TOP FIVE

AWOL

thefty — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:08:41 +0000

Hello friends and followers! In case you’re wondering, I did not disappear off the face of the earth. I stopped posting back in July because life got too busy, too suddenly. I’m sorry! I’m not sure when I’ll be posting TOP 5s again, but you can find me in many other places until then!

These days, you’ll find me blogging over at Thefty:

I’m also on Pinterest, @theftypins

On Pinterest you’ll find images that inspire me (spanning fields of science, humour, a silly amount of food, and of course colours and patterns).

You can also find me on Twitter and on Facebook.

Let’s keep in touch please. I’ve missed you.

TOP 5: Coffee.

thefty — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:48:53 +0000

Here’s a good-looking hit of caffeine to get you through your day. (I’ll take a #4 to go, please.) Enjoy!

1. Hot Coffee Splash in an Ed Hardy mug. By Thomas.

2. Coffee at high frequency. Isn’t this awesome? By David Melchor Diaz.

3. How to make dry cappuccino. A delicious doodle by Hyoin Min.

4. Chocolate-coffee cupcakes with mocha ganache and mascarpone cream. GIMME! By Chotda.

5. Coffee cup cookies. By DistopianDreamGirl.

TOP 5: Bed Jumping.

thefty — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:56:29 +0000

I’m having a very sleepy Thursday, so decided to make ‘TOP 5: Sleepy’. However, the bed-related photos that caught my eye were far more…energetic than I was anticipating. Here they are:

1. Siesta, by Jenna Kristina Nilsson.

2. Aerial Roll. By Zoe J.

3. Shady bed jump. By Gemma Bou.

4. Starburst Comes in Assorted Flavours. By Scott Joseph.

5. Time To Go To Bed. From here.

TOP 5: Unreal Planets.

thefty — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:27:33 +0000

When I began searching for images of planets, I wasn’t expecting this. Aren’t they cool? I like the idea of creating a galaxy of impossible planets, made of whatever you like (in my case, a massive sandwich).

1. A concrete world. By Klaus Friese.

2. A polar panoramic photo by Hans Brinker. Beautiful.

3. Planet Reykjavik, by Nate Bolt.

4. A twisted planet, created using the Bonnemaison transform. Photo by fdecomite.

5. Dhonveli Lagoon Planet. By Sleepy Chinchilla.

I wouldn’t mind spending a week on planet #5 right now. SIGH.

TOP 5: Plant microscopy.

thefty — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:43:19 +0000

I love it when the edges are blurred between art and science. Here are five intricate images captured down the lens of a microscope.

1. Gingko biloba leaf stalk 16x. By Eckhard Völcker

2. Rhizome of a stinging nettle 10x. By Eckhard Völcker

3. Onion root meristem (aka the bit where growth happens) 20x. By Blue Ridge Kitties

4. The beautiful cross section of a stem. By Shihchuan.

5. Red geranium petals 400x. By Umberto Savagnin.

TOP 5: Santorini Mists.

thefty — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:15:41 +0000

Santorini is usually depicted as a blaze of colour. However, the beautiful Greek island has more than one face. Santorini has cool mornings, crisp shadows, and a million lungfuls of fresh sea air. Breathe in!

1. The land of red sunsets on a pale blue day. By Pilab.

2. Gone With The Wind. By Klearchos Kapoutsis.

3. Shadowy summer steps. By Jose y Eva

4. Small souvenirs. By Klearchos Kapoutsis.

5. Sun baked earth/cool shadows. By Wolfgang Staudt

These photos make me homesick.

TOP 5: Strange Villains.

thefty — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:44:47 +0000

A funny little bunch of oddly huggable villains. Which is your favourite?

1. Alien bug-man villain. By ToadLickr

2. ‘Evil monkey from the movie about the evil monkey’. By Jason Scragz

3. A masked rider villain. By ToadLickr

4. An evil home-made egghead. By JD Hancock

5. Super Nugg and Evil Nugg: Chicken Nugget Mushies (not sure what those are!) by Saint Angel.

TOP 5: Candy.

thefty — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:23:43 +0000

My sweet tooth is very, very large. However, my eye for sweets is even larger – I can’t resist the array of beautiful colours and shapes.

1. Pinks and peaches

2. A pastel army of Peeps.

3. A sea of rainbow sprinkles.

4. Arm Candy.

5. Lifesavers and Lifesaver shadows.

Which is your favourite kind of sweet? I can’t even decide, but I’m definitely a fan of Watermelon Chupa Chups.

TOP 5: Vintage Lettering and Stationery.

thefty — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:18:55 +0000

Swirls, leaves, lines and flourishes: I love the old-fashioned use of decorative touches on functional items. Aren’t these beautiful?

1. An elaborate letter A. From here.

2. A beautiful little ad. From Paper Scraps.

3. An ornate texture, from PlayingWithBrushes Flickr feed.

4. Printed initials in rich black. From here.

5. A bold yet delicate border. From PlayingWithBrushes.

TOP 5: Golden Places.

thefty — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:57:16 +0000

Oh man, just take me to a place where the light is golden. London’s greys are fine in January, but in June they destroy me.

1. ‘Last of The Summer (Wine)’. By Bethan.

2. ‘Siamesina’. By Rufus Gefangenen.

3. ‘Good Morning’. By Frank Wuestefeld.

4. ‘Lake Point Tower Chicago’. By Reto Fetz.

5. ‘Bagan Balloons’. By Martin Sojka.

I hope you’re all some place warm and bright.