tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091060983399323602024-03-05T03:20:19.913-08:00bungalook studiojosephine jakobiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-28275206979415470872016-05-18T05:33:00.001-07:002016-05-19T19:10:39.779-07:00Halocline<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lake Tyers part of an extensive coastal lagoon system. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The waters reach inland to the little town of Nowa Nowa. When there has been plenty of rain, the lake fills and the water of the upper reaches becomes fresh enough for animals to drink. When it can hold no more, the sand bar at the ocean is overwhelmed and the water flows into Bass Strait. Since this usually happens during a storm, sea water is driven into the estuary, creating a turmoil of fresh and salt. Its a dramatic event, creating a buzz of excitement and a steady stream of local folk, keen to see the change. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The drama is played out more keenly among the water life. Some will be taken out to sea by the exiting lake. Some will be carried in by the tidal flow of the sea. Some will live, some will die. The entrance will stay open for weeks, making the system tidal for a while. The fresh waters of the forest end will turn brackish. The brackish waters of the middle part will turn salt. The beach end will be invaded by marine creatures. The level of the lake will drop by around two metres. Then, when the weather has been calm for a while, the sand will have built up enough to close the gap and Lake Tyers will be once again sealed in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With the dropping of the water level, many of the plants around the edge of the lake will die. Others will recover from having suffered from long immersion. If there is enough rain to make the lake open each year, the tea-trees will recover with not much damage, but if the water level stays high for several years, many will die. Molluscs breed and make their way far up into the forest arms of the lake. As that water changes from fresh to brackish, those that cannot tolerate the salt will die. Others establish in the saline conditions then die when the rain dilutes the water back to fresh. Birds come and</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> the flush or famine of the seasons. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The land tells a story of life and death cycles. There are exposed layers</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> of marine fossils from a time when the sea was much further inland. Deep beds of calcium trapped in sandstone. Tipped over trees show marley limestone holding ancient oyster shells and little cockles. Clay soil overlay attracts those plants that do best in lime rich soils. Their leaves become store houses of calcium, available then to browsing animals. The leaf litter puts its wealth back into the ground and makes way for the next round. Its a living, working system, bound together by the layers of life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Halocline is the title I have chosen for the idea I am currently working on. I have been experimenting with canvas, leaving it submerged in the water. The lake will make changes to the canvas, giving me the starting point for some works that explore the layered systems of the ecology of Lake Tyers. I have decided to use Belgian linen for this, as I have found that cotton canvas breaks down too quickly. Experiments so far have shown that it takes at least four weeks for the cloth to show notable changes. </span><br />
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<br />Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-60906343531934894572013-12-02T19:16:00.001-08:002015-01-11T19:17:31.090-08:00A Brief History of the Earth.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Brief History of the Earth. Part 1.<br />
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There's a beaut little bed and breakfast, Goldsmith's in the Forest, just up the road from where I live. I asked, they answered, and before I could blink I was installing Biophilia in the elegant dining room there. I am so pleased that I did. The work is perfectly fitted to the space; environmentally, spacially, philosophically, sympathetically.<br />
