The first two floating flower beds will be installed in mid-February 2025 and March 2025 at secondary canals managed by the Village near 115th Street and 70th Avenue. Each 500-square-foot floating ...

The water contains 1,100 pounds of Epsom salt, which allows the person inside to easily float. To increase buoyancy, 1,100 pounds of salt is added to the water inside the pod.

After witnessing the weeks-long spectacle of a kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) attracting a mob of bats to pollinate its flowers (see my May 17, 2025, VI Source article if you missed it), I kept going ...