A random assortment of fun diversions for the weekend here:
- Visiting Rajasthan has always been high on my list; now this rose garden near Lahore is making it even more of a priority.
- I never get tired of watching this wildlife-cam footage: coyote and badger playing together.
- “Viewfinder” is a sweet, short animated film about exploring nature–a great start to the weekend.
- Heidi Swanson knows from cookies. I’ve made several of her 30+ Best Cookie Recipes, and not a one has disappointed.
- As you know, I love seagulls, and so I was an immediate sucker for this short from a student at the Vancouver Film School. If you figure out the moral to the story, let me know.
- This video of a capybara relaxing in a pond with a mandarin orange on its head is the source of a GIF that I find a fitting response to any of a number of life situations.
- A deep dive (ha ha) on fish markets and the SoCal fisheries from my favorite forager-chef Hank Shaw.
- It’s never too early to think about adding some indigenous recipes to your next Thanksgiving spread courtesy of Atlas Obscura.
- Also from Atlas Obscura, a fascinating interview with the woman who wrote Queens of Jerusalem, a book about women rulers in the medieval Middle East.
- A really lovely and rare find from Colossal: a Roman cobalt-glass bowl still in perfect condition 2,000 years after being buried in a Dutch peat marsh.
The Rookery 