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Come into my Kitchen. (f)route-ways, by-ways, old ways, never one-way, right ways at every turn. Growing in glass, mouldering, stewing, sweating, seeping...... sprouting. Every sprout is a possible pear, plum, persimmon. Apples and innumerable bees. Waxing, waning, but mostly waxing. Bees go roaming but always make a bee-line home. Every possible bee-line is a right way. A right-of-way.Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-19292344585000686332013-01-17T04:07:00.000-08:002013-01-17T04:07:52.383-08:00Bee Lines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bees are very, very good at this. And they are good at telling each other where they have been. Body language of Bees. We are surprisingly good at studying this, so we have a fair idea of how they tell the story of their latest luscious nectar find. Dancing out the directions according to the position of the Sun. A Sun Dance.</div>
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Have you ever tasted a Prickly Pear? I have, but such a long time ago that I almost can't remember the taste. I do remember the prickles though. The fruit is covered in tiny clusters of fine thorns, so fine that they are practically invisible once they have penetrated the skin. Very uncomfortable. Leather gloves are the answer. </div>
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The plant grows into an enormous cactus. It gained a foothold across the eastern half of Australia, looking like a tribe of triffid invaders on the march. It is a versatile succulent, not too choosy about the soil and conditions, so it was a successful competitor in the farmland scene. </div>
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The Prickly Pear pad in the photo was given to me by Pat Paganella. Pat told me that he got the first of his P. Pears from an Italian family who lived at Nungurner. I rather wish it had been Providence Ponds.</div>
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My prickly Pear pad is planted in soil samples from my collection. I planted it in this Fowlers Vacola jar two weeks ago. </div>
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This little pear tree came from Gabo Island. Its parent has been there for a long time. I don't know the history, but I am pleased to have the little green shoots waving hopefully from the hessian wrapping. </div>
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This is a Wardian Case. It was made by Andrew Capes, who is making some very fine things of wood in his incubator at Forestech. He made this case from Queensland Tallow wood, recycled from old bridge timbers. Wardian Cases made plant transportation possible on the long sea voyages of the early days of colonisation. The optimistic little pear cutting from Gabo has double protection. A Fowlers Vacola preserving jar and a Wardian Case.</div>
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<br />Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-20199701625446595592011-09-06T23:11:00.000-07:002011-09-06T23:59:52.209-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"> Fire is the very essence of camping. Finding suitable wood, choosing the place, preparing to cook, boiling the inevitable billy. All part of shedding domesticity to take on the more essential role of survival in the wilderness. Smoke and flame, sparks and fire glow. So very satisfying on a dark night when the cold creeps around behind, sneaks into the shadows. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvyLhSQA0WlTpJ2lkqqGF8jfUCCi07knUWuCF6dF2AAf05DyDw7_7ocIE3v1ZaLGfTuQTTH2sYMWj2iENOXNE6R8m_apGsyKtnm1m2emqgxkOXogWvkAsm8fMkllyF-XUZ8lu9B5Sw7s/s1600/IMG_1791.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvyLhSQA0WlTpJ2lkqqGF8jfUCCi07knUWuCF6dF2AAf05DyDw7_7ocIE3v1ZaLGfTuQTTH2sYMWj2iENOXNE6R8m_apGsyKtnm1m2emqgxkOXogWvkAsm8fMkllyF-XUZ8lu9B5Sw7s/s320/IMG_1791.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649503883951092914" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGHNvYfXv5d7YUmpgeUIAhze3FVxkHtXHQ_88BYTkm3g3BpeZt_hSr0fqg8YUscshXwDyJcZTq1OQ08v4BSe7Mn3bsx3W6vrUwTpjF-ZJSF9MppyFJmDOA-l_5I78MdJa4fyUDpK759I/s1600/IMG_1799.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjP0HJ7e1WdEs84mnUC8TJke9cVfCYCkl0Cv5xUnElbPci-0oBUnwghaGN7TOgweRykZLLfT61Ke2P_6PG6wbXrR2IwVuIHzmg-qZ0rvajNpLTh3vNOa2BBjhZuKs0NjEo1yEWj_87yeU/s320/IMG_1805.