I came across this wonderful landscaping techniques on freshome.com. Photography taken by Katy Elliott during her trip to the Portland Flower Show.
One word: Amazing!
I’m thinking about incorporating this type of organic design in my own backyard but apply lin seed oil to exposed areas then seal it with some clear lacker.
Kat Von D was one of the featured artists on the first two seasons of Miami Ink, which has traveled the globe, airing in many countries including Japan, Australia, Brazil and England. Kat specializes in fine-line, black & gray style life-like portraits. In more than a decade of being a professional tattoo artist she has amassed a devout following including hundreds of thousands of friends on her myspace.com page and thousands more checking her out at TLC.com/LA-Ink. In addition, many celebrities, athletes and entertainers seek out her services such as Jackass’ Bam Margera, Steve-O and Ryan Dunn, Slayer, My Chemical Romance, Guns N Roses, Green Day, The Mars Volta, Eve and Mira Sorvino.
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/la-ink/la-ink.html
This Land Rover Discovery 2 has entered our family. We are pumped and can’t wait to go off road camping, hunting, and to the beach. It has already opened up a whole new world of making plans and including the Rover and the outdoors, and we love it!
A little background history: In a world overrun by minivans posing as sport-utilities, the Land Rover Discovery is the real thing, the Swiss Army knife. It is the authentic 4×4. Few SUVs can venture as far off road, into the backcountry as the Discovery can go. Its suspension articulation and permanent four-wheel-drive system must be experienced in extreme conditions to truly be appreciated, with its distinctive Land Rover styling and heritage.
My dog discovered these 6 babies a week ago. We have since put up fencing to keep predators out. However, last night they started to leave and my cat got one. It is upsetting as an animal lover, but I have done all of my research and learned to care for these wild babies. It’s natures way and 80% of baby bunnies do not make it to six months old. Please educate yourself using the excerpt/link below, in case you ever come across a bunny nest in your yard.
I/My Dog/My Cat Found a Rabbit Nest! What Do I Do? Rabbits hide their nests in plain view, often putting them in the open; for example, in the middle of the lawn, as well as in brush piles and long grass. If you find a nest that has been disturbed, do all you can to restore and protect it rather than bring the infants inside. If a dog has discovered the nest, keep your dog away from the area and reconstruct the nest with grasses. If need be, you can move the nest a few feet away where safer. Rabbit mothers nurse their babies for approximately 5 minutes a day. They will be in the nest or nest box early in the morning and then again in the evening. The milk is very rich and the babies “fill up” to capacity within minutes. Mother rabbits do not “sit” on the babies to keep them warm as do some mammals and birds. They build a nest with fur and grasses which helps to keep the babies warm in between feedings. Do not force a mother rabbit to sit in the nest box. You can pick up the babies and see if they are feeding by checking the size of their stomachs (should not be sunken in), the pinkness of their skin and activity level (they should not be blue in color or sluggish in movement) and the amount of time that you hear them crying (baby bunnies should be quiet most of the day….if they are crying constantly then they are not getting fed). If you come across a nest of bunnies in the wild and the mother is no where to be seen, please DO NOT disturb them…this is normal. By removing them from the nest you are greatly reducing their chances of survival. If your dog disturbs a nest or you find a wild bunny with its eyes open, please put him back if not injured. Mom will be coming back at night to call and feed him only once in the middle of the night. Do not take the bunny inside or feed him. That is the mom’s job. IT IS A MATTER OF HIS/HER SURVIVAL AND UP TO US AS HUMANS TO LEAVE NATURE BE AND LET THE MOM CARE FOR HER YOUNG. We often hear of mothers moving their babies and their nests, and have seen moms come back every night for up to a week to look for her missing baby. Do not take the baby from the mom or she will be frantic.
To read more: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html
Sunday I went fishing and paddled up on these little painter turtles.
No bigger than a half dollar.
Linda, Chris and myself (Katelynn-newest member of 168) were able to snag a shot with the River Sharks mascot this past Sunday. Thanks to Elite Landscaping we watched the game comfortably up in their private box, while indulging in a few beers and fries. I can officially report that 168 had a quite enjoyable afternoon!
One of my favorite design/animation collectives around, HunterGatherer (comprised of Todd St. John and Gary Benzel) is teaming up with art and design periodical Arkitip and bag maker InCase to collaborate on some products. They are releasing an i-phone case and a lap top case with HunterGatherer’s infamous wood grain pattern on it. In Cases’s blog also posted a really interesting video with interviews from both of them explaining why they chose their wood grain pattern for these products.
Check out the link with the video, and keep an eye out for this interesting collaboration.
On Sunday, June 28, 2009, Elite Landscaping invited the team at 168 Design to their suite at Campbell’s Field to see the Camden River Sharks. Check out the view!
Rizzy and I swapped gift cards and used them on Friday! I got these cool new jeans from Hollister — first time I have ever been in the store. It was very dark and smelled like their newest fragrance. I found these cool jeans online first, and sought them out once I got there. I got a larger size than I usually am, so they are baggy, but really comfortable. I love the white paint and they are distressed in all the right places. The back pockets have buttons on them, making them classy like (True Religion).
Rizzy was happy, the jeans came with a cool chip board hang tag with a metal gromet, which we will keep for for future reference!
Recent graduate of the illustration department over at the University of the Arts, Dan Hughes, has a very playful and graphic painting style. I also enjoy his variety of color pallette’s, that range from extremely limited to vibrant bursts of many different colors at once. Dan’s medium of choice for his illustrations is acrylic paint, though he can work digitally, he prefers painting, which is something that I admire. Anyways, check out his website at http://www.danielhughesillustration.com.
