Saturday, October 25, 2008

Some Essays on Art and Other Things


Because of its intriguing title, this is the most discussed dissertation in the neo-Anscombe Lounge/Manley Thompson Library.

Photo by Wyeth.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Scopes


Through the rightmost scope I saw a vulture sunning itself in the top of a tree and two peregrine falcons sitting on a branch sticking out of the lagoon.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

View from the Houseboat


Bolinas, Oct 18, 2008, originally uploaded by Nat Hansen.

Bolinas, California.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Hydrants


Chicago Marathon, originally uploaded by Nat Hansen.

Water hydrants around downtown were blasting water this afternoon for the Chicago marathon.

Just seconds before I took this picture, a cab drove through the spray with its rear passenger window open, soaking the backseat.

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Architectural Representations?


Christ Church Dining Hall, originally uploaded by witaman.

Is it possible for one building to represent another? The University of Chicago's Hutchinson dining hall is a replica of Christ Church dining hall, pictured above.

Wikipedia claims that Cornell also has a replica of Christ Church's dining hall, in the form of Risley Hall, but the photographic evidence depicts an inferior copy. I'm inclined to say that Chicago's replica is a more realistic representation than Cornell's.


The question of whether Hutchinson represents Christ Church dining hall was prompted by a remark that PJ made about Hutchinson and Christ Church almost two years ago.

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Clover

This is a cup of coffee brewed with Intelligentsia's Clover.

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Chemosphere


Westwood, Sep 4, 2008, originally uploaded by Nat Hansen.

A cross-sectioned model of the Chemosphere.