Greenhouse Foundation

I finally made some progress on the greenhouse. The first two rows of tires are finished and so is the drain. The drain is set on the inside perimeter, just below the level of the first row of tires, and runs out the south end (to the right in the 2nd photo). Pounding tires is slow work, and fatigue is definitely a factor in how much I can finish in a day. Especially this weekend with 100+ degree heat to contend with.

Footings with first row of tires

Greenhouse Foundation

Leonard Knight

I first learned of Leonard Knight through the film God's Architects (http://www.godsarchitects.com/)

Here's a virtual tour of his Salavation Mountain:
http://www.snubble.com/niland/

Jim Bishop

Here's a good video introducing Mr. Bishop and his work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDQsy7aiVD0&feature=related

This is a link to a feature-length documentary, "Scrap", that splits time between Jim and a Wisconsin sculptor:
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/scrap/

Official Web Site:
http://www.bishopcastle.org/#

Ferdinand Facteur Cheval

C'est Incroyable - http://www.facteurcheval.com/video.html

Two Fearless Builders

Lars Vilks - Creator of Nimis and Arx in the country(well, not exactly...) of Ladonia:
http://atlasobscura.com/place/nimis

Nikolai Sutyagin - Creator of a wooden skyscraper. Ultimately a failure as it's been torn down but no lack of ambition here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1544827/Gangster-who-built-worlds-tallest-log-cabin.html

Thank you internets.

No Mow Lawns!!

Something's wrong here -

http://abcnews.go.com/US/vegetable-garden-brings-criminal-charges-oak-park-michigan/story?id=14047214

The only thing more ridiculous than the case against her is the number of people chiming in to say she's actually in the wrong.

I can see getting irritated by a lawn with old washing machines, a collection of car parts, and some shopping carts (even then I don't think anyone should have legal recourse), but she's growing her own food. Something everyone is most likely going to be forced to do very soon. I wished I lived in that city, I'd have a front yard that would really give people a reason to complain (think 'abstract art').

P.S. - This issue grew into it's own blog - http://nomowlawns.blogspot.com/

Goats and Chickens in the finished Cob Wall