Day 2431: Loving the Anteaters!

Pattern Palm 2:  photo, collage & digital

Pattern Palm 1:  photo, collage & digital

Do you like or prefer Pattern Palm 1 or 2?

Just curious?

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Have you heard about our Anteaters?

Surely you've heard of March Madness?

Did you miss the exciting game where the underdogs won?

The Anteaters men's basketball team represents the 

University of California, Irvine, and is in the news.

Big time.

 The 2019 NCAA Tournament has its biggest upset, by seed, 

so far. No. 13 UC Irvine knocked out No. 4 Kansas State 70-64 

in San Jose on Friday afternoon, making for an exciting game. 

The team currently competes in the Big West Conference, 

NCAA Division I.  UC Irvine basketball is in its ninth year 

under current head coach Russell Turner. 

  

The underdogs, they won their 19th straight game Friday, 

70 - 64 over Kansas State in the first round.

Proud Dads and fans.

Sunday the highly ranked Oregon Ducks and UCI Anteaters 

will meet, playing at 6:40 p.m PT. I'll be watching.

After rain again yesterday, the sky was  a stunning blue, 

the palm trees were washed and sparkling and 

I couldn't resist this photo.

Wishing you a lovely weekend doing whatever you love most.

Thank you for stopping by this silly blog where you never know what you will find. Maybe you, like me, like surprises?

Please come back again when time allows.

A smile for Saturday ...

5 Month Miracle.

Day 2364: A rainy day and three more coming!

I love rain!: i-Photo

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We are curious beings I think.

I love the rain, we need rain here in SoCal. 

But, we have had horrendous fires, people have lost lives, 

homes and so with the rain comes mudslides and more tragedy. 

I don't have answers but I am concerned. I believe in prayer.

john arbuckle:

"I am curious on how you store your mail art ephemera. 
 Do you have a huge cache and do you save it by color? 
Or do you just go with what comes in weekly? :-)"

Friend & Seattle artist John Arbuckle asked and I replied:  
"Okay, you gave me an idea for a blog, I will take 
some pictures and go into it. But, lets just say, I start off 

fairly organized and then use what's handy?" 

I took 25 photos which is no doubt, overkill, but 
feel free to skip to the smile when you've seen enough?
I do a lot of collage ... and use a lot of tissue.

Ive been a tissue collector for a long while, and I have a lot!

   I use plastic boxes from Daiso.

and baskets.

I guess you know I love paper, all kinds.

A while ago, I bought a 26" x 19" x 16" - five drawer chest on wheels to house some different kinds of papers and ephemera.

 

 

stencils

labels etc.

special papers

ephemera

tags

The green bin is full of tissue paper and I drag it to classes.

Junk mail and more baskets.

I do a lot of postcards ...

 

 

This is a small room with high ceilings, space is a premium. 

I am showing only the paper storage aspect. 

If anyone is interested in seeing more, I will oblige.

I apologize if it's already TMI? 

 

A smile for Tuesday ...

Day 2066: Been waiting on the rain ...

Lana: journal drawing, collage & digital

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Been waiting on the rain, none yesterday, though promised.

Today, some, though not the heavy downpour predicted, so far.

Even though : Posted 1 hour ago ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* A portion of southwest California...including the following...
Orange County,San Bernardino County Mountains, The Santa
Ana Mountains and foothills, and the Inland Empire.

TMI?

I have another one of my unsubstantiated theories ...

I think Tustin is situated in a very little rain zone.

They get rain all around us, but North OC, rarely. 

So there.

With the rain we have so far, 

I took a few close-ups from my yard.

I identify (see here) with this geranium ...

reaching out to get that rain!

A smile for Friday ...