tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14898026262156867562024-03-23T03:14:23.588-07:00Petrichor & PumpkinsA Halloween & Seasonal BlogNebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-66272796641962334912023-10-01T07:07:00.003-07:002023-10-01T07:07:23.889-07:00Happy October!<h3 style="text-align: center;">It's finally that time of year again.</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">Wishing a very happy October to us all!</h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmgxaZbfQOKK_ykwsMO04WBHakPVJ35kEqRbmeh2-FPYJuHTzW_ZBs0AqQBDQ_YcvGnN7trMA4JxPKtGdJX6w5ly_amkocaEuot-vMuTJEoeJgAOf3BKdIa4EGzv1XtmR8NjCP0x5Ur9LfWvpGo2rNhMx2YUI20tH5LNhT055lydSkwGhslxx4siES4RI/s1048/salem%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1048" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmgxaZbfQOKK_ykwsMO04WBHakPVJ35kEqRbmeh2-FPYJuHTzW_ZBs0AqQBDQ_YcvGnN7trMA4JxPKtGdJX6w5ly_amkocaEuot-vMuTJEoeJgAOf3BKdIa4EGzv1XtmR8NjCP0x5Ur9LfWvpGo2rNhMx2YUI20tH5LNhT055lydSkwGhslxx4siES4RI/w640-h534/salem%2002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-68566383716689916812023-09-29T15:45:00.001-07:002023-09-29T15:45:04.834-07:00Autumn achievment unlocked - The Big E 2023!<p>One of my favorite seasonal rituals has been achieved - my annual visit to <b><a href="https://www.thebige.com/" target="_blank">The Big E</a></b>!</p><p>It was a gorgeous weekday, and we got there on the early side before things got too crowded. The sun was out, the temperature just right, a perfect autumn day from morning til evening.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN12Ea7H-irhVak4JkqR8V2hVOftrWUC7FK3fChFlAX_1EGh3sujGxWaTaA9HVnztZ3vWkUHg-VAM_2BPNLQbJWskmeuC5PziFmllve3Ricsmat_N_NSELEjW99MHY1d01ZFKA8NyfOSDD4_n29X6Spxq9x7m-PWdmgC0gdeTu126LGHdBD-G75viYhsIH/s1201/20230928_181318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="1201" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN12Ea7H-irhVak4JkqR8V2hVOftrWUC7FK3fChFlAX_1EGh3sujGxWaTaA9HVnztZ3vWkUHg-VAM_2BPNLQbJWskmeuC5PziFmllve3Ricsmat_N_NSELEjW99MHY1d01ZFKA8NyfOSDD4_n29X6Spxq9x7m-PWdmgC0gdeTu126LGHdBD-G75viYhsIH/w640-h352/20230928_181318.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEK8_ABpDTzZ6gxEpw55YTVaUDgS780Ryko7iHVttEi7icXuawmwg4UjntB9fMVzzVW9E1QJJNJZ_bG_CMyXmg5eIntUwVEygD3CSWxsX9WquvZDVbCxIqX0ZdkCW2ztSrQ4CUJMN7jw0g4rBTOWtPutRkmF_Qax_eKULzC9tXJVX3Y0mPbL8UQhR0lxP/s747/20230928_121548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEK8_ABpDTzZ6gxEpw55YTVaUDgS780Ryko7iHVttEi7icXuawmwg4UjntB9fMVzzVW9E1QJJNJZ_bG_CMyXmg5eIntUwVEygD3CSWxsX9WquvZDVbCxIqX0ZdkCW2ztSrQ4CUJMN7jw0g4rBTOWtPutRkmF_Qax_eKULzC9tXJVX3Y0mPbL8UQhR0lxP/w480-h640/20230928_121548.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRvtTIQysov097pplK9WtLr2Wa_1PNQSuGHLtTL60uhLc_U8x8VAoCXjGghMA9U3mxXQR-tZfbhKLsJL87y-ZxSvAlRgknqWUJAIWdVBxLp-lZHUW4KDfaOgp0vFMBtyfqxwYmFTcYxGoHts6pGD2SoeHTifOpiFi1peJPyToILvlfrNpmKnBKGvFF5JG/s1240/20230928_131151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1240" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRvtTIQysov097pplK9WtLr2Wa_1PNQSuGHLtTL60uhLc_U8x8VAoCXjGghMA9U3mxXQR-tZfbhKLsJL87y-ZxSvAlRgknqWUJAIWdVBxLp-lZHUW4KDfaOgp0vFMBtyfqxwYmFTcYxGoHts6pGD2SoeHTifOpiFi1peJPyToILvlfrNpmKnBKGvFF5JG/w640-h360/20230928_131151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39o5-2BOYYk4DF00gXvCLXWqLH7wDJQHtYnartO9RsDtVgnthmgOWnOKo_3X3BwSNvUB_av8KB5dcTTZ1xLDP136J32oLJSGzsmWw4hGn09a-dTm4SeZlcniXMJK95zqZU-YoFrJjTSMDpCiymgcMO1inwtZlSXSorl4EvSt0b9pD67OmRiBqDTkf1_jT/s876/20230928_145706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="876" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39o5-2BOYYk4DF00gXvCLXWqLH7wDJQHtYnartO9RsDtVgnthmgOWnOKo_3X3BwSNvUB_av8KB5dcTTZ1xLDP136J32oLJSGzsmWw4hGn09a-dTm4SeZlcniXMJK95zqZU-YoFrJjTSMDpCiymgcMO1inwtZlSXSorl4EvSt0b9pD67OmRiBqDTkf1_jT/w640-h478/20230928_145706.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GB-p9q1cz3U8MQd3TPlbF8ybkbVIFjfXJKmMHqYU7spl-0zhS5Tu3yvIeGaUnfeaG7zcNd7oZvjzxfqaSD2fNgkc5SzLBZYa9C65xDylb1mOmCtvMo_8ERME_ifKimqNbEaldfJ5kVYJEDqpuyuc8rEo9bBKXUjBsWgdHamGo-noRoPVHhrAxFIin1IQ/s747/20230928_162901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GB-p9q1cz3U8MQd3TPlbF8ybkbVIFjfXJKmMHqYU7spl-0zhS5Tu3yvIeGaUnfeaG7zcNd7oZvjzxfqaSD2fNgkc5SzLBZYa9C65xDylb1mOmCtvMo_8ERME_ifKimqNbEaldfJ5kVYJEDqpuyuc8rEo9bBKXUjBsWgdHamGo-noRoPVHhrAxFIin1IQ/w480-h640/20230928_162901.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>The free wine tasting, featuring 6 New England area wineries, was one of the highlights of my late morning. It gets crowded during peak times and I hadn't been able to go in years. We didn't have to wait too long. I'm not even a big wine or alcoholic beverage person, but I do like new experiences and flavors, so this is always a fun time.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7zUpRfaOBCNA4PMMY6Lq0SO2O4n1Bx4aVtO0Gm0bM2bi1kKvR4tWGUWJ2_n2c66vjJKZufFxgM7AUHddRLdnQjljAeAPTT3buP4bOG0jcNJrh7WeF9OggNfO-crgQy-l5jnVZAmN64ATBx8WVnUNJDt92sTw95x1j2tZFhTNr7wFyZo87V2w0nFmXerN/s996/20230928_122717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="996" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7zUpRfaOBCNA4PMMY6Lq0SO2O4n1Bx4aVtO0Gm0bM2bi1kKvR4tWGUWJ2_n2c66vjJKZufFxgM7AUHddRLdnQjljAeAPTT3buP4bOG0jcNJrh7WeF9OggNfO-crgQy-l5jnVZAmN64ATBx8WVnUNJDt92sTw95x1j2tZFhTNr7wFyZo87V2w0nFmXerN/w640-h480/20230928_122717.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course, one of the main attractions to the fair is the food. This year I broke with tradition and mostly tried foods that were new: either new to me, or new to the fair this year, starting with plantain fries topped with pork, grilled onion/peppers, and a yummy sauce. Loved this and would get it again.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKK0IoY2sDPVbGz-mBDxlR0iKizfj56ExUyRSGfHcOf_e95N0REAQtcQsmQlaMsj8Ez7L8vCaSkp3ROroZYgs6CgCBgyO7Rp0awCJYW5bFnCSZUyYiWlJNX9F1xKWnVlhgnHyFIz3-Wk6dFoug7I7lm254TdP1r4e1KvDpTRKZ-ZD0TtQyD8DGXn8xQqAl/s996/20230928_113354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="996" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKK0IoY2sDPVbGz-mBDxlR0iKizfj56ExUyRSGfHcOf_e95N0REAQtcQsmQlaMsj8Ez7L8vCaSkp3ROroZYgs6CgCBgyO7Rp0awCJYW5bFnCSZUyYiWlJNX9F1xKWnVlhgnHyFIz3-Wk6dFoug7I7lm254TdP1r4e1KvDpTRKZ-ZD0TtQyD8DGXn8xQqAl/w640-h480/20230928_113354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next up: the apple fries, new to the fair this year and highly recommended. These were fantastic, crispy fries made of apples and dusted with cinnamon sugar - we opted for the caramel sauce addition. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKade6x2r0xQMBCWvltp1u-LHpD5Vl8PULOEoSISXnB7Y5j_dPkfgZLe5PTTLkG-fP5muLCloeWlEkw-8gNQk9RW-4lHzi4XGwoZaumFL3o7QPCdPviPIZQlG9O9R3ESWo38LwbDHw92pnwjrxo56kmhGjO9HQq7YtnUIjMStcbnalBZrup53ZWhfIoP1/s985/20230928_140047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="985" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKade6x2r0xQMBCWvltp1u-LHpD5Vl8PULOEoSISXnB7Y5j_dPkfgZLe5PTTLkG-fP5muLCloeWlEkw-8gNQk9RW-4lHzi4XGwoZaumFL3o7QPCdPviPIZQlG9O9R3ESWo38LwbDHw92pnwjrxo56kmhGjO9HQq7YtnUIjMStcbnalBZrup53ZWhfIoP1/w640-h462/20230928_140047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt64Go9o_i5xzjYpntw6bjiY45i1XUkTl2thcJCK7NWNA0ZoDnHZlqJUWijlswgT5zTekhFMxXHroWBHTkkjCLZ61hKUFGnKWmAVA5sYuLi7B4ipnf6HxEW3qFinYgGSD9TL96ADFLr9ePDqlpkknlJ2pxPDDQVCDXnNy3WxyPx2_y1yXpyogpPmnASQWO/s1240/20230928_135249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1240" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt64Go9o_i5xzjYpntw6bjiY45i1XUkTl2thcJCK7NWNA0ZoDnHZlqJUWijlswgT5zTekhFMxXHroWBHTkkjCLZ61hKUFGnKWmAVA5sYuLi7B4ipnf6HxEW3qFinYgGSD9TL96ADFLr9ePDqlpkknlJ2pxPDDQVCDXnNy3WxyPx2_y1yXpyogpPmnASQWO/w640-h360/20230928_135249.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>New to me this year was the deep-fried taco, the outer skin reminded me a bit of an egg roll. We chose the chicken option, which also had lettuce, tomato, cheese, & sour cream. I would've loved some hot sauce on this, but it was otherwise pretty great.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBvDOQiHee3XNYxDBRX5aX0DHTUFfvIus6TQ2SRhKxaaB6mOaPKz1s6yQt4s9ZIR8nJGo6pTCzoT_NsKkUwspmFP75JG8btHako6xW-mWrXzwrTbF0G-XvPqqxw5YLxMKZ0XMNSP2RohkAYY2eeIqoI7sjsaRXQ8z3LRQBnRZpd0m0uIMKupOFc3r_uoH/s1240/20230928_143630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1240" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBvDOQiHee3XNYxDBRX5aX0DHTUFfvIus6TQ2SRhKxaaB6mOaPKz1s6yQt4s9ZIR8nJGo6pTCzoT_NsKkUwspmFP75JG8btHako6xW-mWrXzwrTbF0G-XvPqqxw5YLxMKZ0XMNSP2RohkAYY2eeIqoI7sjsaRXQ8z3LRQBnRZpd0m0uIMKupOFc3r_uoH/w640-h360/20230928_143630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_dKfqODypVgajY8OtTjH0glZBPAMxfwNyGw90OjpQ_gO-6OpFFr0oDGONSJQvnVd_8AYFDRdECZh4RVhR8cTaFi0Gwgd7is3YrS6r-UEue8ojDcTJs7dnaNCILiU977mbkRRN_dddFbr9mQ7j78w23AEaQ8gvE6P3hULdWSsvz1KsJh6t-DNaPe6eazb/s1068/20230928_143605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1068" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_dKfqODypVgajY8OtTjH0glZBPAMxfwNyGw90OjpQ_gO-6OpFFr0oDGONSJQvnVd_8AYFDRdECZh4RVhR8cTaFi0Gwgd7is3YrS6r-UEue8ojDcTJs7dnaNCILiU977mbkRRN_dddFbr9mQ7j78w23AEaQ8gvE6P3hULdWSsvz1KsJh6t-DNaPe6eazb/w640-h418/20230928_143605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br />We also shared a Mass Sea Breeze, a refreshing and very sweet drink.