Green Leaves

Plant Shopping, originally uploaded by Nat Hansen.

Hanging plants at Green Inc. in Old Town.

Backyard Fixtures

Hyde Park, backyard, morning.

The light fixture looks like it belongs on a U-boat.

Movie Night in Nichols Park

South Side, Aug 22, 2008, originally uploaded by Nat Hansen.

There was what appeared to be an inflatable movie screen in Nichols Park last night, showing Willy Wonka.

P.S.1

New York, Aug 16, 2008, originally uploaded by Nat Hansen.

There is an exhibit of contemporary Scandinavian art at PS1 right now. Reijo Kela's Video Diary held my attention. And I liked Fiona Banner's Bastard World in the "Flags, Guns and Dreams" exhibit, though probably not for the reasons that I was supposed to.

Dereliction on 53rd Street

Shuttered stores on 53rd street in Hyde Park.

Scenes from Regenstein Library

Dark stacks on the fifth floor.

Chicago's brutalist main library.

Construction begins on the blister-shaped Mansueto library designed by Helmut Jahn.