tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39446803747621569972024-03-08T20:22:13.596-08:00Climbing the Digital Mountain geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.comBlogger1335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-15853299019159653572016-08-09T16:26:00.000-07:002016-08-10T13:52:20.877-07:00 8-9-16 ~ I am Making Some Blog Changes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-18956192174641288002016-07-20T21:17:00.000-07:002016-07-23T09:02:34.139-07:007-21-16 ~ Our Birds Have Returned<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is time for <a href="http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/">Wild Bird Wednesday</a> again, and this week I actually took some bird shots.</div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-41683670657929674952016-07-17T18:43:00.002-07:002016-07-17T18:43:50.470-07:007-17-16 ~ The Barn Collective<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tracy's Barn ~ Big Hill Road ~ Lexington, VA</div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-50305464247457080772016-07-11T16:05:00.003-07:002016-07-11T16:05:49.900-07:007-11-16 ~ Barn Cooperative<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is just a little freehand watercolor that I tried to do of a barn and some hay bales.<br />
I have been reading about a form of painting known as "etegami" and its three rules: let your work be clumsy, it's a one shot deal , and you have no model. There are wonderful examples on the internet it you are interested. Boy, do I have a long ways to go. It is usually done on post cards.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Shadows on a 5 Mile Forced March Buddy Took Me On June 30, 2016</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The James River Scenic Trail in Covington, Virginia</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Covington was hit terribly by the recent flooding as was WV, but this area was not hit.</span></div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-15031064119546283962016-07-03T06:29:00.000-07:002016-07-03T06:29:25.921-07:007=3=16 ~ The Barn Collective in Green and Yellow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-58050423412788401662016-06-26T05:36:00.001-07:002016-06-26T05:36:44.594-07:006-26-16 ~ Steven's Barn and Our Old Land Rover<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the old Steven's barn just down the road from us where STILL sits our old and beloved blue and white Land Rover. It's has been resting there for way over 25 years. Gene is still wanting me to buy it back from his son even tho it probably does not run. Remember...it was my eldest son who after a driving lesson in the front field turned it over into the creek crossing our Bridge to Somewhere. I see it every time I go in or out of town and wish we still had it...all 6 miles to the gallon.</div>
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I just had to add this watercolor I finished yesterday. My precious Eloise has now finished elementary school and is off to middle school in September....oh, dear...now the fun really starts. I posted it on my Buttons for Baga art blog, but wanted to share it here, too. The little girls are all her pals. Some went to her school and some to other schools. The ones with the National Elementary Junior Honor Society scarves around their necks were at her school. Add one more thumbs up from me for my granddaughter's job well done!<br />
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-68762976751703270382016-06-19T13:23:00.000-07:002016-06-19T13:23:39.027-07:006-19-16 ~ The Old Knick Red Barn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This barn sits across the road from us. It was owned by the Knick family who built our house...the one you all saw in the vintage picture I posted a while back. Larry had serious heart disease plus advanced diabetes but continued to live as our neighbor after a heart transplant for around 15 years. He was such a dear friend to Bud and me, and every time I got myself in a jam he would come and bail me out. I would get the riding mower hung up on a rock time and time again, and I was always trying to move furniture getting it stuck or turning it over. I didn't call Ghostbusters, though...I called Larry, and he came ASAP. The last thing he did was put me up a new mailbox with his grandson helping him. After he passed away the house sat empty for a long time, and then the remaining brothers and his widow sold it to the Zollman family. They have re-roofed the barn, added the quilt painting to the top, and moved in a little outbuilding. We miss out dear friend, but it is so nice to have someone living in the little green house once again.</span></div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-39187907913422558102016-06-12T06:48:00.002-07:002016-06-12T06:48:58.621-07:006-12-16 ~ Sterrett Road Barn ~ Rockbridge County, VA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This week I had to have my beloved pal of 16 years, Little Jack the Schnauzer, put down because of kidney failure, incontinence, and advanced dementia. I never knew dogs could get dementia, but Jack was having a terrible time getting lost and just not responding. He laid in his little bed crate almost all day. It has broken my heart as I have never killed or had to have a doctor put down any animal in my life (a ground stinging bee hive attacking me and flies so not count). I had no idea how hard it was going to effect me, but there has been some real depression. As always, I draw to try to get over the doldrums so here is my first beginning sketch. Jack is NOT a girl as you all know, but I love bows so put them on him. The lighting was terrible this morning so please excuse the dark gritty places in both pictures.