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfJLKxDufiRV4gd9OZ46m9YJluckdIfaiU5tLU7Vx56NRhbbCHPLFWd4iv7-fldjuRTPUYPV_eY5ELTw2qPd_kF3F24sxtA8F-2I_IkjK_-iwq3Kx2r-g5If7pLvkPVFJyMUCp1IBrPZrWJVYfH9m-ELYWq30fzcD9Huyw9pbsQ44V8HcpkebYKgTK9zB/s996/20230928_161656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="996" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfJLKxDufiRV4gd9OZ46m9YJluckdIfaiU5tLU7Vx56NRhbbCHPLFWd4iv7-fldjuRTPUYPV_eY5ELTw2qPd_kF3F24sxtA8F-2I_IkjK_-iwq3Kx2r-g5If7pLvkPVFJyMUCp1IBrPZrWJVYfH9m-ELYWq30fzcD9Huyw9pbsQ44V8HcpkebYKgTK9zB/w640-h480/20230928_161656.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And last up: the smoked salmon on a stick from the Maine building - which usually sells out as it is extremely popular. It's definitely some of the BEST salmon I've ever eaten, and I am a huge fan of salmon. I've had it before, but most years they run out before I can get it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq9dnsDOTsMHJSUfyxwLeFdmakCKmrpkAe5jRnePckjx3thpCgWMuwtoiNMhOb5Hhw7Cp_fFKO3n8c6q-8Jcp0GCSTwfgPPEbOTef-bgwV7PFsk-tOqhUBKDvNPgsX81EWQUPzQmcPGzZC4N8xjGtRpyEUq1idVqIyRItwYLHkxNbeS78G3maP2pSuBpj/s747/20230928_165358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq9dnsDOTsMHJSUfyxwLeFdmakCKmrpkAe5jRnePckjx3thpCgWMuwtoiNMhOb5Hhw7Cp_fFKO3n8c6q-8Jcp0GCSTwfgPPEbOTef-bgwV7PFsk-tOqhUBKDvNPgsX81EWQUPzQmcPGzZC4N8xjGtRpyEUq1idVqIyRItwYLHkxNbeS78G3maP2pSuBpj/w480-h640/20230928_165358.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pickle lemonade was one of the new offerings at the fair this year, but we didn't try it. There were a lot of pickle-flavored items, including pickle-topped pizza and a pickle cupcake. I didn't try any of those either. I like pickles, but not sure I need a pickle cupcake. Maybe if I'd had more wine it would've sounded like a good idea.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qwYYTJb-deNOJS8aKZ8llbKF-yP0NZxTSpoXwf_RHV2V1ZKMnjpVW92RYl_EObDx73ONOxrMfr2DrfxWcEXi5LWXBob4E0rQ-LPdgr7TZWISRCGj8pUVwXQm9zZcem0EHdOZs8QpqHO0DxorI1Rke2GvsmgMo6ueetuiUpLCSrdd7l40JbKk3HO0fdat/s676/20230928_112803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qwYYTJb-deNOJS8aKZ8llbKF-yP0NZxTSpoXwf_RHV2V1ZKMnjpVW92RYl_EObDx73ONOxrMfr2DrfxWcEXi5LWXBob4E0rQ-LPdgr7TZWISRCGj8pUVwXQm9zZcem0EHdOZs8QpqHO0DxorI1Rke2GvsmgMo6ueetuiUpLCSrdd7l40JbKk3HO0fdat/w472-h640/20230928_112803.jpg" width="472" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last food item of the day, which is my usual custom, is buying a cream puff or 2 to bring home. This year's special flavor was MAPLE which I am extremely excited about. Maple is one of my favorite New England flavors, 10/10 would recommend this cream puff.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhLfNjIM1NJbfOiGQRnW1cF7a_EmsF1t3CRPOCjlNwqUvW9T0WR-P_Z-1d4dryoyLeGbPLEj5gWvywrNjMXSwWOO_jUdXmjTgKv92UpzOAXI2sDJ3Jk8SgHSE_BiugZ52qaPJXi6NVQO0QvUcwAoulVt1pHq1TPHAyIGS_RGmQ-KwuBldOKxLR9eVGyfy/s942/20230928_182620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="942" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhLfNjIM1NJbfOiGQRnW1cF7a_EmsF1t3CRPOCjlNwqUvW9T0WR-P_Z-1d4dryoyLeGbPLEj5gWvywrNjMXSwWOO_jUdXmjTgKv92UpzOAXI2sDJ3Jk8SgHSE_BiugZ52qaPJXi6NVQO0QvUcwAoulVt1pHq1TPHAyIGS_RGmQ-KwuBldOKxLR9eVGyfy/w640-h408/20230928_182620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy38xdiYHOD9GhGm1JhNyF0Q6xCubTfPkkvXFJ8UeaxdSR7BSByN3ACEtYloLoZ5hbeSw_33pbeNKhwK3MAh_W50-W1o6TC8mPbhDI2uVkjlJlnvWXODNjAVN_sFlxz2FyT4neUAyVwyxJwgfcr_zuB0EQCvtQoEI3YH2LSJFB4YU6VimkTUg2zOQA8YSg/s698/20230929_181152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy38xdiYHOD9GhGm1JhNyF0Q6xCubTfPkkvXFJ8UeaxdSR7BSByN3ACEtYloLoZ5hbeSw_33pbeNKhwK3MAh_W50-W1o6TC8mPbhDI2uVkjlJlnvWXODNjAVN_sFlxz2FyT4neUAyVwyxJwgfcr_zuB0EQCvtQoEI3YH2LSJFB4YU6VimkTUg2zOQA8YSg/w640-h640/20230929_181152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was happy to see some Halloweeny vibes here and there as well, mostly in the Storrowtown/craft area of the fair. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy5karQKV-nxDChA9-PXmgfbjecmLCTA8JrOvHtoSzINKxVllFircaWZMaAhh2zE8JgqhrbUTqIC3f3zpnKsnNxVJcunE5FmJFVaTy6PeH85e83N4up3psSUUqiaBC-H_310qAFvaGzu1YexLMJHwR6XvxdmTgpkX9lsUQK88HMZWZPVcZQUMcumZe4nH/s747/20230928_155120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy5karQKV-nxDChA9-PXmgfbjecmLCTA8JrOvHtoSzINKxVllFircaWZMaAhh2zE8JgqhrbUTqIC3f3zpnKsnNxVJcunE5FmJFVaTy6PeH85e83N4up3psSUUqiaBC-H_310qAFvaGzu1YexLMJHwR6XvxdmTgpkX9lsUQK88HMZWZPVcZQUMcumZe4nH/w480-h640/20230928_155120.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Rhode Island building always showcases the <a href="https://www.rwpzoo.org/jols/" target="_blank">Great Jack O'Lantern Spectacular</a>, which returns every year to the Roger Williams Park Zoo (and is absolutely worth visiting; <a href="https://petrichorpumpkins.blogspot.com/2021/10/spectacular-indeed.html" target="_blank">I blogged about it</a> a couple years ago)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZkeEIKKB1ZG2ahY6CuFKD3BWRAqPBY4vDVCP4V2akrTc1Jf-99zkyYycSQOBuWcheGQ89ahgKaeW8MDliDj8pQw2JA6GQm5Om3jTlfXOXuVFXwn7xpqf3rChpvSDejzFuQiRYt_hdYBCn0D1TWg8Zzc75kuPgDUUrkUTS9uK6HdGcREWp9bSZl9DQatU/s560/20230928_161110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZkeEIKKB1ZG2ahY6CuFKD3BWRAqPBY4vDVCP4V2akrTc1Jf-99zkyYycSQOBuWcheGQ89ahgKaeW8MDliDj8pQw2JA6GQm5Om3jTlfXOXuVFXwn7xpqf3rChpvSDejzFuQiRYt_hdYBCn0D1TWg8Zzc75kuPgDUUrkUTS9uK6HdGcREWp9bSZl9DQatU/w640-h640/20230928_161110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Our night concluded with a spooky moonrise. And that's it for my 2023 Big E adventure!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6XqsY2D-ZWYaBTnoIDtDyc4ww2pQxybrBeDL8l1RuhKJeVyo5khi8yg6qqWYM4pR0a2g67bas-uwoB5tiFX7hEp3m6r5MpSJODYOV9NZSzOR4LrF7KVIkLnltpLZWYS0PjLOlk1xEZpu_zGaO4ntqcybCP1I43e7WAIDYZtds9wa8jFK2llob3Da29gK/s736/20230928_192735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="736" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6XqsY2D-ZWYaBTnoIDtDyc4ww2pQxybrBeDL8l1RuhKJeVyo5khi8yg6qqWYM4pR0a2g67bas-uwoB5tiFX7hEp3m6r5MpSJODYOV9NZSzOR4LrF7KVIkLnltpLZWYS0PjLOlk1xEZpu_zGaO4ntqcybCP1I43e7WAIDYZtds9wa8jFK2llob3Da29gK/w640-h502/20230928_192735.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>To read more of my more in-depth posts about The Big E, check out these links:</b></p><p><b><a href="https://petrichorpumpkins.blogspot.com/2020/09/fall-fair-memories-big-e-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1: Intro</a> / <a href="https://petrichorpumpkins.blogspot.com/2020/09/fall-fair-memories-big-e-part-2-crafts.html" target="_blank">Part 2: Crafts & shopping</a> / <a href="https://petrichorpumpkins.blogspot.com/2020/09/fall-fair-memories-big-e-part-3-animals.html" target="_blank">Part 3: Animals & agriculture</a> /</b></p><p><b><a href="https://petrichorpumpkins.blogspot.com/2020/09/fall-fair-memories-big-e-part-4-new.html" target="_blank">Part 4: State buildings</a> / <a href="https://petrichorpumpkins.blogspot.com/2020/09/fall-fair-memories-big-e-part-5-food.html" target="_blank">Part 5: Food</a> / <a href="https://petrichorpumpkins.blogspot.com/2020/10/fall-fair-memories-big-e-part-6-other.html" target="_blank">Part 6: Other stuff</a></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-76755345186473476542023-09-24T00:31:00.009-07:002023-09-24T00:32:48.402-07:00And just like that - Autumn is here.<p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> The autumn season is here! </span></b><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNrnxmEhG8C_52ndG5Ab6oLdT7dS0yRBA6r5fJRPUx-WVClHln_q3bg6PHRUwY5XAdIHJ-4JvLosCfCXLn14pJ5vShehto6erJW0bJXf3i6vyBM4dmQJjQ2pBx_Mdox-xGxzMWKJ3nSeBvm9WBx2iTtCF3sK7GzOqvv8r1TbDencn_7BJ18ViZxZo90oq/s800/pumpkin%20candle%20animation.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNrnxmEhG8C_52ndG5Ab6oLdT7dS0yRBA6r5fJRPUx-WVClHln_q3bg6PHRUwY5XAdIHJ-4JvLosCfCXLn14pJ5vShehto6erJW0bJXf3i6vyBM4dmQJjQ2pBx_Mdox-xGxzMWKJ3nSeBvm9WBx2iTtCF3sK7GzOqvv8r1TbDencn_7BJ18ViZxZo90oq/w640-h432/pumpkin%20candle%20animation.gif" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's cozy candle season;</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezemOx0CDcHfj26Xf5Ty529LSWJRSacOAM67uBj4IqFuaKfCbUi2JPR4clEzoAod5E1kfNUqrPvMSNyyYtedATFPSI2JjMK_ztRMeTTNwHvvpvqT3lf_o4ba94M27Kvm5xxOelnaM0d9CvJk_nRhIWUGyH4iix-P-oUPEb-bt_INeoGs8yMIX3TIW6XZU/w480-h640/20221008_213800.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p> haunted house season;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X18T-Kf3y4hcYBC3uARbDh8SnatlnjHBvtkF25X5Yj0wn5bTGmLJJXWkVcb_EwFcALq0FeIxxXtn9PoVkigVPR4AnqwEWnKJYkDNc89ukbO99Xef7Vp-9xOjecY-2wx3_TdiVwGtDKGilmB0pcdJrdwb5ENgEPWThwP-KacT8B6OkKsNjhnFnIOydHy9/s1236/20221008_121924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1236" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X18T-Kf3y4hcYBC3uARbDh8SnatlnjHBvtkF25X5Yj0wn5bTGmLJJXWkVcb_EwFcALq0FeIxxXtn9PoVkigVPR4AnqwEWnKJYkDNc89ukbO99Xef7Vp-9xOjecY-2wx3_TdiVwGtDKGilmB0pcdJrdwb5ENgEPWThwP-KacT8B6OkKsNjhnFnIOydHy9/w640-h480/20221008_121924.