Bird’s Eye: We entered spring this week (if you’re in the Northern half). So some photo spreads on spring, and flowers… including a most marvellous installation.

* The First Day of Spring   In Focus

* Signs of Spring: 2012   The Big Picture

* 28,000 Potted Flowers Installed at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center   Colossal

In 2003 a building housing the Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC) was slated for demolition to make way for updated facilities…. How does one memorialize a building impossibly rich with a history of both hope and sadness, and do it in a way that reflects not only the past but also the future? …The concept was simple but absolutely immense in scale. Nearly 28,000 potted flowers would fill almost every square foot of the MMHC including corridors, stairwells, offices and even a swimming pool, all of it brought to life with a sea of blooms. 

* Living Color Flowers The Presurfer