Saturday Linkages: Pallets, Ladybugs and Portlandia

Street Artist Recycles Reclaimed Wood Pallets Into Mobile Pop-Up Benches in http://inhabitat.com/street-artist-r1-recycles-reclaimed-wood-pallets-into-mobile-pop-up-benches-in-johannesburg/ … Console Table with 3 legs – Outstanding – IKEA Hackers http://po.st/a3Hn0G Jailed for collecting rainwater: http://theflyingtortoise.blogspot.com/2014/08/gary-harrington-aged-64-and-resident-of.html?spref=tw … [Update: A reader notes that there is more to th...

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Saturday Linkages: Bike Racks, Sugary Drinks and . . . CATS!!!!

Krokig £3 bike rack – IKEA Hackers http://po.st/5YbBHS One-Day Protected Bike Lane Demos Have Swept America this Summer http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/08/14/one-day-protected-bike-lane-demos-have-swept-america-this-summer/#.U-1h4kOtPDc.twitter … Sugary drinks are hiding under a ‘health halo’ http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=14897 … Architecture meets horses–ACE Center builds an environment for learning at Taking the Reins h...

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Saturday Linkages: Ducks, Bikes and Body Care

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSZmV_3Lm_A Bare-chested Russian orders ducks to attention, marches them into barn http://boingboing.net/2014/08/05/bare-chested-russian-orders-du.html … Journey Around Copenhagen’s Latest Bicycle Innovations! http://www.streetfilms.org/journey-around-copenhagens-latest-bicycle-innovations/#.U-FrZgGAlcY.twitter … This is exactly why we make our own body care products: http://tinyurl.com/mp3bmov The Flying Tortoise:...

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Saturday Linkages: Invaders, Sick Chickens and Adaptive Reuse

Armadillo invaders! More Foreign Invaders: Possums on the Half Shell | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/07/more-foreign-invaders-possums-on-the-half-shell.html … Water rationing for farmers? It’s on the horizon http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2494 When To Isolate A Sick Chicken | HenCam http://hencam.com/henblog/2014/08/when-to-isolate-a-sick-chicken/ … via @terrygolson Can Edible Gardening Reduce Deforestation? – http://go.shr.lc/1lkI1wO...

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Saturday Linkages: Life on a Boat, Nature and the Bicycle Lobby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJXrbWU1Aw&feature=youtu.be Twenty Eight Feet – Life On A Little Wooden Boat: http://youtu.be/syJXrbWU1Aw Why Nature Lovers Should Live Apart From Nature http://shar.es/LbYve Shinrin-yoku: “Forest Bathing” — I’ve always done it, but only now do I find out that it’s a thing in Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bathing … Tracing Sriracha’s Origin to a Seaside Town in Thailand http://www.theatlantic.com/vide...

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