The new murals are going up right now. More here.
Green Island Community Center (Thailand)
Love the modern simplicity, geometry and thatched roof. Looks like an inviting community hub. More here.
Potato Harvest
After the cold spell that snapped through Denver last week, we thought it may be time to check on these guys. Not much for our first try but not bad for quartering a few back in May and watering occasionally.
Kayak (Update)
The frame is starting to take shape and after staring at it for a while, I think I just figured out how to do the bottom piece.
Abandoned Quarry to Minimalist Home - Ensamble Studio (Spain)
On the island of Menorca, architect couple gently transforms this beautiful space into spare dwelling. More here.
Charging Station - Cobe (Denmark)
These timber, grove-like electric car charging stations are a nice touch - they even have green roofs and swings to help everyone pass the time. More information here.
Matisi (Horse’s Hoof) Temple
This dates back to approximately the fifth or sixth century, the spaces are connected by tunnels and stairways carved into the cliff. See more about this stunning temple and other sacred places in Western China here.
Beach Art - Andres Amador
I like that no additional materials are needed to make this art, just a rake and some patience. Check out more by Amador here.
IKEA
IKEA has been at it since 1950 and each year has created a catalogue. The IKEA museum has released a way to see every page of each years’ catalogue since they first started. I recommend you try and find the one of your birth year and see how far (or not) we’ve all come.
vote
It’s very easy, everything you need to know about registration, mail-in, polling places, etc. is here.
Free Flowers
For the past few weeks, Emily (my wife) has been setting out cut flowers from our yard and has been receiving an outpouring of very positive responses.
Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray
Sixteen years after teaming up on Lost in Translation, Coppola and Murray are getting ready to release another film together with On the Rocks. Looking forward to watching this Somewhere.
Post Secret
I love the honesty that comes from this anonymous experiment. See more Post Secrets here.
Camping
A much needed two night reset in Florissant, CO - we got our fix of horses, wildflowers, birds and thunderstorms.
Boat Time
This will be a hybrid of the DIY fir branch quickie and the Cape Falcon high art F1 kayak. Once structure is done, I’ll wrap it in plastic-wrap and give a test drive.
House Wren House and Nest
This was Emily’s fun idea. We made and hung this at the end of May - the very chattery (and busy) wrens moved in shortly after, hatched some wren-lings(?) and all moved out a couple of weeks ago.
Cape Falcon Kayaks
This particular kayak is the F1 by Cape Falcon and surprisingly is not fiberglassed, but has a heavy gauge nylon skin with a 2 part urethane. There are many videos available on Youtube, however, here’s a good one to start with if you’d like to learn more.
Engineer Makes Gun that shoots masks onto faces
I give this a solid B+ for inventiveness and fun problem solving. Check out Allen Pan’s enthusiastic video here. We could have used one of these at the grocery store this morning.
Evel Knievel Toy (Re-Release)
Watch this video to see why we begged our mom for one of these toys.
DIY KAYAK
Made of fir branches/strips and skinned in plastic wrap (with a later fiberglass/epoxy option). Can’t wait to try this. See more here.
