July 13, 2008

 

Waterfalls

Olafur Elisson has erected four waterfalls (which are technically fountains because they are pumped) 

on the lower East River (which is technically a tidal estuary). 

Waterfalls in Art:

Ferdinand Richardt, Below Trenton Hill Falls, 1858 (Utica, NY)

 

 

Louis Remy Mignott, Niagara, ca. 1866-70 (Brooklyn)

 

 

 

 

 

Video Corner:

 

COST OF THE WAR IN IRAQ IN DOLLARS

www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home

 

COST OF PLASTIC BAGS

www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016

 

 

Dubai in 1990

 

The same street  in 2003

 

Last  year:

 

 

The  madness.  Dubai is said to currently have 25% of all the world's cranes.
 

There are more construction workers in Dubai than there are actual citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tractors on display in our town this week. Nothing runs like a Deere!

 

Kids playing my corn bag toss game at our Farmer's Market.    Photo by Pete

 

 

Here are some more kids dancing the Macarena

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7akl6XxEDY

 

And a better audio version of my favorite fun song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj_RB16hCls

 

 

 

Here's someone who is real good with kids, Great Grandma Flo in Flo rida!

 

 

Greg - hearing Happy Birthday sung to him as Julie, Raf and Skye watch:

Pete   "One of the Out Laws"

 

 

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