Because it's pretty

I just wanted to share this photograph that I took this morning of the lavender growing on my balcony. It's spring here in Sydney, and there is much to celebrate. I hope to have more recipes, ideas and decorations for the Steampunk-style party I'm planning soon.

Postcards from the edge

After its recent safe arrival on Mars, the Curiosity lander has been sending gorgeous postcards home to make us wish we were there. I love the colours in this landscape: from taupe to turquoise. I can feel some inspiration for interplanetary craft (projects). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Dieselpunk

In case you've never heard of it, Dieselpunk is the younger sister of Steampunk, featuring early twentieth century style along with motor cars, planes and war machines. If your tastes run to Dieselpunk, you won't want to miss this amazing archive of photographs of American aircraft workers in the early '40s. Incredibly, the Kodachrome slides are as fresh and colourful as if they were taken yesterday. After you take a look, please come back and express your astonishment in the comments here!