Red Series No. 2 - 30

Red Series No. 2 - 30

It's a rainy Sunday here in Seattle, a good day for art.  I am thinking of doing some more book binding and finishing up some almost done projects.  It seems I never have time to twiddle my thumbs.  Happy new week! :-)

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Red Series No. 2 - 29

Red Series No. 2 - 29

Yes, I forgot to blog yesterday.  So here is a second collage meant for then.

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Red Series No. 2 - 28

Red Series No. 2 - 28

Sometimes my life seems so busy and a general necessity to lessen that busy excess is desired. That is the way of it at the moment.  When I look at my calendar and see it jammed packed it seems overwhelming.  And to think that it is my own doing.  I can't say  NO!  What I have to do is X out days on the calendar just for John.  Although I do some art everyday, the X-ed out days are all art days.  On those days I try to focus only on what I am presently working on.  Blocking out the rest of the month takes willpower though.


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Red Series No. 2 - 27

Red Series No. 2 - 27

I don't have much to say about the Red Series after all here is No. 27 of Red Series No. 2.  So how about something more about Yellowstone National Park?

I am thinking that bears must have a better sense of smell than they do hearing.  The reason I might think this is because the one black bear that we watched for about 30 minutes seemed totally oblivious to us and there was plenty of noise and tourists watching him.  In fact, one "volunteer" kept trying to organize the "crowd" and he was not quiet about it.  But then again we were very close to this bear and he certainly should have been able to smell us.  Perhaps the bears in Yellowstone know that they are safe from humans.  Maybe it is in their DNA that all is well in the Park.  I guess I will have to look up bear senses and find out.


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Red Series No. 2 - 26

Red Series No. 2 - 26

Just returned from a vacation in Yellowstone and the Tetons.  Such beauty!  We saw bunches and bunches of wildlife.  Exciting to see such in a natural setting as opposed to a zoo.  We were lucky enough to see two black bears.  One bear was very close, about ten feet away and down a gully.  He was just munching away on new grass along a stream.

There were plenty of bison, elk, moose (less so), and white deer.  Old Faithful is still doing her thing. I highly recommend that if you are desiring a trip to the parks that you go this time of year.  It was not crowded at all.  Not all the roads were open in Yellowstone but we did not feel that we missed out.  I hear that 2 to 3 million people visit Yellowstone each year.  The park looks pretty great after having that many people around.  One really does not notice the visitors except at Old Faithful.  The parking lot is huge and I mean huge.

I had not been to Yellowstone since I was a kid.  It is one of those experience I had not forgotten but when we were there this time, it was like a new experience.  I am glad to be out of the car as we drove over 2000 miles.   So glad we went though.

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Red Series No. 2 - 25

Red Series No. 2 - 25

This is another two-fer day.  We are just home from our vacation to Yellowstone and the Tetons.  More on that tomorrow or the next day.

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Red Series No. 2 - 24

Red Series No. 2 - 24

To me it is as if the birds are watching over the little girl.  Funny how that was not the intention but the outcome works.

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