Whooping crane
A moment of stillness
alone in a world with
whooping cranes
Fogbow
New Beginnings
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2009 by myaker
The Art of Life lies in constant
readjustment to our surroundings.
Kakuzo Okakura
I Feel a Change Coming On
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Aldo Leopold, architecture, Bob Dylan, Cap and trade, carbon economy, Economy, Forest Products Lab, Forestry, Governor Jim Doyle, Green building, It's all good, John Muir, Madison public library, Mayor Dave, obama, Stimulus, Tenney Park on July 23, 2009 by myakerI speak for the trees, as the trees have no tongues.
Dr. Zeuss
Tenney Park
Tenney Park
Well kept road adjacent to Tenney Park
When we spendStimulus
and buildUW Madison Home to Leopold, Muir...
Like thisConcrete and Steel, high embodied energy
and thisForest Products Modernization, concrete walls
Our Parks, Forest, Woodlands…Look like thisHoyt Park Madison, WI
Black Locust North American Weed and Most Durable Timber
White Oak
White Oak
Walnut
Elm
White Oak
Perhaps someday we shall learn to abide by the laws of nature.Not until then will we live a happier, a purer, and a healthier life.
Jens Jensen
Carbon Contemplation
Posted in Carbon with tags carbon economy, Eco architecture, Forestry, Green building, Timber Frame on July 9, 2009 by myakerSequestration
Quantification
Utilization
Logs in the Yard De Forest, WI
Preservation
Education
Restoration
German Timber Marking Dodge County, WI
Appreciation
Imagination
Creation
Timber Home Argyle, WI
Forestry
Posted in Green building with tags Building Materials, Forestry, Green building on July 7, 2009 by myakerThe Soul of a Tree
White oak
The Song of an Axe
Oak Timber RockDale Mill 1847
Rhythm
Posted in Hewn Timber with tags Green building, Hewn Timber on June 13, 2009 by myaker
Work in rhythm
Build in rhythm
Live in rhythm
To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wild flower,
hold infinity in the palm of your hand
and eternity in an hour.
William Blake
Architecture of Wisconsin
Posted in Uncategorized on June 6, 2009 by myaker
Glacial Erratics
A gift of glaciation
executed with grace
by the hand of man
the foundation of
a simple barn
Trees
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22, 2009 by myaker
‘Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.’
Herman Hesse
Natural Materials
Posted in Building Materials, Green building with tags Building Materials on May 4, 2009 by myakerNatural Materials age with grace and beauty
Dovetailed Cabin Ontario
Hand split stone
Man made building materials, not so much
Central Library
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2009 by myaker” A library implies an act of faith.”
Victor Hugo novelist.
Walnut Trees, Earth and Sky, Wisconsin
