Round Museum

"Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."

Flag Resolution
June 14, 1777
Second Continental Congress

06.14.21

This pipe drains to waterways. The message is pretty simple and direct. It might seem like it doesn't need to be said. But the unfortunate aspect of human nature is if there is a hole, people will throw their garbage in it. So deal properly with your trash. Your doggy doo doo bags. Your dirty fry grease. Your hazardous materials.

06.12.21

This is a person in a big yellow hat. They are sitting in the park by the farmer's market. Greg is very curious. He loves hats. He would like to take a picture of the hat. Oh, no! The person is walking away! What will Greg do? Follow them, of course. Very curious.

06.11.21

It’s the sound out in the yard that you notice first... chikkka chikkka chikkka... chikkka chikkka chikkka... an ominous repetitive droning. What is that? It just started a few minutes ago. Have the zombies arrived? ...chikkka chikkka chikkka... Is it moving around the side of the house now? Where do we go?

06.10.21

Let the orange be your guide. Like a breadcrumb trail through a dense forest of the unknown, the direction you're headed this week starts here. No matter where you end up, just look for the Round when you get there.

06.09.21

Everything will dry out pretty quickly in this withering June heat. But if you're drying your roses you don't want to leave them outside. The sun will leech the color out of the roses and the petals will become more brittle in the heat. The best drying process is in a cool, dark place. Trim the stems and bind together with rubber bands, and hang them on a line for a few weeks.

06.08.21

Striking a da Vinci pose, the Vitruvian Bean brings harmony and energy to the parking deck. The circle represents the cosmic and the divine, and the square, the terra firma and secular. In the Renaissance, the Golden Ratio was a means to analyze the proportions of natural objects and man-made systems, and most recognizably rendered in Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian man, depicting the ideal symmetry of the human body.

06.07.21

When you look aRound don’t forget to look under your feet! The prettiest rounds can be so small, you might miss them completely. This tiny beauty is less than a quarter inch in diameter and often goes unnoticed as it finds its way into grassy strips of parking lot, irrigation ditches, or other moist habitats in most of the United States. The perennial is a species of flowering verbena – the Phyla Lanceolata – but you’ll miss it completely if you’re not watching where you walk!

06.06.21

Round spots on a ladybug's back is a defense mechanism to disguise them from predators or warn that they taste really bad.

06.05.21

Gary is not divulging his secret ingredient. But I think I overheard him say butter. There's a Super Tailgate Party Rib Cook-Off going on and the competition is serious. Gary showed up at midnight the night before to get his lucky spot and start cooking. Fourteen hours later and we may be close to the tasting part. C'mon, Gary, cut those up and let's go!

06.04.21