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April 11, 2010 in Madison, WI (pt ii)

April 11, 2010 in Madison, WI

CRAZY ROBOT ROCK ‘N’ ROLL WILL HYPNOTIZE YOUR SOUL!!!

CRAZY ROBOT ROCK

CRAZY ROBOT ROCK ‘N’ ROLL WILL HYPNOTIZE YOUR SOUL!!! (window shopping)

And now for a change of pace…

Portland, ME

Portland, ME from the Bug Light. Shot in May 2009 while there for my brother’s graduation.

Detroit, I love you, be back soon!

Motor City In ustrial Park image

I visited family over the holidays in Detroit this last December. But, I really wish I could have fit in another drive through the city to get some fresh pictures.

Last time I was there for such a purpose was with the guys behind the Propergander series and Exit Enterprises. On that visit, I ended up with the photograph above and quite a few more. The barren wasteland of a city seems to have new photo opportunities around every corner and many interesting projects that you might not expect, like Tigrrrrific Orange Houses and The Heidelberg Project, just to name a few.

View this photo on flickr.

Have a farm? Here’s an idea…

I don’t remember ever reading or hearing about this while I was living in Baltimore, but this seems to be something that a lot of mid-sized cities (like Madison, WI or Ann Arbor, MI) with a college campus, a centralized downtown and a plethora of farms doing the organic or sustainable thing within shouting distance of the city, could pull off. I could see a business model in it where a stable on the edge of town could provide the amenities needed for multiple urban horses to live in town. Or, to take it a step in a different direction, maybe pull the carts with a bicycle or scooter and just reduce the size of the cart as needed and have more of them.