</span></div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-75137528264012228582016-05-26T14:32:00.000-07:002016-05-26T14:32:05.222-07:005-26-16 ~ North Mountain during a Break from the Rain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For a few hours on Monday, the skies opened up, and Buddy raced to take me up on North Mountain to see the rhododendron and mountain laurel. We did not climb on the mountain...only drove to the first overlook before it started to sprinkle again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A week ago after I got home from town, it wasn't long before I heard one siren after the other. At first I just thought it was another truck wreck up on the Interstate, but there were way too many trucks zooming by the house with their noise makers going like crazy. I walked out our driveway, and the first thing I saw was lots of fire trucks and vehicles all up and down the highway. Our house is on the left behind and just past the 2 vehicles and the truck. As I walked across the street, I saw all of these other trucks and knew it was the Hartbarger homeplace. For years, I used to walk up and down the road with them, but they are all gone now, and a grandson of one of the sisters lives in the house. All of these shots are SOC...both my iPhone and my hiker Canon. Let me tell you that no one was hurt. I did not go across the road to gawk, but rather to be of any help I could be to the family. The very elderly remaining sister with Alzheimer's got out as well as the others, and she has been taken to family in MD, while the rest are living in the old green Stonewall Service Station off to the right that I have posted in the past...remember this:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Before I close out this post, I just want to say how professional and committed these young men were under such frightening circumstances. Our volunteer fire departments can mean life or death to us who live way out in the country where there are no fire hydrants. We the homeowners MUST be on our toes about protecting our homes from fires like this. Ours is 100+ years old, and I feel sure it would be gone before the trucks ever got here. The Hartbatger home was not as old. All we have is the creek that runs in front of the house - and most of the time it carries little water - and to compound things you have to cross our "Bridge to Somewhere" to get to the house. It would not hold tankers, and I question if it would support the firetrucks. I have always been afraid of fire. My daddy was a safety engineer with the Corps. of Engineers, so I grew up in a house that had SAFTY FIRST written all over it. I never leave the place without double checking that all lights, fans, window AC's, the dryer, the coffee pot, my heating pad....you name it and I double check to be sure it is turned off. Still, we could be hit with an electrical fire in a split second. We sit almost flat on the ground with no basement so have all kinds of varmints under there chewing away on whatever they can find to put against their teeth. We just have to be careful, review our our escape plans, and pray our guardian angel is looking after us. We also continually put out our No Kill traps trying to catch the pesky and noisy visitors. When Buddy gets one, he drives it up on the mountain and drops off his little friend to start a new life far away from us. We all need to give thanks for the blessings we have received. It is called Gratitude.I cannot begin to imagine what it would be like to be in this situation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some weeks ago I stopped by this spot where what was left of the big old 1800's barn stood. Now, it is all gone. These photos are from last week.It is nice to know that all of that wonderful wood is going to be repurposed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see, all of the remaining frame has been hauled off and only scrap is left. I stumbled around in it trying to pick up small pieces without nails for my artwork...wet and slippery...but I did manage to bring home a number of pieces that are STILL trying to dry out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Be sure to go by and check out all of the other barns on <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.co.uk/">Tom's Barn Collective.</a>..</span><br />
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Buddy and I went out to Bubbling Springs last Sunday. It is one of our spots in the county to visit.. You can walk in the water, cook on the grills, and pick the watercress to bring home for sandwiches. I have included a 22 second video showing the springs bubbling if you would like to look at it. You can see the movement of the water and the sounds that it makes. </div>
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We passed this old barn that we have been watching for years now. Don’t know how much longer it is going to last. It is full of junk. If it falls down, I would love to have some of the old wood.</div>
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Today during the all day rainstorm I put together a bit of stripes and checks...and some solids on the saddle shoes. All the years I was in Catholic school, we wore uniforms and saddle shoes. Those shoes had to be polished each and every night and placed outside the doors to our rooms for Sister to check. If they were not clean enough, we were admonished and had to spend time in the chapel the next day. That's Ok...we learned the importance of rules and the following of them. These definitely would have passed inspection with flying colors. Mine were NEVER this spiffy clean :-) This picture is a collage of different parts taken from the Mischief Circus Cool Kids Set and layered on top of one another. Have you ever dreamt that you were a Queen, a Hero or a Dream Day? I certainly have had lots of Dream/Wish Days. Right now I am dreaming and wishing for NO rain and LOTS of SUN!</div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-63452551611886440502016-05-03T11:14:00.001-07:002016-05-03T11:14:07.009-07:005-3-16 ~ Genie and Her Flash Card Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />A while ago I saw some cards on You Tube that had been turned into mixed media artwork. Well, I didn't have any playing cards, but I did have some old flash cards left over from my teaching days so decided to use them...free. So far I have done 10, and here are some of them. They are really fun to make. I am starting to post all of my artwork to my buttonsforbaga.blogspot.com blog and only photography to this site, but I moved over all of the links of yours that I follow. I am finding I am forced to stay in the house more and more because of my back so my artwork is my happy entertainment. Not much quilting and NO knitting. I do get out with Buddy for short walks and some visits to my girlfriend with whom I eat lunch with on Mondays, but basically I am here. Fortunately, I am learning to make the best of it. How does the saying go.....I'm making lemonade out of lemons. Hopefully in time I will be able to get out and about a wee bit more. Bud is still running his races, but I am not going with him....I really miss that. Anyway, life is good, and I am SO happy to be up and about once again.</div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-48305508377760037022016-04-11T18:13:00.002-07:002016-04-11T18:13:50.726-07:004-11-16 ~ The Little Green Man<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-4645555509139869742016-04-09T08:55:00.001-07:002016-04-09T08:57:57.559-07:004-9-16 ~ Mice, Cheese, and Teacups<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am in love with Dea Lenihan's blog. Here is the link to her site: <a href="http://dea-lenihan.blogspot.com/">http://dea-lenihan.blogspot.com</a> .<br />