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">fall festival season;</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoLW_gE4U618B0foQfi-G3djWu9u5XxWwOCtNB-ErJdlMpOOEPdffa04aKzGeSLgOy5czr8S8nahUvBXzZMRCykxJOE4qoGGVjb2XT7H8dZ_filooCOozBi5MQdR0_AGVSEj2ghfmlJsXOdQNJPIZ2ZsZ8Dl-nefurzdauQzqz2f-leAj9znzD3Sxxmnp/s927/20220930_183152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoLW_gE4U618B0foQfi-G3djWu9u5XxWwOCtNB-ErJdlMpOOEPdffa04aKzGeSLgOy5czr8S8nahUvBXzZMRCykxJOE4qoGGVjb2XT7H8dZ_filooCOozBi5MQdR0_AGVSEj2ghfmlJsXOdQNJPIZ2ZsZ8Dl-nefurzdauQzqz2f-leAj9znzD3Sxxmnp/w480-h640/20220930_183152.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Halloween party season;<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_c4P_Wu9McRT_4PbNzm_6SStHdrSQxbjmd9PYzu-gBYhpx3mpRxndCqWDlCRHsuqS2aKy-zqsjg8wlY-yImjrOI2qAkl5wx9dll4ipWijXtu9uQL1UlCRMDR7cMvQXx_soTsc4YZVguzVzysdO8E2-lLIIC7gHnbaJ9lOAO7nnE7utLQq0BMVx_ufiaM/s1560/20221015_122203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's still summer, but the autumn vibe is definitely in the air.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVukA7Ys9YMFQhvV6oV07zMFzrYRAemmBTWCQ2J84h69JqI8gZy0SNdCcrA2ZBKDEg5DPmez8k8nO3rnGRfqoXvAivvEt3ppKZ4ZXg5y3W9QKJ6xnZCtieq_3Delqzrsde4EZ1DNwDrHUt6yr71gCoCpzv3GGBaIn2dKBP4nzA1fvuTcVazuA_YRHebd1P/s899/20230801_234306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVukA7Ys9YMFQhvV6oV07zMFzrYRAemmBTWCQ2J84h69JqI8gZy0SNdCcrA2ZBKDEg5DPmez8k8nO3rnGRfqoXvAivvEt3ppKZ4ZXg5y3W9QKJ6xnZCtieq_3Delqzrsde4EZ1DNwDrHUt6yr71gCoCpzv3GGBaIn2dKBP4nzA1fvuTcVazuA_YRHebd1P/w480-h640/20230801_234306.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxppB2Qia8AM4vAjoLDzYKHozBwnd2o0ocVk9xUily0WuS6mBqHw5yGAUX6MmFH5NnzgsbpbMFtehBZAeeettx-NSZwMTNtub2APKa_nI3XHETrBdS2ZAqsJg3ZeXHoi4z_116RMnamo3qk3WknkN9DYFtq4x09sk1RY7O2VjZOYrCVBKLCnD_xNvfDQu9/s1115/IMG_20230801_011716_960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1115" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxppB2Qia8AM4vAjoLDzYKHozBwnd2o0ocVk9xUily0WuS6mBqHw5yGAUX6MmFH5NnzgsbpbMFtehBZAeeettx-NSZwMTNtub2APKa_nI3XHETrBdS2ZAqsJg3ZeXHoi4z_116RMnamo3qk3WknkN9DYFtq4x09sk1RY7O2VjZOYrCVBKLCnD_xNvfDQu9/w640-h516/IMG_20230801_011716_960.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-34948022050965196512023-08-01T16:31:00.000-07:002023-08-01T16:31:28.512-07:00The Switch<h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>The dark half of the year, the season of death, approaches.</i></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoYnAoZu73FEqIwvyjBtvSZKzH9y5rVz97pyf3ewouqzzFJeCvfDQbHGV1pXxacFJ4HGxol71LG_e6Sjwd5Kn2HBmmkDGNh0RpwAW1sWxO09o5stigyuSLO8yvScN_8XLMqyilfXQK1GMZ-GctKmkmM-0YrfE4oaGrPjus-zKc1Yhb49oqfy3O3wEZOnv/s899/20230726_223423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoYnAoZu73FEqIwvyjBtvSZKzH9y5rVz97pyf3ewouqzzFJeCvfDQbHGV1pXxacFJ4HGxol71LG_e6Sjwd5Kn2HBmmkDGNh0RpwAW1sWxO09o5stigyuSLO8yvScN_8XLMqyilfXQK1GMZ-GctKmkmM-0YrfE4oaGrPjus-zKc1Yhb49oqfy3O3wEZOnv/w480-h640/20230726_223423.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>For those of us closely aligned with the Autumn season, I think there comes a
point every year (and it is
probably different for each of us, & on a different day each year) when you
wake up and something has turned. The bone-deep feeling that summer has begun to wane as autumn
approaches.</p><p>It doesn't really have anything to do with hot weather,
or lack thereof (so far, we've had a pretty mild summer in western
Washington, knock on wood), but -- a certain slant of sunlight, or the way the wind sounds in the trees, or just -- <i>something</i>. Something crosses
a threshold and suddenly, there it is, as obvious as flipping a light switch. You just <i>know</i>. You can <i>feel it.</i> <br /></p><p>The ancient holidays known as Lammas/Lughnasadh occur around Aug
1st, celebrating the first of the year's big harvest festivals. Crops are plentiful
at this time, and we might be thinking about what has come to fruition,
literally and metaphorically. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_ZeS223u9tEOm9ckbZU3neiXYJEqHr6WTW1eLjYtrxu08DO7sbQY9M0_TXv0fN-E3bE38_CggQHYnet1s1BxeK3IMCbQLJ0scw7gHGVZ2eop9Wm_37qUSPnAuoCEBHMcv7RJCJNl80dPFDekeq75I_nIuG4tx_zSVXv3I79HOBlpBhTKcuep4bpaGzq9/s1200/20230730_115442_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_ZeS223u9tEOm9ckbZU3neiXYJEqHr6WTW1eLjYtrxu08DO7sbQY9M0_TXv0fN-E3bE38_CggQHYnet1s1BxeK3IMCbQLJ0scw7gHGVZ2eop9Wm_37qUSPnAuoCEBHMcv7RJCJNl80dPFDekeq75I_nIuG4tx_zSVXv3I79HOBlpBhTKcuep4bpaGzq9/w640-h320/20230730_115442_2.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGiPydK8XRxpB_CCiyJr3LyQUeV3EMAF23Ea9kSDI5uRvWs2drPnfIU0zSDkUU9cF6IGEk3-jNXyATtTNfnUYlOtuh2Yp_BVhWP7zjGktOnS51kCi8z7M00wyoRW3MxKpaYhrM7MOn-2J08k-6fR0FEPREg77oKa1pQ5-NgM1p7ymh807i3otEQIkywRW/s899/IMG_20230730_185945_211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGiPydK8XRxpB_CCiyJr3LyQUeV3EMAF23Ea9kSDI5uRvWs2drPnfIU0zSDkUU9cF6IGEk3-jNXyATtTNfnUYlOtuh2Yp_BVhWP7zjGktOnS51kCi8z7M00wyoRW3MxKpaYhrM7MOn-2J08k-6fR0FEPREg77oKa1pQ5-NgM1p7ymh807i3otEQIkywRW/w640-h640/IMG_20230730_185945_211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For me, this year, that day of The Switch was the 25th of July. I woke up and just felt it in the air as the morning breeze came in through the window. On my way throughout the errands of the day, I came upon a small dead bird on our
sidewalk. I don't know what happened to him, why he died. He looked like he was sleeping. We picked
him up to place him on the far side of our yard so he wouldn't just
get picked up by someone else and tossed in the trash. He deserved a
dignified resting place as he becomes one with the Earth again. I placed
a tiny flower by his head and blew him a kiss goodnight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4RC9BjRtcXHvVsCpsUD73UoZbke65UUQKxDJRhzR_TuuPHeqwA0whO4eE83c00XZZb6Pptvc1sa9P7gP31AFRwuRJqYP14JF6EC0tDPNC8iUMykCkIm9qHSJak-93pXR-pkp_Bj5gICzrZrxkQDkPG7-B2QJ6JfZY75zzzcGej4QWccUBtuHO1Bus_q8/s899/20230725_162029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4RC9BjRtcXHvVsCpsUD73UoZbke65UUQKxDJRhzR_TuuPHeqwA0whO4eE83c00XZZb6Pptvc1sa9P7gP31AFRwuRJqYP14JF6EC0tDPNC8iUMykCkIm9qHSJak-93pXR-pkp_Bj5gICzrZrxkQDkPG7-B2QJ6JfZY75zzzcGej4QWccUBtuHO1Bus_q8/s16000/20230725_162029.jpg" /></a></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-65905327546093215452022-09-22T14:58:00.001-07:002022-09-22T14:58:19.419-07:00Autumnal Equinox<h3 style="text-align: center;"> It's officially Fall, everyone! Happy Spooky Season to all!<br /></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzu-qrLBxhc_zmjIE0GnB3lp2-zl7KV6iFffUJ7OFEapDEU6ik5HT_XEYWkLDuEDcrT3yd_RJ9nMzJ950Y4o_aufCyMIHF4TfzXens_ynTrMOmrWddBAHHKSy_PH4JTPPWX2XLzv3-vu43cFeO8NeFmS6O_-V35aNzMB_U2UDRNejZ0Iyj6x3xUG5YQ/s720/Pixaloop_22_09_2022_14_49_47_7140000.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzu-qrLBxhc_zmjIE0GnB3lp2-zl7KV6iFffUJ7OFEapDEU6ik5HT_XEYWkLDuEDcrT3yd_RJ9nMzJ950Y4o_aufCyMIHF4TfzXens_ynTrMOmrWddBAHHKSy_PH4JTPPWX2XLzv3-vu43cFeO8NeFmS6O_-V35aNzMB_U2UDRNejZ0Iyj6x3xUG5YQ/w452-h640/Pixaloop_22_09_2022_14_49_47_7140000.gif" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(gif art by Petrichor & Pumpkins 2022)</i><br /></div><div><p></p></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-86156769898979663192022-09-06T19:54:00.001-07:002022-09-06T19:54:17.338-07:00Pumpkin Pals<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK78hMwQxwKuBkCiauQ-jMN4cElT5n2NSIN80PyVHvWeJw2yb4hlOoH1WbyHtakQVPY6M2QQLpiNDCFyXgsbGEukFuvOhHg3AKn87yNp08xuaHYHr0CjBlNGQdjH_CQt_TJSJXWur5ptcU0BuNdT2Y4mPp3jju7nVuxSA70Kz2NznUOcBVmoy2QBrkw/s2604/20220905_151906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2077" data-original-width="2604" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK78hMwQxwKuBkCiauQ-jMN4cElT5n2NSIN80PyVHvWeJw2yb4hlOoH1WbyHtakQVPY6M2QQLpiNDCFyXgsbGEukFuvOhHg3AKn87yNp08xuaHYHr0CjBlNGQdjH_CQt_TJSJXWur5ptcU0BuNdT2Y4mPp3jju7nVuxSA70Kz2NznUOcBVmoy2QBrkw/w640-h510/20220905_151906.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Spotted at <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/party-display-and-costume-issaquah-2">Party @ Display & Costume</a> over Labor Day weekend.<br /></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-31776602520547951422022-09-05T23:36:00.000-07:002022-09-05T23:36:14.062-07:00Labor Day Weekend<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>
