Saturday Tweets: Under New York, Moths and Caturday

Lost tunnels of NYC. “Deep under the New York Bay near Brooklyn, covered in mildew, seaweed and other gunk, is what thousands of commuters would consider a hidden treasure: the start of a subway tunnel linking Staten Island to the rest of New York City.” https://t.co/xhdu6nIY8R pic.twitter.com/S6n9kIGnDA — Geoff Manaugh (@bldgblog) January 21, 2019 Moths are so cute imagine if they were the size of horses and you could keep them as pets and ride...

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Saturday Tweets: Your Own Personal Disney Castle

How boring do you have to be to think the new paint color is better? Serious question, because I can not imagine the logic. https://t.co/AQHVS99AtO — ❄Mikki Kendall❄ (@Karnythia) February 11, 2019 There's a $200 million abandoned village of Disney-like castles in Turkey. Take a look inside. https://t.co/uE1sznULsK via @businessinsider — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 9, 2019 Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. H...

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Saturday Linkages: Loving LA and Gardening

Gardening R U pine nuts? https://sharepoint.cahnrs.wsu.edu/blogs/urbanhort/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=944 … Mulch Addiction http://landscapeofmeaning.blogspot.com/2013/08/mulch-addiction.html … Intermingling and the Aesthetics of Ecology http://landscapeofmeaning.blogspot.com/2013/08/intermingling-and-aesthetics-of-ecology.html … Heritage Agri-tourism as a Strategy for Promoting the Recovery of Heirloom Vegetables, Grains, Fruits http://garynab...

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Saturday Tweets: RIP Mary Oliver

“What is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life?” RIP to Mary Oliver. Here’s her reading “A Summer Day.” https://t.co/LQPIIeySI2 pic.twitter.com/JRpjH7V0Ab — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) January 18, 2019 The Malatestiana Library in Cesena, Italy is the progenitor of millions of local public libraries from Bombay to Budapest: https://t.co/n95hZnogbU pic.twitter.com/tjqkAqvjvA — The Millions (@The_Millions) January 16, 2019 Sou...

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Saturday Linkages: Soils, Prickly Pear and the Case for Going Outside

...essors. Let’s get (soil) physical… https://sharepoint.cahnrs.wsu.edu/blogs/urbanhort/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=943 … The Science Behind Honey’s Eternal Shelf Life http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/08/the-science-behind-honeys-eternal-shelf-life/#.Uh0YB1lfCUw.twitter … Open Tech Forever: permaculture/open tech startup: http://boingboing.net/2013/08/21/open-tech-forever-permacultur.html … DIY Hanging Diamond Decor http://sugarandcloth....

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