Tuesday~ September 30 ~2008

Monday~ September 29 ~2008

Salvetory is setting out to seek his fortune.



He has realized that he will not get far without a vehicle, after all this is real life and not some antiquated fairytale.



Salvetory is on a strict budget, so he heads straight for the used car lot in search of a good deal.




The salesman is eager to make his acquaintance. Salvetory is a bit puzzled by the ball and chain that is attached to the salesman's leg, but he keeps his thoughts to himself.




" Here is a perfect getaway ...I mean pleasure van! It is perfect for a long journey into the great unknown."
This salesman certainly has perfected his pitch!




Salvetory loves the comfort of the van, but he is a very practical fellow. The price of gas is just too high right now, so he is going to need a much more efficient ride.





This little coup is certainly economy sized, and it is also recycled!




On closer inspection Salvetory decides the coup is too tinny for the long journey ahead.




Hmmm...


Salvetory thinks not.




Ah...



Nope!




The salesman has one last vehicle to show Salvetory. It's a bit of a long shot, but it can't hurt to try...



Salvetory likes it!






At last Salvetory is off to seek his fortune. Happy trails!

Sunday~ September 28 ~ 2008

More Flatly Affected Urban Dwelling Creatures!

Saturday~ September 27 ~ 2008

Hello and welcome! I am an art collector and I would like to take you on a powerful odyssey from your mundane little life into the exciting world that I reside in each and every day: the world of Art.

Here we are at an art gallery. An art gallery is a very good place to find art.

Let us take our time to appreciate the variety of works that adorn the walls of this prestigious gallery.

Hmmm.... provocative.

Manly...

Prehistoric!

Confrontational and controversial!

Oh, now these small vignettes really speak to me...

They evoke an innocence which takes me back to a simpler time.

Art speaks to us in a secret language that we can only hear with our open hearts. Whenever I see the wise saying, "Art Saves Lives", I think to myself, how true, how very true.

Friday~ September 26 ~2008

Thursday~ September ~2008

We found the sweetest little creature in the garage today!






We just might keep it!

Wednesday~ September 24 ~ 2008

It is a very rainy day in late September. This creature and her friend are feeling melancholy and cooped up. There is nothing to do but fantasize about a happier day...






Like Christmas day! The power of the ordinary daydream is most extraordinary! In a moment one can be transported anywhere one chooses.











It really is quite magical!

Tuesday~ September 23 ~2008

The Street Walking Beans are still on the go and we at Softlife are tracking them faithfully in spite of our increasing weariness.

What have we here? It looks like a to the scale of a bean pod Winnebago. Incredible! 

We watch in amazement as the pod gathers to confer...

They reach a quick consensus and hop aboard.

  As they speed off in search of further adventures, we find that we are not so sorry to see them go. 

Monday~ September 22 ~ 2008

 Unlike this exuberant group of beans, Softlife is very tired today. We have tracked the bean pod all through the night as they rambled through the city. Apparently Street Walking Beans are nocturnal, a fact we were sadly unaware of when we foolishly pledged to track them for you. You live and you learn.

We are, however, staunch professionals and we soldier on much like the pod who is back in formation and on the move again.

The fountain seems to be their destination. Perhaps they fancy a dip...

Indeed they do!

Street Walking Beans are highly skilled at the dead mans float.

After all that floating and drifting about, the pod climbs out of the water and proceeds to warm itself in the sun. They appear to be completely relaxed.

Not ones to rest for long, the beans are back in formation with poor Softlife dragging behind as stealthily as we can. We see a pile of leaves in the distance... could this be their destination?

Oh thank heaven! It looks to us like they are readying themselves for a nap at long last!

We do believe we'll join them.

Sunday~ September 21 ~ 2008

A new strain of legume has been running wild through the streets as of late. The common Street Walking Bean is anything but common, it is highly intelligent, highly adventurous, and very agile.

These beans walk the streets in herds, or "pods" in a single file formation and are the very picture of confident nonchalance.

As they play among the struggling fauna of the city, we are able to get a closer look at these feisty legumes.

Softlife is thrilled by this new discovery and will dedicate the next few days to tracking this particular pod. We will unlock the secrets of the beans and post our findings here. Stay tuned!

Saturday~ September 20 ~ 2008

Oh to be by the sea

By the shiny briny sea

Where the clams are aplenty 

And the waves roll in gently

Though foul odors abound

From the tall clammy mound

The muscles are sweet

and the shells form a seat

For this strange limey creature

To put up his feet.

Friday~ September 19 ~2008

Sometimes you are hanging out at home, taking it easy, and the hunger hits you like a fourteen wheeler on the highway to hell. You all know what we're talking about.

Francine here is feeling the hunger and her senses are tuning in to the luscious channel.

Looks like she's on to something...

Cookies!!

Does she dare to dig in?

Hmmm...

She does indeed!

Oh Francine, thank you, we would love a cookie. How kind of you to share the bounty!

Snack happy, little rabbit.

Thursday~ September 18 ~2008

Well, it looks like you spotted me! I was trying to camouflage myself within the stacks. You see, I am a bookworm, and many book owners really do not want me loitering among their stacks. It's pure discrimination.



I have been spending quite a bit of time in this particular stack. There is some good stuff here, although it is a little rich for my taste...



I have even done a little reading in my time here!



Anyway, I now feel it is time to move on to greener pastures. Yes sir, it is time for a change of pace!



Ah ha! What's this I spy over yonder?




Pulp fiction, how sinfully delicious! Don't mind if I do...




Having satisfied his lust for the soft supple pages of the tawdry dime store novels that beckoned to him like wicked pastries from the bookshelves and nightstands of the home of his unsuspecting host, the savagely handsome bookworm became aware of a new desire burning deep within his firm and fertile loins.




