Since Classics Illustrated comics were supposed to be adaptations of books, not movies…. you know, so we could tell mom and dad it was “literature”…..
It was supposed to follow Wells’ novel.
…
Not Welles… whose 1938 radio version scared the bejeebus out of my grandfather, or so he told me when I was small, and didn’t know what he was talking about.
There was a movie of it in the 1950’s that scared me…
Come to think of it, that’s probably why grandpa told me about Orson Welles, but I was little and only remember being confused.
…
And there was also what I’ve heard was a terrible early 2000’s version with Tom Cruise….
I’m thinking that there was a British TV mini-series that followed the novel rather closely. I’ll have to dig out some trivia. As I recall, the CGI (in particular, the seagoing scenes) was so primitive and laughable as to be a distraction.
I just learned that my knowledge of coral was basically limited to I knew it existed. Thanks.
I was trying to find information on the port of Kingstown as shown on the Nautilus in the closing bit of the video.
All research shows she is based in Los Angeles.
Weird fact:
She was built in 1967 in East Germany.
How come bees and butterflies get all the pollinator credit? Moths may not be as buzzy or flashy, but they get the job done, too. Cue National Moth Week, which starts today. Whether you generally swat at moths with a rolled-up newspaper or drape them in a towel to release outside, there’s a place for you in Moth Week. You can join enthusiastic ‘moth-ers’ around the world to observe and document our flying friends and to help us understand more about them.
You’ll probably find out that most moths have featherlike antennae, whereas butterflies have ball- or club-shaped growths at the tips of their antennae. Of course, since most moths are nocturnal, you may want to leave a light on outside to see them. The elephant hawk-moth in our photo will always see you, regardless of the available light. Not only does it have super-sensitive eyesight, but it can also see in color—in fact, scientists say it was one of the first species they could prove had nocturnal color vision. We were fascinated to discover one reason for the elephant hawk-moth’s great eyesight: It uses a lot of energy flapping its wings to hover and feed from flowers, so it has to be efficient when looking for its next floral feast. Nature—what a problem-solver!
-click on the image to enlarge-
(note: when I first saw this today, I didn’t even notice the moth. I thought it was part of the flower!)
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Hypnotic. Hip hypnotic.
mesmerizing
I can’t help but smile, watching this while listening to Spooky.
.
I spotted the Osprey yesterday that i saw last month over the harbor.
It was flying in from sea flying over town. Fish in hand.
No Osprey near me, but last week I saw a red-tail hawk flying over with a good-size snake dangling.
.,,
I’m thinking this more closely follows Wells’ original 1898 novel
I’d like that to be made.
Not that i’m knocking Powell’s version. That movie was epic on it’s own.
And now I’m confused-er.
Aren’t all the movies purporting to be versions of the novel… but then they’re not?
Which one was epic…. or maybe I mean who is Powell?
Oops. Bad spelling on my part.
I ment George Pal.
And, no. Most aren’t anything near like the book.
Ah… I’m not as familiar with him as I ought to be, and didn’t know he produced the ’53 film till I just looked him up.
Had I been up on his film history, I probably would have realized who you meant.
…
And yeah, I agree… Most are nothing like the book.
But they all say they’re based on it…
I only meant to say, rather pessimistically, that a new film version “of HG Wells’ novel” would probably be just as far off base as any previous.
Yup! Not visual enough i guess.
More closely than…. ??
Since Classics Illustrated comics were supposed to be adaptations of books, not movies…. you know, so we could tell mom and dad it was “literature”…..
It was supposed to follow Wells’ novel.
…
Not Welles… whose 1938 radio version scared the bejeebus out of my grandfather, or so he told me when I was small, and didn’t know what he was talking about.
There was a movie of it in the 1950’s that scared me…
Come to think of it, that’s probably why grandpa told me about Orson Welles, but I was little and only remember being confused.
…
And there was also what I’ve heard was a terrible early 2000’s version with Tom Cruise….
And maybe others.
I’m thinking that there was a British TV mini-series that followed the novel rather closely. I’ll have to dig out some trivia. As I recall, the CGI (in particular, the seagoing scenes) was so primitive and laughable as to be a distraction.