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649501646967098754" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjP0HJ7e1WdEs84mnUC8TJke9cVfCYCkl0Cv5xUnElbPci-0oBUnwghaGN7TOgweRykZLLfT61Ke2P_6PG6wbXrR2IwVuIHzmg-qZ0rvajNpLTh3vNOa2BBjhZuKs0NjEo1yEWj_87yeU/s1600/IMG_1805.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-91281586688596330092011-06-08T07:00:00.000-07:002011-06-12T04:58:35.425-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamYzmEFAW7ShpahaBdYL75z54_xZfu5Peso0QnCbjk4fWDWEUFfaS63HqxGhteXPk-Rw6Ek-J7-RsEokkT_0nkyBn7ImsV0VPDsK0F-thMyBiddJ3AVymFW-I7h6K12GPvkbD8e9Pm60/s1600/IMG_1077.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamYzmEFAW7ShpahaBdYL75z54_xZfu5Peso0QnCbjk4fWDWEUFfaS63HqxGhteXPk-Rw6Ek-J7-RsEokkT_0nkyBn7ImsV0VPDsK0F-thMyBiddJ3AVymFW-I7h6K12GPvkbD8e9Pm60/s320/IMG_1077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617301375053253602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGMWhP-CUg_bFS6U-wKaYyknw9IcXE_5dqUJIEXYfK-y9GoPyJqQQc-FdGfT3gErJXVrAeOJolERVQHOxWVqDwuKv548zz0Bl9lzyJIPLpxi8TbLHAPpnta52GhfZx4U4HacLUqJGLMw/s1600/IMG_1079.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGMWhP-CUg_bFS6U-wKaYyknw9IcXE_5dqUJIEXYfK-y9GoPyJqQQc-FdGfT3gErJXVrAeOJolERVQHOxWVqDwuKv548zz0Bl9lzyJIPLpxi8TbLHAPpnta52GhfZx4U4HacLUqJGLMw/s320/IMG_1079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615860257203084818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzi1l5WCEfdujMx4WB1k67sCNfXr1GlzW9t36zLHNRjFfSRTWBL2TKX9on-HCWitQKgoByEPtaZQIX92Oovp7mNUD-yzBXU3s2Ef7oOv3vB5ffpzRJLfpp5KIjiFrGLe6xgq9OIt8SO60/s1600/IMG_0879.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzi1l5WCEfdujMx4WB1k67sCNfXr1GlzW9t36zLHNRjFfSRTWBL2TKX9on-HCWitQKgoByEPtaZQIX92Oovp7mNUD-yzBXU3s2Ef7oOv3vB5ffpzRJLfpp5KIjiFrGLe6xgq9OIt8SO60/s320/IMG_0879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615855573042003058" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My sister is a resourceful woman. Self reliant, courageous, undaunted by the considerable obstacles life has placed in her way, she soldiers on, dealing with the road conditions as they arise. Many years ago, the road offered up a tiger snake, right there in front of her. She tackled the situation bluntly and without hesitation, bludgeoning the snake till it lay dead at her feet. She saw this as something of a rite of passage; her first close encounter with a serpent and she came out a winner. Proud of her victory, she put the body into the boot of her car, as evidence of the battle. At home she opened the boot and lifted the snake out onto the driveway, then went to gather her family to show off her triumph. As they hurried out side they were just in time to see the snake disappearing into the shrubbery, battered but not yet beaten.</div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-19382263093954061272011-06-08T06:33:00.000-07:002011-06-13T16:36:27.217-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGOFytTNM0BOjWE3SSwDorzFbkMr59qoXx23rc-zRsWZeAPN9iBxjqr9njdwJ18WCWVGULwRPj84sYk1CKyXXPnqPc8KPctJ6NAEtdK1o2X5DEyv_I40ebzeiy6kd4kZcVe3O-79np6I/s1600/IMG_1001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGOFytTNM0BOjWE3SSwDorzFbkMr59qoXx23rc-zRsWZeAPN9iBxjqr9njdwJ18WCWVGULwRPj84sYk1CKyXXPnqPc8KPctJ6NAEtdK1o2X5DEyv_I40ebzeiy6kd4kZcVe3O-79np6I/s320/IMG_1001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615848083455953170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0HKuHw-_KYklxdFj-QuUD9E0xplsPfVCpDgkXWptLsKVmTKaAnvX3hYH-Z7kF_KpBiZaK1Ebo9kC8aaRTnsiFmXtc0JQjtWpQBywy4rreArTmCRblbG7F-aqDZADh2m6r_3zLkY7B88/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0HKuHw-_KYklxdFj-QuUD9E0xplsPfVCpDgkXWptLsKVmTKaAnvX3hYH-Z7kF_KpBiZaK1Ebo9kC8aaRTnsiFmXtc0JQjtWpQBywy4rreArTmCRblbG7F-aqDZADh2m6r_3zLkY7B88/s320/IMG_0974.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615847482379812146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c1crXbw6mFOCzsp5nZA2euoIVTMIVrABOh2IKXKsotgEC0MuYGko7nDRXZhuOKmwRBJ3q-4GdImT51owzqpioi6WyLghSkBieYUr6K-t1UnDZZnWQB0Ac7D4ssgYYotFqrI3MEZ2HzI/s1600/IMG_0968.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c1crXbw6mFOCzsp5nZA2euoIVTMIVrABOh2IKXKsotgEC0MuYGko7nDRXZhuOKmwRBJ3q-4GdImT51owzqpioi6WyLghSkBieYUr6K-t1UnDZZnWQB0Ac7D4ssgYYotFqrI3MEZ2HzI/s320/IMG_0968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615847022587422114" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This morning I woke early, with time to tuck down for a while, listening to the wind and rain battering on my window. Time to dream up new ideas, to plan methods and reasons, stories to justify the making. Exciting, daring ideas, that push boundaries, expanding possibilities. