Art and animals

This was the first place I found the painting link Goya’s Ghosts,
2nd place Link Goya's "Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga"

I have had this Goya Lithograph since 1977.
It has been through a house fire and 4 moves and has survived. It was old when I received it from a neighbor when I was a kid. She was going to just throw it in the trash.


This is so amazing You have to look close to see the hidden cat.


Me and Art
Before I was 10 years old I loved animals and Art. My neighbor at our 2nd home was a collector. I felt honored she brought me in and showed me her art collection. That 1 time left a lasting memory on me. This picture has always had a place of honor in my home. My friend a number of times said I should get ride of it as it did not work with my decor. But no way this is my childhood treasure. I would get rid of my decor before it would go. I am eclectic so any thing goes. At my old home it went toward a south west and native American flair. But this still had it's own place. I had no ideal this was a Goya painting till the Sheba cat food commercial came on tv and it was in it. Here is a link to his painting some one else took in New York: The Metropolitan Museum
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About the portrait
They say this portrait represents the son of the Conde De Altamira. Outfitted in a splendid red costume, Don Manuel is shown playing with a pet magpie (which holds the painter's calling card in its beak), a cage full of finches, and three wide-eyed cats. In Christian art, birds frequently symbolize the soul, and in Baroque art caged birds are symbolic of innocence. Goya may have intended this portrait as an illustration of the frail boundaries that separate the child's world from the forces of evil, or as a commentary on the fleeting nature of innocence and youth. The picture is one of several portraits commissioned by the Altamiras after Goya was appointed painter to the king (1786). It may have been executed after the child's death in 1792, since the imagery and sinister undertone seem more characteristic of Goya's works of the 1790s.

Impulse Buy

Look what I found while searching for this info. A doll . Yes I bought it. He he He is art not a toy.
There was the only 2 on the Internet The small photo is the one they will be sending me in the box. This is an Effanbee 1985 Limited Edition 14" Doll. It portraits Francisco De Goya;s Portrait painting DON MANUEL OSORIO MANRIQUE de ZUNIGA'. Is made of vinyl with dark rooted hair and sleep eyes and lashes. He was hand-painted. It comes with the original certificate of ownership.
My cat
Reba and her wisdom for today.


Pleas take a look at cammera critters meme to see some real animals too.

My first sunrise of 2009

You may have to click to enlarge I caught the geese flying to the cow pond across the street, at sunrise last Friday, Jan 23, 09. It was great to see but not easy to photograph. The sky was beautiful and full of color.I love to sit in the front yard in summer time, and watch the young calf play like puppy's in the field. Right now they are in a diffrent field or have been sold.




Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

THANKFUL THURSDAY.7

I am very thankful today for my family and friends.
All of you who stop by and leave me wonderful comments bring such joy to my heart.
And fill my day with hope and happiness.
I am thankful for knowledge.
The ability to relearn things.
The positive attitude I am growing in.
The creative side waking up.
The joy of hope that this world will survive and turn around.
What is happening to the economy is temporary.
I thank God that I have a new outlook on life. I am learning to be an optimist.


How do you find out if you are an optimist or pessimist?
Ask yourself the question: How do I think when bad things happen to me?

A pessimist. lets the bad things take over and rule there life.destroying everything home, work, and even relationships.

" An optimist,separates the 1 bad thing from good things .
"It's just one thing that's not so good, everything else is fine."


" You may not be able to control what life puts in your path, but you can control who you are and who you will become"

wonderful award.

Renee At 2 Peas in a Pod blessed me with this wonderful award. Thanks so much Renee! Here’s a little bit about it:

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

I’m passing this on to You my wonderful friends.
Thanks

My garden design

I did my garden design with windows paint and adobe photo deluxe. 4.0 I have version 6 & 7 to but do not like them yet.
I did an overview of the yard. Then added photos of last summer to remind me of what I did then.
Now I have to decide how to expand. Where to put things like tomato and corn so not to cross pollinate. I need more information on distance. So I can keep the seed pure. I also need a place for melons. as they did not do well last year.

I looked for an online designer or free soft ware.

So far this is the first one I have found it is simple and basic.
virtual online plan graph designer
I will use it later for placement of veggies

.My first plan above is the whole yard. placement of trees house etc. The tan color is house or buildings. gray is rock.The color yellow is where the is a chance . either full or part sun. White is full shade. Blue is water. Red is fruit tree or berry. Green is flowers , bush or veggies. We have allot of trees so there is not much full sun locations. My main veggie garden is the top of photo beside the house. I do not use the back because there is a dry creak bed that will flood . We have crawdads in that area also. I my try corn back there near the property line. or container or top soil bags this year.





