CRATERS OF THE MOON, IDAHO.
(Click on the photos to see the extraordinary color and detail in this lava flow.)
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
SEE YA LATER...
I'm going to take a little break from blogging and just show you my world in photos. Besides, it's time for me to hit the spa and try to do something about this SKIN, doncha think?!
Monday, February 22, 2010
MONDAY...
...is the day of the week that follows Sunday. Just in case you could use some smiles to start your week:
Sunday, February 21, 2010
"Q" - IN DEEP COTTON
It's probably the only crop I pass that I can recognize without a sign!!! (Oh, OK, I can also recognize artichokes!)
Yes, of course I added a "blossom" to my roadie souvenirs! "Wild" and unprocessed, it actually feels just like Johnson & Johnson Cotton Balls!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
"Q" - POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Some are modest, some elaborate. But there's no way I'm going to research the different types and design of utility poles and what type of service each one delivers. I simply got sidetracked one day and noticed how (mostly) no two are alike! Blame it on a bored trigger finger -- had to do SOMEthing as the miles passed between Kentucky and California!!
(Note: Most of these photos were taken through a sorta-clean windshield or with camera pointed out the passenger window, one hand on the steering wheel, both eyes on the road and fingers crossed!!) My "straighten" and "crop" tools were heavily used in this presentation!!!)
Friday, February 19, 2010
TODAY, "Q" IS FOR QUILT!
Appalachia's regional art, culture, music and crafts have not only survived generations of population explosion and migration. Its heritage crafts are today still passed on to younger generations and are celebrated and evident just about anywhere one looks.
Especially quilts. How many of you have ever attended a quilting bee? Or watched an aunt or grandmother create a quilt? I never had that luxury in my youth, so perhaps that's why in my old age I've become such a quilt-appreciator.
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Contemporary Quilts, found in museum shops, art guilds, craft fairs -- bold, geometric, and colorful with defined designs; many are machine-quilted in a wide variety of designs.
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Heirloom Quilts,
Museum of Appalachia, Tennessee
Remember that these were sewn, embroidered and quilted ENTIRELY by hand. In the enlargements, note the tiny, tiny, exquisitely, perfectly identical stitches.
The Quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama, deserve their very own blog page. I'll get to it eventually!
Joan Taylor, no slouch herself with a needle, just left this link in "Comments":
I had some difficulty opening the page and just noticed, for some reason, when I copied it "http://" appears twice. Just delete one of them and try again.
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