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Enough. Get up, out of bed and begin the day. Light the fire, cook the porridge, talk about the practicalities of farm, animals, water. The realities of every day are the fabric of life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, there is time to think about the pleasure of the early morning idea. The dreaming time has gone. It is time now to test the reality. Where did I put that excitement I had earlier? Cannot be found. The daring has faded, the boundaries spring back into place when pushed. The idea has retreated while I wasn't looking. It could even be dead. I try to breath life into it, but it is just a husk, dried and lifeless. </div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-31398237677605895742011-06-08T06:06:00.000-07:002011-06-08T06:32:17.706-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioweoB8xadIKj1lJxvEmkxowwAc3vCwLX-PyEXGO0mNKcCOTsl4lXZnUGr6NqOsZhy9MlHxV8U5MbcVP-GcZIdjBO1mb4d0B3MzeuC_5bqMc3E8eLWPkFqzn8gkxTPUJPGsSvUjQExF7E/s1600/IMG_1108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioweoB8xadIKj1lJxvEmkxowwAc3vCwLX-PyEXGO0mNKcCOTsl4lXZnUGr6NqOsZhy9MlHxV8U5MbcVP-GcZIdjBO1mb4d0B3MzeuC_5bqMc3E8eLWPkFqzn8gkxTPUJPGsSvUjQExF7E/s320/IMG_1108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615841106217357394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9Vr6AQiMvsuFASezRcsYLl5GZ4JJepi3mXpkG9LYEr00J7sY3Bz5OvgR3MqyockRNIS6MjO3AIK1qz4aYW2qa1Fw7QeXza3rcN2LzDP_Yh-NJDHwdFl_OoMJcUmGgPUazyJmE8uG_hs/s1600/IMG_1104.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9Vr6AQiMvsuFASezRcsYLl5GZ4JJepi3mXpkG9LYEr00J7sY3Bz5OvgR3MqyockRNIS6MjO3AIK1qz4aYW2qa1Fw7QeXza3rcN2LzDP_Yh-NJDHwdFl_OoMJcUmGgPUazyJmE8uG_hs/s320/IMG_1104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615839954262188482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3To1oRDkVLOFzprFueYNHg_jOpmPOwZEheGzc9hiouW_DSQwGKyYwOvyJ8aX0uLE9Zf431tua_bMAuoveZ1LJ_ZKviWbJi-3iXuQMgzcpGTceAxfhJcgaCvdcnqvIs7IyHrtCQIoj06w/s1600/IMG_1052.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3To1oRDkVLOFzprFueYNHg_jOpmPOwZEheGzc9hiouW_DSQwGKyYwOvyJ8aX0uLE9Zf431tua_bMAuoveZ1LJ_ZKviWbJi-3iXuQMgzcpGTceAxfhJcgaCvdcnqvIs7IyHrtCQIoj06w/s320/IMG_1052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615839145979080002" /></a><br />I met a man the other day who grows fruit. So cleverly has he planned his orchard, that he has something to harvest every month of the year. Early plums, midseason and late. Apples, starting with Gravenstiens in January, ending with Fuji in June. Guavas in May, avocados when there is nothing else at all. <div>I have never thought of planting with such foresight. My plantings have been a response to juiciness, to crunch, delectibility; luscious mouthwatering memories of warm summer fruits, gathered in sunshine. To the idea of plenty. To a vision of abundance, gathered, preserved and stored like gems, to be brought out when the winter sun is brief and the wind is cold. Eaten by a fire, with a dressing of smug.</div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-80161749475678824492011-05-29T00:05:00.000-07:002011-05-29T00:22:43.417-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6rF9tOSYvZtq360feARxyZMp0UNdUlqwVMWXmooLXG5k7KzJe8eN5tB6MebVwP7LUPjt9UzLtsFKJXeBwNeHN5MKspX21NjAvvKboYTrEign0ZNDfg74R6bkhdKEqAhY4TBCju3gBBM/s1600/IMG_0810.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6rF9tOSYvZtq360feARxyZMp0UNdUlqwVMWXmooLXG5k7KzJe8eN5tB6MebVwP7LUPjt9UzLtsFKJXeBwNeHN5MKspX21NjAvvKboYTrEign0ZNDfg74R6bkhdKEqAhY4TBCju3gBBM/s320/IMG_0810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612035081435650162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgwyox2DbSw7XvIIh2ImGa77mcIP9EBY-gEG0PErKRz0Wgkz_sH6eBK-gNVmalDFvsXyUKowbTOsSPkcR6zcfw0pjBpQ9EtPLutLQn49DCh6WpLmbjIHgL4_8taJSYf1U2hyphenhyphenjj6yRoyA/s1600/IMG_0792.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgwyox2DbSw7XvIIh2ImGa77mcIP9EBY-gEG0PErKRz0Wgkz_sH6eBK-gNVmalDFvsXyUKowbTOsSPkcR6zcfw0pjBpQ9EtPLutLQn49DCh6WpLmbjIHgL4_8taJSYf1U2hyphenhyphenjj6yRoyA/s320/IMG_0792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612034055095729042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy6-TEyIbjivCP5BwQIj5UwForBAZaDlF18qSiF3INqvgeE-qRQ5klgz4mvIHyTRbM6KwvN4FJqBJubWUWhOENb4Ms6pE4_owADt6G7uPvynsjyWqn1p51AmXr6uncv6Lg7-mGSN8-lc/s1600/IMG_0786.