we are getting close to final breed selections and ordering our chickens. unlike our other family members, these gals will be purchased online, and will arrive by mail. this is what they'll look like when they arrive:
Monday, March 8, 2010
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shopping for chickens online at mypetchicken.com yields the best online shopping basket ever.
we are getting close to final breed selections and ordering our chickens. unlike our other family members, these gals will be purchased online, and will arrive by mail. this is what they'll look like when they arrive:
we are getting close to final breed selections and ordering our chickens. unlike our other family members, these gals will be purchased online, and will arrive by mail. this is what they'll look like when they arrive:
four lakes
last summer, madison installed the sculpture "four lakes" on state street at frances street. it sits between the beer garden at state street brats and the entrance of the campus inn. the abstract sculpture uses four boulders and a stream of water carved into a raised stone slab to represent the distinct inland water features of the madison area. i like it quite a bit.
but, in addition to the smooth gray stone structures, there is also a mean-looking bronze badger with two baby badgers. the animals are bolted to the end of the stone slab. in my opinion, it is jarring to view. it is incongruous at best. david disagrees with me; he likes the badgers with the rest of the sculpture.
on a sunny family walk this weekend, we visited the four lakes sculpture. here are some photos of the bronze badgers. (unfortunately, i don't have any photos of the entire sculpture, so you'll just have take my word for the fact that the badger statue doesn't fit with the rest of the sculpture).
they are less friendly looking than bucky, the standard by which all badger disposition ought to be measured.
here is a short excerpt from the isthmus newspaper from august, 2009, regarding the sculpture.
but, in addition to the smooth gray stone structures, there is also a mean-looking bronze badger with two baby badgers. the animals are bolted to the end of the stone slab. in my opinion, it is jarring to view. it is incongruous at best. david disagrees with me; he likes the badgers with the rest of the sculpture.
on a sunny family walk this weekend, we visited the four lakes sculpture. here are some photos of the bronze badgers. (unfortunately, i don't have any photos of the entire sculpture, so you'll just have take my word for the fact that the badger statue doesn't fit with the rest of the sculpture).
they are less friendly looking than bucky, the standard by which all badger disposition ought to be measured.
here is a short excerpt from the isthmus newspaper from august, 2009, regarding the sculpture.
Lakes made of stone
The city of Madison has quietly unveiled its latest piece of public art.
Called "Four Lakes," the $230,000 sculpture sits on the pedestrian section of Frances Street on the south side of State Street (next to State Street Brats). The final piece of the State Street redevelopment project, it was paid for with a combination of tax incremental financing and a federal grant.
The sculpture was created by Andrea Myklebust and Stanton Gray Sears of Stockholm, Wis. It consists of four large pieces of granite, representing the area's major lakes (Mendota, Monona, Waubesa and Kegonsa), with a fountain down the middle. At one end is a badger with her offspring, carved out of bronze.
"It was such a challenging piece," says Karin Wolf, Madison's arts program administrator. "They had to leave an 11-foot clearance for emergency vehicles. They couldn't move any of the light poles."
Ald. Verveer, who pushed for inclusion of public art on State Street, is pleased with the sculpture. "I've seen a number of people enjoying it, particularly kids," he says. "That was the intention behind it."
Friday, March 5, 2010
these are a few of my favorite things
visits with baby wesley, and baby leg warmers. what's not to love?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
music and machine
we've long enjoyed the catchy tunes and clever music videos from the band ok go. they have some sweet one-take choreography in a backyard, and famously on a few treadmills.
most recently, they've developed a pretty sweet rube goldberg machine, and ran it successfully in one take. in honor of the upcoming rube goldberg machine competitions in march, here is the video.
this is the second video for this song. the first was done with a little help from the university of notre dame marching band. marching band can be cool! rock stars are doing it!
most recently, they've developed a pretty sweet rube goldberg machine, and ran it successfully in one take. in honor of the upcoming rube goldberg machine competitions in march, here is the video.
this is the second video for this song. the first was done with a little help from the university of notre dame marching band. marching band can be cool! rock stars are doing it!
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
mona & wes
october, 2009
february, 2010
the long wait (1 month) to introduce ramona staple and wesley adams came to an end this afternoon. chris, olivia, and mr. wesley were in milwaukee today, and we made the trip over for the little ones' first meeting. photos were taken.
this video gives a good idea of the level of baby excitement.
wes and mona are so over it.
it was great to see everyone, and we look forward to many more mona-wes meetings.
february, 2010
the long wait (1 month) to introduce ramona staple and wesley adams came to an end this afternoon. chris, olivia, and mr. wesley were in milwaukee today, and we made the trip over for the little ones' first meeting. photos were taken.
this video gives a good idea of the level of baby excitement.
wes and mona are so over it.
it was great to see everyone, and we look forward to many more mona-wes meetings.
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