Well folks…here I am. Chad is the name. I have started a tumblr to have a place to hoard cool pictures from the internet, share stories that inspire me, and to explore what inspires others. I live in Denver Colorado, and my primary interests are urban sustainability, particularly in regards to food, bulldogs, beautiful bottom boys, queers, architecture, design, plants (especially orchids), gardening, friendship, love,beer, and the envisioning of a better world. Oh and I’m a half Buddhist allergic to meditating, and in love with it.Tumblr (3.0; @xipe88totec)http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4be2600ca47a6d3b9e77a17b5a65d5a/tumblr_mn05uyIugu1qijolto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cabfb0787a9db060db9a41ae8e1a13f0/tumblr_mn05uyIugu1qijolto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be5268af36647696181331fc6b2444c8/tumblr_mn05uyIugu1qijolto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f9a934322abd883a13ab56f56edef89/tumblr_mn05uyIugu1qijolto4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://ordiri.tumblr.com/post/51020870485/don-cafe-house-in-pristina-kosovo-designed-by" class="tumblr_blog">ordiri</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“Don Café House” in Pristina/Kosovo designed by Innarch </p></blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/51053047776http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/51053047776Wed, 22 May 2013 01:53:33 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/adb15b7e2ee2c56557372a40cc5384f2/tumblr_mmi71bYUp21qh6sk8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/51046859812http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/51046859812Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00dt6cYLZ1rpy3cao1_500.gif"/><br/> California Floristic Province<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00dt6cYLZ1rpy3cao2_500.png"/><br/> Mediterranean Climates<br/><br/> <p><a href="http://flora-file.tumblr.com/post/50989803507/the-california-floristic-province-byflora-file" class="tumblr_blog">flora-file</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>The California Floristic Province</strong> (by<a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flora-file.tumblr.com/post/18319638601/the-california-floristic-province-being-a">flora-file</a>)</p> <p>Being a California native myself I have a fascination with California’s native flora.  There are about 6300 native taxa of plants found in California, and a third are found nowhere else but the limited area that comprises the California floristic province. It has the highest diversity of plant species in North America, north of tropical Mexico.</p> <p>The plants of California are specially adapted for the Mediterranean climate here. Mediterranean climates have long, dry summers and cool, moist winters. In Mediterranean climates the majority of the precipitation occurs during the moist winter months, and summer months receive almost no rainfall, which often means 6-8 months of no rains. For this reason many plants here have switched around the normal seasonal growing patterns.  Spring is triggered by the autumn rains, and during the dry summer months plants enter their dormancy. </p> <p>Mediterranean climate zones comprise only 3% of the Earth’s landmass, but account for 10% of the known plant species. In addition to California, Mediterranean climates are found in only four other areas of the world: the Mediterranean Basin, the Cape region of South Africa, central Chile, and southwestern Australia. Many of the plants used in ornamental gardens and propagated by the nursery industry have ancestral orgins in the Mediterranean climes of the world. This climate has truly created an amazing diversity of flora.</p> <p>(California Floristic Province Map and statistics from <em>California Native Plants for the Garden,</em> Bornstein, Fross, & O’Brien, Cochuma Press, 2005.)</p> <p>(Mediterranean Climate Map via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_forests,_woodlands,_and_scrub">wikipedia</a>.)</p></blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992898652http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992898652Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e07a4806d9b619780da4a823c8313d87/tumblr_mgjimtSAkD1qduom2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0911640f97fa92b12e3acd32d49a6a01/tumblr_mgjimtSAkD1qduom2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23a8f16d59de68b9440bb4a10de5cfec/tumblr_mgjimtSAkD1qduom2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a9998d2b20182e0ed79e57f75f01d8f7/tumblr_mgjimtSAkD1qduom2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pulmonaire.tumblr.com/post/40385958008/ceramic-sculpture-by-christopher-david-white">pulmonaire</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ceramic Sculpture by <a href="http://www.christopherdavidwhite.com/">Christopher David White</a></p> </blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992872976http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992872976Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4bbffd043c5ddc208cdd47d6a31d2b56/tumblr_mkky452u0U1rte5gyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54d3b5b233d591990301cf5b683115cc/tumblr_mkky452u0U1rte5gyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d1c41639fa89829d2cf00c6184cf9ddc/tumblr_mkky452u0U1rte5gyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3bcbd9e1100f1ef02c1f4040f74fddee/tumblr_mkky452u0U1rte5gyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.thisiscolossal.com/post/46847601468/new-bicycle-chain-sculptures-by-young-deok-seo">itscolossal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>New