On a happier note...

Even though the reason we were together was sad, I was really glad to see my family.

My SIL, Pat...

My nephew Joe and his children, Abby and Will (we missed getting a picture of his wife Marianne)...

My nephew Bob and his wife Carol and their daughter Rebecca...

....my neice Ginger and her husband Ryan...



and, lastly, one of the sweetest creatures in the house...
Shotzie...

A beautiful family...even if I do say so myself!

Also gone, but not forgotten....

George Appleton

6/1/26-8/17/11

Husband, Father, Grandfather, Veteran

Gone, but never forgotten...

Robert L. Armistead

9/6/37-8/6/11

Husband, Father, fisherman, carver, painter,

Brother.

Shapes and Things

I have been looking at some of the photos I've taken with my phone (low quality) of shapes and things and decided to "mess about" with them in Paintshop Pro...and then tried different repeats to see if any would make good fabric...

Take a look - the photo in the top left corner of each set is the original, then there is the adjusted version and then there is a repeat (or two)......I think I'm on to something...

fence shadow:

wire container in lab: 

Dirt...at my feet...at the shuttle stop....

 same stretch of dirt further over...

View of the overflow creek on campus from 8th floor:

Bottom of rusting signpost at shuttlestop:

and sticks, rocks and dirt from same shuttle stop: