Have You Herd?

“If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then
to make sure it's still there.”
Texas Bix Bender

It was here a minute ago.

Happy Steam

“Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.”
John Mason Good 1764-1827

On the other hand, a good nap is heavenly. This is a photo of venting steam in
Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California.

The Most Wonderful

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.”
Hans Christian Andersen 1805-1875

This week’s Corner View theme is “ my favorite artist”. About fifteen years ago I bought a book at a flea market called Hans Christian Andersen- The Fairy Tale Of My Life with illustrations by Niels Larsen Stevns published in 1954. I was taken by the strength and color of the childlike illustrations. I had originally intended to cut out the artwork to frame but I couldn’t bring myself to rip up the book. So now I just take out the book a couple of times a year to soak up the pictures. I haven’t actually read the whole book yet- it is an autobiography but is believed to be part fact with a good dose of fiction. Hans Christian Andersen did know how to embellish!

Anyway, here are a few of the illustrations by Niels Larsen Stevns .


Hans Andersen sees Copenhagan 1819

Awaking in Paris

 Hans Andersen and Ingemann on Soro Lake.

At the Royal Theater.

Hans drawing during his stay in Rome.

See more favorite artists in the blogs below. Thanks to Theresa for hosting.

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Fixing the Net

“Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.”
Don Marquis 1878-1937

These guys really are delusionary. I found them attempting to enter reality in Monterey.

The Best Color

“The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good, on you!”
Coco Chanel 1883-1971

These colorful children are wearing the traditional costume of Northern Thailand.

This Could Happen To You

“The most dangerous thing is illusion.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

I had to stop and look real close to read this faded sign.
Then I was hit in the head by a rock and I became part of the debris.

Organic Form

“True ornament is not a matter of prettifying externals. It is organic
with the structure it adorns, whether a person, a building, or a park.”
Frank Lloyd Wright 1867-1959

Wright may be right but we used this pumpkin to prettify our interior
for last year’s October festivities.

This week’s Corner View theme is “organic form”. See how things are shaping up in the blogs below. Thanks to Theresa for hosting.

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Social Clouds

“You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.”
Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862

Sometimes they come down to visit.

No Hurry

“Nature does not hurry,
yet everything is accomplished.”
Lao Tzu

This is a small section of Bridal Vail Falls, part of the slow reconstruction
of Yosemite Valley.

Winter

"To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June."
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905-1980

Going for a walk in January can be pretty lovely too. This is the Merced River in Yosemite after a winter dusting.

This week’s Corner View theme is “winter”. To see more winter, go ahead and skate on over to the blogs below. Thanks to Theresa for hosting.

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Birds Do It

“Ninety percent of everything is crap.”
Theodore Sturgeon 1918-1985

This may look like a chilly winter photograph but it was taken late one August day in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. This place is called Bird Island and no, the white stuff is not snow.

Drudgery Appreciation Day

“Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind,
as harrowing and planting those of the earth”
Margaret Fuller 1810-1850

This is a section of a farm on the central California coast. Plastic sheeting is used to help start the crops from seed.

Still

“Green calm below, blue quietness above.”
John Greenleaf Whittier 1807-1892

A peaceful piece of the world

Hawaii Dreaming

“On Hawaii: The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean”
Mark Twain 1835-1910

A suggested cure for the post holiday blues.

A Clean World

“Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832