Some folks consider Labor Day Weekend the last hurrah of Summer, and the unofficial beginning of Autumn. </p><p>The weather this past weekend makes a strong argument for that notion. Dry, warm, breezy days which give over to light sweater-weather temps when the sun sets. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5l9LLbJlsEuK8QcaelMYNrzzUM4ebGg4iofngpDL7M9SrrX55v6mUq2Wm1BrFO6JwmtEqWksu3eBTVCVmoBnuzijQeO0Q5iokdxX7xRGOu30ecP3okohF3F6WgyeZn1g2iF5DindvwNyZuT82X0FP4ZRVzwjwhrobXtRik23JDZ9xYYmTMlK1kapzg/s2991/20220905_190320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="2991" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5l9LLbJlsEuK8QcaelMYNrzzUM4ebGg4iofngpDL7M9SrrX55v6mUq2Wm1BrFO6JwmtEqWksu3eBTVCVmoBnuzijQeO0Q5iokdxX7xRGOu30ecP3okohF3F6WgyeZn1g2iF5DindvwNyZuT82X0FP4ZRVzwjwhrobXtRik23JDZ9xYYmTMlK1kapzg/w640-h640/20220905_190320.jpg" width="640" /></a>Moon & Mountain.<br />Tahoma (aka Mt. Rainier) and waxing gibbous moon.<br /></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuMGcvSrmFrvJUFZvXX4g8N4bSdDiS36pyQ_rDOtO_SU2gZ3Wb85pcwqn2yNNrNNqB0HcHokzP6ErVnx7yIZ1UOHlDmrNydNUdRxIajnkY8c3uzHV_x0lIskTlYt8DtopXpvEHsCDS5qDccdunoa17mbdj42pcYGldJNUni3jXgMFeNbSmVTOIfFvcg/s4000/20220905_195732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuMGcvSrmFrvJUFZvXX4g8N4bSdDiS36pyQ_rDOtO_SU2gZ3Wb85pcwqn2yNNrNNqB0HcHokzP6ErVnx7yIZ1UOHlDmrNydNUdRxIajnkY8c3uzHV_x0lIskTlYt8DtopXpvEHsCDS5qDccdunoa17mbdj42pcYGldJNUni3jXgMFeNbSmVTOIfFvcg/w640-h480/20220905_195732.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhendSDOCM1i7KXK2cTbJmalUer2nMoZvrE1IxPr6YQssO5HOhjCSEtvL9g72pcGfQJj1YXUt_YNtgTxUe6Ia7zcOyKZsOvOj3pNzmC2He9KUvDfeyChViRrwxKvaZT6sejv_ZmzrDBpgqc1n0Yl8mKnn8VJxLrxkN4NQZ8oNmLZrgM6S1wA7Al0TioNg/s4000/20220905_194659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vb00H6mCTM8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>Brilliantly done, and really plays like a short horror/suspense film. Must-watch!<br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-78215242077150487162022-08-14T13:37:00.000-07:002022-08-14T13:37:03.731-07:00It's beginning to look a lot like -- <p> Not sure why, but that Halloween Feeling hasn't been hitting me as intensely this year -- which is why I haven't been updating this blog or my Instagram much. </p><p>That didn't stop me from feeling absolutely delighted about exploring the selection I found at Nordstrom Rack this weekend, however:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSCFbPqnx3txdVQ9E4Lky3UKw-5lETdUE85O6bnd2-dyAkHDR_hrOBKSmvM0WukQ38ZVdrtMUHZ2quKkdu58R9o_kur6tABN3bqEgonAWhkad9ij4DCrtl7n9dy0Sdh2TEv_gLzkbQYRc3UfH7_FQXAMdQ7Z6azMFtJ-8WURVbxAq3AkiKbry--JdpA/s4000/20220813_123129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSCFbPqnx3txdVQ9E4Lky3UKw-5lETdUE85O6bnd2-dyAkHDR_hrOBKSmvM0WukQ38ZVdrtMUHZ2quKkdu58R9o_kur6tABN3bqEgonAWhkad9ij4DCrtl7n9dy0Sdh2TEv_gLzkbQYRc3UfH7_FQXAMdQ7Z6azMFtJ-8WURVbxAq3AkiKbry--JdpA/w480-h640/20220813_123129.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I bought the fuzzy skull blanket -- I mean, who needs yet another Halloween-themed blankie? Me, that's who.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZVa6CLBHctun-XMLeC73hwDQKPozQS2shOwx_bXho7UqpmGjaxShKwDNVQ3skbxntGUFe9swAJB0KAECNq34hd5w9ddO5EaqisIolLbDPFmNURrwq2RkoABoKZlCHbnB5Kz94JQM_PU1j5CVOqvDTvPCMnmI9CNXiWrxUgqFYovCKuVyp4NcDQMPcA/s4000/20220813_122937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZVa6CLBHctun-XMLeC73hwDQKPozQS2shOwx_bXho7UqpmGjaxShKwDNVQ3skbxntGUFe9swAJB0KAECNq34hd5w9ddO5EaqisIolLbDPFmNURrwq2RkoABoKZlCHbnB5Kz94JQM_PU1j5CVOqvDTvPCMnmI9CNXiWrxUgqFYovCKuVyp4NcDQMPcA/w480-h640/20220813_122937.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnZLFQsanf6EZWNo3UJ0Eg6H_UtG4Y0DYrZE3_T4zTpWSJhEbveyXT9D-o39rRWZ0TraaX371ECVmGFartTD1cPSaY2AkskZ3FOBxJLqhVoq5jr_3PdKINu847ddINZtneDbNt4BwD9MMuLFHgC1Us6XdSqAGj6Kn5XMIAFqciFECEPG5K5inxvXAWw/s4000/20220813_122906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="852" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnZLFQsanf6EZWNo3UJ0Eg6H_UtG4Y0DYrZE3_T4zTpWSJhEbveyXT9D-o39rRWZ0TraaX371ECVmGFartTD1cPSaY2AkskZ3FOBxJLqhVoq5jr_3PdKINu847ddINZtneDbNt4BwD9MMuLFHgC1Us6XdSqAGj6Kn5XMIAFqciFECEPG5K5inxvXAWw/w479-h852/20220813_122906.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8DQ_Tx-bnFdirOBMVs1gllTGRBz7qQv1TcyRTQhNRENLugjchAVjBj7Q29nt34MtDbJ-40WGwbV2wVelBUZQ54zVS6bPbpnHVEy1sJNFRAAcwGs5Q3feTQyUwRVJEolDI_ZYFKb47nHBR98paiyOnIjN_9CEAlLNXIiIAC3P1vmi_lURvIv7H2KqIw/s4000/20220813_131757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8DQ_Tx-bnFdirOBMVs1gllTGRBz7qQv1TcyRTQhNRENLugjchAVjBj7Q29nt34MtDbJ-40WGwbV2wVelBUZQ54zVS6bPbpnHVEy1sJNFRAAcwGs5Q3feTQyUwRVJEolDI_ZYFKb47nHBR98paiyOnIjN_9CEAlLNXIiIAC3P1vmi_lURvIv7H2KqIw/w480-h640/20220813_131757.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>It seems like they were just beginning to put stuff out. Lots of fun bed & bath related decor. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-36283772263472736192022-05-20T19:07:00.003-07:002022-05-20T19:09:33.956-07:00Bauhaus: 19 May 2022, Seattle<p>Last night, Seattle - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus_(band)" target="_blank">Bauhaus</a> in concert at the majestic, opulent Paramount Theater in downtown Seattle. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0CzqwokhoIMOzff3zC_tBDUFEexM-lcILUX8qR5irITmxsscLUbiElTiDhG8PlZOrS7CL6aPwhJWl1RpW-bGHaZ16rJ8EV2qUwvA7HBjKzfb-RLoEXkgUymMWussgh3IOPYsQUiyCSg8E5WMAIyM2u68a_gEvGPwJ0KJPxtkicQY1G-ioSCje1oV7g/s4000/20220519_194319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0CzqwokhoIMOzff3zC_tBDUFEexM-lcILUX8qR5irITmxsscLUbiElTiDhG8PlZOrS7CL6aPwhJWl1RpW-bGHaZ16rJ8EV2qUwvA7HBjKzfb-RLoEXkgUymMWussgh3IOPYsQUiyCSg8E5WMAIyM2u68a_gEvGPwJ0KJPxtkicQY1G-ioSCje1oV7g/w480-h640/20220519_194319.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soriah" target="_blank">Soriah</a> was the opening act. We missed most of their set because we were in the merch line for quite awhile, but what we witnessed was incredibly powerful, setting the vibe for the rest of the evening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Paramount is one of the most ornate venues I've ever seen. Perfect setting. The scent of clove cigarettes, patchouli, weed, and booze hung in the hazy air. Literally perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY4_727VLLl_TBf3q2WpEtcL9kbjzVPdPMG0Bm9IV4LDzjxj5gI_tb9AtVZhjsEiIGgnv7I1JowBVg2wz8mX0z_TKm8JL_FAdWmz2V1PS9FCsj9q-sCa852Xf5P242OqRaTzXRK7XcI_5aS7NTnTN9Agthxj57gcn6PdD9ZO62B55bNvO-ffC5vjVOA/s4000/20220519_204428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY4_727VLLl_TBf3q2WpEtcL9kbjzVPdPMG0Bm9IV4LDzjxj5gI_tb9AtVZhjsEiIGgnv7I1JowBVg2wz8mX0z_TKm8JL_FAdWmz2V1PS9FCsj9q-sCa852Xf5P242OqRaTzXRK7XcI_5aS7NTnTN9Agthxj57gcn6PdD9ZO62B55bNvO-ffC5vjVOA/w480-h640/20220519_204428.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Then
the house lights went down and the stage lights flashed on. Strobe
lights and fog machine. Then the music began and it felt like a sacred
ritual had begun. 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Rex cover)</li><li>Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover) <b>(!!!!)</b></li></ol></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Bonus content: </b></i><br />Beautiful details throughout this golden palace. It was a evening of wonder. Total experience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6qJaw3jMsIzPg-LL8UINBueAgKyatHKB73npSpb2hmX_Dws7dWmeEriTeJwYUjnElBEE486VfqEiF_KMKT5oPrn6pu9KhKTGMfLTDZcQMyuyBXo4_MWr3uzabHWzvjX4C8GefZGQlnEt7YciGIPMjuoRj0lt4Rp1xEgJ0R4FPMCJxRaeoLIEP5ebTA/s4000/20220519_200619.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6qJaw3jMsIzPg-LL8UINBueAgKyatHKB73npSpb2hmX_Dws7dWmeEriTeJwYUjnElBEE486VfqEiF_KMKT5oPrn6pu9KhKTGMfLTDZcQMyuyBXo4_MWr3uzabHWzvjX4C8GefZGQlnEt7YciGIPMjuoRj0lt4Rp1xEgJ0R4FPMCJxRaeoLIEP5ebTA/w528-h938/20220519_200619.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the merch line - which went all the way up to the second floor and wrapped around. 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I've been in the mood for some dark ambient music lately, and this fits the bill quite nicely.<br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1382563930/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="https://hiddenvibes.bandcamp.com/album/night-walk-with-me">Night Walk With Me by Gamardah Fungus</a></iframe></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-28871256930470258772022-03-28T14:17:00.001-07:002022-03-28T14:17:22.057-07:00Now Playing: BLOOD INCANTATION<p>This band is new to me, but I've been hearing some hype over their latest release, Timewave Zero, which is reportedly a departure from their usual death metal sound. It's a dark ambient album and I am really enjoying it so far.<br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wZcg80a0vmo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-49197751210364713722022-03-25T13:08:00.001-07:002022-03-25T13:08:33.001-07:00Now playing (on repeat) - new Bauhaus track (!!!)<p>Legendary goth rock band <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus_(band)" target="_blank">Bauhaus</a></b> has released a brand new single, "Drink the New Wine," and I can't fucking stop listening to it. 🦇 The creative process behind the track is fascinating, too:<br /></p><p></p><blockquote style="text-align: left;"><i>// "Drink The New Wine" was recorded last year during lockdown with the
four members sharing audio files. The track employs the Surrealists'
'Exquisite Corpse' device whereby each artist adds to the piece without
seeing what the others have done. Bauhaus have used this technique in
the past to great effect. The title refers to the very first Cadavre
exquis' drawing rendered by André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, Jacques
Prévert and Yves Tanguy which included words which when strung together
made up the sentence, 'Le cadavre exquis boiara le vin nouveau' ('The
exquisite corpse will drink the new wine.") For the recording, the four
