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Friday, May 29, 2015

Seen at Schreiner's Iris Gardens - No. 4 - Leland

Thank you for allowing my indulgence in posting all of these photos of Leland taking photos at Schreiner's on Memorial Day. I knew he'd enjoy himself since he likes to take photos of flowers in his neighborhood or while on hikes. I had a blast sharing this gorgeous place with you, honey!

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland, in the demonstration gardens section.

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Leland and the tractor's steering wheel.

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Leland between the farm equipment, wide shot.

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Leland between the farm equipment, close up.

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Leland, "I can see cars on the interstate, in the background!" Me, "I don't think they'll mess up your photo, honey." Leland, "I know, Mom." To orient you to where we are in relation to the demonstation gardens, they are located behind those tall trees. There's a path to these fields to the left of the portable facilities.

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Leland. See what I mean? Those vehicles are but spots in the distance; it matters not that they're hurtling along northbound on I-5.

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Leland. I wonder whether all of this ground used to be a forest of trees like the ones which remain. Somehow I think that has to be true.

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Leland trying to get the shot that he sees with his eyes, always, like me, wishing that the camera could take a photo of exactly what we see. 

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Leland among the Adirondacks.

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Leland photographing the row of colorful Adirondacks. I've learned to sit down slowly and remain as close as possible to the edge of the seat so that I'm able to get up again. However, I do welcome these opportunities to take a load off.

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Leland, intensely pondering his next photo.

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Leland photographing a bed of Slew o' Gold iris.

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Leland, photographing gunnera, #1- what do I want to focus on here?

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Leland, photographing gunnera, #2 - Ah, that's it.

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Leland, photographing gunnera, #3- Click!

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Leland and the purple iris.

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Leland early on realized he'd be able to get only so close.

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Leland graciously sat down when I asked him so that I could take this smiling photo! Love this young man

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

House Framing Model, 1940, part of the exhibit Old-Growth Architecture: the Art, Craft, and Function of Wood, on display through July 2014 at the Architectural Heritage Center

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From the label: Models like this were used for teaching construction at vocational schools. The "exploded view" of this model allowed instructors to show all phases of the domestic building process, from framing to shingling. Gift from Ken Barker and Jeff Stookey My son Leland took photos of the model, too.

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Framing.

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Shingling.

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Another view.

Tomorrow, my artsy attempts. I need to go back take some more.