When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a drone

(Björn Schulke, Observer #2, 2003.)

A man under a rock

(Photo by L. G. Folsom.)

We will return to blogging as soon as we can. End of July perhaps, or maybe end of August. September? We'll see.

Lake Calumet

(Gone exploring. Be back soon.)

The Burial Pile

(One of the world's first nuclear reactors, Chicago Pile-3, being buried at Site A. The lone figure in the pit is carrying what appears to be a geiger counter. This was in 1955. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Labs.)

A Portable Observatory for Observing Desert Lines, Geoglyphs and Stellar Observatories

(Maria Reiche atop one of the ladders she used to study and map the Nazca lines in Peru. Photo by Bruce Chatwin. Source.)

Inhabiting Sewers-on-Stilts Hacked As Urban Sonic Drone Machines

(The DEMILIT boys at work in a parallel world. Source.)

Mapping Ancient Algorithms for Artificial Weather and Atemporal Seasons

(Or laser scanning Ice House 1 outside the ancient oasis-city of Merv, a major trading center on the historical Silk Road and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Image courtesy of CyArk. Source. See also in the archives: A Pyramid for Serving Glaciers.)

Half-Lido/Half-Turrell Antechamber for Observing and Measuring Hydrology

(Photo by Elise Razaiarisoa; used with permission. Source. Via @laperiferia.)