Keeping Pete’s Light Alive

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Thanks to John McCutcheon and the fine folks at the Eighth Step for giving us all a welcome shot in the arm by remembering and letting us all sing along to some great songs of hope and resistance.

Well May the World Go
Pete Seeger
Well may the world go,
The world go, the world go,
Well may the world go,
When I’m far away.
Well may the skiers turn,
The swimmers churn, the lovers burn
Peace, may the generals learn
When I’m far away.
Sweet may the fiddle sound
The banjo play the old hoe down
Dancers swing round and round
When I’m far away.
Fresh may the breezes blow
Clear may the streams flow
Blue above, green below
When I’m far away.
Well may the world go,
The world go, the world go,
Well may the world go,
When I’m far away.
Songwriters: Peter Seeger
Well May the World Go lyrics © The Bicycle Music Company

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Another barn seen today

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Maybe not as pretty as that red one but it was still worth a look!

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Tuesday Cold and Clear and Cold

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

It was 6F when I left the house and all the water in the car was frozen like a rock. That’s ok. I made a big loop, looking here and there and then I came home and did geeky stuff.

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Administrivia :: Watch your head!

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Doing a little updating and tweaking so let me know if anything seems broken or amiss. I’m sure it will be, somewhere!

(note to fans – my first priority was getting the quote box back up and running and it seems to be, although I’d like to make it look nicer)

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Twenty Degrees, Must Be February

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

This was done from a photo taken this morning. It was about 20°F and too windy even to sit in the car long. I’ve just gotten a couple sheets of Arches Hot Press paper, 140 weight, and this is on that. Much nicer than the Fabriano I’d had but will take some study to make it work. Hot press is smooth; it reminds me a lot of bristol vellum, and it soaks up any water you try to give it, making loose washes behave very differently.

Meanwhile, the wind has been howling for two days. Knocked down an old wolf white pine last night (without damaging anything apparently, although one branch was still dangling menacingly from a power line). Tonight when I stepped out to take a few photos, it was breathtaking, the effect of wind chill. Feel lucky that nothing happened here – lots of roofs got blown off, trees fell etc with power outages.

This morning brought some sun and so did the late afternoon which was very welcome indeed, with or without the wind.

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