Watching Grass Grow - actually, it was quite interesting.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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There was a thread a week or so ago in which I was asking for suggestions for pointless or inadvisable activities - one such activity I already had underway was Watching Grass Grow - I planted a potful of mixed birdseed and installed a webcam, sending live pictures of the developing grass to the internet every two minutes.

The camera software also enabled me to capture and archive images - which I set it to do every five minutes - the resulting picture archive - seven days worth of it - has been assembled into a short time-lapse movie - and actually it turns out that watching grass grow is quite interesting after all.

I find it quite uplifting to watch, even if I say so myself - although credit should go to the grass, really - it did all the hard work - I merely sat and watched.

The movie, and a description of the project, can be seen here:
http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/watching_grass_grow

It’s worth watching right to the end - you’ll see why…

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Yes, it was worth watching to the end - despite my daughters complaints!

(“Mummy, please turn that scary music off!”)

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I found the music after editing the movie - it was almost exactly the right length and I thought it was more sort of pregnant with expectation than scary…

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Loved it, thanks.

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That was great, thanks for sharing.

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That’s wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

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You are a genius. Please keep up the good work!

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Thanks!

I will be nailing jelly to a tree sometime in the next week or so, if that helps…

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Will you be herding cats any time soon?

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Very cool. That music isn’t by Phillip Glass, by any chance? :wink:

There was a great NOVA episode on time-lapse/high speed photography called “Moving Still”. The best part was the decomposing* mouse.

  • well, not exactly decomposing, per se…
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Loved it. I’d say there was definite entertainment there. :slight_smile:

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That was just…so very pleasant. Undemanding but engaging, stimulating and relaxing at the same time. An analeptic for my peace of mind. I wish I had something to offer you in return, besides thanks.

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Yeah… can you say Koylawnisqatsi?

You know, the extent to which that morphed with the Pumpkin’s Hummer I had playing in the background was pretty stunning.

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I lol’d. Bravo.

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If I can collect enough cats together in one place to try it… wait… that would be the objective, wouldn’t it?

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It’s a piece I found on Soundsnap.com (a free sounds and loops site) - I don’t think it’s by anyone well-known.

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Dude, I have about 7 dirt patches in my lawn that need grass. Can you come by with your magic seed and help me out?

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(post deleted - never mind)

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That vid was extremely cool and very well done.

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Ditto. :slight_smile: