Iced Moais!

Just a quick post today in honor of the last gasp of sum­mer in the North­ern Hemisphere.

I was fix­ing a glass of ice water today and I was prepar­ing it using my favorite ice cubes, or rather ice Moai’s. Moai’s, you know, the colos­sal and mys­te­ri­ous stat­ues that adorn the far away island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). By using these cool (ha!) trays I can cre­ate diminu­tive iced idols any time I need a cool refresh­ing idol­a­trous drink. When I pulled the iced idols of the deep freeze I knew I had to share their crys­talline beauty. So, I set up the Moais on my deck cre­at­ing my own per­sonal, if tem­po­rary, abu (altar or plat­form) and took a few pic­tures to share with my tiki lov­ing friends.

As I watched them melt, it seemed an appro­pri­ate send off to sum­mer. Because, I know that hav­ing an iced drink will soon be a thing of the past, as the leaves turn golden and Octo­ber rolls around. How­ever, for my lucky friends in the south­ern hemi­sphere, it’s time to dust off your favorite ice trays and get ready!

Doodle of the Day for February 25, 2009

A for­lorn Moai.

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