Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Pile of Eggs and Ants
As Sammy Davis Jr. once said, "what is all this shenanigans??" I went into a back room of my art studio (which is actually a turn-of-the-century outbuilding behind my house) that I'd not been in for some time. There, on a shelf, I found a huge honkin' pile of what seem to be insect eggs, larvae, pupae, whatever. Thousands of ants are going nuts trying to frantically haul them all away somewhere. How did this drama come to pass? From whence came the eggs? Are they even ant eggs at all, or eggs of something else that these guys are going "hey, woohoo, free lunch!" over? Mine is not to question why. I closed the door and proceeded to banish this creepy-crawly image from my head.
Except now I've just restimulated it, dammit.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Weird Kentucky at Kroger
Hmmmm.... I've hit the discount rack at Kroger. Nice to see I'm being displayed alongside John Grisham and Dori Ostermiller. And, uh, Chicken Soup for the Soul books and Eat-Clean Diet books.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Devil Duck Details
Three close-up details in my brand new "Devil Duck" painting finished this month. (As abstract art, these segments might be more interesting than the actual work!)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Bat-Moth
Man, it's like Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom out here. Last night I saw this thing dangling from a stack of comic books in my art studio. It's hanging by two massive furry claws, and has weird mantis-like appendages folded up under it.
I nudged it with my finger, and was shocked when it didn't immediately fly away as a moth should. I was also stunned by how thick, solid and furry it felt, as opposed to your common moth that seems flimsily held together. I became convinced that I was in possession of a baby bat, and grabbed the camera. Later it did fly away and I realized it was indeed a moth, but of a kind I ain't never beheld. Any guesses from the peanut gallery?
It'll Take Time To Get Back To Where I Was!
I once had an entire "art" blog devoted to random photos taken off the TV screen, with cryptic captions. Thank God for us all that I quickly got bored of it.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Green Faced Building
I love buildings that have discernable faces. This green one's at the corner of Campbell and Jefferson in Louisville.
Maple Spindle Gall
The experts say that these Spindle Galls on Maple trees (caused by an infestation of Vasates aceriscrumena mites) are actually harmless to the tree's health. I find that rather hard to believe, but there it is.
Maple "Helicopter" Seeds
"Whirlygig" maple seeds from a tree in my yard.
According to NASA, "Autorotation takes place because of the asymmetrical nature of maple seeds (and of paper copies). The center of mass of the seed is shifted well to one end while its center of lift is approximately in the middle. In a complicated process, the forces at work as the seed falls combine to begin a circular rotation of the seed about its center of mass. The rotation actually inscribes a cone around the axis of fall. The shape of the cone will vary depending upon the aerodynamic qualities of the seed's blade (wing). A blade with minimal lift properties will inscribe a steep-side cone while a blade with strong lift properties will inscribe a very flattened cone."
(And hey, there's another bonus bug that wasn't visible when taking the picture! Everybody take a drink!)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Perfume Bottle Building
This Jewish Hospital building in Louisville's central business district always reminds me of a bottle of perfume.
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