Rock on Iowa!

Spring into action.

It’s Spring and I at least have gardening on the brain.  Hopefully you do too.  If you need extracurricular activities to keep you busy, or if you are simply saddened by how besieged the land around you is by pavement and cement, here’s some creative inspiration for your spring daze, brought to you by Cut and Paint:

If you don’t know, I’m not going to tell you.

Would it be wrong to use an old testament metaphor here? David anyone?

“Bilin, West Bank: Palestinian demonstrators use sling-shots to hurl stones at Israel border police.” [Guardian]

Public service announcement:

Stencil print outside BICAS and the former Tucson Puppet Works.  Tucson, Arizona.

“Hot shit” – Amanda Diva

This is the most brilliant idea I have heard of in a long time.

I don’t even know how I ended up on this blog, but one of the stories told on it was about a guy who decided to build a bench in his neighborhood.   Sort of:  bench = community development.  So if you want to read a simplistic, but thoughtful and inspiring story read this.  It’s quick and beautiful.  Here’s to benches!

Posters posters posters.

For more like this, look to the Northland Poster Collective.