lostwaxmethod:

Sandra came to town! We hung out in the park with Rosie. And Dear Marje played a killer show at Cake Shop for the popfest.

I came home and got to hang out with my best buds in the sun and play the most fun show ever!

congressarchives:

The April 18, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, estimated at 7.9 magnitude, was one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, claiming more than 3,000 lives. Congress responded to the disaster in several ways. The House and the Senate Appropriations Committees enacted emergency appropriations. Other congressional action included the House Claims Committee handling claims from owners seeking reimbursement for destroyed property. The Senate also passed a resolution asking the Secretary of War to furnish the Senate with a copy of a report on the earthquake and fire. The report on the relief efforts and accompanying captioned photographs, prepared by the U.S. Army, are now housed with the records of the Senate Committee on Printing and include the above photos.

Visit our featured document article for more information on this tragic event and the congressional response.

Photograph of Union Street Car Line After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 2127302)

Photograph of the Effect of Earthquake on Houses Built on Loose or Made Ground After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 2127357)

Photograph of Souvenir Hunters After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 2127316)

Photograph of St. Francis Hotel Showing the Clean Sweep of Fire in the Business Section of All Except Class A Steel Frame Buildings After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 2127289)

Photograph of a Military Camp on the Fourth Day After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC  2127305)

Photograph of a Typical Bread Line in the Early Stages of Relief Distribution After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 306190)

day to day history  

lostwaxmethod:

geneticist:

Osmia Avosetta are solitary bees that build their nests by biting petals off of flowers, flying them back one by one, and gluing them together often using nectar as glue. Each nest is a papermache work of art that houses a single bee egg. (via)

Neat

Nature facts that make me smile

Sleepy tired rainy day spent gardening with kids and pushing raw walnut tacos & bike powered smoothies on them. I want to dress up as a watermelon everyday.

goddess syndrome: Attn: All 3 of you who will read this and give a shit

goddesssyndrome:

http://queenofswordsrecords.tumblr.com/

Half a lifetime of being a wallflower at punk/hardcore/whatever shows and I’m finally crawling out of my fearful troll hole and attempting to participate beyond being a face in the crowd. Feels good, but also frightening.

If you know bands with…

this is great- get into it. 

http://www.nycpopfest.org/2012/line-up.html

NYC popfest just announced their line-up which I’m so EXCITED about. ps. dear marje is totally playing! 

coming home in may for a couple of days to experience real summer