Sometimes there is nothing better than curling up with a good book.

Wednesday~ September 17 ~ 2008

Everywhere we look creatures are busy staking claim to their cold weather hovels. We at Softlife cannot resist the urge to show you a few more of these ingenious hidey- holes.



This little guy has chosen a shelter with an Asian flair. Perhaps he plans on meditating those winter blues away!



This attractive creature takes a DIY approach to the shelter problem. She is going green by using found materials to build her hovel, which is not at all the same thing as stealing.




Here is a comfy creature who has taken the easy road. He just cosies up under a log and calls it a day! We sure hope this hovel provides sufficient shelter on those cold winter nights...



This wraith is snug as a bug in the closet!



This resourceful band of creatures have cleverly camouflaged themselves among an abundance of sustaining resources. They wont go hungry this winter!




And the twins are heading back into the heating ducts for a long winters nap!

Tuesday~ September 16 ~2008

Summer is almost over. Creatures everywhere are preparing nests, dens, burrows, and hideaways in which to shelter themselves comfortably during the dark, cold days that lie just around the bend of Autumn. Please take a moment with us to contemplate just a few of these humble creature hovels.

There are creatures hiding in the hayloft...

There are creatures moving into precarious shelters amongst the rubble of our cities...

Some creatures bed down in the trash can...

Some prefer the translucent silence of a winter under glass...

Some creatures do not hide away at all, but instead prefer to sit out in the open, enjoying the bitter briskness of old man winters caress...

Many creatures simply burrow into the dirt and wait in dormancy for the arrival of spring...

Others take a counterintuitive approach and winter over in the freezers of suburban homes...

Some creatures hibernate in the fireplace, which is just not safe, in our opinion...

And some clever creatures head for the dry sunny desert, where they can enjoy the winter in comfortable comfort!

Monday~ September 15 ~ 2008

We found a beautiful little emerald turtle today on our morning constitution. It was lounging peacefully in a sheltering bog in a seeming state of edenic bliss.

Being the dedicated scientific professionals that we are, we quickly found a sharp stick and prodded the little guy out into the open.

This is how we do it at Softlife. We use each and every tool available to us to scrutinize the creatures around us. Then we carefully document our findings and report back to you, our faithful disciples.

The inconvenienced reptile fled from our probing gaze...

and into a new refuge. It seemed to be leering at us from the safety of its sanctuary, which frankly, we found very rude!

Sunday~ September 14 ~ 2008

Softlife has been struck down by illness yet again.

We will see you later when the malady has moved on.

Saturday~ September 13 ~ 2008

These four little plugs are firm fast friends. They stick together through all the ups and downs, the thick and thin, the war and the peace.

Together they bask in the sun...

They explore the verdant forest...

They horse around.

Sometimes they stumble and fall,

But no matter what they always return to their warm fuzzy circle of amity.

Friday~September 12~2008

This wild eyed creature is experiencing a phenomenon that is common among creatures the world over. He has got the parasites. 

The fact that his suffering is shared by so many others does nothing to tranquilize his abject horror.

Thursday~ September 11 ~ 2008

Ah, the twilight days of summer. It is paramount that one gets out of the house and makes the most of these last few golden days.

For this little sportsman that means fishing!

Easy does it with that hook, buddy.

A quick assessment of the aquatic conditions assures our little friend here that he has picked an ideal spot. Let's hope the fish are hungry!

Fishing requires a sly sort of patience. Our fine fishing man sits back and waits for a bite.

The first catch of the day is unexpectedly furry...

The sportsman is not sure what to make of this one, although it is a big and beefy specimen, which can only be a good thing.

Back to the depths!

What the heck is this?

Bewilderment is quickly becoming the theme of this expedition.

Our hero is shaken but bravely presses on. He is determined to catch an actual fish before the day is done.

!!!

???

This is most definitely not a fish!

Ladies and gentleman, you see before you a disoriented, befuddled, and slightly unbalanced fellow. Will he throw in the proverbial towel and head home fishless and defeated? Will he make the most of it and dine on these strange beasts of the lake, hoping they prove succulent and tender in spite of their fearful appearance? Or will he gather his patience around him like a cloak and continue to fish, hoping the effort will reward him after all? Stay tuned...

Wednesday~ September 11 ~ 2008

What we have here is a stalwart fisherman. He has had a long and arduous day on the lake. He is weary, and is struggling with apprehension, but still he fishes on.
We hold our breath and hope a real fish is on his line soon...




He's got a bite, and it is a biggie!



Uh Oh...



Oh dear!



Sweet Jesus!

Tuesday~ September 2 ~2008

Softlife will be on vacation for the next seven days. We will be back in business on September 10th. Have a great week!

Monday~ September 1 ~ 2008

A beautiful late summer day. In fact it is Labor Day, and this creature is at his leisure.

How sweet it is to take in natures bountiful beauty before the chill winds of Autumn bring with them the inevitable decline.

Ah, pastoral splendor!

But what is this? A carcass litters the sward! Is this part of the natural order of things, or could it be foul play?

Further investigation is required.

It seems that the tragic demise of this poor rat is a veritable windfall for these wasps, providing them with food and possibly even shelter.

Isn't nature marvelous?

Sunday~ August 31 ~ 2008

It is Sunday.
The Devil's down in Hades contemplating lunch...






While the angels up on high are brooding about the transgressions of the human race.




We at Softlife are unconcerned about the moral ambiguities of man. We do not extend our regard towards the existential, nor are we consumed with our own selfish desires. Ours is a higher cause, unsullied by emotion, untainted by avarice and vice. Ours is the cause of pure science, and Sunday is our day of rest.