I took a photo of the indigo bunting at my feeders but it was very poor quality. I wish I had my phone with me last night on the front porch where I caught 2 male buntings fighting.
Far Out EG. I even recognize the flowers. My grandson, Levi is really going to be mad at me. He has specialized in picking those flowers on my lawn for his mom, grandma and aunt, and I just spread Weed & Feed all over the lawn. I'm a bad bad boy.
And they look like they're breaking the sound barrier just sitting there. If they can look like that just sitting there, imagine what would happen if somebody actually started the engine.
My Grandfather had an Ol' 1960 Chrysler Imperial Convertible I loved riding in as a kid. Huuuuuuge Car. I thought it was the Batmobile.
I burned out one of his electric window switches when I played with it to long one day. He was not a happy camper, but he still took me fishing the next day.
When I was 16 years old (1953) a 1939 Packard limousine for sale for $600 was parked on the service station lot around the corner from where we lived, and I fell in love with it. I had my driver's licence and I had the money and wanted to buy it but my dad would not let me.
But realizing that both my older brother and I needed a car he did then buy a used 1950 Ford Custom Coach for us to share. It was a pretty boring car - steering column-mounted stick shift, 5-button A.M. radio.
My dad and I never really had the same taste in cars. When I was 22 years old and working at his factory in the summer of 1959 he had the Jaguar salesman bring over a 1959 Jaguar Mark IX for a trial.
I got into the back seat, sank into and smelled the delicious odour of the soft glove leather seats, eyed the solid burled walnut drop-down tables and trim, considered it to be a car for royalty, and fell in car-love again:
But he didn't like it, and bought this instead - it was so damn long it needed two parking spots to park it. The Mark IX Jaguar has been my favourite car ever since, but I never could afford it.
From the age of 21 until I embarked for China, I owned my own cars, but that's another story, another photo-essay.
It was a 1960 Coupe de Ville. In the summer of 1959 GM brought out its 1960 models. The 1959 Cadillacs had much more extreme tail fins - but for the 60s they toned them down. Here is the 1959 version:
Even toned down the tail fins were huge in those days. I can see how a young man back then would choose a jaguar over a cadillac, however, caddies from that era are really cool in their own right, and much more dependable than a jaguar.
As for fins in 1959 car models, it was pretty easy to identify a 1959 Chevy.
Totally easy for me, since that was my first car. Passed down from my dad when he got a new one. Very dependable, pretty cool looking, pretty good amount of power, but the underside was a total rust pit.
A while ago I posted a photo-essay on our tour of the Giant Buddha of Leshan. This photo from the internet was taken from a riverboat that gives you an idea of the size Buddha but the reason I posted it was to show the staircase to the left of the Buddha.
We had climbed the mountain from another side to get to the top looking down. While there, I took this photo from the top, showing that staircase. The reason I would not go on it was because at the top they had posted a sign warning that people who had heart conditions should not attempt to use the staircase (maybe not so much because of the descending, but the ascending was obviously going to be a problem).
Ok, found another one of these. Starting to freak me out.
This is the second I found in the last month. The other one was sitting in the middle of the floor so I went to swat it. When I did, I swear, a million little babies ran in all directions. They were all over the mother.
We didn't have that problem, because of the southerly and northerly migration times of the year we had the pool cover in place but it still had water on it for the ducks.
Thank you Buzz. It's a Medicine Man conducting a healing ritual. Chanting special prayers and burning herbs intended to help the person's suffering is part of the healing ritual.
Like most all Native Americans, many of the Medicine Men and Women still use the healing plants from Mother Natures' natural 'pharmacy'. Some of which have been known to work better than man-made medicines.
It's possible that Chnese Traditional Medicine could also work better than man-made medicines when it comes to certain needs. Being made of natural substances there is less chance of toxicity.
Very true Buzz. There are advantages to using man-made medicines, one being that not all herbs grow in all areas of the world. Thus, man-made medicines can be available to people in need of them in all, or most all, areas of the world.
However, as you say, many of the natural herbal medicines do not have the toxic properties that some man-made medicines do, nor many of the side effects.
One of your very best, RW. A powerful composition beautifully integrating leading lines, a pyramidal protagonist subject and an arc to keep it solidly within itself! A true artistic triumph!
Thank you so much for your very detailed critique of my artwork, Mac. It helps to confirm some of my own thinking, and also helps to open my mind to areas that I had not thought about. I truly appreciate your honest evaluations of my artwork. It really does help me.
