Entry for July 28, 2007 Photo Friday

This is my contribution to Yannis' Friday Photo show.

The theme this week is Love and My Photo taken by yours truly I think shows this. Wannabe and Mr. Khay grew up together and they were always found like this. I know they loved each other very much and felt secure like this. Now that Mr. Khay has passed away Wannabe still hasn't found any of his other friends that can take his best pals place and sleeps alone in their bed.

So I guess I am in Category Two. Can't wait to see all the other entries.

Susan

Entry for July 27, 2007/ Friday Five

THINGS !!(subtitled It's always nice to give AND receive)

1. What was the last gift you received?

The most recent gift I received was the two bottle of fabulous wine that my friend Ann brought me from Sanoma County CA where she lives. Maybe she will bring me more because I can;t get them around here.
2. What is the last thing you splurged on just for you?

I guess the last thing I can think of was buying myself a new couch. I don't really buy myself little gifts because I have friends who like nothing better than doing that so I go for the big pieces. Really like the couch.

3. What was the most unique gift you've ever received?

That is really hard to say since I have had a long life so far but the one I really will always remember is the gift my parents gave me for my 16th birthday. Now remember this was 1963, I think, first there was the beautiful white A-line coat with a faux leopard skin stand up collar to wear to ( this was the best of all) see Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe on Broadway! I was very into the theater and wanted to act. Then dinner at Longchamps around the corner from the theater. Didn't I just think who I was. My dad was the one that took me so I really felt grown up. I really think you could say that was the most unique gift I ever received and most certainly the most memorable.
4. Do you collect anything?

Yes, I collect candle holders, unique candleabra type things and I like small holders with handles, also pewter ones.

5. What item would you be embarrassed for people to know you own?

I really don't think there is anything I own that I am embarrassed over.

Everyone have a good weekend and Miss FF hurry back.

susan

Entry for July 25, 2007/ Bye Bye Waterbro

On my finally getting around to visiting people this morning I found out that my 360 friend Tim aka Waterbro had passed away on Friday last, the 20th after a long fight with a really bad lung disease. I have been trying to check in with him to drop a little comment every other day or so and to check with Cris his wife to see how things were really going. Guess I lost it this weekend but it doesn't much really matter. I am thinking how attached we can get to people even if you have never seen them physically, guess there is a lot to be said for what is really inside one because this is how I learned to really appreciate Tim, his blog.

He had a great love for some things that were close to me, one being Dr. Hunter Thompson and like Hunter he had a great biting sense of humor and was right on when it came to really telling it like it is about truth, justice and the american way.

He was the true rocker, always loving to still go to concerts and had fairly decent taste in music, I was always knocking him for liking things that were too poppy. Even at the end he and Cris went and saw Clapton oxygen in hand. Can't keep a good rocker down.

Tim, I will sorely miss your blogs, they were always great right till the end. I will sorely miss you.

Rest in peace my friend.

Susan

Entry for July 25, 2007Poetry of the Universe

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2007 July 24

Spiral Galaxy M83: The Southern Pinwheel
Credit & Copyright:Robert Gendler andStephane Guisard

Explanation:M83 is one of the closest and brightestspiral galaxies on the sky. Visible with binoculars in the constellation ofHydra, majestic spiral arms have prompted its nickname as the Southern Pinwheel. Although discovered 250 years ago,only much later was it appreciated thatM83 was not a nearby gas cloud, but abarred spiral galaxy much like our ownMilky Way Galaxy. M83,pictured above, is a prominent member of a group of galaxies that includesCentaurus A and NGC 5253, all of which lie about 15 millionlight years distant. Several brightsupernova explosions have been recorded in M83. An intriguingdouble circumnuclear ring has been discovered at the centerof M83.

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Entry for July 20, 2007

I guess anyone who knows me knows the answers to theses all ready.

1. Do you own a pet/pets? How many and what kind? I do not own pets. There are many cats and dogs that live in the house with me. Three dogs and five cats.

2. Are you a dog or cat (or other) person? Why? Actually I am a cat person who has been known to occasionally live with dogs. The only reason I can figure why is my mother was a cat woman and I was born with three in the house and well you just get use to them. Even with the three dogs I will always be a cat person.

3. If you could have any pet in the world what would it be? Again I don't HAVE PETS. I do not like that phraseology. I love all creatures great and small as the saying goes.

4. Do you feel a close relationship/affinity to one or more wild animals?(like they watch over you or tend to seek you out) No

5. If you could be any animal in another life what animal would you choose and why did you choose it? I would want to be a cat that lives with me. The why is pretty obvious, the cats here are so spoiled.

