Goldfinches are messengers of good luck. They bring abundance, joy, and optimism
I like that thinking.
A Goldfinch on a Brick Road Guest Blog
Tag: granddaughter
Porch Knitting Inspiration
My granddaughter took a photo of me and two good knitting friends as we sat on my front porch, knitting.
One friend Terry was knitting socks with the Woolens and Nosh Yarn colorway actually named Porch Knitting.
Our friend Randi was knitting a Hawthorne Tank by Caitlin Hunter.
I was knitting Christmas Socks with Must Stash Yarn that Terry had given me.
I shared the photo of the three of us with our Knitting Buddies Zoom group.
And the photo inspired one of our members to paint us -Porch Knitting.
It was Joanne’s first time using acrylics and she was visiting her sister Mary who was tutoring her on using the new paints. Joanne usually paints with watercolors.
Here’s her first acrylic painting-
Porch Knitting
Holding Porch Knitting yarn, knit into socks!
Apple in the Street by Maura
Someone is 9 today Aug 2nd
Happy 9th Birthday to my granddaughter who is spending the summer with me.
We’ve been busy!
PNC Carousel at Schenley Plaza Closed Due to Rain
But we have plans to return to ride the Carousel.
“This merry-go-round located in Schenley Plaza was built in 2006 & has a colorful, ornate design.”
We were in the Oakland neighborhood by University of Pittsburgh to attend Visitor’s Day at Western PA Writing Project .
Original Duquesne Incline Car 146 + year Old Ceiling
Spoonbridge and Cherry Sculpture Thanks to Maura
Granddaughter Maura called from Minneapolis today to share what she was looking at while she was on vacation- Spoonbridge and Cherry
by artists Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen.
Earlier this year Maura did a school report on Oldenburg for Art Class and we had looked at some of Oldenburg’s public art sculpture online and discussed locations where they could be viewed.
And here she was today, getting the chance to experience this huge sculpture in person. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is adjacent to the Walker Art Center
“The spoon itself weighs 5,800 pounds and the cherry, another 1,200 pounds. The cherry’s stem also acts as a fountain which sprays into the bowl of the spoon and off into the pond beneath”
It was very exciting to get Maura’s Face Time call and to see it at the same time as she was looking right at it.
And then she sent two pictures. I took the third one as a screen shot as we were on the call.
Here’s an article about this iconic and “quirky Landmark”
In 2016 I took a fun photo on Mt.Washington in Pittsburgh inspired by Spoonbridge and Cherry
On Top of the World post
Can you find us?
On a distant tree
Magnolias for Pittsburgh
Two sculptures of Magnolias Trees in bloom at the corner of Seventh Street and Penn Avenue- Public Art in The Cultural District – downtown Pittsburgh. The lead artist –Tony Tasset
My granddaughter and I were on our way to opening night of The Music Man.
Right across the street from the theatre where we were headed… “Two sculptures of magnolia trees called Magnolias for Pittsburgh are surrounded by five real magnolia trees.”
“The intention of Magnolias for Pittsburgh was first and foremost to create a public work with an egalitarian aesthetic that appeals to a wide range of the population,” Mr. Tasset writes in his artist’s statement. “I wanted to simply create a little magic, fairy tale moment in the daily hustle and bustle of downtown Pittsburgh. Magnolias is meant to have a dynamic relationship with the environment,”
Fireworks from Pittsburgh Bridges
An American Experience. I was driving. Steve helping watch for pedestrians. So the Video filmed by granddaughter Prema (click to watch)who is 8 for one more month.
https://youtu.be/GHDOALLQvkw?feature=shared
