Occupied, but good occupied

A lot has been going on, not so much physical creation that one can say "ta da," but lots of other stuff in terms of doing, learning, participating and insights on a special project. Fingers crossed. 
 

Petal Butterfly with word

Was in the city for a project I have been working on, and came upon this on the ground.  I thought it was a butterfly sticker at first. Looked more closely, and it was a petal from nearby landscaping.  Can't make out the the words, but smiled at the encounter overall.  

 

Mudblup thought it was him

Mudblup saw this cover, and thought it was him.  But some research shows it is not. How can Mudblup and The Thing not be related? Mudblup has been part of my family for decades. Used  in corporate life for a time..held in hand for particular thinking projects -- kind of a "worry doll," but more a thinking doll..the holding in hand thing seemed to help. One time, he went head first hard onto the desk, his head popped off.  I think it was over naming prints -- Too Many Daisies kind of triggered a push back on identifying skirt prints by name we chose. Heady stuff. :) Nicely, his head still sits on there when upright. Another metaphor likely there, but leaving it..for now. 

Dude is having fun

Pun fest: Clowning around. Knocked off his feet. Clowning achievement to have that view.  Deeper. but not that much:  Dust off your shoulders, hopefully soon. Maybe reflecting on all the work and sound you endured recently. 

 

Ceiling decorations...escapees

This is only part of the ceiling view. More escapees all over the ceiling of this store. A "1," mostly deflated, had itself draped over a beam. Several in this picture seemed "sucked" to the filter box, not that I noticed any air flow going on. Wonder how long they stay up there, and wonder why a more foolproof system not developed. But, perhaps designed for store visitor entertainment. 
 

Views all around from way high up

Views from an event with a special group of people. 61 floors up. 360 degrees of the city. Airplanes can be fantastic too, but this way one is allowed to linger. 

 

Carding, clearing

Used simple placement and printing to create a custom card filled with things I wish for my friend's baby. If I had written with a pen, it likely would have been messy and unreadable at points. Adorned with a little color by hand. I did write by hand in the card center!  Perhaps next time I will try cursive. (ahhh). 

Below is beaded, a card. Gosh those wrinkles....I did press the cloth before I started, but obviously not enough. Glass beads, thread, cloth-- then sewn to paper card. 

 

And then this below -- did some brush clearing with a very nice local team, rewarded with this view and a nice pile of stuff we eradicated (invasive species) .