2017 Total Solar Eclipse Backpacking Trip – Our plans for viewing the eclipse were to go backpacking and watch the eclipse from the Mark Twain National Forest Journal: 11 17
Tonight I went on Facebook and asked my family to think about my end of life plans – specifically what to do with all my personal effects.
August 11, 2017 16:19
Earlier this evening. New definition of incongruous. Brit driving an Impala through the Ozarks while loudly singing along with 1970s Canterbury prog. rock. #caravan #cunningstunts
August 10, 2017 0:10
Family Barbeque. Blended families produce large extended families. And that’s great! Today we were gathered for a barbeque for Mikki and Kyoka who arrived early this morning from Japan.
August 6, 2017 16:24
Did I miss the memo? We seem to have skipped August and September and jumped straight to October. Brrrr.
August 5, 2017 20:31
Work on Ginger’s display shelving is finished. That’s a lot of blue glass! One-minute read, 4 pictures
August 4, 2017 16:39
My Weekend – Forty Feet of Shelving. I have my office, Ginger has her studio and my former office space. The office space has been due for remodeling for a long time. My first job has been to install forty feet of shelving to provide a home for most of Ginger’s blue glass.
July 23, 2017 17:06
I’ve been kept busy with a couple of projects in the workshop this week Two-minute read, 4 pictures
July 15, 2017 16:54
Old Self: Portrait of the Artist as He Will (Not) Be. Variation #2. Artist: Evan Penny. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 3 pictures
July 8, 2017 14:57
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Museum Architecture (color) 4 pictures
July 8, 2017 13:57
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Museum Architecture (black and white) – I had not done any research prior to visiting Crystal Bridges – I was completely blown away by the architecture. 6 pictures
July 8, 2017 13:56
Photographs of the Dale Chihuly Exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 17
July 8, 2017 13:33
We chose to visit on a record breaking day for the museum. I think that helped with these pictures taken in the restaurant. +8
July 8, 2017 13:22
Wall Drawing #880: Loopy Doopy – Yes, the colors really are that bright. Artist: Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007). Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 4 pictures
July 8, 2017 13:02
Unfortunately, this gallery was closed. It made up for it by making a great picture though. Crystal Bridges Art Museum, Arkansas.
July 8, 2017 12:58
The Bubble. Artist: Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880 – 1980). Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 2
July 8, 2017 12:47
Working in the dark provides its challenges and rewards. I came to Crystal Bridges hoping to be inspired, I was. 1 4
July 8, 2017 12:37
I’ve not taken a self-portrait in a while – so it is time to redress that situation.
July 6, 2017 23:48
Leatherman Skeletool CX – My new everyday carry knife / multi tool.
July 3, 2017 22:39
Small Product Photography Set-up in a Closet (Our ‘photo closet’) — Back in June Ginger asked me to build a small product photo studio in the room’s closet.
July 2, 2017 17:23
It seems that posts about Everyday Carry are all the rage online at the moment. Either that, or maybe Google is just targeting me with them. Whatever, I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and produce my own EDC list. 2
June 28, 2017 0:20
A nice, simple project. I made three cellphone stands, one for Ginger, one for my nightstand and one for my desk. It took a couple of prototypes to get the depth just right so that the fingerprint sensor can still be used without the phone falling out of the rest.
June 25, 2017 15:48
Procrastinating In The Workshop. There are lots of other things I could be doing, like yard work. Instead, I’ve chosen to make three cellphone stands and a couple of bench rollers.
June 24, 2017 14:09
Paper Napkins – Earlier today the light on the kitchen table caught my eye,and I wanted to take a picture but I was too busy. Fortunately the sky has been heavily overcast all day, when I stopped for lunch it was still looking good and I grabbed a few pictures.