musicians each had one minute and eight tracks at their disposal plus a
shared sixty seconds plus four tracks for a composite at the end. All
done without hearing what the others had laid down. The only common link
being a prerecorded beat courtesy of Kevin. The final playback came as
synchronistic revelation. //<br /></i></blockquote> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aqF_WOZfo9w" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>I recently scored tickets to see them in Seattle!* I haven't ever seen them in concert before, so I am really looking forward to this.<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaUCRJ330FMOzixA18k_PUUd67GPLkDnBdThK6gQRWnr9gRq6GIfTHweyPCwMKvKJWCBpTqPM1zQtKDll_fbgXZ-5mKtjdrSwoxGdsk-v87xqhl0a64-U3akC2X65-Z4fdfmdTZUnMyriN_GzDU7Oybje0dIrXD8cRDzkkvH-oBGyDLrnKWUjqIWJ0w/s699/bauhaus%20tickets%20.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaUCRJ330FMOzixA18k_PUUd67GPLkDnBdThK6gQRWnr9gRq6GIfTHweyPCwMKvKJWCBpTqPM1zQtKDll_fbgXZ-5mKtjdrSwoxGdsk-v87xqhl0a64-U3akC2X65-Z4fdfmdTZUnMyriN_GzDU7Oybje0dIrXD8cRDzkkvH-oBGyDLrnKWUjqIWJ0w/w373-h400/bauhaus%20tickets%20.png" width="373" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(*Concert date has been changed to 19th May as of this posting)</td></tr></tbody></table></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-41203432599885032022022-03-21T00:22:00.004-07:002022-03-21T01:00:13.554-07:00Spring things<p>A (perhaps) unpopular opinion (at least among the Halloween crowd):</p><p>I LOVE Springtime. I'm not sad that Halloween is still months away.</p><p>I don't want it to be Halloween year-round. I <i>don't</i> wish it were Halloween 24/7.</p><p>For one thing: Too much of a good thing tends to ruin that thing. I need variety. Enjoying the changing seasons helps me to appreciate Autumn & Halloween all that much more when it <i><b>does</b></i> arrive.*<br /><br /><i>(*in late July**)</i><br /><br /><b><i>(**don't @ me; if you love Halloween too, you know what's up)</i></b><br /></p><p>Anyway, there is so much to love about the other seasons, with their own special sights, smells, sensations, activities, traditions, memories. I love Spring, with all its wild blustery, blossoming energy.<br /></p><p>Also, it's Sugar Season - the brief season during late Winter, on the threshold of Spring, with freezing nights and mild, sunny, thawing days, where the sap of Sugar Maple trees begins to run, trees are tapped, and maple syrup is made. This is a regional practice, mostly in the northeastern USA and parts of Canada -- or wherever Sugar Maple trees are plentiful and climate conditions permit.</p><p>The practice of tapping trees and reducing sap down to syrup is an ancient practice, invented by the <a href="https://lifeandthyme.com/food/decolonizing-maple-syrup/" target="_blank">First Nations people of North America</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">During this time of year, one of my favorite customs is to visit a local sugar house to have a great breakfast & to buy a bunch of maple sugar stuff. Since I haven't been able to do that much since I moved to WA state, here's a bunch of pics & video from my archives. <i><br /></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Photos are from various visits to both Gould's Sugar House in Shelburne Falls, MA and North Hadley Sugar Shack in Hadley, MA. All photos below by me)</i><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk5yyAm_Y8vfpsSCjfTF2Oo4Y9um47sOl2Mpq3qnU90muZ0synon-zusSicOZHAlCCWMzwcklzB7eGsW8ObG7qqi3jG4gXO8ZBivfs_PvDbRonp4HzFsrEuxSVaj87Ve2ybQ1g2_PuUwPFApZ_oKJMoUKck6pcokSax8Bd65mdGf8W2ebtic9X-IMABw=s3648" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk5yyAm_Y8vfpsSCjfTF2Oo4Y9um47sOl2Mpq3qnU90muZ0synon-zusSicOZHAlCCWMzwcklzB7eGsW8ObG7qqi3jG4gXO8ZBivfs_PvDbRonp4HzFsrEuxSVaj87Ve2ybQ1g2_PuUwPFApZ_oKJMoUKck6pcokSax8Bd65mdGf8W2ebtic9X-IMABw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Wearing some Sugar Season flair: An antique maple tap & a real sugar maple leaf pendant.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">If you're in New England and it's sugar season: <b>Find a sugar house that serves breakfast! </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Sunny weekend mornings are the best time for this adventure.</b> Chances are that when you arrive at your sugar shack of choice, it will be crowded and you'll have to wait a bit to be seated for breakfast/brunch. Not to worry though, you can check out their gift shop/general store, wander the grounds of the maple farm, and watch as maple sap is boiled down to maple syrup. You can pick out all sorts of locally made goods as well as maple syrup products.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Did you know it takes 40 gallons of Sugar Maple sap to produce 1 gallon of maple syrup? And, of course, later in the year Sugar Maples are one of autumn's most beautiful trees, with leaves that change to vibrant orange and red hues.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqEY1YxB3ljGTmA4nJL-72Sq3fgJuqq1TqmmGVmGiVyU4ED0YGr50P0vJNpQsl0wr9rx21ujNHJEpA53C5OD5xTk0RetvcIzQKZsrbrWyKNIYSLWbUusxbJeZUA5hh-Mf432myqfOvreG3PV-Hk3PaUW5DW6178XQ0lTaM2Q_yVE9NSgbC5XktF45pOA=s1236" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1236" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqEY1YxB3ljGTmA4nJL-72Sq3fgJuqq1TqmmGVmGiVyU4ED0YGr50P0vJNpQsl0wr9rx21ujNHJEpA53C5OD5xTk0RetvcIzQKZsrbrWyKNIYSLWbUusxbJeZUA5hh-Mf432myqfOvreG3PV-Hk3PaUW5DW6178XQ0lTaM2Q_yVE9NSgbC5XktF45pOA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Every sugar house has some version of this sign. (Gould's Sugar House)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiRyHSV5H2MpsgDN_Zp0VFXFC9Qsj21o5_2lHLUW9t0RLsr2rAsCa13Wudoka4BIOmFjQoC84xnmoka7eueoeWoqynvyk5Admg4anjB_V8k4y6PNPvBmsOlo32IaHYyuKw6XA8_YSKqrJBMwZzdllMIRnXg5Qznm0wWHitxDDBhHL_2g3Z9D3ivgF4fg=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiRyHSV5H2MpsgDN_Zp0VFXFC9Qsj21o5_2lHLUW9t0RLsr2rAsCa13Wudoka4BIOmFjQoC84xnmoka7eueoeWoqynvyk5Admg4anjB_V8k4y6PNPvBmsOlo32IaHYyuKw6XA8_YSKqrJBMwZzdllMIRnXg5Qznm0wWHitxDDBhHL_2g3Z9D3ivgF4fg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gould's Sugar House</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGJ9RV02efhE2ATwcrGgaibIdNcbMbXZ5_NINrSqONz55EaM59Bt-L0pE7FuqFAItB0zVTU5AJ2OiIudGjVqg6OjdsX9qwolNC_3zx243kQcDfLtntgofKqP-XQHdzuEIjgRH_87bbqxL5TLmHwpGrgtJQVCkbKiCF6-dAloPRFHzr8FwhKHMtEuNPBg=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGJ9RV02efhE2ATwcrGgaibIdNcbMbXZ5_NINrSqONz55EaM59Bt-L0pE7FuqFAItB0zVTU5AJ2OiIudGjVqg6OjdsX9qwolNC_3zx243kQcDfLtntgofKqP-XQHdzuEIjgRH_87bbqxL5TLmHwpGrgtJQVCkbKiCF6-dAloPRFHzr8FwhKHMtEuNPBg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Some sugar houses boil down their sap over wood fires, which requires a
massive amount of firewood for the season. (Gould's Sugar House)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
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<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxpKyaA0YkGdRG_whqo_eZhd2a55LiYsMeFOHQE8wzObODbe7kL-bcSwzu8toOUUqyNCYTLiwetOqXLNHBXsFe6EOVBGf9I0KcgIqhA5gtSwr3pkDjqcBF_VSHdO8vmoQukgSUPbXL6fGPaP9ga4TSqzPvZZPQlsR96YzXUJhabsHaa6yk5L1mZ3FB-g=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxpKyaA0YkGdRG_whqo_eZhd2a55LiYsMeFOHQE8wzObODbe7kL-bcSwzu8toOUUqyNCYTLiwetOqXLNHBXsFe6EOVBGf9I0KcgIqhA5gtSwr3pkDjqcBF_VSHdO8vmoQukgSUPbXL6fGPaP9ga4TSqzPvZZPQlsR96YzXUJhabsHaa6yk5L1mZ3FB-g=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Watching sap become maple syrup at Gould's Sugar House. The aroma is heavenly, a sweet hint of maple and wood smoke.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8LMlBD4Nuqd9VGHFkppEVTfz38yoYrV_x-ALWW1InY6pfsMmWNg13eKAaVRnJJ1jr_3ySfSkdRVN8ncwxvTXY7TJiVZ5hUNA3FQ02yGdlYBHSUVI6diIsUznNBznpr5mXq0nwkRlOAi0zfiaP5Ells_14ylNRgRxxhq8idUvul7s4GqJRhMfpOxllEQ=s927" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8LMlBD4Nuqd9VGHFkppEVTfz38yoYrV_x-ALWW1InY6pfsMmWNg13eKAaVRnJJ1jr_3ySfSkdRVN8ncwxvTXY7TJiVZ5hUNA3FQ02yGdlYBHSUVI6diIsUznNBznpr5mXq0nwkRlOAi0zfiaP5Ells_14ylNRgRxxhq8idUvul7s4GqJRhMfpOxllEQ=w320-h640" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>North Hadley Sugar Shack entrance</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMvv-atBSGQ5qbyKT9F5_6WfRG0s8iif-f7NHbKaFQ6nU-WNGKvVwqM91m6H4N9tBT287x0RwZuKYM3poIswVpsXKVpncjAF12jF3F2lhRr73viDgFZWBTuSTPpe8nstS53Lp6vn3CM9GvSCOeQNiZbL90V1zDW0bcNvpUCT2KhXdrTa4z04wT3eypJA=s1560" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMvv-atBSGQ5qbyKT9F5_6WfRG0s8iif-f7NHbKaFQ6nU-WNGKvVwqM91m6H4N9tBT287x0RwZuKYM3poIswVpsXKVpncjAF12jF3F2lhRr73viDgFZWBTuSTPpe8nstS53Lp6vn3CM9GvSCOeQNiZbL90V1zDW0bcNvpUCT2KhXdrTa4z04wT3eypJA=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>North Hadley Sugar Shack</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihVk7NBapu7ZnueQ8CU6npoAZ1qYRGXkkDYKqZGDALgNtBMc1cJMbwYEgmRgjS-b9GAVIf_VOOuDhgQaZRlBUP_M9z12_-7wucWxKV9K6OoPVi1JoTedXrQnx9JE2QvQ8gFjeMAEf7er7OhHMQozchCeLqnWwRtrDUazcbaivsQkAYOOw9m2tx_1CKzg=s1103" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1053" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihVk7NBapu7ZnueQ8CU6npoAZ1qYRGXkkDYKqZGDALgNtBMc1cJMbwYEgmRgjS-b9GAVIf_VOOuDhgQaZRlBUP_M9z12_-7wucWxKV9K6OoPVi1JoTedXrQnx9JE2QvQ8gFjeMAEf7er7OhHMQozchCeLqnWwRtrDUazcbaivsQkAYOOw9m2tx_1CKzg=w381-h400" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pure maple syrup candy from Gould's Sugar House</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_FJfsKvM00SkzVnBFRExLGU6um0VrZUGxRsNd8fs9mlzRnhDBvrVJx6MDvVfrmYPEcv4a5eNwxZAaF1QwbapRG1Iv1q_W6fr1NkO9QBdHI8PN4eD7pPE5Gn-fUEFJn6xM0mjw6vFVZHuMB046HkoubUUztbRzaOP4I4G6JuJzMyVSlv5E8oaU9c5xrw=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_FJfsKvM00SkzVnBFRExLGU6um0VrZUGxRsNd8fs9mlzRnhDBvrVJx6MDvVfrmYPEcv4a5eNwxZAaF1QwbapRG1Iv1q_W6fr1NkO9QBdHI8PN4eD7pPE5Gn-fUEFJn6xM0mjw6vFVZHuMB046HkoubUUztbRzaOP4I4G6JuJzMyVSlv5E8oaU9c5xrw=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fresh batches of maple syrup from Gould's Sugar House, some of the bottles are still warm.