Doesn't matter how you get here … images of your choice/subject matter … anything creative …
I took a photo of the indigo bunting at my feeders but it was very poor quality. I wish I had my phone with me last night on the front porch where I caught 2 male buntings fighting.
Stay at it … looking forward to seeing your pix!
It's officially summer here now.
Far Out EG. I even recognize the flowers. My grandson, Levi is really going to be mad at me. He has specialized in picking those flowers on my lawn for his mom, grandma and aunt, and I just spread Weed & Feed all over the lawn. I'm a bad bad boy.
Some crazy looking bug I came across.
It's a variety of Crab Spider.
Thank you. Now I must go google crab spider, inquiring minds want to know.
Human Art !
What the hell !
Me and my " GRAND daughter" (PudgyBunny) at my daughters house for dinner !
She didn't move for 15 minutes. We is "best buds" !
She's the "Bomb" !
Now ya see me !
1949 Delahaye 175 S Saoutchik Roadster...One of the most beautiful cars ever built.
1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Court.
Delayhaye during its existence, 1894 to 1954 built some of the beautiful cars the World has ever seen.
And they look like they're breaking the sound barrier just sitting there. If they can look like that just sitting there, imagine what would happen if somebody actually started the engine.
I would love to be the one to fire up the engine and take it for a ride...On my bucket list.
One last beauty.
1938 Delahaye 135 MS Torpedo Roadster.
Beautiful !
They just don't make "REAL cars" anymore. Kinda sad !
I've ALWAYS been drawn to this one, like forever :
1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II
I think that was the most beautiful car of its time.
Cars had "Class" back in the day.
My Grandfather had an Ol' 1960 Chrysler Imperial Convertible I loved riding in as a kid. Huuuuuuge Car. I thought it was the Batmobile.
I burned out one of his electric window switches when I played with it to long one day. He was not a happy camper, but he still took me fishing the next day.
I do a lot of walking, trying to lose some lock-down fat.
Nile Lily blooming.
Monarch (I think)
Some kind of fungus
I think the fungus is a Green Gilled Parasol; a poisonous mushroom … this pair looks like it went bra-less.
It does have a mammary quality, lol.
Let's just keep abreast of the similarity but not milk it.
That might be a bust.
My cups runners over.
I hear ya, Bra.
Glad ya' do & didn't feel strapped about sayin' so.
Now I KNOW I'm getting old - it wasn't until I read your comment that I even THOUGHT it.
Thanks for the Mammary's !!
Thanks for reminding me of Bob Hope. LOL
These reminded me of that movie Jeepers Creepers.
My teen-age days car story
When I was 16 years old (1953) a 1939 Packard limousine for sale for $600 was parked on the service station lot around the corner from where we lived, and I fell in love with it. I had my driver's licence and I had the money and wanted to buy it but my dad would not let me.
But realizing that both my older brother and I needed a car he did then buy a used 1950 Ford Custom Coach for us to share. It was a pretty boring car - steering column-mounted stick shift, 5-button A.M. radio.
My dad and I never really had the same taste in cars. When I was 22 years old and working at his factory in the summer of 1959 he had the Jaguar salesman bring over a 1959 Jaguar Mark IX for a trial.
I got into the back seat, sank into and smelled the delicious odour of the soft glove leather seats, eyed the solid burled walnut drop-down tables and trim, considered it to be a car for royalty, and fell in car-love again:
But he didn't like it, and bought this instead - it was so damn long it needed two parking spots to park it. The Mark IX Jaguar has been my favourite car ever since, but I never could afford it.
From the age of 21 until I embarked for China, I owned my own cars, but that's another story, another photo-essay.
(CAVEAT: All those photos are from the internet)
Is that a ‘59 coup de ville?
It was a 1960 Coupe de Ville. In the summer of 1959 GM brought out its 1960 models. The 1959 Cadillacs had much more extreme tail fins - but for the 60s they toned them down. Here is the 1959 version:
Even toned down the tail fins were huge in those days. I can see how a young man back then would choose a jaguar over a cadillac, however, caddies from that era are really cool in their own right, and much more dependable than a jaguar.
You're not wrong about "dependable". Jaguars back then in Canada's climate had a reputation of having to spend a lot of time in the repair garage.
As for fins in 1959 car models, it was pretty easy to identify a 1959 Chevy.
