FLUFFY MC CLOUD

A short film about man's misunderstanding and mixed relationship with mother nature. LINK: Vimeo

LED traffic lights don't melt snow

Cities that installed LED traffic lights to save money are learning that the incandescent lights they got rid of had a useful purpose: their waste heat melted the snow that covered them in winter storms.

Municipalities around the country are taking different steps to keep their signals shining brightly in the face of Mother Nature. Crews in St. Paul, Minnesota, use compressed air to keep their lights clean. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, city workers brush the snow off by hand in a labor-intensive process. LINK: Boingboing

Unintended Consequence of Technology: New LED traffic lights can't melt snow

The Chestnut Tree

A film about a girl revisiting her memories of her childhood spent with her mother. Hand drawn animation set to piano music by Chopin. A film by Hyun-min Lee.

After you watch this, you might want to call your mom. LINK, Via: Youtube

Mother Love

This photograph, originally from Cute Otters, shows an otter mom proudly displaying her offspring. It was one of many incredibly cute images of different kinds of animal mothers posted at The Pet Blog. Link, Via: Neatorama