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Sunday, August 28, 2011

"Hurricane Welcome Wagon" - Postcard

This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was “Animal Kingdom." Several people I know were having hurricane parties, which inspired the theme for my piece. I have a few pictures of the aftermath of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene on my blog.

The font is CarnivalMF.

Stormy Sound – Pictures

I ventured out and after several detours due to numerous downed trees, I took these pictures of Long Island Sound in Westport CT, a few hours after Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene had passed through. I didn't notice the seagull in the bottom right hand corner of the picture until I put them onto my computer.

Storm Scare – Pictures

I am fortunate not to have lost electricity during Hurricane Irene, which decreased to a Tropical Storm as it made landfall for the third time in NYC. The news says 700,000 homes in the state of CT don't have power. (CT's population is about 3.5 million people.)

First this tree snapped and partially fell, leaning against another tree. When it fell completely, I heard the sound of it falling, which lasted several seconds, and thought it was another tree about to hit my house. It was very scary! The back end of the storm might bring more wind gusts, and the ground is saturated, so the risks aren't over yet with this storm.

Potato Digger – Picture

This is a picture of a working potato digger, in New Hampshire.

Monday, August 22, 2011

"Mars, the Bringer of War" – #34 Stars – Postcard

This is my entry for Digital Whisper theme #34 Stars. All of the images are from the Library of Congress. (See the right hand side of my blog for links.)

The font is Noir-et-Blanc Bold.

I have a master list for all of my Digital Whisper 100 theme entries here.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

"Circle" - ATC

This week’s Think Monday – Think ATC challenge was “Circle.”

The background is an image from the Art Creations Friday challenge site, which has since closed. The birds are from the New York Public Library. The words are from the poem The Life of a Bird by Edith Matilda Thomas (1854-1925).

The font is Tipbrush Script.

The Blue Dome – I91 Hartford CT – Pictures

Every time I have the opportunity to, I take pictures of this landmark, which I referred to as "The Blue Dome" when I was a child. These pictures were taken yesterday through the window of a moving vehicle on I91, first going Northbound, then later in the day going Southbound.

"Samuel Colt bought property in Hartford's South Meadows where he built the Colt's Armory that was completed in August of 1855. The Armory was topped with an onion-shaped blue dome on which stood a rampant colt cast from bronze." source