In case you tried logging into Twitter on October 21st and failed, it wasn’t your fault. Apparently a cyberattack took down a server, creating a domino effect across the web. After a bit of digging around it looks like you might have trouble paying with a Visa card, or visiting a large number of otherContinue reading “The day the web died (a little)”
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Plein Air Painting
Sometimes it’s great to start the day painting on the river. Not only do we become better painters, it frees our minds to ponder designs in progress and let our subconscious process things in the background, from which they’ll eventually pop up with an “aha!”. Nothing says, “let’s play!” than a paint sale at theContinue reading “Plein Air Painting”
Multiple shades of privacy for a front yard remodel
a new front yard landscape blends curb appeal with gradients of privacy
Famous cat
As I browsed a Houzz message about fifty cats enjoying the sun, I recognized this cat. After expecting 50 strange but attractive cats, it was quite a surprise to see someone I knew. I expected to see one or more photos of crazy cat people, each festooned with fifty cats living in some designer home. TheContinue reading “Famous cat”
Remaking a web site adaptive
As fate would have it, just after our web site leapt into the world of smartphones, tablets and a virtually unlimited array of screen sizes, the software company we used to create it died. This was no slow death, where development stops and the software gradually becomes obsolete. This was sudden death, where even theContinue reading “Remaking a web site adaptive”
Small back yards can be dramatic
Design and construction notes for a small patio garden
Making a web site adaptive.
Time waits for nobody, and technology is even more impatient. Our web site was not responsive, then it wasn’t adaptive. Now it’s adaptive, mostly. This means that beautiful big images now adapt to teeny tiny phone screens. Not only did the site need a whole new set of icons for better visual identity, it neededContinue reading “Making a web site adaptive.”
Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron sp.)
These California native shrubs create quite a show when in bloom, but they require a lot of room to spread. The benefit? They’ll grow without summer water, and actually don’t want any. These flannel bushes are growing in a field without irrigation, and this year they really seemed to appreciate all the rain they received.Continue reading “Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron sp.)”
Design for time
Landscapes, unlike buildings, aren’t really complete until many years have passed. They go in the ground only as potential, the design something that will complete itself with time. The plants will grow, surfaces will acquire patinas, unexpected things might happen. These photos were shot around January of 1999. It’s now January 2016, seventeen years later.Continue reading “Design for time”
Comfort Lounge: a state of the art back yard for entertaining
An industrial chic back yard that’s perfect for entertaining.