Rabu, 23 November 2011
Thankful
Senin, 21 November 2011
Little Leaf Hopper (red and blue/grey)
Sooooo tiny. sooooo friendly..... so pretty!
I wish i could have gotten a better close up of its awesome face!...... but the red beedy eyes say it all. :))))
oOXOOxX
More Catch-Up
Where did time go.....? Whidbey Sketchers enjoyed an
evening at the Anchor Pub in Everett to sketch the wonderful
Magnolia Big Band. This is a view of the bar below.
The Big Band in Action. Some have been with the
group since the 1980's!
At the piano!
This great line up happened as the group
arrived and was setting up.
Old dart board at the Captain Whidbey Inn.
From some random sketches these last
few months.....
Whidbey Island Winery
A small piece of Labor Day color in our yard
One of so many color spots in Sue's yard from
late summer..
A late summer moment at Mo's
Morning greeting from our local papier mache kitty...
She doesn't move much...
A Little Bit of Catch up
I've been a derelict poster.... Now it's November.
I'll begin with yesterday afternoon's Puget Sound
Group Annual Auction at the Design Center in
Seattle. Some wonderful art went for such
reasonable prices.....This group has an amazing
history and amazing talent archive.
The group has a gallery on the second floor of
the Design Center open to the public. If you are
in the area, take time for a visit.
5701 6th Ave S. , Seattle
A switch, to my Granny week with son Sam's family
in Aruba. The water is as turquoise as it looks, the
beaches white powder sand, the people very friendly
and my grandchildren adorable. This is from Baby Beach
a sheltered shallow bay at the south end of the Island.
Rabu, 16 November 2011
Yurt - y - Purty
THE Yurt! not to be confused with similar words.... like YoGurt, or Burp, or Yack, or Turtle.Because mostly when people hear i live in a yurt, they think i live in a yogurt container or a pile of exotic animal dung.
I wasn't sure how living in a yurt would really fair out.... ya know... with weather and it being a bit like a giant tent and all. This yurt has been up for some years now and it seems like brand new still - no damage, smells free of anything nasty, a real simple yet functional floor plan.
I like it. Its kinda awesome and i think people should know its a good option for housing, during economic strife (building a regular common house is WAY expensive and wasteful).
..... but i digress into my planet-y thoughts.....
let's just look at the yurt..... cause its so fuckin neato!
This one has the silver bubble wrap type insulation (stays SO warm with a woodstove, its freaky! its even sweaty!) in between layers of fabric walls (inside wall/outside wall).... the fabric of this yurt is made of synthetic weather proof stuff and it works really well. I have already sat in pouring rain, scary winds, etc.... and it weathered just fine with no leaks. The window can be zipped shut completely, or the clear part can be pealed off (Velcro) and leave a screen for fresh air. There is a built in section with a small bathroom and kitchen, and loft on top that space to sleep (get there by ladder)...
PLUS a bubble sun & moon roof in the center!!! Talk about wacky, trippy, weird.....
you can watch the clouds go by, the rain hit, the storms blow in, the stars above, the moon move across the sky, the sun come up...... the bubble makes you connect to flow of nature outside while sleeping inside.
I really like it. Impressed, is what i am.
*** i will show more details later, when i make a video on a sunny day! ****
(this yurt is made by the Colorado Yurt Company)XooOXO
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