Sea Lions on Abandon Boat
Ahhh! Sorry to disturb you
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge asked for Abandoned Buildings and Barns the only abandoned image was this boat from a visit to Baja Mexico. We could hear the sea lions, but it wasn’t until the camera flashed that we saw these charming creatures.
Abandoning an Abandoned boat
When have you come upon interesting animals by surprise?
I.
Come with me
bring your dog
your warm sweater
your bare feet
if you dare
bring your willingness
to sit still
to set sail
as life’s unfolding
takes your breath away.
Carol Carlisle
II.
As a kid in the 6th grade
in dry, land locked Oklahoma
I had to stand up in class and recite
John Masefield’s Sea Fever
it had little meaning for me but terror.
After more than fifty some years
I live within the sound of beckoning waves
so now the winds song and flying clouds
belong to me.
Sea Fever
BY JOHN MASEFIELD
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
For Margo Rody Tuesday Tryouts Come with Me
Alvarado Park
Berkeley Pedestrian Bridge over I-80
How fast did Summer speed by?
What will you carry with you as you speed into fall?
Hope it is fond memories of lazy days.
1-Admiring the bathing beauty. Photo toaster.
Sunday I visited an outdoor chalk painting exhibit in San Rafael Ca. The Challenge for the photographer was: how to make art out of other folks making art, out of mostly 1949’s poster art. I noticed the shadow of my hat and another woman’s hat and got her stand with me to capture this rather voyeuristic image. Which images do you like?
2-At the Movies Photo toaster again
3 Oh My Stars! Edited with percolator,
4-Aquacade scanned in Scan Pro
These four photos are for Editing and Processing with Apps Challenge from Monday’s Lens and Pens. The next two are to give you an Idea of the scope of the show.
The whole chalk painting
Here I handed my phone to a tall guy to take this picture so I could have an image of the whole image for you to see. Thanks tall guy.
4-Another look at 40’s woman and a hard-working modern artist.
So many images, so little time! It was very hot on the asphalt so I give a lot of credit to the artist sitting in the sun doing work that is already gone.
Happy Monday!
View others from this week’s challenge:
http://irenewaters19.com/2014/06/30/phoneography-challenge-identical/
http://completelydisappear.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/know-it-all/
http://decocraftsdigicrafts.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/phoneography-challenge-editing-with-apps/
http://nwframeofmind.com/2014/06/30/iphoneography-monday-6-30-14/
Note:
Wearable Poetry
Quilt of Tee Shirts From Berkeley Family Camp
Much love and many tears went into this quilt because the camp burned to the ground only a few weeks before in deviating wild fire near Yosemite.
As I write friends and family are preparing to evacuate because of wild fires in San Diego County.
Art is a powerful tool for voicing deep heartfelt desires and giving meaning to the unthinkable. What ways have you seen such expressions?
Inside a basket full of Mother Nature’s treasures
A lavender wand and a heart-shaped box of decorated with shells, hide among other Mother Natures treasures. I believer there is also a coyote melon, a yucca seed pod, coral, and a pine cone all brought home from my wanderings about this planet. The basket sits on the hearth of our unused fireplace for a reminder of where we’ve been and where we hope to go again.
Exploring deeper, looking closer..
What wonder would want to pick up to pick up and hear its story?
10 other inside stories:
Cozy is Calling
House bound, imprisoned by the weather, flu or ennui?
Take this as an opportunity to embrace cozy,
Transform loneliness into solitude.
Set off on a magic sofa ride
Dress for adventure
in flannel pajamas and fluffy robe
Sink into soft cushions wrap up in warm blankets
let your imagination take you to
far-a-way places with strange-sounding names.
Meet new people, eat exotic food that
will agree with you.
Climb to great heights and explore deepest canyons
and have enough breath to sing
all without pain.
That’s what can happen when you take
a magic sofa ride!
Nurture Yourself this Thursday.
Posted in Collaboration with Becca Givens creator of Nurturing Thursday
Laurie’s Notes
Crowing Crone Joss
Pocket Perspectives
Jacqueline King
Inside the Mind of Isadora
Jakes Printers Sunday Post asks for a place to REST.
Justine and Marie with Bloody Berry Zombie Fingers! The girls are language students from France and Czech Republic here to learn American ways.
After an afternoon of berry picking I said show me your hands and this is the pose I got. You know someone has learned a language when the understand humor.
Recipe for the berry crumble is: oatmeal, butter and sugar on top of sweetened berries, with a little flour to hold it together. Sorry no measurements because my grandmother taught me to cook by the handful instead of measuring.
The girls are students at Intrax San Francisco where my daughter is the housing coordinator if anyone one wants to host a student or come here to study click the bright yellow link.
