CREATIVE ARTS WEEKEND
CREATIVE ARTS WEEKEND
It's okay, you're all safe here. This article has nothing to do with Trump. But it would be great to see whatever artworks you have created, and any comments about them.
RED BOX RULES: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER
From time-to-time, I should remind all members of NT, etc., that when posting photos, artwork, etc., it's important, when posting, that you own, and/or legally represent the licensing, copyright, etc., of what you post, and TO PROTECT YOUR WORK, TO INCLUDE YOUR COPYRIGHT SYMBOL/INFORMATION; and/or, WHEN POSTING COPYRIGHTED PROPERTY BELONGING TO PARTIES OTHER THAN YOURSELF, TO …
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VERY IMPORTANT … IN THE FUTURE, I WILL REMEMBER TO POST THIS CAVEAT REGULARLY.
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Today, for me, it's all about boats...
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I especially like the third one.
It is a photo I took of a life-size diorama in the Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing.
Nice montage of Chinese boats. Very enjoyable.
It was -25 F this morning when I got up. Sorry I'm not going out for photos this week, but here are a few from a couple from before.
I thought that was T-shirt weather for you guys.
Very nice photos.
When it hits this temp even the teens here put on a light jacket.
A few questions:
What is the first photo?
Fantastic job of framing the top of the third photo, and is that a lighthouse?
Is the fifth photo the prow of a boat covered with snow?
Hoar frost on an alder branch.
Thanks. It's a blended photo to get both the foreground and background in focus. It's the Superior harbor breakwall light.
It is just a large chunk of ice on Lake Superior. I can't remember if the whole lake froze that year. If not it was most of it. We were dozens of yards off the shore here.
Those dots on the ice in the background are ice fishing shelters.
Wow. It had to be REALLY cold for the a Great Lake to freeze. The lake my lakeside chalet in Ontario was on would freexe and there were ice fishing huts put on it as well. We used to clear the snow off the lake in front of our place and flood it to freeze smooth so we could skate on it.
Morning...you freeze we fry..
Expecting 40c today and on Tuesday some parts of Victoria it will be kicking around 50c..
Well it is Summer on the sand bar..🏖️
We get into the low 40s here during summer, to the extent that Chongqing is considered one of the three furnaces of China, but it sounds like you've got that beat.
I really like all of these, but that first one is amazing!
Boats and Bridge, Ireland (© G. Gam)
Good one.
Thanks.
Beautiful shot G. Love those colors! Very Irish.
Boat, Zhouzhuang (© G. Gam)
I'm sorry we missed Zhouzhuang - you've captured some great shots there.
It was an amazing place to visit.
I see a boat theme this week!
New superhero?
LOL. I eat a banana a day, but I don't think I'd try that one. You're having a lot of fun with AI aren't you?
Between this and the 3d printing I am having fun. The banana guy is something you can 3d print. I didn’t print it but it cracked me up so I let AI have some fun with it.
Be careful Hal, some of your pictures could be contrary to the site's Terms of Service. LOL
I can't remember what that's from.
Blazing Saddles
Ah, thanks. It was familiar but I couldn't remember from where. The scene in that movie I remember the best was when Brooks was walking towards the camera with his arm around Pryor's shoulder, he said "Can't you see he's a nig...." stopping when he looked at Pryor.
I believe you are thinking of Cleavon Little.
Yes, of course. Sorry. I make that mistake because I had opened this article to remind me about the use of the word in order to post my comment..
Richard Pryor 'spurred on' Mel Brooks to use N-word in 'Blazing Saddles'
I'm really liking those... although.. do you have something on your mind?
Friday, before the storm.
This morning, at the end of the storm. I was supposed to get 8-14 inches, but I only got about 6. Forecast fail.
More from this morning.
Morning... stunning birds Dig..the red ones are Cardinals?
I awoke this morning to heavy smoke 11 bushfires are burning across the State at the moment...
The smoke from one 300kms away has arrived here..can only imagine what it's like at the front..
It's very acrid from burning eucalyptus trees..not to mention the wildlife, houses and livestock gone..
I love Summer but dread what comes with it..
Canada gets its share of them as well these days. I don't recall it being so serious when I was back there. Global warming is such a scourge, and it will continue to get worse since there is at least one country in the world that doesn't give a shit about it.
Yup. They always look great in winter photos, don't they? The blue one is a Blue Jay, and the one with the black and white checkering is a Red-Bellied Woodpecker. Some of the smaller ones in the feeder photo are snowbirds from Canada, down here for the winter. Mostly Juncos.
Yeah, smoke can really travel. A couple of years ago the wind direction was such that I got smoke from fires in Canada, probably 1000 miles away (1600 km). It was crazy.
I hope the fires stay away from you.
The nearest fire to me is about 300ks to the east..but that may all change tomorrow.. going to be 43C here and 49C in Mildura up northern Victoria..that's even to hot to go to the beach..
Any more fires start tomorrow and no doubt they will, they are going to be hard pushed to stop them..
Ahh crap the smoke is back the wind must have changed again...
Wow, that's hot. It's headed down to -6 here tonight (-21c).
Stay out of that heat.
You've got a birdwatcher's paradise there - fab shots of those birds. Did you make that "apparatus" in the 6th photo?
Thanks, Buzz. The apparatus is a small trellis I used as a perch that was next to the bird fountain for a while in the summer, but I left it out for the winter because I thought it looked nice with the bird feeders against the dull winter background. I know it looks like it's coming down from that one feeder, but it's actually about 10 feet behind it.
Great birdie shots. I guess they will all eat together if you provide the meal!
Yeah, and they eat like pigs when it snows. Little bottomless pits.
Only a few hours left for anyone to post anything on this Creative Arts Weekend article.
My garden from my backdoor window
start shoveling
better yet pay the neighbor kid
That is what Matt is for, LOL!
No, Perrie, when we get older snow shovelling can be dangerous. But the neighbourhood kids would be happy to do it for a tip.
A lovely view.
Arvo...snow...sigh...
If it hits 40c odd tomorrow I would love to be there..😊
And another Creative Weekend Article bites the dust. Thanks to all who posted whatever. There is an expression here used a lot when TV programs end, or when someone leaves a place: "See you next time."