On March 4th, 2012, A CLEAR WARM WINTER NIGHT…
…after a hot sunny summer-like 80 degree day spent in shorts gardening is my prelude to a late night red-eye to NYC, and all of the early March…
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On March 2nd, 2012, ROOFTOP GARDEN PROGRESS REPORT…
…is so much greener than just 6 weeks ago, when dry dirt ruled over a newly terraced landscape of meager seedlings – but today the wildflowers have taken…
On February 3rd, 2012, THAT SHOWY PEACH TREE…
…on the street in front of my house was probably resigned to remaining forever lost in the massive shadow of the looming carob tree to it’s south –…
On January 16th, 2012, THE GARDEN ON THE ROOF…
…here was a crazy out of control mess that I first established when I moved into the house 11 years – featuring a lawn, of all things, plus…
On January 12th, 2012, THE THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION…
…provides a literal and figurative breath of fresh air at the edge of the city as it pushes against the mountains to the north, in the wild foothills…
On December 8th, 2011, THE NEXT LIFE OF THE DOWNED CAROB TREE…
…which is now lying in wait and shorn of it’s branches – will include: the chipping of it’s branches into mulch for the garden beds, paths, and slopes;…
On December 3rd, 2011, A MISSING TREE…
…is a hard thing to point out.
On November 21st, 2011, A CLEAR MOUNTAIN SUNRISE PANORAMA…
…this morning is one of the reasons I’m back here in LA, yes.
On October 27th, 2011, A MINNESOTA URBAN WOODLAND TEEPEE…
…is just what every little kid around here needs to escape to – out the back door during those cabin fever winter days – and today I helped…
On October 5th, 2011, BUDAPEST’S WEKERLE TELEP…
…the delightful utopian Garden City-inspired suburban development with a rural village-like feel, featuring a diversity of housing types in a lively mix of regional Hungarian styles and motifs…
On September 27th, 2011, A GREEN BUILDING…
…discovered around the corner here in Saint Paul is a five story apartment building with a west-facing ground-to-roof wall of ivy – cool.
On September 26th, 2011, CHANGING COLORS…
…are an occasional sign of looming autumn here on Summit Avenue in the Ramsey Hill neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
On September 25th, 2011, PICKING APPLES…
…is a tradition for the family this time of year on our Minnesota apple orchard up on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River just south of Minneapolis-Saint Paul,…
On September 24th, 2011, SECTION 2 OF THE HIGH LINE…
…extending north through New York’s east 20’s just opened in June and today was my first chance to take a stroll and check it out – continuing the…
On September 1st, 2011, A MASSERIA (WITH FRANTOIO IPOGEO)…
…is something I have had an intense architectural crush on since first reading about them last year (a fortified farmhouse unique to Puglia, often with a series of…
On August 20th, 2011, PLACE DES VOSGES…
…in the Marais is just around the corner from where I’m staying, so I like to bike (having subscribed to the Vélib’ bikeshare program I am spending all…
On August 19th, 2011, PLAGE ON THE SIENE IN PARIS…
…is the ambitious summer civic project involving sandy beaches, colorful umbrellas, a swimming pool, striped cabanas, exotic palm trees, lounge chairs, and all of the August seaside pleasures…
On August 18th, 2011, A LITTLE HUT AND LITTLE DOCK…
…on this little lake in the woods nearby, where we are spending our days in the sun and water, are each big enough for one – maybe two…
On August 17th, 2011, A SMALL PURPLE MUSHROOM…
…which we are later told might perhaps be edible, stops me on my afternoon hike from the lake, down the hill, through the woods, a shock of subtle…
On August 16th, 2011, A SNAIL ON MY PATH…
…this morning is slowly making it’s way from one side of the boardwalk to the other and catching my eye – as I am drawn to smaller and…