Picture Sundays: 3D Visions of Sauerkraut
From the Library of Congress Photo archive, “Visions of Sauerkraut” in glorious 3D. You can “freeview” this image without stereo glasses by learning the trick on this page....
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Picture Sundays: I’m not missing the car but the horse is getting smelly . . .
Via Kitsch and Retro....
Picture Sundays: Harvard’s Glass Flower Collection
Photo ©President & Fellows Harvard College, photo of Blaschka Glass Model by Hillel Burger. This cactus is made out of glass. Root Simple reader tworose tipped me off to the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s collection of glass flowers. According to the museum’s website: This unique collection of over 3,000 models was created by glass artisans Leopold Blaschka and his son, Rudolph. The commission began in 1886, continued for fi...
Picture Sundays: Hyperbolic Crochet
Spotted at the Institute for Figuring in Los Angeles, a piece from their Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. About the process: The inspiration for making crochet reef forms begins with the technique of “hyperbolic crochet” discovered in 1997 by Cornell University mathematician Dr. Daina Taimina. The Wertheim sisters adopted Dr Taimina’s techniques and elaborated upon them to develop a whole taxonomy of reef-life forms. Loo...
Picture Sundays: Your Livestock Can Survive Fallout from Nuclear Attack
The US Department of Agriculture published this handy pamplett circa 1962. The USDA’s main recommendation? Get yourself a “two-story, basement-type barn with a hay-filled loft, to “reduce radiation exposure [to your animals by] as much as 80 percent.” Thanks to the interwebs you can download your own copy here. And, something for the kids. There’s a film version–featuring marionettes!...
Picture Sundays: Red Baron Peach in Bloom
A Red Baron peach tree blooming at a friend’s house. I planted one of these at my mom’s place and I wish I had one too. Beautiful flowers followed by tasty fruit....
Picture Sundays: The New Root Simple Whip
And it’s powered by humanure! At last we have a stylish vehicle for our dog cheese deliveries....
Picture Sundays: Tax Season
Picture Sundays: Chumash ‘Ap
The interior of a traditional Chumash dwelling called an ‘ap as recreated at the La Purisima Mission State Historic Park near Lompoc, California. If only a fraction of modern dwellings were this elegant . . ....
Picture Sundays: Toyon in Bloom
Our young Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) had its first bloom this year. What’s so great about Toyon? Native bees and honeybees love it. UC Santa Cruz researchers found that Toyon is one of the best plants for attracting beneficial insects. Native Americans dried the red berries for use as food. It doesn’t need much water. It will grow as far north as Southern England. Get one for your food forest! ...