BurningbirdOne last set of photos from the Gardens, and then I’m off to travel a bit, walk a lot, take care of some business and maybe even more photos. The weather has been in the 80s and wet. Spring didn’t happen, it exploded. Normally the flowers occur in stages, with crocus, daffodil, and magnolia in […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Update I think AKMA did a better job of taking a closer, calmer, more reasoned look at the situation than I did. I also wanted to point out Baldur’s post, which leads one to careful thought. Ronnie Bennett also has an excellent post on the subject. Earlier Kathy Sierra just just posted a note about […]
For the first time, I managed to make it to Shaw’s Nature Center when the daffodils are at their peak. The Center’s daffodils have grown wild, and as such they blanket the grounds. In the past, I’ve typically taken photos of daffodils up close, brightly lit by the sun and shining with vivid color–a harlot […]
I’ve only downloaded it and started playing, but I like the idea of a JavaScript library based purely on implementing standards. Small and lightweight, Dean Edwards’ base2.DOM provides a good baseline for development without worrying about interesting proprietary extensions and recalcitrant browsers. Not that I’m naming names. Edwards’ library does provide support for the older 5.x […]
I had written about the proposed projects for the five million in fines FERC fined Ameren. I may be interested in what’s happening in the aftermath of the Taum Sauk dam break, but one thing I’m not is a ‘local’, with a local’s intimate knowledge of the politics and the organizations. Black River News points today […]