bicycle chain sculptures by <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/04/new-bicycle-chain-sculptures-by-young-deok-seo/">Young-Deok Seo</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992850486http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992850486Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cf033a24f47eba2ffdc8bdef27f4ea19/tumblr_mmrpj6Ohmw1rkieexo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ronbeckdesigns.tumblr.com/post/50393706829/casa-batll">ronbeckdesigns</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Casa Batlló</p> </blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992712566http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992712566Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/359e31797e0456aa695d7229f502c523/tumblr_mn49faes7u1r6r4pmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Chelsea Griffie, rock climber<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf297bf34190df579090e7a41692f563/tumblr_mn49faes7u1r6r4pmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Shelton Johnson, Yosemite National Park Ranger<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa0dfa898f70564c387e9d4a5ebe3b65/tumblr_mn49faes7u1r6r4pmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Darryl Perkins, Master Falconer<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/054240557626ba12b1043a145c2797b6/tumblr_mn49faes7u1r6r4pmo6_500.jpg"/><br/> Elliot Boston III, mountaineer<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71f4d4090887cb3071f0e82cb1faae63/tumblr_mn49faes7u1r6r4pmo4_500.png"/><br/> Frank and Audrey Peterman, conservationists<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/24b9bc626f30897951e4bdab5d604f21/tumblr_mn49faes7u1r6r4pmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://knowledgeequalsblackpower.tumblr.com/post/50935646738/ran-across-a-great-book-while-doing-research-on">knowledgeequalsblackpower</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ran across a great book while doing research on racism in the environmental movement.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Brown-Faces-Americas-Places/dp/1591931738/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369082243&sr=1-1"><em>Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places</em></a></strong></p> <p>Each person interviewed talks about what they do outdoors and when/how they first became attracted to nature. They also discuss their views on (usually) being the only Black/Brown person in a “wild place” and on what they think keeps other people of color from experiencing the wild outdoors (variety of reasons given…  poverty, too many responsibilities at home, not wanting to expose themselves to overt racism in small town America, etc.) . <em><br/></em></p> <p>The author of the book is Dudley Edmondson, a Black nature photographer/writer. So yeah.. the book has amazing photographs but also a great message: <strong>“Nature without question is for everyone.”</strong></p> <p>The purpose of the book is to encourage more Black people to discover nature and also for people to quit talking about what we <em>don’t</em> do. We (can) do everything!</p> <p>I’m a nature enthusiast myself, and I’d love to not be the only Black person for miles and miles all the time. I cannot remember ever having any racist experiences on any of my little adventures… however, people in the book share some unfortunate stories. But, don’t let a fear of racist events stop you from enjoying nature. The land is a part of our culture! It is only in the last hundred years or so that Black people have become urbanized. Before this, we always had a relationship with nature. It’s time to reconnect!</p> </blockquote> <p>How cool! This is needed. There seems to be so few people of color out exploring nature, it’s so clear when you hike here in colorado…the mountains are so white</p>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992690580http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992690580Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/91663ce43a0bd87c6e378c45b2309a4a/tumblr_mmibxuF2nS1rwk9qto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bigbigbigthings.tumblr.com/post/49977823241/mayan-dental-modification">bigbigbigthings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>mayan dental modification!!!</p> </blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992505366http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992505366Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0289f90b81e0b4e60262e413179aa32/tumblr_mmelakwGCF1qzv4afo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pantydragon.tumblr.com/post/50912715619/dduane-toni-tan-0hsosketchy-ytoob">pantydragon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dduane.tumblr.com/post/50895785870/toni-tan-0hsosketchy-ytoob-venezuelan">dduane</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://toni-tan.tumblr.com/post/50498388904/0hsosketchy-ytoob-venezuelan-poodle-moth">toni-tan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://0hsosketchy.tumblr.com/post/50175839682/ytoob-venezuelan-poodle-moth-such-a-cutie">0hsosketchy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ytoob.tumblr.com/post/50051016556/venezuelan-poodle-moth-such-a-cutie">ytoob</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><span>venezuelan poodle moth</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>such a cutie</span></p> </blockquote> <p>it looks like it flew here straight from some anime</p> </blockquote> <p>it looks like a rabbit-fairy oh my god</p> </blockquote> <p>If you tried to invent something like this and put it in a book, everyone would laugh…</p> </blockquote> <p>It