I had completely forgotten that those existed.
And here’s a compilation of the last cigarette advertisements to appear on American television.
Only seven tonight. I’ll try for the other two tomorrow.
Good night people and pets. 🙂
I just learned that my knowledge of coral was basically limited to I knew it existed. Thanks.
I was trying to find information on the port of Kingstown as shown on the Nautilus in the closing bit of the video.
All research shows she is based in Los Angeles.
Weird fact:
She was built in 1967 in East Germany.
And i thought that it was out of Woods Hole.
I got them all this week. It took 8 minutes.
Toronto Blue Jays 28 — Boston Red Sox 5
wow! 4 touchdowns to a field goal and a safety
I thought football started in September, yes I know there is no NFL team in Toronto!
Hullo Boys and Girls of Cleoville…. and Puzzle Fans of the World!
Here we have Claude, asking once again why Cleo doesn’t do something the same way other dogs do.
My, my… I think we can all answer this one in unison, can’t we?
Ready? Go:
“Because Cleo isn’t anything like other dogs!”
…
OK… now that we’ve taken care of that….
Let me move on to answering another question:
Where are the nine differences in today’s puzzle?
…
Well, step right up… No crowding; there’s room for everybody.
Do your very best to find them yourself, of course…
And then, if you’ve been good….
You can compare your solution with mine….
Btw… This is another one that first, you should click on to open larger…
preferably, as always, right click, and open in another window (or however you do that on one of those Mac thingies.)
…
And second, of you can’t see a difference I’ve “circled”, be sure to look at that spot in the puzzle, not just in the solution….
in case circling something was impossible without partially obscuring it.
the ‘Mac thingies’ make it larger by simply clicking on the image, right click or not
On a PC too, but on WordPress, it opens in that small window that won’t let you scroll the parts you can’t see.
Some files, especially from postimage, open on their page instead… But In the same browser window, so Cleo is temporarily gone.
If you forget and close it afterward, instead of hitting the back arrow, you’ve lost the Cleo page and have to reopen it.
No big deal, really…
But to save that slight hassle, I suggest opening it in a new, separate window, which leaves the Cleo page intact.
To do that, you use the right click menu… That’s the part I didn’t know how to do on a Mac, with its 1 button mouse.
got all nine err ten actually!
TEN??
This is actually for Nighthawks, but….
You’re right!
I must be getting a bit better. This is the third time I found all nine in a few minutes.
That’s why they snuck a tenth one in on us.
sneak
snuck
snucked
I especially like Cleo’s tattered ear.
vanilla ice cream
NINE 9!
And a good laugh at Cleo’s antics.
ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH ON FOXGLOVE
©David Chapman/Alamy
BING Picture of the Day – 7.23.2022
How come bees and butterflies get all the pollinator credit? Moths may not be as buzzy or flashy, but they get the job done, too. Cue National Moth Week, which starts today. Whether you generally swat at moths with a rolled-up newspaper or drape them in a towel to release outside, there’s a place for you in Moth Week. You can join enthusiastic ‘moth-ers’ around the world to observe and document our flying friends and to help us understand more about them.
You’ll probably find out that most moths have featherlike antennae, whereas butterflies have ball- or club-shaped growths at the tips of their antennae. Of course, since most moths are nocturnal, you may want to leave a light on outside to see them. The elephant hawk-moth in our photo will always see you, regardless of the available light. Not only does it have super-sensitive eyesight, but it can also see in color—in fact, scientists say it was one of the first species they could prove had nocturnal color vision. We were fascinated to discover one reason for the elephant hawk-moth’s great eyesight: It uses a lot of energy flapping its wings to hover and feed from flowers, so it has to be efficient when looking for its next floral feast. Nature—what a problem-solver!
-click on the image to enlarge-
(note: when I first saw this today, I didn’t even notice the moth. I thought it was part of the flower!)
I love foxglove. It’s wild around here.
Not Fair!
Adding differences when I’m gone!
I’m sneaky in more ways than one
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