They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to. The buildings in Rockland Maine are usually brick, with all kinds of local granite adding details around windows and on stairs. However, this is the most interesting detail I’ve seen in awhile. Who the heck is that mustachioed fellow, and what do you call that? A pediment? I’m stumped!

Today’s Flickr fave comes to us compliments of member eclectica miami. Love the Dansk pot, love the retro chair/stepladder, love the combo of yellowish lime and turquoise. After noticing it in our Fresh New Spaces Group, I was drawn to the rest of her photos, which are so much fun to look through. Here’s a little peak to tempt you to check them out for yourself:

To see the rest of her photos, click here.

IN: Tennis racquet black carbon something or others:

The latest pop up pav from the Guggenheim by Atelier Bow-Wow

OUT: Celebrating conspicuous consumption with a nautilus in the park:

Zaha Hadid’s Portable Chanel Pop Up Exhibition Space

IT’S BEEN SO LONG IT’S ALMOST BACK IN: Exhibitions encased in cargotecture:

Shigeru Ban’s Nomatic Museum, constructed of shipping containers

• 1st photo by Guy Calaf for The New York Times
• 2nd photo by Michael Falco for The New York Times
  
• 3rd photo from here.

I met a friend for lunch today in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, and as I was cutting through a parking lot I noticed a bit of guerrilla knitting over on Edgewood Avenue. I had just been reading about this phenomenon a few days ago (can’t remember where) but I do remember a blogging about a clever tree or two a few years ago, before I knew about the “guerilla.” It was fun to see this street tree (I think it’s a Japanese Zelkova) wearing a red legwarmer right in my own city:

Inspired by the beautiful sunshine and the vibrancy of the neighborhood, I took a few more camera phone shots of the cutest darn store in the world, Lottafrutta and thought I’d share:

They even have lime green construction cones!

The fun of the fruit continues to the side door:

In fact, there’s even a bit of fun out by the trash:

There’s also a rare (in Atlanta) Art Deco building across the street from Lottafrutta, complete with tropical palm trees – now that’s location:

There’s a growing Flickr pool full of guerrilla knitting, check it out here. By the way, they spell it with one “r.” I could never figure out why I could not remember how to spell this word, but it looks like it can be spelled both ways (?). My spellcheck seems to prefer “rr”:

P.S. A shameless request for advice: As you may have guessed from my cruddy camera phone pictures, my digital camera bit the dust. Does anyone have any advice on one they love that’s pretty easy for a non-photographer?

Oh I want so many of these playhouses posted over at Modern Kiddo today! Check out the whole post here.