Tag Archives: home

Aerial Cat Babysitting

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published November 1, 2011

In the fall of 2010, I showed up in Dallas for OpenCamp having slept only a few hours a night for the past week. I told my friends that I had been an aerial cat babysitter, hosting the neighbor’s young cat 150 feet up in a tree in my “yard.” They didn’t believe I owned […]

Posted in 2010, Telling Stories | Also tagged aerial cat babysitting, cat, climbing, house, tall trees, tree, tree climbing cat, trees Leave a comment

Bellingrath Plantation Home, Mobile, Alabama

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published June 30, 2011

I loved visiting the Bellingrath Plantation home and gardens near Mobile, Alabama. They have an amazing art gallery in addition to the beautiful art collection within the unusual house. But the gardens… The gardens are exquisite no matter what time you are visiting, but they are at their peak in the burst of spring and […]

Posted in Composition, Photography, Photography Techniques | Also tagged alabama, bellingrath, building, mansion, mobile, photography, plantation, southern Leave a comment

Using Window Design To Protect Birds from Collisions With Windows

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published June 7, 2006

Treehugger offers information on “Using Window Design To Protect Birds”, a new technology which will help to protect birds from flying into your windows. I was delighted to find this as I am currently staying with my mother and the bedroom has a view window out the backyard where she’s put a large bird feeder […]

Posted in Nature News, Photography | Also tagged bird feeders, bird strikes, home windows, house, nature, nature conservation, protect birds, protecting nature, stop birds hitting windows, windows 1 Comment

Awesome Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Architecture and Furnishings – Inhabitat

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published November 16, 2005

Inhabitat is a blog specializing in showcasing ecological, environmentally friendly, and sustainable lifestyles with architecture and furnishings. Their post on amphibious houses is a must see for those working on the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast of the United States as well as other flood-prone areas. For us, preparing to build a new home soon, […]

Posted in Telling Stories, The House | Also tagged architecture, eco-friendly, environment, furnishings, furniture, sustainable Leave a comment

Hacking Your Way Off the Utility Grid for Your Home

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published November 9, 2005

As be plan to build our new home soon, you get the benefit of the ecological, environmental, and energy saving tips and tricks we learn. Hacking Your Way Off The Utility Grid from Brian McConnell is a great article on how to maximize solar electricity and other resources to minimize your reliance on local utilities. […]