Month: September 2019

Visitors, etc.

My beloved parents came for a week and we had a very good time. Mom and I took many walks on the various trails around the county and went to Ariel Foundation Park at sunset. Of course, we took Toby whenever possible, which was not all the time, because he had some mysterious malady that caused him to be unable to jump up into the truck for a few days. He is over it, but Bertha is in the shop right now. Dad and I went fishing one morning and we also went to see the train at Gambier and the two train stations in town. We also went to the Knox County Historical Museum, which was very interesting. He also kindly indulged my love of the game Battleship. LOL! Here are some photos. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos of every place we went.

Ariel Foundation Park at sunset.
The red bridge at Ariel Foundation Park at sunset.
Fishing at Ariel Foundation Park early in the morning.
Dad, the master fisherman. Unfortunately, he was with me, which guaranteed that he would not catch anything. LOL!
The B&O Railroad Station in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
The CA&C Railroad Station in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
A very nifty map painted on the wall of the CA&C Station.

I have also been slowly getting back into my art. I think that I have been morbid in trying to glorify God in my art. I was overanalyzing and making my own life difficult. If I seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, then it must follow that I will glorify Him in all aspects of my life as well as I can as long as I am dragging this old flesh around. So, I will relax, work on my relationship with the Lord (by His grace and with His strength), and get to work on my art!

I am working on a pencil drawing and preparing for another bird picture in pastels.

Do you think I need a new pencil? LOL!
A customer asked me to mat and frame his print of Mac the Macaw. I think it turned out rather well. It never gets old seeing my work framed.
While walking around the yard, I got this apple from our tree. It has made some nice big apples, this year, but most of them are very wormy. I have gotten a few big, juicy, clean ones, though.
A beautiful maple root. It is weird what I think is beautiful…

“Beauty unites all things, links together flower and star, with chains more certain than those of reason. The poet, the artist, thus finds the clue which guides them in their pilgrimage throughout the world.” — Henry James Slack

Fishing

Mr. Beloved took a week off and we went around to some local bodies of water and tried a little fishing. We did no catching, however. Like Mr. Beloved has said, many times, “Fishing and catching are two different things.” The fish we left behind are much fatter, though. LOL!

First we went to Knox Lake:

Sunrise at Knox Lake

Then we took a walk around the Clear Fork Reservoir to scope out fishing spots:

Mr. Beloved and the dog/horse
The park areas around Clear Fork were very well maintained and just beautiful.
We were there in the evening and it was so lovely.
These photos were taken with my phone. It is much prettier in person.

The next morning, at sunrise, we went back to Clear Fork to fish:

Misty sunrise at Clear Fork Reservoir.

And, today, we went to Kokosing Lake:

Good morning.
Well, pardon us for being in your way!
Finally, they left and we could cast our lines.
It was a lovely day for sitting and watching our bobbers in the still waters.

I have a video from each of our fishing trips and they are taking forever to upload. Maybe by the time you see this, they will have uploaded. You can check them out on my youtube channel .

Oh, art! Yes, I have something to share:

Soft pastels on velour paper.

“I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.” — Takeshi Kitano