I finished the red bud leaves card Friday
and Friday night the seemingly impossible happened. It rained! Finally a storm big enough happened. Didn’t give us a whole lot, maybe 1 1/2” and in the middle of the night with wind, lightning, and thunder and the attendant neurotic dog preventing me from sleeping which was sort of ok as I listened to the rain with the window open and the earth sighing.
Saturday I picked up over 5 gallons of pecans. Added to the handful or two or three I’ve been picking up the last few weeks I now have two full boxes. The one the right was Saturday’s haul.
Speaking of art, Barbara Rogers of When I Was 69 shared this video of an installation Andy Goldsworthy did in a gallery in England. He is one of my favorite artists and this short film is about putting together this installation as well as his thoughts on his work in general.
Back to the mundane, Sunday I finally took care of two things, first I cut a piece of 1/4” plywood and glued the four tiles I got in Portugal lo those many years ago. Now to attach the hanger on the back and put it on the wall.
Of course now I'm thinking I should have done this configuration. Easy enough to redo it.
The other thing I did was cut two pieces of 3/4” plywood to replace the wood shelf on this little potting table under the eave of the barn. The original one is rotted. I had to cut two pieces because I didn’t have a piece of plywood wide enough but that’s ok because I plan to cover it with a piece of vinyl flooring leftover from the bathroom remodel in the hopes that it will protect the new wood from rotting, or rotting as fast.
This morning I cut the vinyl and tacked it on. Those white spots are glare from the sun.
And more October skies, 19th - 23rd.
I love the Goldsworthy installation and his description of it. Fascinating. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteI love his work. I would love to wander in a forest and just come across one of his works.
DeleteThanks for the mention Ellen, but actually another blogger in England, Jenny Freckles, posted the Goldsworth video, and she also had two blogs and went through the gallery in person! https://saltairedaily.blogspot.com/2025/10/andy-goldsworthy-fifty-years-2.html Thanks for passing along a good video!
ReplyDeleteYes, I saw but that doesn't mean you don't get credit for sharing it.
DeleteThose skies looked beautiful - especially that last photo.
ReplyDeleteI'll have a few notes on the series when I get to the end.
DeleteCodex: Art is never mundane. I like the leafs yet again. The first composition is more traditional the second more interesting.
ReplyDeleteGoldworthy installations are very contemplative.
He has an amazing mind. I think I'll probably change the orientation of the tiles.
DeleteIt’s facile to say but nevertheless true that art is what people make of it. And that is a whole lot of pecans!
ReplyDeleteI would think being a nature boy that you would like his work.
DeleteGorgeous skies! I love the Portuguese tiles and I can't decide which configuration I like better. The top one! Or... maybe the bottom one. Guess you can't go wrong :)
ReplyDeleteI'm trending to the bottom one.
DeleteThe little leaves are so detailed, lovely.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago we were camping on a Danish island in the Baltic Sea and Andy Goldsworthy was running an artist retreat in a local castle/park which we walked into by sheer coincidence (really) and became part of an impromptu installation. This basically consisted of lying down in various poses on the ground while it rained - brief summer showers all day - and the. getting up and taking pictures of the rain shadow. He was also working on a much bigger thing there at the time we were not allowed to watch.
Thanks. What a fun encounter!
DeleteSkies in Florida looking much the same. We're getting rain here in SE Florida and I do believe it's been raining in Lloyd, too. Finally!
ReplyDeleteI think I like your first tile arrangement best. Either one is beautiful though.
I expected more rain when this cold front blew in last night but, alas, no.
DeleteHappy first real front of fall! I had to spent a little time looking for the spot where I'd stashed long work pants and socks. By the afternoons it's going to be lovely-warmish, but now? Wind and coolth, and it's wonderful. I'll bet you have some of those bluebird skies again, too. That's what your tiles remind me of: blue skies with puffy white clouds.
ReplyDeleteI had to trade out my capri leggings for long ones! And yes, a gorgeous blue sky day today.
DeleteThat first sky is just as clear as clear can be. I don't think you can go wrong with either tile composition.
ReplyDeleteWe've had quite a few of them this month including today.
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