Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses.
article with photos/slideshow: With Only 475 Square Feet, She Had to Make Every Inch Count (Tim McKeough/NYT). Gifted link. Interior designer Alex Kalita’s apartment is my dream space.
article: NYC unveils ‘home for retired playground animals’ in Queens (Aaron Ginsburg/sixsqftNYC). “Currently on display in the space are one aardvark, one camel, one frog, one elephant, and two dolphin sculptures.”
2023 fall foliage map for the U.S. Looks like 9 Oct. will be peak up here, though of course rain and wind can change that.
photo essay: Native Plant Containers for Late Summer (Nuts for Natives). Includes a container idea to recreate a meadow and others with strong architectural structure. (Put your cursor over the smaller photos for the names of the plants.) Love the use of grasses and Eryngium.
article: The 3 soloists chosen for an orchestra performance? Barking dogs. (WaPo – gift link). The Danish Chamber Orchestra included three dogs in its performance of Leopold Mozart’s little-known Hunting Symphony earlier this month; the piece also includes hunting calls and simulated gunshots. The same intrepid orchestra’s performed Tango Jalousie by Danish composer Jacob Gade in 2014 after eating hot chile peppers.