She is a wonderful illustrator, teacher, and so graciously shares much of her things with all of us. This was a piece she posted for anyone to download and color. It was so cute I could not resist. I use pen and ink filling in every little bit on the page, and watercolors. The basic drawing is hers and the coloration is mine. It makes me smile. So many little mice and so much yummy cheese. It is mice heaven.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One bright afternoon of a day in June 1857, I first set foot in old Bradford, Iowa, coming by stage from McGregor. My home was in Wisconsin. The spot where the “Little Brown Church” now stands was a setting of rare beauty. There was no church there but the spot was there waiting for it. When back in my home I wrote the song ‘The Little Brown Church in the Vale.’ I put the manuscript away. In the spring of 1862 I returned to Iowa and settled at Fredericksburg…</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the years of 1859 and 1860 the good people of Bradford were determined to build a church…By the early winter of 1864 the building was ready for dedication. While I was holding the singing school, near its close in the spring, the class went one evening to the church. It was not then seated, but rude seats were improvised. My manuscript of the song I had brought with me from Wisconsin. It had never been sung before by anyone but myself. I sang it there. Soon afterwards I took the manuscript to Chicago [Illinois], where it was published by H. M. Higgins. It won a speedy recognition locally and with the years won its way into the hearts of the people of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There, close by the church in the valley,<br />Lies one that I loved so well;<br />She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow,<br />Disturb not her rest in the vale.</span></div>
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-47321007194651384072016-04-06T15:23:00.003-07:002016-04-06T15:23:54.906-07:004-6-16 ~ Update on Oscar the Baby Squirrel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last night Buddy and I drove Little Oscar over the mountain to the the loveliest lady in Covington, VA. She has been a rescue volunteer for 16 years. The minute she looked at Oscar she said..."On, dear, half his tail is gone, but he appears to be in good shape." This has Bud concerned because he has always thought that squirrels used their tails for balance. That dog-gone Jack. Could he have eaten the tail or just bitten it off? I surely hope it is the latter. The volunteer brought a sock filled with rice she has heated in the microwave to keep him warm, and said she was taking him home immediately and giving him an IV feeding. Poor little thing. I feel so badly for him...and I will never look at a squirrel the same ever again. I feel like we have lost a part of the family. Poor Eloise...she wanted us to keep him for a pet. Don't think so. Oh...the other two babies have never appeared. I have looked all over the yard, so maybe he was the only one that fell from the nest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I just went out to look again for the babies, and this tail was on the ground just past the first step to our front porch. You can see where it was severed. I am wondering if this could have been the mother...and it is interesting that it was right at the front steps. Surely Jack did't do that!!!</span><br />
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geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944680374762156997.post-81756168232014931452016-04-04T20:12:00.000-07:002016-04-04T20:18:12.128-07:004-5-16 ~ Our Surprise Baby Squirrel, Oscar, and Me following the Road to Success<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This afternoon, Jack our old and deaf schnauzer brought home Mommy a baby squirrel. Fortunately he had it by its tail. I had a devil of a time getting it away from him, but finally had it wrapped warmly in a soft towel in my arms. Then I called the Animal Rescue League and got my instructions. No milk or water. No food. Put him in a box where it was dark and quiet. Put a heating pad 1/2 way under the box so he would wiggle over there to get warm. I am to meet the lady at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon to deliver him to safety. I had no clue you had to be trained and licensed to take in wild animals like my wee squirrel. Night before last we had 85 mph winds and lost electricity and phone service for a very long time. Buddy thinks the wind must have blown it out of its nest up in the tree. Anyway, here are some pictures I took of my baby. It is adorable and loved being held close by me. We were laughing that he though I was his mommy and wanted some food...I Think NOT! Anyway, I will be up and down all night checking on him to be sure the heating pads have not cut off. It is supposed to get down to freezing. Keep your fingers crossed for Oscar that he makes it through the night without any problems. He appears to be breathing and sleeping just fine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Well, I'm exhausted so think I'll just throw in the rag and quit this trying to move about. It is just </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">too much trouble. Plus...I have had a very hard day and want to go back to sleep.</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That devilish old Jack did not help me at all other than to bring me dangling in midair into a nice warm house."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, I forgot the other happy news.....the ladies at the Rescue League informed me the litters are usually three, so if Jack brings in another one or two, not to be alarmed. Just call and they will meet me halfway and take them, too. We live about 100 miles roundtrip from their two locations so wish us luck.</span></div>
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