guardian pigeons

these images have been surfacing in my mind in word form, often:

 all of the above images are sourced on the web.

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below, here are photos that i took this week so far and one old one...

 

above, i found this transfer for san francisco in an old book i have it's from 1974

above, a fast pass for $11

above, a screen shot off google maps of our old garden at the white house, we used a windowbox for succulents i'd pick up round the hood.

above photo:  when we first got to iowa we checked out hobo days in the town of britt, iowa.

above photo:  c bought the kids this chalkboard at ex-op here in town for a dollar.  the kids have finally been using it.

above, crayon box

above, e-man work

 below photos:  eman village as of a few days ago

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above photo:  i got this toy when i was 8 years old on a trip in san francisco, still possesses some magic for me.  though it won't hold water anymore.

lonesome road

two top images via http://ringoatelier.blogspot.com/

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All done with my painting!  It's about someone I hope to see in the near future.  The painting is entitled 'See you in the next Voyage'.

* Now up in my shop.  Thanks y'all!**

Been Busy Doing this n' that

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Hi all!  So I have been gone a few and it feels good to take a step back now and then but boy now I have a huge post.  Afraid that we've been too busy for me to get done with any artwork so, I decided I would take more photos during those days.  At the top of this post after the cloud photo you'll see C making sourdough bread.  That was yesterday and this morning he cooked it and there he and Iris are eating it up.  He did such a good job.  We used a starter giving to us most generously by a young lady a couple towns away whom had recieved it from her pal and the starter has been in her friend's family since the civil war.

Also, C and I were in a chili cookoff on Saturday!  It was crazy.  We didn't win, but we had fun.  Our chili was pretty yummy and had very talented cooks/ farmers contributing to the making of it.  Us and 3 other families besides ourselves combined our stock pots of veggie chili to make one giant batch and represent C's store that he works for- Fresh Connections (a natural food market co-op).   There was definitely all sorts of characters dressed up for the occasion representing assorted local companies or families.  C and I had the sweet spot next to a booth giving out yummy wine samples.  Then the following day C had to take part in a meet and greet with farmer/ producers for the co-op.  After that was over we headed off to Clear Lake to see people fly kites on the frozen waters, we got there a tad late and only two kites remained.

Iowa has been keeping us super busy.  I also included a few shots from around the city of the local old houses and grand moon rises and freezing rain.  I hope I can make room for at least a painting this week!  Anyhow, talk to you soon.

Almost There!

This morning we had another of one other that I've seen since moving here, a sunbow and a circumzenithal arc (upside down rainbow).  That given I had to take photos while it lasted even though often times I feel as though my photography skills leave something to be desired.  But here they are.  The rainbow tones were way more saturated and one could even witness the cold air particles of air gusting and gathering within the colors like tinted fog, lovely.    

Later on today I will be posting the winner of the All Modern $25 giveaway!  I have also decided to give a 2nd and 3rd prize from Ancient Pocket as a way of saying thank you!  The runner up prizes will be directly from Ancient Pocket.  If you still would like to enter feel free to leave me a comment on my giveaway post (link here).