Long on talent

Mission statement of The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project:

The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project (AEACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving the diminishing number of Asian elephants left on our planet through its work with domesticated elephants. The AEACP raises funds through donations and the sale of artwork created by elephants in order to fulfill its mission.

If I could paint and was talented enough to paint a self-portrait today, it would show an exhausted woman with an exhausted white cat laying beside her. Even a little home remodeling, in our case replacement of all windows, has left me so wired that I was up all night. So I made breakfast for Mike and me, waved good-bye to him at the front (new) windows, checked e-mails to see if Obama has selected his VP nominee yet, and now I'm taking Feather and Shiva Lullabye into the bedroom for a nap. An all-day nap.

"Dancers are the athletes of God." *

In the Olympic spirit (and we need all we can get) here are two videos that fill me with hope for the future of our species and give me heart that we'll come together to save the other species on Earth. They also add to that wish list of places in the world I'd love to see. The first one, created by Matt Harding this year, has been viewed by nearly 9 million people, and the one below it, created two years ago, has had over 11 million viewings. Of his latest video Matt comments:

14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me.
Make sure to click "watch in high quality" right underneath the video.

This is going to be a replay for many of you, no doubt. But since my blog is meant, in part, to be a journal about things I love ~ and I love these videos ~ here then is the soaring humanity of Matt Harding...

"Dancers are the athletes of God."

*Albert Einstein

(This post features a video (the top one) that I first viewed at Mibsy's blog.)