Over the Hedge. What a fun animated film! Not just for kids. Like all good children's literature, it poses questions and makes people think. What does happen when human beings take all the land for themselves? Where will the woodland creatures go? What happens when our worlds collide?

I've heard seagulls called the "rats of the air", because they have adapted to human urbanization and suburbanization -- they eat our trash. We take the habitat from other animals, but ridicule and vilify those who can survive us. Hmmmm.

Wow! I'm wiped out! Met with refreshment committee for the opening party on May 23rd. Publicity is going well. Will be writing press releases constantly for the next six weeks -- speakers, films, book clubs, exhibits..."The devil is in the details."

The Citizens For Smart Growth completed its book club. Barbed Wire by Olivier Rezac and Trespassing by John Hanson Mitchell were very intellectually challenging (one of our number said that it was like being back in grad school), so it was nice to end on a light note with On Paradise drive by David Brooks.

I found a great photo in the archive taken out near Russian John's ranger station: ca. 1900 family vacation, two men, two women, two dogs and a young woman in coveralls. They are all admiring the deer the mighty hunter has brought to the cabin. The women look tired...
Looking at the picture, I can't imagine what they were trying to fence in or out. Maybe it's a corral for their saddle horses, but up there I'd think the mountain lions would make quick work of the horses if they weren't in a barn or a shed.

Things are really shaping up. The events are slated. Invitations are sent. The first speaker has presented her talk: /Fenced In or Fenced out: American Diversity in the 21st Century/. The Community School Art Show, Intolerance, was great! I have the brochure done and the publicity is coming together.

This is going to be great fun!

Wood River Middle School Photo Exhibit

Wood River Middle School installation of Between Fences local exhibit.

This is an exhibit of pictures taken from the archive from the Regional History Department of the Community Library in Ketchum, Idaho. The exhibit was developed in conjunction with the Between Fences touring exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution.

Hello World

This is the first feed of Between Fences.