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alameda houses 

right now my favorite on blunderbuss (partially because of how he sings "swea(t)-in" and "noyvous")

he looks pissed

but he is purring

thank you to sofia gatica

congratulations to courageous argentinian, sofia gatica, who has been fighting monsanto for over 10 years and is one of six leaders awarded the goldman environmental prize. (there's a great short video in the article too.)

it is completely baffling and disgusting that monsanto is allowed to continue their "work" (more like greedy exploitation and poisoning), given the long history of their products and actions killing, sickening, hurting people and the earth. the list of their truly evil deeds is so long and so many people fight against them (usually unsuccessfully and sometimes while having their lives/livelihoods threatened by monsanto in the process). how monsanto-ans live with themselves is a mystery.

$20

more green

especially me

green

gave the plants a sun bath while i could keep an eye on the plant-eating cat.

and knitted a cowl this weekend. took less than one skein! may have to do more in other colors.

the big trees that line alameda's streets are sprouting green leaves now, flourescent in the sunlight. the spring abundance is building.

b/w

feliz!

two backyard finds

tall yellow yellow flower and a fallen plane



i love this paper artist: nathalie boutté!

gunta stölzl

i know i've posted about gunta stölzl before at some point. photos above of her weavings/sketches from the book bauhaus 1919–1933: workshops for modernity

lots lots more found here

and some of the works of this talented hannah waldron remind me of gunta's.

in the interest of fairness

thought i'd post some recent dog flickr/tumblr favorites since i posted cats the other day.

this guy above was sniffing around in the plant nursery and would not stand still for a proper picture (despite the fact that the owner says the dog regularly has his picture taken by strangers).

sweet
this guy reminds me of a dog my family briefly had, waldo
charlie picking out wedding samples
cracks me up
cute
morning loo dog walk
another charlie
morning coffee
characters
venice bistro
i am the best
pernille
coffee date