My Artsy Side – An Image & A Story
Having Art In My Heart
Some people think that life goes in a straight line from birth to death, but I kinda think it is much more complicated than that. It is made up of twists, turns, and tangents of various flavors. That is what makes life so interesting. Here I am in my 80th year and I still don’t really know what lies ahead. That is exciting and scary for me at the same time.
I will admit here that my avatar here at RJsCorner is about 26 years old. It was taken in 2000 on my wife’s sixtieth birthday. When I recently sent it through one of my “MyMindsEye” apps it made the shoreline I was watching more recognizable. I like that.
I didn’t know when I started this doodle that it would end up as it has. In the back of my mind, I was beginning to feel kinda silly so I shouldn’t be surprised by the results.
The image from which this enhanced picture was taken was in a rural California community on the west side of the Rocky Mountains. It reminded me of the fact that most fires in rural areas result in total loss due to the delayed response of all volunteers fire departments. Most often, by the time the fire fighters get there the building is fully engaged.
But that did take away from the beauty of the area but only for a few hours.
The origin of this image was taken in 2007 when I was visiting the Great Salt Lake in Utah. I was overwhelmed by the surroundings. Yes, I did taste the water and it was VERY salty.
I am not a sports nut by ANY means, but there sure is a lot of news about Caitlin Clark in my part of the country right now. I do applaud her efforts to civilize women’s basketball. So here’s my doodle to you, Caitlin, entitled “Nothing but Net.”
I went deaf before closed captions were available, so when I watched TV, I used to make up my own story of what I was watching. Of course I was always wrong. In that vein, I will let you make up your own story for this one, but you will never be wrong on this one.