Entry for July 17, 2007/ Poetry Wednesday

I have been promising myself that I would start reading more Walt Whitman so I thought I would start with the small stuff. When I started to read this it reminded me of the Art Sunday that Debra had posted this past week, of the beautiful spider webs. So here we have " The Noiseless Patient Spider"

Entry for July 16, 2007/ Space Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2007 July 8

Shuttle Ferry
Credit:Carla Thomas,NASA

Explanation:How does a space shuttle thatlanded in California get backto Florida for its nextlaunch? The answer is by ferry.NASA operates two commercialBoeing 747 airplanes modified to carry aspace shuttle on their backs. Designated officially asShuttle Carrier Aircraft orSCA, the 747s were made for commercial flights but bolstered by NASA with several struts, stabilizers, and electronic monitors. Spanning about 70 meters in length, thetwo aircraft's combined mass is nearly 150,000 kilograms.Pictured above, the space shuttleAtlantis is shown beingferried back toNASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida in September 1998.

Check out the Movie "Astronaut Farmer" on DVD with Billy Bob Thornton. All you space nuts , like me, out there will love it. Very family and dreams come true type of movie.

Susan

Entry for July 13, 2007/ Friday Five, Have a great summer.

'Tis the Season:

1. Is it warm or cold in July where you live?

Warm is not the right word for what it is where I live which is north central Arizona, as of this year it qualifies as HOT AS HELL, it hit 114 on the fourth of July. Help

2. What is your favorite thing about this time of year? What is your least favorite?

Favorite things 1. First thing in the morning and the evening, but I think the morning tops it, just beautiful cool temps, we are talking 6:30 Am morning, birdies are out, flowers look pretty instead of baked, just perfect

Least , no rain and the heat.

3. What food and drink says "July" to you? Why?

Cold beer and anything that you don';t have to cook , oh except maybe the great corn we get from the next town over, we all wait with baited breath til Hauser's corn is ready to be picked. Why? well I think both are obvious unless of course you don't like cold beer or corn.

4. What is your favorite activity this time of year?

Being in a pool or staying in the house with the swamp cooler running

5. A friend from another country is visiting you during July. They know nothing about your area. What cautions do you give them? (pack warm, bring sunscreen, etc).

Tons of sunscreen, next to Australia Arizona is the skin cancer capital of the world. Also a hat with a big brim.

If you would like to participate copy the questions and your answers in your blog, leave a comment on here onThe Friday Five with the link to your blog (or if you need help just comment here and I'll find your link for you) and I'll put the link to your answers on the blog. Fun, easy, and no time limit.

Entry for July 09, 2007/ Monsoon Rain and Freedom

I have been talking about the weather in Arizona for close to two years now and here I go again. It has finally started to rain here and oh boy are we all happy. We had a real down pour yesterday afternoon and it was just gourgous. This morning the ground is still all wet, there is actually humidity in the air, just wonderful. The cats and the dogs are all out prowling the yard, the cats are checking out the birds that have stopped by for an occasional bug and bit of water, it is a joyous time in the desert. Which brings me to the picture I am posting. I had been trying to find an image on the internet to post for Yannis and Pheadra's photo Friday thingy that represented freedom to me and while I was looking for this rain on the desert photo, well I found it. One of the reasons I moved out here was because of the wide open spaces. The far horizon just feels like freedom to me, being able to see as far as your eye will let you and who knows maybe even walk that far if you wanted to. So not only is this picture very representitive of what it looks like when it rains by me but it also is my entry for "Freedom" in the off the internet catagory. Susan

Entry for July 07, 2007/ Art Sunday, Folk Art

Hans had mentioned to me when he was here that he had gone to the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. I was surprised that I had never heard of it. I thought it might be interesting to go on line and see some of the things that were housed there.

These are some of the pieces of art that I found.

APPLIQUÉD CARPET from The Great Cover-up: American Rugs on Beds, Tables, and Floors Artist unidentified Northeastern United States, possibly Maine c. 1860 Wool appliqué and embroidery on wool 112 x 158 in. American Folk Art Museum, promised gift of Ralph Esmerian, P1.2001.294 Photo copyright John Bigelow Taylor, New York

Now this one is fun.

THE COMFORT OF MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS from FOLK ART REVEALED Richard Dial (b. 1955) Bessemer, Alabama 1988 Steel and wood with hemp and enamel 57 x 33 x 32 1/2 in. American Folk Art Museum purchase made possible with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Metropolitan Life Foundation, 1990.3.5 Photo by Bard Wrisley LES AMIS (FRIENDSHIP) from FOLK ART REVEALED Seneque Obin (1893–1977) Haiti c. 1950–1955 Oil on board 20 x 15 in. American Folk Art Museum, gift of Maurice C. and Patricia L. Thompson, 2003.20.13 Photo: Gavin Ashworth

Now you can see some very different types of folk art and not all from America. We have a hanging rug, a metal chair like thing and a beautiful heart felt painting.