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><b>Finally, when it's your turn for breakfast, you will be seated in a cozy, rustic dining area.</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVCspFAyfYahu8uGNTHeeQBCICxomgvIBL4vbDz-6GusI1BjCVfd8MD-__6Qv7KYW14LcFr9mUxg7pM02LjxFPh5iP7ihOM8p64oF5PhwvXiBXDFY-hTqcwn6FsVw6NCeLAP9co2YMts82UMpWHBARGa8mkDic8n2FwcrDcpLrHgLGyHVvWw12XycZmg=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVCspFAyfYahu8uGNTHeeQBCICxomgvIBL4vbDz-6GusI1BjCVfd8MD-__6Qv7KYW14LcFr9mUxg7pM02LjxFPh5iP7ihOM8p64oF5PhwvXiBXDFY-hTqcwn6FsVw6NCeLAP9co2YMts82UMpWHBARGa8mkDic8n2FwcrDcpLrHgLGyHVvWw12XycZmg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gould's Sugar House</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjecdNA0B0M39Y1go4W6AEE7YWvCUcFNC3SJDGHd8B5Ne16Ggl-AGvziPuxoS5dPYaeaJM4ECpjN6eHSB3nb2BOc_-PQJX7y1v1yTHX9xwo7ZnoOfhyMFW3Fmy4v6aujNlHV4BqMuFiGzl2d8ue5yc7xMKHHFl6GQeShM7PX2n-Z-brcy3TF7Wv8ARjwA=s800" style="margin-left: auto; 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There's plenty of strong coffee to cut through all that sweetness, and in some cases, sour house-made pickles as a palate-cleanser. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1H10khK9tpfb2Pq2ekCEEAwWYTWJKgV6RZZyRwp5zS0qKBjCejo-eqswI3LODsvASiwl95wIorR7CIE1052yTbZ7MiZgbd0xW_8AY3u_c5kWOZ9JBnOhkg4CQX6iR_RwwC6yb5BgBs5f2kO5YOhMYVbKmCfMmrMT7Npv4KxNzPvmuTxU8e0CAFHPleg=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1H10khK9tpfb2Pq2ekCEEAwWYTWJKgV6RZZyRwp5zS0qKBjCejo-eqswI3LODsvASiwl95wIorR7CIE1052yTbZ7MiZgbd0xW_8AY3u_c5kWOZ9JBnOhkg4CQX6iR_RwwC6yb5BgBs5f2kO5YOhMYVbKmCfMmrMT7Npv4KxNzPvmuTxU8e0CAFHPleg=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gould's Sugar House</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4oBnzE8C1PD9Uq0_uNdGlICWkRXkKVHdwtFeulJuHU9k50ajvDc7DTR6lTIm6Mnyg72-CorJsaiFTOcVb_KtpBUMT0JuRNE6deWOdK4n3E0bqW4vQE5ZoSihbBS2q6rTXa_yapt7Y3pVAYcyLu8zi66GsS9zhF3M374MmLfkU2w-6Ejnr_vwK0tWQDQ=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4oBnzE8C1PD9Uq0_uNdGlICWkRXkKVHdwtFeulJuHU9k50ajvDc7DTR6lTIm6Mnyg72-CorJsaiFTOcVb_KtpBUMT0JuRNE6deWOdK4n3E0bqW4vQE5ZoSihbBS2q6rTXa_yapt7Y3pVAYcyLu8zi66GsS9zhF3M374MmLfkU2w-6Ejnr_vwK0tWQDQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gould's Sugar House</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUjcqz7LdZ4piJnW4RrXU5Qdq5nN5qZp5EiXHqPXr6Anp0LCR68p22aHr98NB38F5yCT_jgwx1k-ofDuJPZpz-pVqKX4UGE_ncFo_4fe0-W7SmNnxRCoW7VwgnI3-ARwWz_NaycUUj8J02d6tOJzL7LQamviISed_mx6-VQWwDopGjS3sNpsZ3On4mgw=s1560" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUjcqz7LdZ4piJnW4RrXU5Qdq5nN5qZp5EiXHqPXr6Anp0LCR68p22aHr98NB38F5yCT_jgwx1k-ofDuJPZpz-pVqKX4UGE_ncFo_4fe0-W7SmNnxRCoW7VwgnI3-ARwWz_NaycUUj8J02d6tOJzL7LQamviISed_mx6-VQWwDopGjS3sNpsZ3On4mgw=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>North Hadley Sugar Shack</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpJZIqpD1Nv_7KrHGWl5_b06LiNZhwN2AfVeYTfPisZi9GAuohtilFualel6NtE-KCfKHUX8q2qGipEPxbJEHKeHtEgEi1pYS-uFYKVClzuS3hFEm6ZjQhM8-jbFLsN2Q1YIZtPTVWdOf5iOtZrF4VRHMAbnvvUWA1ZFUTc58Ub7v08dPKd-SuRRTBrQ=s1840" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="1840" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpJZIqpD1Nv_7KrHGWl5_b06LiNZhwN2AfVeYTfPisZi9GAuohtilFualel6NtE-KCfKHUX8q2qGipEPxbJEHKeHtEgEi1pYS-uFYKVClzuS3hFEm6ZjQhM8-jbFLsN2Q1YIZtPTVWdOf5iOtZrF4VRHMAbnvvUWA1ZFUTc58Ub7v08dPKd-SuRRTBrQ=w640-h590" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gould's Sugar House</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If <b>"Sugar on Snow"</b> is on the menu, give it a try. You will be served a small tray of cleaned, packed shaved ice and a small pitcher of hot maple syrup. You drizzle the syrup over the ice, where it firms up to a soft, chewy, sticky candy. <br /> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr8m35bYyqwq-pS4UtMM1YqQ8sSGzh7X6zKgLneCgPWTni1RjDra6r5xREpO9i5djRc7bWGNIxV2Zo3ZacMJJLXOwK1687z49SnPpO2ijHS6L1SeMAO7AnES6oCmJwOtZdVqbnNddF1q4WX5izsDGpYVHEVPevmjUnBLKNtWZ5l5U4WE-k8wsBPcoyJw=s1155" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1155" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr8m35bYyqwq-pS4UtMM1YqQ8sSGzh7X6zKgLneCgPWTni1RjDra6r5xREpO9i5djRc7bWGNIxV2Zo3ZacMJJLXOwK1687z49SnPpO2ijHS6L1SeMAO7AnES6oCmJwOtZdVqbnNddF1q4WX5izsDGpYVHEVPevmjUnBLKNtWZ5l5U4WE-k8wsBPcoyJw=w640-h576" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gould's Sugar House</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9YsxSWb04n04tYrKxfbG8d45lnCtzj1Nuf1deC5VxKrCzeYbWHtjGTKKLXnG5bhFmWgfxrc7DwO7iCxdeJ6ub5fDQARY0bBh6CIGcDxQuUhnTTisw1qsg3fg3zdtgMY3u3FgjQmDNgH7tMQMN6N0PvpLVo5NSSpfk02iV_KaC40Ult3vhZAPvx0iZlg=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Shelburne Falls, MA</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLAjcOHkbCJCDCLet6Qin8fuHR55BMGuzdKlyc73RmKJ9IDplqv0wvi_u1NT_0fqBXCoaxRgSTWMlq4u4LAgy8Mfb-6GIM_6bIU28pvD9hIaqZEJLerGJBHS3MMzS5Vhs2fBy4_bqz0EUUfuVJOTsqh_7UOJlGBN0aHTkPNzB_quXzBkiUHi16Tb8J2g=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLAjcOHkbCJCDCLet6Qin8fuHR55BMGuzdKlyc73RmKJ9IDplqv0wvi_u1NT_0fqBXCoaxRgSTWMlq4u4LAgy8Mfb-6GIM_6bIU28pvD9hIaqZEJLerGJBHS3MMzS5Vhs2fBy4_bqz0EUUfuVJOTsqh_7UOJlGBN0aHTkPNzB_quXzBkiUHi16Tb8J2g=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gould's Sugar House</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a fun video about the iconic maple syrup bottle design!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C4bK4uMyUTs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Happy Spring to all! </b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Links:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GouldsSugarHouse" target="_blank">Gould's Sugar House</a> (closed - R.I.P. 💔)</li><li><a href="https://www.northhadleysugarshack.com/" target="_blank">North Hadley Sugar Shack</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup#Off-flavours" target="_blank">Wiki article about maple syrup </a></li><li><a href="https://lifeandthyme.com/food/decolonizing-maple-syrup/" target="_blank">Decolonizing Maple Syrup </a><br /></li></ul>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, USA42.6042514 -72.739258814.294017563821157 -107.8955088 70.914485236178848 -37.5830088tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-13371985181624049832022-03-13T13:07:00.001-07:002022-03-13T13:07:53.399-07:00When all the leaves have fallenAt long last - it's time for me to show off my new tattoo! After 2 sessions, this piece is finally complete.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/vining_tattoos/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwmEZ6ZYuvfppuzx9_QW6JijNlZglUG8pXqeXMGRxJUbTGvT7OLlA3luVN2HnKA9DvgLNiuzl6tEgLRawulFIX9vGueD3_XMfQz4iwMREjvAtKI4AOyiByAf7klMTu7n-t0TMd8dSZySEj-5akq984QiO3ugivYYKahQF8DX5NXEbkaKQgCgL1GP5DCA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vining_tattoos/" target="_blank">@vining_tattoos</a>)<br /></div><div><p></p><p><span class="_7UhW9 xLCgt MMzan KV-D4 se6yk T0kll">This piece has been years in the making -- a tribute to the incomparable group <b><a href="http://deadcandance.com/" target="_blank">Dead Can Dance</a></b>, who are among my top 5 absolute favorite bands of all time. I was introduced to them by a friend in the early/mid 1990s, and I've been completely captivated by their music ever since.</span></p><p><span class="_7UhW9 xLCgt MMzan KV-D4 se6yk T0kll">Also sometime in the 90s, I found this Dead Can Dance poster at a (now long-gone) gift shop in York, Maine (whose name I can't remember now), along a beach-town strip of tourist-trap spots, tucked in between a fortune-teller's parlor and a pizza place. The shop specialized in hard-to-find rock band & novelty t-shirts, posters, buttons & pins, band patches, postcards, celebrity 8x10 photographs, pipes & bongs ("for tobacco use only"), and other cool miscellaneous stuff. </span></p><p><span class="_7UhW9 xLCgt MMzan KV-D4 se6yk T0kll">That poster stayed plastered to my bedroom wall til I moved to WA state in 2015.