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Autumn on State St. on a stormy day

October 7, 2009 bean Leave a comment

Yesterday was a day when the sun would break out on and off. When the sun would break out, it shown nicely on the street, and the autumn yellows stood out. A day like this is special for photography. I was able to capture a bit of it.

: Capitol view on stormy day

Photography

Signs of autumn on State Street

October 6, 2009 bean Leave a comment

Autumn is a pretty time in the midwest
cooler temperatures
the autumn feel

it’s really just unreal.

These pictures are fresh off the camera. They were taken just 2-3 hours ago.

: signs of autumn on State Street

: autumn feel in the air

Photography

A dog in a street side cafe

October 5, 2009 bean Leave a comment

This dog seems to enjoy watching the computer screen.

I seemed to have interrupted him. Maybe he was right in the middle of fetching a branch. After I left, he was able to get back to the important work at hand.

Photography

Pretty tulips in spring around the capitol

October 5, 2009 bean Leave a comment

In spring as the leaves were just starting to come out, pretty red tulips adorned many places on the square.

State capitol in sprint — State capitol in spring

: Tulips in front of the capitol

: Pretty tulips in spring line the sidewalk

: Pretty tulips in the distance and other images around the capitol

: Pretty tulips in spring

Art sketches, Photography

A graphite pencil sketch in a coffee shop cafe

September 30, 2009 bean 4 Comments

Street cafe charcoal sketch artist — Street cafe graphite pencil sketch artist

An art history BA was doing this graphite pencil sketch in a street-side coffee shop cafe, and I had to stop and take the picture. Many passers by were stopping to look.

Cooking, Photography

A healthy vegetable sandwich on high fiber bread

September 28, 2009 bean 1 Comment

The picture below shows a sandwich that I made about a half a year ago. (I am a bit slow in getting some of my photography published.) The sandwich is on high fiber bread and I poured vegetable oil on the bread instead of butter. This is about the healthiest oil that you can get. Then there are a few leaves of raw but washed Kale. This is high in lutein and is good for the eyes. Then I sliced an onion and put on some sliced cucumbers and put on some alfalfa sprouts. This is about the best sandwich I have ever made. I normally do not eat this well. The pickles are making my mouth water now as I write this and I bought them on sale.

The olive oil adds a nice taste. The sandwich is quite tasty and very healthy.

Ironically after eating a super healthy meal like this, the next day one finds oneself eating a cheesy pizza and it almost nulls out the health effects.

Photography

Pretty flower arrangement

September 28, 2009 bean Leave a comment

The farmer’s market in Madison has many pretty flower displays. This flower is from the Zimmerman display and is a beautiful arrangement. It’s also a nice photograph.

(Click on the image to see much higher resolution. Note that this is copyrighted.)

Art sketches, Photography

Uncle George’s fine arts colored pencil and oil pastel stick art studio

September 26, 2009 bean 1 Comment

A portion of my art studio is shown below. Colored pencil and oil pastel are fantastic media, even better when combined. Some of these images may eventually appear in other of my writings.

Cooking, Photography

A September omelet with greens and peppers

September 26, 2009 bean Leave a comment

I don’t eat eggs really a lot but some eggs are probably considered healthy, and eggs can supply a form of lutein which is good for the eyes. Other ingredients here, such as the green “leafy” Swiss chard, is also good for the eyes. When I eat eggs I try to work out hard on my bike. I think cholesterol is a lot like putting “nitro” in a car engine: If you put it in your system, you should not just drive to church at 5 mph, but should try to push it a bit. I don’t know if I am right about this.

The ingredients were all obtained at the Madison farmer’s market.

The dish, pictorially depicted below, is an omelet that I made sometime in September 2009. I chopped some onions, jalapeno peppers, and some Swiss chard, and then pan fried in olive oil. It is really colorful and it a nice photo! Then mix in three eggs. The omelet was really good.