You might check outwww.folkartmuseum.org for further adventures. Also don't forget to visitThe Witch our wonderful host for the Art Sunday Tour.

Enjoy

susan

Entry for July 07, 2007/ Art Sunday, Folk Art

Hans had mentioned to me when he was here that he had gone to the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. I was surprised that I had never heard of it. I thought it might be interesting to go on line and see some of the things that were housed there.

These are some of the pieces of art that I found.

APPLIQUÉD CARPET from The Great Cover-up: American Rugs on Beds, Tables, and Floors Artist unidentified Northeastern United States, possibly Maine c. 1860 Wool appliqué and embroidery on wool 112 x 158 in. American Folk Art Museum, promised gift of Ralph Esmerian, P1.2001.294 Photo copyright John Bigelow Taylor, New York

Now this one is fun.

THE COMFORT OF MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS from FOLK ART REVEALED Richard Dial (b. 1955) Bessemer, Alabama 1988 Steel and wood with hemp and enamel 57 x 33 x 32 1/2 in. American Folk Art Museum purchase made possible with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Metropolitan Life Foundation, 1990.3.5 Photo by Bard Wrisley LES AMIS (FRIENDSHIP) from FOLK ART REVEALED Seneque Obin (1893–1977) Haiti c. 1950–1955 Oil on board 20 x 15 in. American Folk Art Museum, gift of Maurice C. and Patricia L. Thompson, 2003.20.13 Photo: Gavin Ashworth

Now you can see some very different types of folk art and not all from America. We have a hanging rug, a metal chair like thing and a beautiful heart felt painting.

You might check outwww.folkartmuseum.org for further adventures. Also don't forget to visitThe Witch our wonderful host for the Art Sunday Tour.

Enjoy

susan

Entry for July 06, 2007/ Musical Friday Five

A Musical Friday Five:

1) Do you listen to music?If so which kind(s) do you listen to most frequently?

Yes I listen to music, I have two types I listen two, massage music which is usually some atmospheric type stuff, bore you to tears if you listened to it other wise, but this is what I have to play for my clients, want them relaxed. My frequent listening types of music are rock and roll, which what I listen to would be considered old hat now even though I am fond of Nickleback, also I listen to classical and opera.

2) Is the radio on or off in the car when you drive? (if you don't drive, do you listen to an IPOD etc when you travel?)

No ipod, but I do listen to the car radio and my cd player, I spend a great deal of time in my car to and from clients and I listen to my local National Public Radio Station which is classical

3) List 5 of your favorite songs: Amazing Grace, I don';t remember names of songs except for that one but most of my favorite songs are old Bob Dylan tunes. ah, just remembered Un Belle Dei, thinks that's right an aria from Madama Butterfly. I really love that

4) Do you sing or play a musical instrument?If so which one(s)?

Wish I could sing on tune cause I love too any way, played the piano when I was a kid. That;s about it

5)Jade would like to know what you would name your band if you had one.Why?

Is this a philosophical question? Ah..........

Entry for July 05, 2007/Meeting Old Friends

Recently I had mentioned that I was going to be spending some time with a very old (time not age) friend of mine. Ann and I had been best friends in high school and had not seen each other since 1967.

About a year ago we hooked up though Classmates.com. We were both very surprised at finding each other, but it was almost like time had never passed. Soon we were chatting on the phone just like we use to as teenagers. Catching up on our lives via email and phone.

This spring I mentioned to her that she should come visit me, she lives in northern California, and her response was she doesn't go any where near Arizona in the summer. Personally I can't blame her. When out of the blue an old friend from school and her next door neighbor got in touch with her to say she was coming to Sedona ( right next to me) so here we are. Ann ended up in Arizona after all and we just had the greatest time. She spent three days with me and I haven't take so much in years, and I talk a lot. Our friend Judi came with her friend Mary and we just had such a good time.

The picture is Ann and I in Jerome, an old mining town up the hill from me, we were sight seeing of course. I have a picture of Judi et all, but I don't feel like messing around with flickr right now so some other time.

In the end it was wonderful and contrary to what Tom Wolf says, you can go home again.

Entry for July 04, 2007/ Happy Independence Day

I think this was one of the first pictures I searched the internet for. Way back last year. This will be the second Independence day I have celebrated with my 360 friends.

Happy 4th to you all

Entry for July 04, 2007/ Happy Independence Day

I think this was one of the first pictures I searched the internet for. Way back last year. This will be the second Independence day I have celebrated with my 360 friends.

Happy 4th to you all