At last...Spring

A little madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown
Who ponders this tremendous scene
This whole Experiment of Green
As if it were his own!
-Emily Dickenson

After a dry and drab winter which has left Gauteng and surroudings in a dreary and dusty state, Spring is finally here. The yellow and oatmeal frost stricken landscape is at last being penetrated by a touch of greenery. I took these photos of my neighbour's beautiful peach tree in bloom only days ago . Driving past it everyday I wonder if Spring was created with the sole purpose to delight and please?

There is so much to blog about and so many posts and as ever so little time. But for a moment lets put the books down and enjoy this beautiful Spring day.

Feeling European

The lack of post, as suspected, as been caused by the post holiday blues and the onslaught of assignments with impossible deadlines. I think TPH should do like the Europeans do and close down shop for the whole of August and only return in September when spring will have officially made its long awaited arrival and some new posts and ideas will have blossomed along with some free time to share the with you. Until then I leave you with this very curios post I found on Swiss Miss where Kurt Vonnegut explains storytelling through Cartesian graphs on a blackboard. Until Spring, happy reading.



Read his article here

image: Swiss Miss

Book Vending Machines

I love this innovative reclaimed use of these old cigarette vending machines from German publisher Hamburger Automatenverlag
Read the full article on this at Coolhunting

A is for...a place to sit

(images; swissmiss, Utrechtverplettert, Design*Sponge)