looks like a pokemon…call it like bunnabug or something…</p> </blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992433901http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992433901Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:56 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/efa3c1bbfa4627d84a765f82894387d5/tumblr_mn30u5kvXo1qlq9poo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca2fb742d0355405937971cb0eb7bbf9/tumblr_mn30u5kvXo1qlq9poo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55694af20e42fa5abb5e206df219306c/tumblr_mn30u5kvXo1qlq9poo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e90d056e18b4c035002bd7b5960ed6f1/tumblr_mn30u5kvXo1qlq9poo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee545fe6588dedc55e81b2c0cbeef975/tumblr_mn30u5kvXo1qlq9poo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/72f24e390e8c0b16a5485aa77c69664e/tumblr_mn30u5kvXo1qlq9poo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s.tumblr.com/post/50888260538">f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3 class="r"><a class="l" href="http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDkQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olafureliasson.net%2Fpublications%2Fyour_rainbow_panorama.html&ei=l7SZUYOBNYfChAekyYCABQ&usg=AFQjCNG23HI9vSOPg5-XU6HLmuiUcy6M2g&sig2=RLfys2MozDGsH-IGWj_3UA"><em>Olafur Eliasson</em> | <em>Your rainbow panorama</em></a></h3> </blockquote> <p></p>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992238171http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992238171Tue, 21 May 2013 11:11:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6r8jzN6ok1qm3k1jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992114075http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992114075Tue, 21 May 2013 11:09:12 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9c6dde4c2fe8e234350248df9ed12410/tumblr_mj6j03HKXT1qbrd03o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992037400http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50992037400Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e629cce50d2b61c32b9d77c1cf31824/tumblr_mkr17th3OR1rw3b03o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50973988736http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50973988736Tue, 21 May 2013 02:33:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d0023a50fcb41a75e413d629000d71e0/tumblr_mk6jstlVB11s4pl3no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://55mint.tumblr.com/post/46184241278/spirit-of-the-shadow-by-porto62">55mint</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <h2 id="single_photo_begins"><strong>Spirit of the Shadow</strong> by <a href="http://www.trekearth.com/members/porto62/">porto62</a></h2> </div> </blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968764256http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968764256Tue, 21 May 2013 00:46:37 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4776dd761cadf1e5d4b9c4d9f970451d/tumblr_mi2kb7OmeT1qasrq8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amylombard.tumblr.com/post/42855896807/i-photographed-a-dog-beauty-pageant-for-new-york">amylombard</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I photographed a dog beauty pageant for New York Magazine. <a href="http://nym.ag/WEWCu2">Yes, it was amazing.</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Whut…</p>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968694786http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968694786Tue, 21 May 2013 00:45:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c931ff4be8648eb494ed722d1fcce1de/tumblr_mmzf426NJ31s6b7two1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mostlymies.tumblr.com/post/50712685444" class="tumblr_blog">mostlymies</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Macassar ebony library at Villa Tugendhat (1928-30). (<a href="http://www.tugendhat.eu">via</a>)</p></blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968589147http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968589147Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6753db1ffe6bebc90a88ecfffc0c43df/tumblr_mn4r75Hf891qam8b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tibets.tumblr.com/post/50965881450/heres-a-man-with-an-onion" class="tumblr_blog">tibets</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>here’s a man with an onion</p></blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968494540http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50968494540Tue, 21 May 2013 00:42:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9964c5682c2b20269050d83e7ff7135/tumblr_mn4oijPDww1r0kpoxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://noodlejerk.tumblr.com/post/50963917427/handsome-thomas-nyjahatuatao-blackwork-roxx">noodlejerk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div>Handsome Thomas <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nyjahatuatao.tumblr.com/post/50961620502/blackwork-roxx">nyjahatuatao</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Blackwork Roxx</p> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50966504208http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50966504208Tue, 21 May 2013 00:11:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec61667c15aecc47140312ae0bdf2e63/tumblr_mltsxeQPwl1qbjqn3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50923143986http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50923143986Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mawcu8tD7Z1qbsg6oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50913902095http://xipe88totec.tumblr.com/post/50913902095Mon, 20 May 2013 12:19:02 -0400