The winds are howling and roaring above the house in the trees making hollow resounding noises above me. I can see a birch tree across the way in the meadow swaying hard. I imagine if the trees had been full of leaves many of them would be losing branches.
Yesterday it started with thunderstorms, lightening, and 3 rounds of hail.
Before 10 am yesterday, about 2 inches of hard rain fell. There was too much lightening to walk down to the creek and watch the water rage down the bottoms.
I could see the water rushing down the side of the driveway.
It let up in the middle of the day. There was enough time to get Charlie out for a quick walk in the sodden grass before the winds and more thunderstorms came marching across the land.
All night the winds howled and rain/sleet sliced sideways in the east winds.
I woke up periodically to listen to the roaring noises above us and wondered what it would be like to listen to it on the ridges. Or for that matter, to be in it on the ridges.
Wind gusts are being recorded at 37 to 51 mph. Sustained winds at 22.
It wasn't quite so bad when I did chores this morning. No one looked cold, all the animals had plenty of hay to eat and could get out of the worst of the weather. Some of the Dexter cattle were laying in the fodder bale pile chewing their cud as if they didn't have a worry in the world.
I decided to do some Still Life photography. The light coming in through the south windows was very subdued yet it would work if I used a white sheet to shoot against.
Our photography group is working on Lines and Shadows this week. I stood a vase of 'sea glass' that I'd collected with my Kenosha Gang folks on an old night stand. I tossed an old white sheet on it and used a chair to hold up the fabric behind the vase.
Of course that wasn't the only shot. If I set up for one shot, I generally do more.
Paint time:
I dug out the brushes two days ago with the intent of painting an old small vanity that we took out during remodeling two years ago. I desperately needed a piece of open backed furniture to put the WiFi and phone hook ups in. I took the old vanity and cleaned it up.
When the weather breaks I will paint it and add something inside it for storage, but for now the ugly electronics are no longer sitting on the floor.
It is a bit tacky looking. But it will work for now until I can what I want for that corner to keep everything organized. I would paint it now, but Charlie is a bit too willing to help on these projects.
So until I can do it outside, I guess it will be in the corner hiding all those luscious looking cords from Charlie's teeth.
It actually helps organize a few things for right now until I get the trim on the wood in the eating area. It holds the phone, the calendar...and ...
well here it is...
What I have in mind though is another thing entirely!
Something like ... this....
So I got out my old cracked cup and saucer and messed around some with the sea glass.
I took a few shots and tried a few things.
Oh ... How did this happen? Somehow I never feel like I've done justice to Still Life unless I put something odd into the photo.
Star Wars Figurine/Sugar/Coffee Cup/Spoon
Soldiers and Ponies
Okay, they really don't go together at all! But over the years, I've accumulated some odd things from the children I know.
Creepy Baby and Friends
I think I'm going to grab a few more things from my 'toy' basket and see what I can do to brighten this wicked dreary day.
And let the wicked weather do as it wishes outside.
Looks like you are good at keeping yourself occupied! I have always wanted to set up a photo booth of sorts something that I can leave up all the time...it is on my wish list:)
ReplyDeleteActually you can set up a photo area pretty easily with just some simple materials. I use my spare bedroom sometimes to leave things 'set' up. However I've gotten very good at making quick and easy set ups that are made from stuff at close hand.
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