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiEvXtPSF-6YqcyT7L9wZMLZt1zVPjGvNexVmwlANmCiCrSjvZQgkXXeA1GH6AVXKmPG5LAoBvb3jJ0NkHnCvnvoVRi3vnGuZJFokWEpYGObZFLPTG8sZfSYKcW4Z9oHjqtR2u5B1KKO6vQpRvZcBFjXkK3dubEmbICxRsH7G19S29YY-rStxqP_zlHg=s2285" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2285" data-original-width="1612" height="746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiEvXtPSF-6YqcyT7L9wZMLZt1zVPjGvNexVmwlANmCiCrSjvZQgkXXeA1GH6AVXKmPG5LAoBvb3jJ0NkHnCvnvoVRi3vnGuZJFokWEpYGObZFLPTG8sZfSYKcW4Z9oHjqtR2u5B1KKO6vQpRvZcBFjXkK3dubEmbICxRsH7G19S29YY-rStxqP_zlHg=w527-h746" width="527" /> </a></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL5OIh8IaTFNyB4WFygk4XL51QQ871_VUSf2cf1yp3eBRT3_q3JTJcxwYUubsV-RA9TO3VwSn11_Gh2tviWjmzzLB4ghZH8wsOJSzHKuAuLU2X54QPuGhRBHNGIfpWixm19ncd0A98wCxHeDx6BruyJ35gU9dl7JTvwCtOeOfPNCI-XLhVhXyng-fHLg=s1913" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1913" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL5OIh8IaTFNyB4WFygk4XL51QQ871_VUSf2cf1yp3eBRT3_q3JTJcxwYUubsV-RA9TO3VwSn11_Gh2tviWjmzzLB4ghZH8wsOJSzHKuAuLU2X54QPuGhRBHNGIfpWixm19ncd0A98wCxHeDx6BruyJ35gU9dl7JTvwCtOeOfPNCI-XLhVhXyng-fHLg=w640-h306" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The imagery of the dancing skeletons in the poster/tattoo is from a 1493 woodcut, <b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danse_Macabre" target="_blank">Danse Macabre</a></i></b> ("the dance of death"), by German artist <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wolgemut" target="_blank">Michael Wolgemut</a></b>, symbolizing the concept of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori" target="_blank"><i><b>memento mori</b></i></a>, a reminder of death's inevitability. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW21fFy1mFvpJfwolOXKg7duZI4W8u851jpiGoZOwHJFtxTOLUSVnrv6zh3HVCLcPBw_zjYy5VES1E7Jguc-Rxjy88ZN9mp_C8kXrlHKJ5kyHgh632o51c55eDM0WQKj4bE3CmXxpE-gOJSOf_vw3R3dh5_p6wVU0qxJzjM89VCzazWFZ4FGdaOC-l9g=s703" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="703" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW21fFy1mFvpJfwolOXKg7duZI4W8u851jpiGoZOwHJFtxTOLUSVnrv6zh3HVCLcPBw_zjYy5VES1E7Jguc-Rxjy88ZN9mp_C8kXrlHKJ5kyHgh632o51c55eDM0WQKj4bE3CmXxpE-gOJSOf_vw3R3dh5_p6wVU0qxJzjM89VCzazWFZ4FGdaOC-l9g=w640-h544" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>For my tattoo, a border of tangled vines and leaves was added to the design to represent the cycle of life, death, and renewal/rebirth, as is visible every day in the changing seasons; a reminder that change is unavoidable, that death is merely a part of that rhythm. We cannot resist change, so we might as well accept it and dance our way through the process. <br /></p><p>One of my favorite Dead Can Dance songs, <i><b>"Severance,"</b></i> addresses the fears we face when confronting these difficult realities, calling upon the season of Autumn as a metaphor for imminent change: <br /></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="_7UhW9 xLCgt MMzan KV-D4 se6yk T0kll"><b>Severance<br />The birds of leaving call to us<br />
Yet here we stand endowed with the fear of flight<br />
Over land the winds of change consume the land<br />
While we remain in the shadow of summers now past<br />
<br />
When all the leaves have fallen and turned to dust<br />
Will we remain entrenched within our ways?<br />
Indifference, the plague that moves throughout this land<br />
Omen signs in the shapes of things to come<br />
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<i>Tomorrow's child is the only child<br />
Tomorrow's child is the only child </i></b></span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="_7UhW9 xLCgt MMzan KV-D4 se6yk T0kll"><b><i> </i></b></span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JepXP90K4uc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>I'm very happy with how my tattoo turned out, and I'm grateful to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vining_tattoos/" target="_blank">Ariel</a> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Primeval.Ink.Olympia" target="_blank">Primeval Ink</a> in Olympia, WA for her amazing work and talent! <br />Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com1313 5th Ave SE #2, Olympia, WA 98501, USA47.044026 -122.898557418.733792163821157 -158.05480740000002 75.354259836178841 -87.7423074tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-79996592303304592122022-03-08T14:10:00.002-08:002022-03-08T14:10:45.028-08:00He had it coming<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Happy International Women's Day!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Click the pic below for some fascinating history behind this painting, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Slaying_Holofernes_(Artemisia_Gentileschi,_Florence)" target="_blank"><i><b>Judith Slaying Holofernes</b></i></a> and the Italian Baroque artist who painted it, a woman from the 17th century named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi" target="_blank">Artemisia Gentileschi</a>.<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LejFaCncuc4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaaXhAtcbqGD3aOPRPye1cncvuFUMtj1wKTc_UcnGx6vPZ1kraHdVsmitrJ1iFQIWd6HeWyPHh5ajPqtpKrStqeae3WCUEGS2Eiq1OdaFruPNwy7fFbIQtVEEzDOKwhg5zynaDcqXTKNvl6rLReOG8M5euAx0ru_IQY61khVoeJEEEeODnxoMz9WUyFA=w526-h640" width="526" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKjyCWozwXqkHf_bWdtXkS9W_eIqm8RKBTlEAvbRuimJ5XxWRa_kQwVohRaORzmXBrEp7yDtp6VC24v1VgTCZ6DpFjy209NgFLnUUNM5yFwDSqFA7AZcGwKkomCnyc-IpVz4C9yILwSLRr-qdQsar02u_w7a8WnoCBX0BflAsnnJmS5ayV4SG4fcdlsA=s540" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="540" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKjyCWozwXqkHf_bWdtXkS9W_eIqm8RKBTlEAvbRuimJ5XxWRa_kQwVohRaORzmXBrEp7yDtp6VC24v1VgTCZ6DpFjy209NgFLnUUNM5yFwDSqFA7AZcGwKkomCnyc-IpVz4C9yILwSLRr-qdQsar02u_w7a8WnoCBX0BflAsnnJmS5ayV4SG4fcdlsA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br />Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-75007334557646852592022-02-26T01:16:00.000-08:002022-02-26T01:16:53.867-08:00Now Playing: Stalker (film and score)<p></p><p>What would <i>you</i> do if you were given the opportunity to fulfill your heart's wish? <br /></p><p>The 1979 film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank"><b><i>Stalker</i></b></a> (dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) is generally regarded as science fiction, but there is enough anticipation and visceral tension that I would consider it a psychological thriller as well, deeply philosophical and full of symbolic imagery and dialog, and overall very unsettling on multiple levels. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJvnh7fqHX1CyT_vGSzNSvNDCiWS4Njfy0oxRh-2w3vcF7YxXUM9FvPl8o1FYH7oQ3TEkhKswmp5P46eIm-eTM2AkV0_9wkztzxAicO3yEMgUlW5BN23msTXaS_CvqVZaldLbhwGQM4p5H_iQH_DDPCK2CsExihFW2Kg2JV2XFoep5g04Wl4VJc_Fx0Q=s1472" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1472" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJvnh7fqHX1CyT_vGSzNSvNDCiWS4Njfy0oxRh-2w3vcF7YxXUM9FvPl8o1FYH7oQ3TEkhKswmp5P46eIm-eTM2AkV0_9wkztzxAicO3yEMgUlW5BN23msTXaS_CvqVZaldLbhwGQM4p5H_iQH_DDPCK2CsExihFW2Kg2JV2XFoep5g04Wl4VJc_Fx0Q=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The "stalker" in this story makes a living as a guide of sorts, hired by
individuals to navigate them through The Zone, a dangerous forbidden
place, to a mysterious room that grants the visitor his or her deepest
desire. The landscape seems devoid of human life, overgrown, only
crumbling ruins remain. <br /></p><p>This film is a masterpiece, visually breathtaking despite its vivid imagery of filth, pollution, desolation, and decay in a seemingly post-apocalyptic society. The sound design and score are equally as incredible, haunting. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaw4lncbSgFYhI6lzLVDzEK1fjLKOgDOMCE4TmtCP4_A6NyueIF18160OlEqU3XxBdcQTeg7Nq3IC1QT3v70_-mKlj3In1n4iDS8BwYO-HHT5MoKN7Kkzk47YLIc461rtdOeM6YgyD9xYvm54ng1XaGq_BFRN3LVNMIVfCB7FOSUc8b5pgu_D3LitqGw=s1479" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1479" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaw4lncbSgFYhI6lzLVDzEK1fjLKOgDOMCE4TmtCP4_A6NyueIF18160OlEqU3XxBdcQTeg7Nq3IC1QT3v70_-mKlj3In1n4iDS8BwYO-HHT5MoKN7Kkzk47YLIc461rtdOeM6YgyD9xYvm54ng1XaGq_BFRN3LVNMIVfCB7FOSUc8b5pgu_D3LitqGw=w640-h466" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><i>Stalker </i></b>has quite a long running time at nearly three hours. Despite its slow, ponderous pace, it's never dull, it's full of beautifully composed & surreal imagery. This is one to watch and discuss with deep-thinking friends. This is one that's going to stick with me for a long time.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizk9JVK51jvSh7wvgLa2j13wmM2gujwi_9atV9HuE2c7YkuZLIIYZLF1NEr-UK9Y2KmLmDgf2ABmPr5ZEqIKTqhaEOkt-CoIlCCgycZLu6aqAbs4cDzuKR1_uy8MtR7kjjLLbiOEOzKmxiKzZ2iiF7LBIttW2SMoBp6YTriVMaqhgap6d_oljNgJR3nA=s1465" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1465" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizk9JVK51jvSh7wvgLa2j13wmM2gujwi_9atV9HuE2c7YkuZLIIYZLF1NEr-UK9Y2KmLmDgf2ABmPr5ZEqIKTqhaEOkt-CoIlCCgycZLu6aqAbs4cDzuKR1_uy8MtR7kjjLLbiOEOzKmxiKzZ2iiF7LBIttW2SMoBp6YTriVMaqhgap6d_oljNgJR3nA=w640-h472" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nmo-2dHHkk8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Rating: 9/10 Jackos [🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃_ ]<br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-55867597409628810552022-02-21T10:00:00.040-08:002022-02-21T18:52:20.376-08:00Feralia<p><b><a href="http://www.novaroma.org/nr/Feralia" target="_blank">Feralia</a></b>, observed annually on 21st February, is an ancient Roman holiday to honor the souls of the dead. </p><p>Common offerings to the departed were bread, salt, and flowers. Take a moment tonight to remember your loved ones who have gone ahead to the great beyond. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-skull-970517/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDGr1YkYmehMxqOLqIILpo0IbBRa3ioVNEP8i-cYyn7tmnaQmTaO_os14nedAMjjPm30WlFjNQR5J7Ch6pnQ0hd9gUnd2EgLBoBg5LpjM2ivbBtJ4mv2C0wdL7cIE4tncRw8J95MpFG6j9Y5YYSbSxKYaIHpPywkSqd7ogSQztr-yNNo38m7ELP6-pOg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="level__left">
