Audette-O-Blog

There! I said it. Photography is stupid. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it! WHAAAA!
Ok, not really. But, kind of… sort of… almost…. My problem, I suppose, is that I have an intense love/hate relationship with the art. It’s kind of like a very long term marriage that’s gone sour — deep down [...]

I had a very bizarre dream last night.

I found myself outside, in the midst of the apocalypse. There was mayhem, bedlam confusion all around. People everywhere were running in panic trying to find escape. There was a cacophony of noise all around me. Cars were screaming by, honking. People screaming in terror. Everywhere was noise and fear. I knew that what I was experiencing was the imminent destruction of the world. People were trying in vain to escape their impending doom.

This was found blowing around a school yard near my house.
Front:

Reverse:

I can’t tell if it’s a “buttercup”, or a “buttercap” muffin… But, apparently, whatever it is, it’s up your ass.

Anonymous public art meets horticulture?

I love the idea of growing things. I don’t know why, I just do. I haven’t done very much of it though — it usually requires more time and discipline than I’m able or willing to give. But, I still love the idea of it. I always have. I especially love the idea of growing things that bear food of some kind — fruit or vegetables. I don’t know, there’s just something attractive about the idea of, through my own care and work, bringing something alive into being and seeing it produce fruit capable of providing sustenance and pleasure to the senses.

1929 - The Soviet Union establishes gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, are rounded up and exterminated. This doesn’t include the 30 million ‘Uncle Joe’ starved to death in the Ukraine.
1911 - Turkey establishes gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, [...]