I just found out about this, and it looks awesome: Urban Omnibus, a project of the Architectural League of New York.

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party from William Castleman on Vimeo.

Make sure "HD" is on.

What Now?

Everywhere you look around Brooklyn, there are condos and highrises under construction. Some of the ones that are finished are being marketed to renters instead of buyers. But, I suspect many of these buildings may be left half-built, the dreams of housing developers never realized. Can these stacked concrete slabs be put to creative use? Here's one case study: "Second Life: Locals look to nab foreclosed condos for affordable housing."

The Potomac's Keeper

The Potomac River valley north of Georgetown is surprisingly wild - I spent a lot of time wandering around there and exploring when I was a kid, and still do sometimes even now that I'm a grown up.

Here's an article from yesterday's Washington Post about one of Washington's true characters, in this case, Paula Smith, a bit of a "strange bird" who's made wandering this urban wilderness her whole life and maybe knows more about what goes on in this unusual urban wilderness better than anyone else:

Washington Post Article

Incidentally, Ms. Smith is concerned about an increase of illegal deer hunting ("poaching") on National Park Service land. A sign of the economic times?

From NYT: Parks Fortify Israel's Claim to Jerusalem

Waterlines. This interactive website shows how Seattle's landscape has changed over time....