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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

THE RAIN GODS HAVE SHAKEN THEIR BAG:

So, California got some rain yesterday...It has been bad here; really bad in fact - So bad that Governor Jerry "Moon Beam" Brown declared the State of California in a Drought Emergency earlier this month.

Here is a comparison graph of just how bad things have been in California lately as it applies to annual rainfall...Yeah, this is pretty messed up guys:


... Ultimately this got me thinking of some of the natural beauty of this state and there is quite a bit of it - I pulled the photos below out from of our archive; they were taken on a hike in early Spring nearly two years ago in 2012...We had just experienced a drier than normal winter (...Interesting, in retrospect I think most people in the North State would be jumping for joy right now if we had seen the level of precipitation from 2011-2012 over the past few months - Funny how time distorts things) - So, yeah this was around two years ago, we had just went through a dry winter and Sandra was about three and a half months pregnant with or Son, Theodore...

Talk about time flying by - That calendar fact is hard to believe!

Anyway, regarding the hike and California's natural beauty - It relies on rain...Obviously...You know that old saying, 'April Showers Bring May Flowers?' - Yeah, well this hike happened in April...We packed a picnic lunch, our DSLR Camera, drove to Table Mountain (...about a twenty minute drive from my Office) and took a hike - Literally...We took a hike with both of our Mothers and enjoyed some unique scenery, fresh air and pretty clear skies...

... Here are the photos for your enjoyment:

The Perfect California Poppy (...with some Lupin for context):


Some Typical Rock Totems Often Seen around the North Sate:



A Pink Monkey Flower (...a.k.a. A Pink Mimulus):


Lots of this Sort of Rusted-out Farm Installations Up Here:


... And for those Who have Hiked Table Mountain in the Past:


Here also is a Pink California Ice Plant:


Some Abandoned Barb Wire (...You Might Recognize One of these):




... And I leave you with another shot of our delicate Sate Flower:


So...

Dear Rain Gods - Please keep shaking your respective bags...We need it - AND - So do the flowers...

Thanks,
B.
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