Nate
: ?Cool for sustainable timber harvest, one hopes. Do follow the link for a much larger version—sadly, I have to conclude that the "range" maps for each type of machine are probably rather fabricated. The amazing six-legged Timberjack Harvester (awesome promo video) is only a working prototype; John Deere bought the company that designed it, but doesn't seem to offer them yet.?
Nate
: ?A blog reader sent me this link: "A collection of artworks inspired by the animated film My Neighbour Totoro, celebrating reverence for nature. The artworks were auctioned off to help preserve the ancient Japanese forest that, in turn, inspired the movie." Most of the art from the site wears its Anime inspirations quite prominently, but I found this paper cut out illustration, by a young illustrator who works at Pixar, to be particularly evocative. I think it gets at the delicate tension between nature and culture—the city and the garden, both with their own needs for creative cultivation.?