<div class="level__item" style="text-align: center;"><i>(<a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-skull-970517/" target="_blank">Photo by Mitja Juraja from Pexels</a>)</i></div>
</div><p> </p><p>Further reading: <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.novaroma.org/nr/Feralia">http://www.novaroma.org/nr/Feralia</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feralia">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feralia</a></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-46659861311863121472022-02-17T20:18:00.001-08:002022-02-17T20:18:10.196-08:00Now playing: Ah-Cama Sotz - Burning Souls. Brandende Zielen <p>If you enjoy dark ambient/dark techno stuff, listen up.<br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4082083534/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 654px; width: 350px;"><a href="https://ahcama-sotz.bandcamp.com/album/burning-souls-brandende-zielen">Burning Souls. Brandende Zielen by Ah Cama-Sotz</a></iframe></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-32202419869513273502022-02-14T18:08:00.000-08:002022-02-14T18:08:42.255-08:00Crab-O-WeenToday I learned about the Halloween Crab, <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecarcinus_quadratus" target="_blank">Gecarcinus quadratus</a>!</b></i>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pacific_land_crab_(Gecarcinus_quadratus).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizpKRPMprXkUsPEn8ZOZpHZJfwSdoqbS3uwQGuc9tQC_UtJWhcJKma2v13OYzHuIiVgQWHDlq-x4lUqiipzsBDKMI9jakQQBH-TscpdvzS7vesd_HHKROYCb2CilpuILrxiaaQ44USq6_1hve_goHB55gmSQpdiMHKuQO7ctFWN5ZHSxSYHuoDZAULXw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p>This crab's coloring makes it easy to see how it earned that particular nickname - bright shades of orange & purple contrasted with black. In the wild, it's found near coastal Pacific Ocean rainforests in the vicinity of Mexico and Panama. It can be <a href="https://aquariumbreeder.com/halloween-moon-crab-detailed-guide-care-diet-and-breeding/" target="_blank">kept as an exotic pet</a> as well. They're also known as the Moon Crab, Halloween Moon Crab, Purple Moon Crab, Harlequin Crab, & a few other names. <br /><br />Check out the video below to see one in action!<br /></p><p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K5RBjuASONI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-83544879617932156782022-02-07T20:18:00.003-08:002022-02-07T20:18:33.959-08:00If you're 'tired' of all the usual horror films...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>...then check out this <b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612774/" target="_blank">batshit crazy movie</a></b> about a sentient tire that goes on a killing spree. Absolutely fun to watch with friends.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612774/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="647" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEAiqd3oBBzcIFd7jQB-BuisQfz6EY-ofSAk35IrFYys6duYvQlmMdO3AyoaHbrfH8ePIKfwENGu18GPGm8K4bwGnv1YbnE4xuGh_jMEOowOoYupotLFVInCpA4OjwG7DKVPC2lw1pqmMeTTQS5hmUdmI6XNlDxD-jrpNF2xEbEcl27_xXEZGI3h9wg/w450-h640/Screenshot 2022-02-07 200845.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bonus: This hot track from the film's score. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Fun fact: the director and the composer are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Oizo" target="_blank">the same person</a>. </b><br /></div><p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0-s4BV4RXk4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"> I rate it 7/10 Jackos! <b>🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃_ _ _</b><br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-50109151998651963462022-02-06T12:13:00.000-08:002022-02-06T12:13:32.274-08:00Artist Brett Kelley's Pumpkin Pin<p>Do you like Halloween stuff AND supporting independent artists? </p><p><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BKArtMerc/" target="_blank">Brett Kelley,</a></b> a friend of mine who's a prolific artist located in Western Massachusetts, USA, has just launched a Kickstarter to create these wicked cool enamel pins based on his original illustration of a bat-winged jack o'lantern! His original run of these pins sold out in TWO DAYS and he's raising the funds needed to release more color variations. You can support this project by clicking the pic below, and get your very own FlapJack pin! The funding is well under way and runs til 6th March, 2022. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bkartmerc/the-flapjack-pin-color-variant-series/description" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1277" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMIXz5ltm-MCJCYW74eOOBrSfhOiPcjYT9GGYxeS4IdPCVKH1cof-KQnfT--M84eNR-J0JAQjyBZj3CYwFpSmbnzomyxsfJiChrxhuTHpJYOKJ4omU0HVq0xxeoWtnLtC84DnsBnENMWjv6nEc0y5tLINfjiSLeri-1GedrHupYPpzWdos7HHqlFo0xw=w640-h330" width="640" /></a></div>Brett Kelley is an amazing illustrator, and you can check out more of his art on his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BKArtMerc/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bkartworks/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> feed.<br /><p><br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0Northampton, MA, USA42.3250896 -72.64120129999999214.014855763821153 -107.79745129999999 70.635323436178851 -37.484951299999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-36360991001762278852022-02-03T00:55:00.001-08:002022-02-03T00:56:00.831-08:00Doll Village in Japan - Charming or Creepy?<p>Artist Tsukimi Ayano is a doll maker. Specifically, she has created over 350 handmade, human sized dolls that are placed in various locations throughout her childhood village in Nagoro, Japan -- and they outnumber the human inhabitants, of which only about 20 remain. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFrdjOa9l1isyfLnay6XB1fF1lrV-rot2NKddcYHZZMU1ebtPb4d4L3-zuYligco6fyV80-t3R57iS_ro0FEyw95Y62BP9FEzlL4257wePde0223dw_9wehV9PhCRF24wEICfAJg6_tN7CBH0O6n9yMmQnt-0FQxz_E4ryVWqsQ_y2B2259H_LH_NWAw=s660" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="660" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFrdjOa9l1isyfLnay6XB1fF1lrV-rot2NKddcYHZZMU1ebtPb4d4L3-zuYligco6fyV80-t3R57iS_ro0FEyw95Y62BP9FEzlL4257wePde0223dw_9wehV9PhCRF24wEICfAJg6_tN7CBH0O6n9yMmQnt-0FQxz_E4ryVWqsQ_y2B2259H_LH_NWAw=w640-h358" width="640" /></a></div><br />The dolls are meant to take the place of former residents who has either passed on or moved away from the remote tiny village over the years. Her first doll, modeled after her late father, was intended as a scarecrow to help keep birds away from her gardens. <p></p><p>In time, she has created hundreds of dolls, each with unique features, names, and personas. They are placed carefully around the village, engaged in various activities like waiting at the bus stop, teaching students in a classroom, playing, and fishing. The destination has become interesting to tourists, despite its remote location. </p><p>I personally find this to be a bit heartwarming. What do you think? Cute or creepy? <br /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/92453765">Valley of Dolls</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/fotografritz">Fritz Schumann</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Read more: <br /><a href="https://unusualplaces.org/nagoro-a-creepy-japanese-village-where-dolls-replace-the-departed/">https://offbeatjapan.org/nagoro-village-dolls-shikoku/<br />https://unusualplaces.org/nagoro-a-creepy-japanese-village-where-dolls-replace-the-departed/</a><br /> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <br /></p>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0Shikoku, Japan33.7432238 133.63753145.4329899638211572 98.4812814 62.053457636178848 168.7937814tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489802626215686756.post-70148412426386589222022-01-29T00:00:00.002-08:002022-01-29T00:00:18.926-08:00Scary Hotels<p>I've watched about a zillion videos like this, but this one is pretty great - and included a bunch of places I hadn't heard of before. Fun watch on a Friday night.<br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c4ApmFu205o" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Nebulosushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325190286182876059noreply@blogger.com0