var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1658676-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Things I love.Tumblr (3.0; @pepperproxy)http://pepperproxy.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4agw83UwQ1qabo21o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>He looks like a baby hippo.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/23372014017http://pepperproxy.com/post/23372014017Sat, 19 May 2012 14:26:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wc3fkq9N1qzfsnio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wc3fkq9N1qzfsnio2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>oh corn.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://geyserofawesome.com/post/22907199734/once-again-the-awesome-power-of-nature-goes-and">archiemcphee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Once again the awesome power of nature goes and produces something that looks like it couldn’t possibly be real. Last time it was the <a href="http://geyserofawesome.com/post/22611362108/this-awesome-creature-yes-this-really-is-a">Jewel Caterpillar</a>. Now we have the prettiest ear of corn we’ve ever seen.</p> <p>This is the aptly named Glass Gem Corn. The photos are from <a href="http://secure.seedstrust.com/">Seeds Trust</a> (“a 25 year-old family seed company dedicated to teaching you to save your own seeds, grow a delicious home garden and create stunning native landscapes”) who shared the following background story about this stunning vegetable:</p> <blockquote> <div>“Seedsman Greg Schoen got the seed from Carl Barnes, a part-Cherokee man, now in his 80’s, in Oklahoma. He was Greg’s “corn-teacher”. Greg was in the process of moving last year and wanted someone else to store and protect some of his seeds. He left samples of several corn varieties, including glass gem. I grew out a small handful this past summer just to see. </div> <div></div> <div>The rest, as they say is history. I got so excited, I posted a picture on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=438865647723&set=a.438865642723.241474.190963032723&type=3&theater">Facebook</a>. We have never seen anything like this. Unfortunately, we did not grow out enough to sell. Look for a small amount for sale starting in August 2011.”</div> </blockquote> <p>Of course now we can’t help but wonder if it tastes as good as it looks. </p> <p>[via <a href="http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2012/05/glass-gem-corn.html">TYWKIWDBI</a> and <a href="http://pakagri.blogspot.com/2011/06/glass-gem-corn-colorful-varieties.html">Farming and Agriculture</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://pepperproxy.com/post/22913419080http://pepperproxy.com/post/22913419080Sat, 12 May 2012 10:49:16 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3u3tlftGI1qabo21o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>D30 shock absorbing putty.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/22815065530http://pepperproxy.com/post/22815065530Thu, 10 May 2012 18:22:33 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1vy0k2U1i1qh72m1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://inspirationhere.com/post/20392898890/wee-hippo-with-postage-stamp-chris-crites">inspirationhere</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Wee hippo with postage stamp Chris Crites paintings.</p> </blockquote>http://pepperproxy.com/post/20392965490http://pepperproxy.com/post/20392965490Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:06:37 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ni89F7O51qe7j5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ni89F7O51qe7j5ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ni89F7O51qe7j5ho3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ni89F7O51qe7j5ho4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahhippos.tumblr.com/post/20146516021/harry-was-born-last-thursday-at-the-wildlife">fuckyeahhippos</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Harry was born last Thursday, at the wildlife sanctuary in South Africa, weighing in at 11 lbs. The young hippo who was rejected by his mother requires around-the-clock care and 125ml of milk every three hours.</p> <p><a href="http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/03/south-africa-welcomes-prince-harry-a-brand-new-pygmy-hippo.html">Read more here.</a></p> </blockquote>http://pepperproxy.com/post/20149283911http://pepperproxy.com/post/20149283911Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:51:23 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ktqoTYdr1qabo21o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Aganetha Dyck</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/20048564758http://pepperproxy.com/post/20048564758Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:59:11 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ktkc3PD41qabo21o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Aganetha Dyck.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/20048400472http://pepperproxy.com/post/20048400472Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:55:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfgipwKsbv1qea4uoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://pepperproxy.com/post/19993168347http://pepperproxy.com/post/19993168347Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:25:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0eg33v3Tg1qabo21o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Layered vegetables.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/18781568585http://pepperproxy.com/post/18781568585Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:45:03 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0efy3o1SB1qabo21o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Precise layered food.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/18781479543http://pepperproxy.com/post/18781479543Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:42:03 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0efsmNKCM1qabo21o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big sandwich.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/18781380785http://pepperproxy.com/post/18781380785Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:38:46 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9g2fcSLh1qabo21o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>mud ripples.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/17465967619http://pepperproxy.com/post/17465967619Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:23:03 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyr4usbLTq1qz5hh4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://devilduck.tumblr.com/post/16922590981/cock-your-hat-angles-are-attitudes-frank">devilduck</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="body">“Cock your hat — angles are attitudes.”</span></p> <p>—Frank Sinatra</p> <div><span><strong><br/></strong></span></div> </blockquote>http://pepperproxy.com/post/17103118009http://pepperproxy.com/post/17103118009Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:32:54 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxhmttbly1qabo21o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Loggy getting weighed at the zoo.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/17095964484http://pepperproxy.com/post/17095964484Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:25:41 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlmurby5c1qabo21o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Palette from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13435490@N05/">Chris Crites</a>.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/15630150219http://pepperproxy.com/post/15630150219Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:13:39 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx1jydwgiw1qabo21o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Birthday <a href="http://devilduck.tumblr.com/">devilduck</a>.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/15051727968http://pepperproxy.com/post/15051727968Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:59:01 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpuk0Ild61qabo21o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Plastic food.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/13769237987http://pepperproxy.com/post/13769237987Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:43:12 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luoqeb0Bqx1qabo21o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Limoges hippo.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/12824131759http://pepperproxy.com/post/12824131759Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:42:11 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmwx84Q8s01qgylq8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://poobah.tumblr.com/post/7093399089">poobah</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Frogggggzzzzzzz……</p> </blockquote>http://pepperproxy.com/post/12423398904http://pepperproxy.com/post/12423398904Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:56:33 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu90ckKxdH1qabo21o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Saunders flatiron building in Fort Worth Texas.</p>http://pepperproxy.com/post/12423356018http://pepperproxy.com/post/12423356018Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:55:32 -0800