The Picnic Grounds

[laveda]

Happy birthday to you, Robin!

[edziks111]

Happy Birthday Robin!

[robin]

Happy birthday to you, Robin!

So sweet of you all...nice cards and greetings...hugs

[Jo UK]

In Looduskalender in the Media, kuremari has just posted an item that appeared on Russian TV. They reported on LK Pig Cam and the fact that 3 million people watch that webcam

Who has a theory, or personal opinion, about why we watch these webcam views into the natural world?
What is there about seeing another species going about its daily activities that interests us, and also draws us back to watch again, and again.

When I watch Back Storks or eagles, I can almost imagine myself, or people I know, doing the same things. Fetching food. Making sure that the young ones get enough. Protecting them from the weather - repairing the home.

I am not sure I could do the practical aspects of population control that Donna used last year, but then humans are rather more emotional than birds!
What do you think? What do you get out of this webcam experience?

[robin]

In Looduskalender in the Media, kuremari has just posted an item that appeared on Russian TV. They reported on LK Pig Cam and the fact that 3 million people watch that webcam

Who has a theory, or personal opinion, about why we watch these webcam views into the natural world?
What is there about seeing another species going about its daily activities that interests us, and also draws us back to watch again, and again.

When I watch Back Storks or eagles, I can almost imagine myself, or people I know, doing the same things. Fetching food. Making sure that the young ones get enough. Protecting them from the weather - repairing the home.

I am not sure I could do the practical aspects of population control that Donna used last year, but then humans are rather more emotional than birds!
What do you think? What do you get out of this webcam experience?

My personal opinion is why I watch these cameras because I like to be in the fresh air in the wild nature since I was a little kid. I remember that I watched birds in the country, I was hiding in the bushes quietly and just sitting and watching for hours birds life...But now I have not much time to do this, have to work. But at work I like to watch the wildlife at webcams, connection with nature stays...Citylife is so noiseful and watching the nature at webcam takes the stress away...

[Roman]

If you haven´t, you should catch up. If you have, then you certainly know that there was another war in the United States, which is called The Civil War and which lasted four years (1861-65). The southern states fought against the north to defend the system of slavery but although they were quite successful at the beginning, they were defeated in the end.
But their leader President Abraham Lincoln was murdered by a southerner when the celebration of the end of the war took place in the theatre. The abolition of slavery, however, did not mean the end of racism.

This is my homework, please translate for me. For czech language.

[Bisky]

I'm afraid that I can't help you with your translation, but I just wanted to say that I live in the town where Abraham Lincoln lived when he was elected president and where he was brought back to be buried after he was shot.

Springfield, Illinois and Washington, DC just had celebrations honoring his 200th birthday two weeks ago on February 12. I'm so glad to know that you are studying this great leader!

[yarko]

Wild Hunt – conversation about 'ghosts' and folklore started from sounds of the wolves that we heared near Pigs feeding place,
and verlit’s post in Pig cam topic
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29&start=12225

Some links about Wild Hunt
http://www.maryjones.us/jce/wildhunt.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt

[Liis]

Hello, Yarko - I moved my post and the discussion one more jump to Animals in Art & Literature link here. Seemed nicer not to have all these scary bogies around on the Picnic grounds!

[caysa]

Congratulation Mark Raidpere and all Estonians, you can be very proud!!!

Mark Raidpere won the Ars Fennica reward and was handed over 34.000 euros by the Finnish president Tarja Halonen today at Kumu art museum in Tallin. (BTW the strangest museum I have ever visited :peek: )

Unfortunately I have not found any English reports on this yet....
http://www.kalev.ee/est/?news=984046

[AllyKass]

Congratulation Mark Raidpere and all Estonians, you can be very proud!!!

Mark Raidpere won the Ars Fennica reward and was handed over 34.000 euros by the Finnish president Tarja Halonen today at Kumu art museum in Tallin. (BTW the strangest museum I have ever visited :peek: )

Unfortunately I have not found any English reports on this yet....
http://www.kalev.ee/est/?news=984046

yes, i saw it at tv
hmm...kumu strange-why? (i like kumu )

[caysa]

yes, i saw it at tv
hmm...kumu strange-why? (i like kumu )

Yes, I liked it too!! I have been there only ones but it was really strange, different - in a good way. Nothing like any other museum I have seen

[AllyKass]

Yes, I liked it too!! I have been there only ones but it was really strange, different - in a good way. Nothing like any other museum I have seen

it could be accepted, there must be a number of times to go, then you can clear the house

[juta]

Kumu , architect Pekka Vapaavuori from Finland.

http://www.ekm.ee/eng/web_image6_show.php?image_id=295

About Kumu:

http://www.ekm.ee/eng/kumu.php

[Kuremari]

Yes, I liked it too!! I have been there only ones but it was really strange, different - in a good way. Nothing like any other museum I have seen

how come?! you have KIASMA which is almost as weird as ours
of course as a patriot, i must say i like KUMU more
do you happen to know - any interesting exhibitions in Kiasma coming up in summer ?

[yarko]

Hello, Yarko - I moved my post and the discussion one more jump to Animals in Art & Literature link here. Seemed nicer not to have all these scary bogies around on the Picnic grounds!

Great, Liis - i'll follow you to viewtopic.php?p=19193#p19193
BTW i had that thought myself too...is Picnic Ground right topic for that.
see you (and bogies) there:)

[yarko]

Congratulation Mark Raidpere and all Estonians, you can be very proud!!!

Mark Raidpere won the Ars Fennica reward and was handed over 34.000 euros by the Finnish president Tarja Halonen today at Kumu art museum in Tallin. (BTW the strangest museum I have ever visited :peek: )

Unfortunately I have not found any English reports on this yet....
http://www.kalev.ee/est/?news=984046

there is about Ars Fennica 2008 in English:
http://www.finnguide.fi/events/expiredi ... &offset=30

[Liis]

Talking of art - Nationalmuseum in Stockholm had an exhibition of nature paintings from the 19th century a few years ago. And a gang of scientists - zoology, ecology, botanics - were let loose on it for reviewing. Very entertaining!
PS. KUMU has very nice stone steps and benches on the outside for sitting on. And some hope of getting small bits & pieces of interesting native flora creeping in between cracks, don't rake and sweep too carefully, please.

[caysa]

how come?! you have KIASMA which is almost as weird as ours
of course as a patriot, i must say i like KUMU more
do you happen to know - any interesting exhibitions in Kiasma coming up in summer ?

I am ashamed to say this... But I have never been to Kiasma
But I shall, soon!! It is just opposite to the parliament house where my husband works...
Here is what is sceduled: http://www.kiasma.fi/index.php?id=836&L=1

[robin]

I am ashamed to say this... But I have never been to Kiasma
But I shall, soon!! It is just opposite to the parliament house where my husband works...
Here is what is sceduled: http://www.kiasma.fi/index.php?id=836&L=1

You dont have to be ashamed, I had never been at KUMU