River Rat, environmentalist, avid reader, news and information junkie, lover of water in all its forms, fan of modern design, lover of peas
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I’ve sent my telegram in support of Plan Bv7…have you? Learn how.
To say that it was a bit breezy last night & today on Linda Island is an understatement! The rollers hurtling in from Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence River and banging our boats around took the ladder off our dock and yanked this rear cleat completely out of the dock. No boat damage though so all is well. Watch out down-river for a ladder!
Juan Luis Martínez Nahuel - Recycled house, Panguipulli 2008. Materials were obtained from demolition sites, temporary exhibits, and other various locally found sources. Due to the narrow roads leading to the site, the house was constructed in modules that could be driven by a small truck. Via.
Love, love, love!!
Water is turned on, gin & tonic mixed….summer is here!
Chris Cobb, an artist based in San Francisco, has created an amazing installation in bookshop called Adobe Books- he catalogued every single one of the 20,000 books by color. The project is titled There is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World. They were arranged by hand over a 10 hour period, and he enlisted the help of 16 volunteers. Such beautiful results, they transformed the bookshop overnight.
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This is @megcaddick’s kind of bookstore!
(Source: showslow)
Freezing rain in April! Grrrr!!!!!
This one’s for @megcaddick. Add to list: started making boat launch plans
I know, I know. Another nature time lapse video. But, I fell in love with this one. It reminds me of the woods around the house I grew up in. HT to @treehugger for sharing.
Travel poster for the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, 1955.
Theme song for this photo…
“There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.”
(Malvina Reynolds) For a listen go here.
Near Laurelton, Queens, icy roads hampered these southbound motorists on the Belt Parkway on Jan. 9, 1969. Elsewhere on that day, while these poor souls were stuck in traffic, the Concorde took its first test flight and Led Zeppelin played at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. Photo: Ernie Sisto/The New York Times
This vending machine is great for book lovers who can’t decide on their next read. Built by Craig Small for antiquarian bookshop The Monkey’s Paw in Toronto, the Biblio-Mat gives you a random old book when you insert $2. Sporting the claim of 112 million titles and no two alike, the Biblio-Mat offers customers a literary surprise that can vary widely in size and subject matter.
The sound of an old telephone bell and a clunk signal that the mystery book has been dispensed. The machine was created as a fun alternative to a bargain bin where customers can dig through discounted books. You can check it out in the video above.
Seriously awesome. And, Canadian! #IheartCanada
