Go Find a Seat © 2008 Bo Mackison
After tramping around the zoo for a couple of hours, I realized not only was the snack bar closed, I couldn’t even find a seat for a rest.
Milwaukee County Zoo
Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2008
Trumpeter Swan
March 6, 2008 by 17 Comments
Resting Trumpeter Swan © 2008 Bo Mackison
Milwaukee County Zoo
Milwaukee, WI
Pink Snow
March 5, 2008 by 15 Comments
Pink Snow © 2008 Bo Mackison
Today is one of those days that needed a little extra color – well, not a little extra – it needed a lot of extra color. And so here is my solution.
I finally opened a Picnik account with Flickr so I could play with my photographs. And that it what I have been mostly doing – playing. I change things around until I find something that appeals to me, but I never post any of these because – well, because they seem pretty weird and very manipulated, and of course they are.
Today I decided that it is okay to play with my photographs and have fun with them and even share them some of the time. Why not? So when I discovered this above creation – why, I couldn’t pass up a teal and orange plow contrasted with pink snow. And so I am sharing, just because.
Maybe it will make you groan and shake your head, but maybe it will make you smile a bit, too. I hope it’s the latter. Anyway – now that I’ve enjoyed my pink wintry scene, I’ll be on my way. 🙂
Rusty
March 5, 2008 by 12 Comments
Wisconsin Plow © 2008 Bo Mackison
We in Wisconsin love our farm plows and they never seem to get too old or go out of fashion. Once our favorite plow becomes obsolete in the field, it is transformed into a yard decoration. Some get painted in shiny black or silver; others go au natural with a lovely rust patina. Sometimes they are centered in gravel circles with boulders circling the edges. Sometimes they are the centerpiece for flowers.
And decorative farm equipment is certainly more popular these days than pink flamingos or those freaky gnomes – though you still can see those around if you are observant.
What are the favored yard decorations in your little part of the world?
in Waukesha County
Industrial Strength Sunrise
March 3, 2008 by 11 Comments
Pipes and Things © 2008 Bo Mackison
This is not a typical sunrise, but this will have to do as my sunrise of the day. And maybe yours, too. (Sunrise du Jour?)
After months of below freezing weather and record breaking snowfall, the temperatures crawled into the mid 40s Sunday. Heat wave, I know. But Mother Nature knows I’ve been on her case and she isn’t ready to play nice quite yet. So we are having heavy thunderstorms as I write this in the middle of the night, actually early Monday morning, and the temps are dropping. Of course!
Guaranteed frozen winter-land in the morning! Ice skating roads and overloaded tree branches. 100% guaranteed!
Anyway. Wherever you have landed on this mystifying revolving orb, enjoy your sunrise and the day it promises. And if you need to borrow my industrial-strength sunrise this morning, by all means. Feel free. Any way you look at it, it’s a good thing.
When you see day break, it’s a definite sign you’ve made it through one more night. And that. my friends, is a very good thing.