This is my basic design . I used the 3 sisters method of growing last year. beans using the corn to grow on and yellow squash between the plants. It worked quite well in saving space.
I plan to try self watering buckets.
And the no dig method of top soil bags . This will help to expand the garden.

I also used companion plants to prevent insect damage to the veggies.
I will expand on that and add more flowers.





Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.
Grammy

My Brain

Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz The higher of these two numbers below indicates which side of your brain has dominance in your life. Realizing your right brain/left brain tendency will help you interact with and to understand others. Left Brain Dominance: (7) Right Brain Dominance: (10) Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz

Here are some of the characteristics of each part of our brain...one of which is dominant in each of us:

Right Brain ***Intuitive, led by feelings ***visual, focusing on images, patterns ***process ideas simultaneously ***see the whole first, then the details ***like to know how you're doing something or why rules exist(reasons) ***enjoy touching and feeling actual objects (sensory input) ***listens to how something is being said ***listens to what is being said ***talk with your hands ***impulsive**make lateral connections from information ***fantasy based ***presents possibilities ***imagination rules.

Left Brain ***analytical, led by logic ***process ideas sequentially, step by step ***likes making lists and planning ***plan ahead ***work up to the whole step by step, focusing on details, information, organized ***spelling and mathematical formulas easily memorized ***enjoy observing ***make logical deductions from information ***likely to follow rules without questioning them ***likes order ***reality based ***forms strategies ***facts rule.

According to these theories
(the right brain) is visual and processes information in an intuitive and simultaneous way, looking first at the whole picture then the details. The other (the left brain) is verbal and processes information in an analytical and sequential way

By taking this quiz the numbers are close it shows I still do use both sides but I have started lean more to the right. Where I have put my analytical side on hold a few years. And am now waking up my creative side again.

Conclusion . Maybe when I was hit in the head my left side took the impact.this explains the breakdown and confusion I have had . This led me to a new state of being. Where I can decide to be happy. I have have enough marbles left to choice from now. I am able to learn control.

For me the red areas were damaged. Bold is what is left. Gray is slight damage.
It has taken a year of learning to be at the point I am at not. Where I can learn and reason again.

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

Last 10 years now

MY FIRST CARTOON

I AM NOT AN ARTIST BUT I LOVE ART.
I AM NOT A CARTOONIST. BUT I LIKE GRAPHICS.
I NEVER EVEN READ A COMIC BOOK TILL WE SOLD THEM AT FLEA MARKETS.
IT TAKES CREATIVITY AND TALENT TO DO A GREAT JOB.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MY FIRST TOON?
DO YOU THINK THERE IS A POINT TO IT?
DO YOU THINK I AM WAISTING TIME RATHER THAN DOING THE DISHES?
DO YOU THINK THERE IS A LESION TO LEARN FROM IT?
OR IS IT JUST MOTIVATION TO HELP GET THINGS DONE?
OR AM I JUST A TOON? LOL

I did this with Windows paint program. It is not that easy to freehand draw with a mouse.

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

Family Life

The photo with me is the latest. Please don't look at it too closely. I am still recovering from whatever I have from Christmas time. Photo 2 is my other Daughter Tessa and her family at the hospital. Tessa is expecting a new baby Aug 1 2008. Scott, Tessa's new hubby has just survived a rolled car accident. The axle on there GMC Jimmy broke while on the highway at 70 mph causing the Jimmy to roll. He is just bruised a bit. With a slight concussion. But car is totaled. The air bag did not deploy either. And no other car was involved. So he had a guardian Angel looking out for him.




The happy dad!

# 3 Her big brother Jeremy feeding her.#4 is after she was brought home.
She is now over the Jondis she had. But her weight is 6.09 . So she is 1 oz less than birth weight at 2 weeks. Doctor is concerned a bit and will monitor her weight. She also has a closed tear duct. This is common with kids in our family.

Camera critters #8

Adventures of Crash
On his way in from his Dayle rounds

I think I smell something in my yard!

The birds know to look out for him.
I taut I tall a puddy tat!

The squirrel loves to throw nuts at him too.

His mission in life is to get you to smile and rub him all over!

Joke of the day:
I had to get rid of my husband. Because the cat was allergic to him.!"
To see more wonderful critters please visit the Camera critters blog.

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

Sky watch Friday 8

The best photo on Jan 17 2009
This is unedited other than crop for smaller size. I love the red we have been getting in the sky. You have to click on the photo to see it is a lamp light in the distance.




Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.