The Nameless Hills and Dellswnyc:
Fresh Kills, the world’s largest landfill soon to be transformed into a productive and beautiful cultural destination. Open to the public for Open House New York weekend.
October 16 and 17 people!
Reblogged from WNYC's Transmitter
wnyc:
Fresh Kills, the world’s largest landfill soon to be transformed into a productive and beautiful cultural destination. Open to the public for Open House New York weekend.
October 16 and 17 people!
Reblogged from D00rgasm
ok so i have developed a little obsession with green doors. well all things green..
(Source: canvas-covered)
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Iceland’s Northern Lights Shimmer in Time-Lapse of 6,500 Still Images
Photographer Ágúst Ingvarsson shot over 6,500 still photographs of the aurora borealis in and around Reykjavik this past winter. Combined, they make up Aurora Islandica, a gorgeous time-lapse video of this supernatural meteorological phenomenon. This is one to watch full screen.
Reblogged from The Atlantic
Is that a run, a kill or a fork? Or is it actually just a regular old stream? When it comes to naming waterways, it all seems to depend on your geography.
This map, created by designer Derek Watkins, color-codes the waterways of the U.S. by names they’re given. As Watkins explains, these names have their own name: toponyms, which are general descriptions of geographic features. The degree of geographical concentration of certain name types is pretty striking. Brooks tend to stay in New England, and bayous are primarily in the Louisiana-Mississippi area. Cañadas, rios and arroyos are concentrated in the Southwest. Branches seem to have the widest territory, covering much of the southeastern corner of the country.
Reblogged from WNYC's Transmitter
wnyc:
Russian student Marat Dupri, 19, bought a camera 18 months ago and decided to start taking shots of beautiful views. He began climbing onto roofs to capture spectacular views from the air - before deciding to go to even greater heights. Together with his fearless friends and models, he has sneaked past guards at some of Moscow’s tallest structures - to produce stomach-churning images. Picture: Marat Dupri / CATERS NEWS (via Pictures of the day: 14 September 2011 - Telegraph)
What, no planking?
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A Little Bit of Magic
This is a 6-inch tall door at the bottom of a tree at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. People of all ages leave around 1500 notes behind the door every year, and every single one of them is answered. Each reply ends with, “I believe in you.” No one has seen the elf, but he’s known as “Mr. Little Guy”
