Something a Little Different Redux

Back in September, my posting, "And Now For Something a Little Different," listed some great links friends had sent that I particularly enjoyed and wanted to share.  Here, now, are another ten.  Some you can simply scroll; others are short videos.

The first is a video called "Perpetual Ocean" that shows the ocean surface currents around the world using data taken from June 2005 to December 2007.  It's very mesmerizing ... a bit like tracing silky patterns with your finger to see where they go.  3:03 minutes. Link #1

This video, the "Known Universe," which takes us out to the farthest reaches (and then back again) is by the American Museum of Natural History.  6:31 minutes. Link #2

Here are exquisite close-ups of grains of sand, each different.  Scroll. Link #3

And here, showing another extraordinary subject, are photos of "15 Gorgeous and Unusual Birds."  My favorite may be the Nicobar Pigeon.  Scroll.  Link #4

Going on to other living things, here are examples of "Living Root Bridges" that are grown (rather than built) in northeastern India, one of the wettest places on earth.  Scroll.  Link #5

I love this next video because it shows what imagination and talent can do.  Here, a Hong Kong architect has transformed his 344 square-foot apartment into quite an accommodating abode by including the amenities of a full-size house in very clever ways.  4:04 minutes.  Link #6

This "Hyper-realist Art" looks like photography but was really done in pencil.  Scroll.  Link #7

Another favorite of mine, this video, "Flash Mob at Copenhagen Central Station," reveals a few wonderful minutes for those lucky enough to have been there.  Take a look.  4:53 minutes.  Link #8

Similarly, here (in a Stockholm setting) is a delightfully playful way of getting people to use stairs instead of an escalator.  1:47 minutes.  Link #9

The last is, in fact, a charming little blog on both France and French cheese by an American who lives in Normandy.  Her photos of the cheeses and the countryside are most appealing. Link #10

Ah, I actually have a photo I took that can illustrate this posting.  Eh, voilà!

Market time in Sommières, France.  (The last town where the writer, Lawrence Durrell, lived.)