Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]fine set, as usual, Ric The first three stand out for me especially "Garland" - the irony of thumbs up against the iconic shape of the coffin speaks to me Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Nov 19, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > Week 46: > > Garland won a woodworking blue ribbon at the NC State Fair -- his > entry was his own coffin. In this photo, Garland is showing me how > he plans to be laid out: thumbs up on his left hand (his trademark > on his construction jobs over a lifetime) and his old Mason's > trowel (operative and speculative) in his right hand. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-coffin.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/5tobv7 > > Gustav Borglum crafted Mount Rushmore (My favorite stupid question > is still often asked there: Who discovered it?). He also did a > couple of bronzes on the square of our state Capitol. Craftsmen > from his museum in the Dakotas recently came to copy the statues. > This one is of Charles B. Aycock, our "Education Governor" from the > early 20th century. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-aycock.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/5atgzt > > A 30-second portrait from Raleigh: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-rag.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/5oun9g > > Raleigh may have more Sabrett carts than necessary. After two hot > dog vendors ended up on People's Court a few years ago, the city > started requiring assigned spots. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-sabrett.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/5uznla > > A cold front gave us an early taste of winter and holiday chill. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-holiday.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/62ccay > > Other scenes from the rainy days and evenings: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-bench.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/5vprjw > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-red.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/6h63hq > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/2008/46/46-umbrella.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/64u8j8 > > Smoke 'em if ya got 'em. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information