A 1960's Collage

After an afternoon training at the USOE office in Salt Lake (and a quick visit to Nordstram's Rack...) I spent the evening with my Aunt Nelda. We had a great visit. She said she wanted to give me back a piece of artwork I had created in high school. I still remember when I was in art class at Ben Lomond High and brought this piece home. When my aunt saw the collage, she immediately "adopted" it, had it professionally framed, and it has hung in her living room for most of these 30 years! It's now hanging in my living room. It may look like an oil painting created with a palette knife, but is actually torn pieces of magazine paper placed carefully to create a "Picasso"-like collage. I have to say that my art teacher wanted it too!

See Jane at Work

Joanna brought her new baby, Jane, into work today. She's six weeks old and such a sweet, darling baby - all that HAIR! Cathy and I accompanied mom and babe while they visited other departments. Then I was able to tend her for awhile.

An Empty House

My mother's home is empty. Now it's just a house.

Spring in the Yard

A few shots I took in the yard this evening.

Armed Forces Day

Clinton senior volunteers set flags along 1000 W today in honor of Armed Forces Day. 

Front Porch Guests

As I opened the door this morning to get the newspaper off the front porch, I noticed a lot of  debris on the rug. It took me only a moment to realize that we had front porch visitors- a bird's nest on top of the grape vines just above the doorway. I grabbed a chair to take some pictures and could hear birds angrily chirping at me from nearby trees.

Weeds or a Plant?

I saw these as I was going into a meeting at the Vista Center this afternoon. As usual, the minute I try to take a macro the wind starts up.