On January 14th, 2011, ISTANBUL CATS AND DOGS…
…are an integral part of the urban streetscape dating back to Byzantium when street dogs served the sanitation service of street garbage disposal; with the dog population exploding…
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On January 12th, 2011, THE NETHERLANDS ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE…
…in Rotterdam is mostly closed for renovations (at least their bookstore is still open in the form of a trailer out front) with the vast reflecting pool now…
On January 5th, 2011, THE WORM REPORT…
…is good, they are devouring my kitchen scraps (about 3 pounds a week), turning it into sweet smelling fertile black-gold worm casting compost, and reproducing like crazy (lots…
On November 3rd, 2010, WORM COMPOSTING…
…also known as ‘vermicoltura’ around here, is going well up on the Roman rooftop and the little red worms are reproducing quickly, eating their daily kitchen scraps, turning…
On October 21st, 2010, FLOCKS OF ROMAN STARLINGS…
…fill the skies out my window in fantastic shifting forms every evening as they make their way from the stone pines and plane trees on the top of…
On October 12th, 2010, THE TORRE ARGENTINA ROMAN CAT SANCTUARY…
…was a highlight of my walk today, where I greeted a few of the circa 250 cat residents of some of the oldest temples in Rome, now the…
On August 30th, 2010, A CUTE HEDGEHOG…
…perhaps the one responsible for invading the MacDowell Colony veggie garden, showed up this morning to casually sit back on his haunches under the apple tree out my…
On August 16th, 2010, HERON…
…is spotted on a local lake.
On August 9th, 2010, BUTTERFLIES!…
…are everywhere in the meadows – and this afternoon around these wildflowers in particular.
On August 8th, 2010, EXPIRED MOUSE…
…in the middle of the path to my cabin.
On August 5th, 2010, WILD TURKEYS…
…have replaced the deer as my regular morning visitors – and I am enjoying this since they have a bit more style, both in appearance, and the way…
On August 4th, 2010, DAILY DEER VISITORS…
…are framed by the big window over my desk every morning, and today I got a shot of them at 6am as I was biking off to town…
On August 1st, 2010, A GUARD LLAMA…
…is the coolest creature to have around looking after your flock of sheep – and I had the pleasure of meeting one today in a New Hampshire meadow.…
On July 21st, 2010, A SPIDER WEB…
…behind the cabin catches my eye…
On July 19th, 2010, WASPS…
…have constructed a gorgeous home under the eaves of the cabin.
On July 18th, LULU AND ALMA…
…city dog relatives from Minneapolis, enjoy a weekend up north on the lake.
On June 17th, 2010, “CATIOS” OR ANIMAL ESTATES FOR FELIS CATTUS…
…are fascinating (as reported in today’s New York TImes), and though I have to admit I am not a huge cat fan, and tend more towards the dog…
On June 10th, 2010, THE ANIMAL ESTATES SNAG TOWER IN SAN FRANCISCO’S PRESIDIO…
…is up and ready for some animal habitation action as a part of the show Presidio Habitats, and I was finally able to see it for the first…
On June 9th, 2010, THE LOG CABIN IN SAN FRANCISCO’S PRESIDIO…
…is where I will be doing a talk tomorrow evening at 7pm, mostly about Animal Estates, on the occasion of the year-long installation of the Snag Tower in…
On May 15th, 2010, PRESIDIO HABITATS FEATURING THE ANIMAL ESTATES SNAG TOWER…
…(which is a surrogate for a vertical dead tree, or snag, serves as a collective model home to accommodate six native species that would otherwise take up residence…