When I headed through morning traffic onto the PA Turnpike, I wasn’t sure where I was going to work. Sometimes I like to just stop at the rest stop and work there. Call me weird. But it has wifi and I like the large open space. On a weekday morning there aren’t many people. Hickory […]
This summer out in Wyoming, I learned that there are male and female pine cones. And more recently (in the last few weeks), I’ve read The Overstory, by Richard Powers; The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben; Changes in the Land, by William Cronon; What is Landscape, by John Stilgoe; and The Accidental Farmers, […]
Jason Slowik, the Middle School/High School Art teacher, was sitting on a bench in Yorkway Place. “Your daughter organized that section,” he pointed out. I like Jason, and I’m glad Kate can have him for home room. He takes an interest in people and their paths to learning – and not just kids. This morning, I […]
Pennsylvania has a three day statewide trails and greenways conference every two years. This is what brought me to Shippensburg by way of the beautiful hilly Adams County apple country. And I chose to bring my tent and camp in Michaux State Forest. But first, here are my takeaways from the conference. “Being in nature […]
Summer’s coming to an end, and I thought I’d look back at the last 30 days (July 28-August 28). There’s a huge gap between my perceived reality and the stories photos tell. Cartography I’m enjoying my focus on cartography and GIS. I’ve been using the concept of atlases in QGIS to help people with their […]
I never know where my bike will take me. I rode five times in the last week, mostly in the morning: 5:00 am, 8:00 am, 3:30 am, 4:20 am, 5:00 pm. Shorter rides are about 13 miles, and longer rides are about 30 miles. With stops, my average speed is about 12-14 mph. The best […]
Today I was collating data so that I can make more Congressional District Maps. I recently met with Dr. David Cuff, who had created and edited several atlases. And I was very pleased with the way some maps turned out of District 4 Congressional District in Pennsylvania. So, I made this map. I’m not going […]
I need to say a little about the weekend, which brought so many Jenkintown families together through shared experiences. There are community experiences and my own experiences that I want to capture. Why here? Because my day to day life can be solitary and I am grateful to know incredible people in Jenkintown. The Dads […]
An un-edited stream of mapping thoughts. Yesterday I spent a lot of time working through my own version of “Into the Stars – ArtRage Watercolor Tutorials.” The core takeaway was the use of layer textures, and I got a better understanding of Artrage 5 tools. I still have Obi Kaufmann’s atlas open on my desk […]
I love Obi Kaufmann’s atlas, The California Field Atlas. The cover text caught my eye while I was in the Stanford Book Store on Friday. The font seems to be similar to IM Fell, recreated digitally by Igino Marini. I tried to recreate it so that I’d better understand it. It’s like a transitional serif. […]