These are lettuce and pea seeds I put in last week. They are growing in my back yard, in a plastic container that held spinach. Yes, it is cold. And it freezes and sleets and ices up, still. But this is winter gardening and people do it even in colder climates than northern Virginia.

You just wash a plastic container that has a lid, punch some holes in the top and bottom, put in some soil (I use a seeding mix) and sprinkle in seeds. Water, close the container, label it with a permanent marker. Place it outside in a sunny area. Now you have a greenhouse environment for your seeds to grow. I may need to transplant these into a larger container before it gets warm enough to plant in the garden.

I also have some flowers and pampas grass sprouting.

Your seeds really want to grow, even in harsh conditions. Like us, they are animated by the life force.

Carole Corlew.

I like this guy’s response to a ringing cell phone. Nicely done, sir.

Related to stuff we’re talking about.

A short essay animated from the audio recording of ‘The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass’.

Directed and Animated by Fraser Davidson.

(thanks, Chris)

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore — and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

Sounds like a cross between The Tempest and Blue Lagoon. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Sarah posted Riusuke Fukahori’s freakishly realistic resin goldfish on her tumblr:

Absurdly realistic sculptures of goldfish created by Riusuke Fukahori, one layer of paint & resin at a time.

Watching the meticulous layers applied is stop-motion goodness.