Water Tower, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
I forgot about this one. I took it from the car, on the way back from visiting Cedar City Cemetery.
Month: November 2010
Sunset
The work week is almost over, and I think I’ve managed to squeeze out almost two weeks for a staycation over the semester break. Sometimes, life does not suck.
Staff Meeting Doodle
Sharpie pen and gel pen in composition notebook
9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches
The Eclectic Elementary Geography
Endpaper and Title Page, The Eclectic Elementary Geography, Cincinnati: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., 1883.
Sunrise Contrails
Sunrise Contrails over Business/SPEA
This is the view to the northwest. The rising sun lit up the contrails and made them glow pink.
Men Who Do Things
Men! Who! Do! Things! THINGS, I say! I’m guessing there wasn’t a corresponding series of books about “Women who do Things,” onna counta women don’t “do things.” That’s reserved for MEN. M’kaythen!
This was another of my junk shop finds in Minnesota. It was only 50¢, because it’s in really rough shape, but after seeing the title page, I just couldn’t resist.
Pollywog
It’s almost impossible to make the bed when you have cats. Why even try?
Fall
Maple Tree
Finally, some fall colors!
This Morning
Sunrise Over Wright Quad
Woman and Child
Carte de visite, 4 x 2 1/2 inches, H. Eilmann, Flensburg.
At first glance, I thought this woman looked dead. She certainly looks odd. I think part of it is the paleness of her irises. The curling of her hands also seemed strange, but after looking at other portraits from that time, it’s clear that this was a common pose for women. Even so, the position of her left arm, behind the girl, seems stiff and awkward. It’s not a conventionally “pretty” portrait, but I think it’s an interesting one.
red paper boat 