this "zoo" includes dinosaurs, birds, insects, reptiles, dragons, even people and flowers. The two things all Swets' creations have in common: they are... Continue Reading →
