sometime you just might

I felt no sense of relief, no burden lifted when the last job application was sent out; yet, I cannot say I was expecting a rise of that emotion and therefore did not feel disappointed either. There was work to be done around the place, as well as an empty drafting table. And errands to run, all in response to another hard deadline next week, this one with some potential for fun. So there's that.

The weather has been spotty, clear skies off and on, rain, sleet and a little snow in between, so I've alternated between the yard and the barn, cleaning up the branches and suckers pruned from the fruit and filbert trees, or building shipping crates for that east coast exhibit in a couple months. Not too exciting, but I do have some photos.

I sat in the barn a while thinking about this task. All of these long suckers on the filberts destined for the burn pile seemed to have more potential in them. Right now they're bound with bailing twine and I'm thinking I'll leave them like that and slap this title on the pillar: (For full effect bind with green briars.) To clarify, the parenthetical would be the title. There's a reason that may be too hard to explain at the moment but seems to coincide with running notions of bathos and abjection. Good lapsed Catholics might understand.

This crate contains the emulsified art magazines and a small box of coyote bones. I used recycled one-by-twelves for a reason, as I intend for the shipping crates to be part of the installation. I think I need to put a patina on those fresh cuts.

OK, back to the weather. I don't need much of an excuse to stay indoors when the rain and cold persists, which is pretty much what today looked like for the first half. But, like I said, I had errands, including a trip to the barber, and as is often my habit, a ride around the perimeter of town "just to see."  Well, I saw.

They're up and flying because of my mischief. And when I returned home, I discovered a use for the Photoshop diffuse filter.

But I'm getting ahead of myself, because after shooting these photos, I didn't want to go home right away. I wanted one more photo.

 And even though I have been on this road and seen this view a hundred times, I realized I needed the drive and this shot more than just want it.