Archive for January 15th, 2012

Past in Focus: The Library Building

Posted in Around the Garden, From the Library on January 15th, 2012 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

Our historical archives are something of a treasure chest for history buffs, stuffed with 100-year-old photographs of a Garden in transition. I sometimes find myself digging through them just for contrast and comparison (and the fashion sense of our forebears; I really want to bring back flat-brimmed straw hats). My latest dig yielded some interesting results, not to mention a new series we hope to keep up with in the future.

More specifically, it produced a Library Building (better known then as the Museum Building) and its surroundings at the turn of the century:

Library Building -- November 15, 1901

The Museum Building -- November 15, 1901


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Morning Eye Candy: A Familiar Feather

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 15th, 2012 by Matt Newman – 1 Comment

Might that be our good friend Junior, 2010′s hatchling of the year? Perhaps local hawk aficionado Pat Gonzalez will chime in with a clarification.

Junior?

Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen