envious of the feathers

Ishu Patel

Le chateau de sable

Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena

The rainy birthday song at 20:50 has demanded repetition. I find the character design and behavior utterly charming and we even enjoy the mischievous Shapoklyak.

pterosaurs

Luis V Rey

pick a favorite

With this and all of the other images that have multiple creatures we always play the game of "pick your favorite".

number 4 preferred

Vladimir Stankovic

Why does he have that machine?

Professor Balthazar is inventive, good-natured and visually stylish. Maestro Koko is the favorite so far. Maybe it's the ice cream.

a cuddly one

baby mothra: "Do you want to give me a hug?"

up above, down below

Yonder from Emilia on Vimeo.

octopuses

not quite Dahl's cloud men

bug smitten

Quick, mute!

Behold!

Peacock spiders have suddenly taken over. Here is a video of their antics:

shortnin' bread

number one on the local chart.

they brush their teeth

The closing credits of Pirates: band of misfits sports this song and it inspired motion. Tentacles up for the movie as well.

the old tree

a captivating game that stars a be-tentacled dumpling: http://www.talesofcosmos.com/theoldtree/

Miyake bag dilemma

Ooh, that, no wait that one, no that one for sure! Pink, no, gold! Wait, no, pink!

Miyake

feeding time

Ikko Tanaka

I am not a mushroom

fake lollies

An excellent lollipop may be acquired by simply sticking a pencil into the edge of a round piece of cardboard that has been profusely decorated with markers and such.

do do do de do do do

Lately someone's been sneaking up from behind and startling me with unexpected whooooos.

the arctic giant

claire de lune

surf meets turf

strolling through the undergrowth

the bamboo was very nice

arishiyama forest

glass house

variety pack

the mushrooms are mushing

Flora-l invasion

old money

The classical chinese symbol for money contains a caricature of a cowrie, which dates back over three thousand years. Porcelain also gained its name from these shells as porcellana (Italian for cowrie) was originally used to describe this translucent ceramic.

stars on his botto

green vine snake

Woo-hoo, ladybugs!

Always wondered what this creature pictured below was and it turns out to be a ladybug in its larval state:

adoration of the mesozoic insectoids

Jack Kirby

crying onion

singing whale

To be a singing whale with three uvulas would be the tops. Singing whales are thought to be extinct but if you hear a faint cry of “Figaro!” in the back of a pet store be sure to take a closer look. A singing whale may cost you infinity dollars though so be sure to bring extra cash.