Turkey Decorations

These table decorations were made by my cousin. Very cute and creative! You can do many things with hot glue.

Thanksgiving Day

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day, with lots of food and good company. My aunt and uncle hosted and it was a beautiful Thanksgiving spread as usual. She is amazing, what a meal! Everyone brought some wonderful dishes in addition. Check out the cute pilgrim hat cookies!

Furry Caterpiller

I like the colors in these photos, they were taken in the spring. Some color to brighten a November day.

Quote of the Week

"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind."

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Snail and Orange Crayon

This series was taken some time ago. I found the snail and the crayon there on the front walkway and thought it was peculiar and funny. I have no idea where the crayon came from.

Angelo's Cucina Trinacria

If you are in the Chico, CA area and want some excellent Italian food I recommend Angelo's Cucina Trinacria.

You will not be disappointed. A couple of my favorite's are calamari originale, and chicken picatta. Delicious!

407 Walnut Street, Chico, CA 95928

530 899 9996

Remember To Give to the Hungry this Holiday

Anderson Cooper wrote about 1 in 8 being hungry in the U.S. from last year's statistics.

"That’s 12.2 percent of the population – one in eight Americans.

Among them . . . some 691,000 children." Below is his blog link.

http://tinyurl.com/64h86z

René Magritte

Today marks the the birthday of the late artist René Magritte.
If you never have heard of him, you should look up his work.
He was a brilliant surreal artist from Belgium.


This work is called, The Human Condition 1935.













This next one is, The Son of Man 1964.

Blue Heron

This is a blue heron on the Trinity river. They are quite large and yet they still look very graceful.

Upside Down House

I enjoy this house. It is upside down, inside and out.

This interesting house was designed by Polish partners Klaudiusz Golos and Sebastion Mikuciuk for the Edutainment exhibition company.

Pink Clouds in Shasta County

The other night there was a nice sunset these clouds are the result of it.

Fog in the Morning on the Trinity River

The Trinity River has many cool and foggy winter mornings. These pictures were taken on Veterans day morning. Some days it stays foggy here while the surrounding areas are sunny and blue skies.

Art with Claudio Jimenez

Claudio Jiménez Quispe
Internationally Renowned Retablo Artist from Peru
Retablo Exhibition, Workshops & Demonstrations
November 3 - 14, Shasta College Library

I went to this art workshop with this artist. He was very nice. He, his wife, and family, they are all brilliant artists. I made the flowers in the picture, with the aid of the artist. We are painting the pieces this Thursday.

Veteran's Day

Thanks to all the Veterans!!

A heartfelt blessing to the injured Veterans to heal!!


Thanks to the families of Veterans!!

Quote of the Week

"Remember that time is money."

Benjamin Franklin

Turtle Bay Exploratorium

These are a couple photos that I took of the red tail hawk at the Turtle Bay Exploratorium. They have feedings daily where you can watch the birds being fed. This was a rare occasion when the trainers were with the birds. They were out in the main walkway.

November

It is hard to believe November is here, and time to turn back the clocks. The past two days have been rainy and cloudy in Redding, California. A nice change after all the sun, heat and fires. Here are some pics from last year at my parents house. I love the trees! I camped under those trees as a child. This is Lily's favorite place I am sure.

Carbon Markets

I did a paper on global warming and there is an excellent article about the industries which emit a large amount of carbon into the markets. It talks about creating a successful cap and trade market in the United States. I thought the authors took a complicated subject and make it easier to understand.

"Making Carbon Markets Work" Scientific American, December 2007
By David G. Victor and Danny Cullenward.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=making-carbon-markets-wor

Halloween Pumpkins

Halloween was not as busy as usual in the neighborhood. It was a little wet and cold I suppose.

I did manage to carve a pumpkin, with the help of the neighbor girl, she drew it and I carved it.

Thanks!!!!