Recycling Old Thinking Trash

 Here I go again with the thinking...

Walden Pond Cove Woods 2004

The photo above that I took in 2004 is a favorite. It was the image on my calling cards back in the day when I hoped to sell my artwork. Alas, health issues took me on another path.

Is there a lot of change from early 2000 to 2024? I'm still old and dealing with depression and other issues. Then I realized, something has changed. I'm not as dumb as I use to be (with any reliable consistency). Even my phone and computer are smarter.

Why not look again at old ideas that went by the wayside for one reason or another. Our thinking trash can be recycled.

 

An issue that has grabbed my attention is all the (estimated) hundreds of cloud pictures I've taken. In one bin sorted by date and type, my cloud atlas will be finished. 

Do you have old ideas you can recycle?

Hello Autumn 2024

From My Window 2019

Lincoln, Vermont October

Bristol, Vermont October

Vermont Early Autumn

Addison, Vermont Autumn

Going through photo files yesterday, I chose a few to post here this week.

The last image would make for a nice leftover paint painting.

Each year I like to take pictures of the same places for comparison.

Maybe a 2024 change is in order to venture out to new places.

Allergies this season have been a bother most days. Since I got the first shingles shot, I've been sleeping sounder than usual. It is weird.

I've been sadly looking at the soups when grocery shopping. My heart aches because I've decided to have homemade soup only. I might buy chicken broth though.

Are you a homemade souper or easy can person?

 

Day 264 of Week 38 September 2024

 From a photograph, an early morning

view of Camel Hump Mountain

from Addison, Vermont

~In progress~

The other hand has only 1 bandage.

Full Harvest Moon clumsiness

The acrylic on paper began as a background texture

for Intermediate Drawing course at UVM circa 2001.

I use it to add leftover white acrylic paint.

Quick Chickpea Stew

Brown Hamburg with diced onions

Add 1 can of chickpeas rinsed

Add 1/2 Cup water

Add greens, garlic powder, 1/4 Cup BBQ sauce,

1/4 Cup Ketchup

Simmer until greens are tender

This week I've been painting a few old canvases with the goal of finishing them for good! Meanwhile, I made the Chickpea Stew, got stabbed in the finger with a meat fork, tore out a tiny bit of skin on a thick staple sticking out of wood, awful muscle aches (fibromyalgia), and, had horrible allergy problem until today.

Overall, it has been a productive week with the bonus of good weather to enjoy!

Weather Your Weekend Well!

Bake a pear cobbler

Sing to the radio

Browse crafts online to try

Research the best body lotion to use

Design an autumn wreath

Read a good book

Shop for a good shampoo bar

Buy a pair of Halloween socks