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy6-TEyIbjivCP5BwQIj5UwForBAZaDlF18qSiF3INqvgeE-qRQ5klgz4mvIHyTRbM6KwvN4FJqBJubWUWhOENb4Ms6pE4_owADt6G7uPvynsjyWqn1p51AmXr6uncv6Lg7-mGSN8-lc/s320/IMG_0786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612033454654331570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYahr05SaYQsMp7jjfAe4yMFMmsz21DlrxG-DdrCtCg3uiKwOXnStuP2JmxPpCm8oVzLCagFdvhgu17KE-IJUijoZE-EQawhvMkhw8N6_DRhyphenhyphenAvRytdmERhqpDUTgSv9Qb9tdaKefYRo/s1600/IMG_0803.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYahr05SaYQsMp7jjfAe4yMFMmsz21DlrxG-DdrCtCg3uiKwOXnStuP2JmxPpCm8oVzLCagFdvhgu17KE-IJUijoZE-EQawhvMkhw8N6_DRhyphenhyphenAvRytdmERhqpDUTgSv9Qb9tdaKefYRo/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612031171527425538" /></a>I have had ants in my pantry over the last week. I think they are planning their tactics. I see them gather for meetings, not bothering at all about food, but grouped closely, conferring. Then they are gone without trace, only to return and attack a honey jar. <div><br /></div><div>Gone again! Another conference in a different venue, then a guerrilla strike on the fig jam. Hunter gatherers or opportunistic thieves, depending on your viewpoint.</div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-29993649727697503392011-05-04T16:30:00.000-07:002011-05-04T17:06:23.674-07:00For Artsake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO1Y0c3HMlt1LHrQfa-2cYBtdQcaacxPr3rl2cb64zbExNNNIYNhsonTpcvgo1TKgwDWVPkxZw3vMQDAsABp4Vkcda1sKn7QakJDEHuX1LH7jMJW3TrCVvY-HY_7sljb2XlIuloer5kY/s1600/P5200019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO1Y0c3HMlt1LHrQfa-2cYBtdQcaacxPr3rl2cb64zbExNNNIYNhsonTpcvgo1TKgwDWVPkxZw3vMQDAsABp4Vkcda1sKn7QakJDEHuX1LH7jMJW3TrCVvY-HY_7sljb2XlIuloer5kY/s320/P5200019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603016576103695762" /></a><br />Is Art...........?<div><br /></div><div>a means of expressing ideas that cannot be communicated in words.</div><div>a visual language. </div><div><br /></div><div>an exploration of the relationship between the physical and the conceptual.</div><div>an act of doing to express a concept.</div><div><br /></div><div>a concept that is larger than the act.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>a random act of kindness as a means of expressing something larger.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, what an idea.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-43070053225883237522011-05-02T21:15:00.000-07:002011-05-02T21:24:08.527-07:00Seasonal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGCZtMXKO-mYbI1jwRTxscVOkDo27B3nk6oMzQAhEB3_Ay-iTg4qvMQddY17WACHg4gvLyidceWo_39hv07RXMkmWwrmqKIWx61JqGlk-mZktSW9sl1CaepzchPgZTheSlLJ-DTmb9ME/s1600/IMG_0602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGCZtMXKO-mYbI1jwRTxscVOkDo27B3nk6oMzQAhEB3_Ay-iTg4qvMQddY17WACHg4gvLyidceWo_39hv07RXMkmWwrmqKIWx61JqGlk-mZktSW9sl1CaepzchPgZTheSlLJ-DTmb9ME/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602339101666822386" /></a>I never did find enough tomatoes for a bottling session. They are so handy for the quick pot of pasta sauce, or to put a bit more body into a soup.<div><br /></div><div>The summer just gone..... is it May already?... was not the best one for tomatoes. Well, I hadn't planted any, so nothing was ever going to happen here. Now its all over and I will have to wait till next year. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tins will have to do.</div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009106098339932360.post-59292607618631876222011-05-02T18:54:00.000-07:002011-05-02T19:03:01.918-07:00WordsHere I am, all set up with a shiny new page to write on and nothing much to say. <div><br /></div><div>Strange how a blank page reflects a blank mind. If I make a mark, will it be the right one? If I write a word, how will it be read?</div><div><br /></div><div>A word is like a doorway. Many things inside. We have so many to choose from its scary. The familiar ones with the time marked old doors are the safest for now.</div>Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353026384621778898noreply@blogger.com1