Totally easy for me, since that was my first car. Passed down from my dad when he got a new one. Very dependable, pretty cool looking, pretty good amount of power, but the underside was a total rust pit.
As for "rollin'" …
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The second time we went to Disney World we stayed in the Contemporary Hotel, so that's a pretty familiar photo.
However, there is also a monorail transit system in Chongqing, the city in which I live.
Stairs seen but not ascended.
Way to step up and enhance the post, Buzz!
I would have a massive heart attack if I attempted those stairs
A while ago I posted a photo-essay on our tour of the Giant Buddha of Leshan. This photo from the internet was taken from a riverboat that gives you an idea of the size Buddha but the reason I posted it was to show the staircase to the left of the Buddha.
We had climbed the mountain from another side to get to the top looking down. While there, I took this photo from the top, showing that staircase. The reason I would not go on it was because at the top they had posted a sign warning that people who had heart conditions should not attempt to use the staircase (maybe not so much because of the descending, but the ascending was obviously going to be a problem).
I'm impressed by whoever carved it.
The history of the Giant Buddha:
The photo-essay of my tour of the Giant Buddha that I had posted on the Discovery group.
I don't see any railings!!!!!
I don't see any railings. YIKES !! Somehow, I posted this in the wrong place.. DUH!!
Wrong place? If you mean on that staircase, look at the top of the photo I took.
A chipping sparrow in a crab apple tree
This black capped chickadee chased the sparrow away
Very nice, EG!
Ok, found another one of these. Starting to freak me out.
This is the second I found in the last month. The other one was sitting in the middle of the floor so I went to swat it. When I did, I swear, a million little babies ran in all directions. They were all over the mother.
I have been spraying the house.
Be kind to spiders, they do help to protect you from mosquitoes. Have you never watched "Charlotte's Web"?
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
I really like that one - strong and varied images of importance in native culture - the turtle, the buffalo, the wolf, the eagle, the beaver.
Thank you Buzz. They are some of the Animals that represent some of the various Native American Clans.
I have some interesting spider pics which I’ll post tomorrow.
Will you serve us curds and whey when you do?
No whey, Buzz.
Wanna' talk "spiders"? Katydid and look where she wound up?
© A. Mac/A.G.
Tulips my daughter brought me back from Holland and while I was taking that photo....
This twosome came in and landed in my pool.
The tulips are awesome. Hope the Canada geese don't poop in your pool.
I have never seen tulips like this. I wish I could get more from Holland. The ruffled ones are so unique.
they will definitely fowl the water...
Thanks for goosing up the comment number!
You're blessed. We had a pair of ducks that did a pit stop in our pool both ways during their migration.
Matt chased them off when they started pooping. Just like Pat warned me, LOL!
We didn't have that problem, because of the southerly and northerly migration times of the year we had the pool cover in place but it still had water on it for the ducks.
One more classic. The 1937 135MS Delahaye Roadster
When I was a little kid I used to draw pictures of cars that looked like that.
Some of you may have seen this one before...
I don't think I did. Can you explain what's happening in the picture? Perfect choice of frame.
Thank you Buzz. It's a Medicine Man conducting a healing ritual. Chanting special prayers and burning herbs intended to help the person's suffering is part of the healing ritual.
Like most all Native Americans, many of the Medicine Men and Women still use the healing plants from Mother Natures' natural 'pharmacy'. Some of which have been known to work better than man-made medicines.
It's possible that Chnese Traditional Medicine could also work better than man-made medicines when it comes to certain needs. Being made of natural substances there is less chance of toxicity.
Very true Buzz. There are advantages to using man-made medicines, one being that not all herbs grow in all areas of the world. Thus, man-made medicines can be available to people in need of them in all, or most all, areas of the world.
However, as you say, many of the natural herbal medicines do not have the toxic properties that some man-made medicines do, nor many of the side effects.
One of your very best, RW. A powerful composition beautifully integrating leading lines, a pyramidal protagonist subject and an arc to keep it solidly within itself! A true artistic triumph!
Thank you so much for your very detailed critique of my artwork, Mac. It helps to confirm some of my own thinking, and also helps to open my mind to areas that I had not thought about. I truly appreciate your honest evaluations of my artwork. It really does help me.
it looks more like a before/after picture of me at night
Here is a creation I did a few months ago. Not so much along the Native American concept, but, one I wanted to share with my NT family.