Photos from the Elves' Faire at the Linden Waldorf School

Photos from the Elves' Faire

These are photos from the recent Elves' Faire at the Linden Waldorf School in Nashville, Tennessee.

I posted these on my Facebook page, but wanted to share some of the best ones here too.
Background: I have been wanting to check out this yearly event ever since the first time I saw it on the way to visit my Mom, who lives in Nashville now.

It is a celebration with great crafts, costumes, and fun for kids and adults. They also had food there, plus activities you could buy with tickets.

I liked what I learned about Waldorf schools. There are not many of them, but I hope they grow in number, because they seem to allow students to be more creative and help design their own learning experiences.

Here are some of my favorite pictures, and a link to more. I know I will be back to this Faire again next year. It was fun, and I found some great little gifts here too.

There were some really cute dolls and figures.

I liked these necklaces too.

Here is the line waiting to get in.

A neat costume, and a booth too.

A beautiful decoration.

Getting ready for jousting.

 

Here are all of the photos posted at Facebook.

They include some photos of the school, other booths and crafts, more people on the grounds, and the surrounding grounds.

There are some fun costumes in there too.


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Annabel Park, the Coffee Party, and the Occupy Movement (fixed link)

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Are you following the Occupy Movement? How about the Coffee Party?

I am.

I am very proud of the people who have gotten out and voiced their concerns with what has happened in Wall Street with the Bail-Out and the Too-Big-To-Fail concept. I don't feel so alone in feeling that these policies are "not sustainable" (per Annabel Park). I am also concerned about my government. I feel like my vote is not helping anymore.

The voting system in the U.S. is broken and needs to be fixed. Plus we need to actually get something done in Washington!

I have been a member of The Coffee Party for awhile, online.  Now they are getting ready to speak out on Monday (tomorrow) with our representatives in Washington to seek common ground.

I like this video, below:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/CoffeeP

In this video, Annabelle Park,  the founder of the Coffee Party, explains about the meetings that will begin happening tomorrow between members and their legislators in Washington.


Ms. Park explains that for her, it's not just a matter of Republican vs. Democrat. It's the fact that our political system is broken and needs to be fixed. I totally agree. We have to work together to help break the do-nothing gridlock that has taken over our country.

I agree with Annabel Park that Wall Street must stop gaming the system and buying elections. Citizens United are also concerned about this. Now we have undisclosed and unrestricted donations to candidates. This has led to a government that is responding to donors instead of to the people.

Here are some more of Annabel Park's questions:

Why do we have such big subsidies for big companies? 

What are the reasons behind them? 

What is smart?

What is fair? 

What are our priorities? 

Do we really need all our bases around the world? 

Are our policies in line with our values?

We need to look at the thinking behind these things. We need to focus on Smart Government, not small government. There is a "cognitive" program that goes back to campaign finance laws. People need 6 million dollars to run for office. "This is something we need to put an end to," Ms. Park says, and "we need to have a cultural change" because "the parties have been corrupted by money."

I agree with this so much. This program has callers and questions that are VERY interesting! She handled her negative callers with finesse. I think you will agree!

Check it out and comment below if you want to.

I will be following this story and also what happens later!

As the Coffee Party says, "We the People are the Government. Let's fix it, not drown it!"

Here are some Coffee Party links:
Citizens Intervention: Enough is Enough Rally - October 29th U.S. Capitol
Join the Coffee Party on Facebook
The Coffee Party - Wake Up and Stand Up
Coffee Party USA's blog

***Become a member of Coffee Party USA***

And here are some occupy links you may find interesting:
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Together - find your Occupy group


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Photos from the WKU Homecoming Parade 2011

That WKU Homecoming parade on Saturday was so fun.

It started at Western (I think) and then came down to Fountain Square Park, in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky. It got darker as night started to fall.

Here are a few of my favorite photos in a slightly smaller size than the ones I put on Flickr.

Big Red fishing for Crocodiles

Dancing for Joy

Having fun in the parade

Another sorority?

More WKU shirts and jeans

President Ransdell waves his WKU Red Towel

This was a great parade. The marchers were full of school spirit. I have more photos of this parade on Flickr uploading now.

Here is that set on Flickr.

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This is SO cool. Pendulum motion waves.

This is so cool.

I have the YouTube video of this here. It is about simple harmonic and non-harmonic motion.

I loved it. I think you will, too. Check it out.



My cousin sent this link to me on Facebook. Here is the original link, which tells about these Pendulum Waves. It is from a Harvard Science lecture demonstration. Here is a quote from this page:

"What it shows: Fifteen uncoupled simple pendulums of monotonically increasing lengths dance together to produce visual traveling waves, standing waves, beating, and random motion. One might call this kinetic art and the choreography of the dance of the pendulums is stunning! Aliasing and quantum revival can also be shown."

Read on in this article to find out how it works and how they set it up.


The original page from the Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations page.


Like it? Comment below.


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2012 New Photography Contest from the Historic Railpark and Train Museum

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Love photography?

Here is a new contest I found out about today. This was emailed to me.

It is the 2012 Historic Railpark and Train Museum 2012 Photo Contest.

It ends December 31st, so there is plenty of time to take bunches of photos and pick the best photos to send in. I see that last year's winners were photos of actual trains.

Here is the contest information from the Southern Kentucky Photographer's Club Ning Contest Information Page:

"Contest entry dates are October 1st-December 30th and includes cash prizes. The full contest details are included in the attached PDF or you can download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?9nleex0b88nnzvb. If neither option works, email sokypc@gmail.com and I'll send the PDF via email attachment. 

If you still have questions after reading the PDF, they should be addressed to:
Sharon Tabor, Executive Director, Historic RailPark & Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St., Ste. B, Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-745-7317. Good luck everyone!!"

 The Southern Photography Clubs Ning page is here: http://sokyphotographers.ning.com
You can join the SOKYPC for $5.00 a month or $30.00 per year.

There is another photography club in town too, called the Sunny 16 Camera Club. Here is its website:
http://www.sunnysixteen.org/. It is $24.00 per year or $30.00 per year for a family membership.


I have not joined either (yet) but you can sign up for free at the Ning site for the SOKYPC.

A steam locomotive from the Microsoft Images site.

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Making pottery and minis - it was fun!

I love minis.

We have some of them downtown at the Pots Place Co-op Studio and Gallery in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Here are some pictures of the minis that are in the shop. I think they are cute. I have a couple at home.

Some mini pots at The Pots Place.

More mini pots at The Pots Place.

I made some mini Fairy Doors that took just as long as regular ones! So I think I'll stick to the larger sizes... It was fun to make these, but a lot more difficult. I could not fit my fingers underneath the handles, so I had to use a teeny stick. But it was good practice!

About the price of these, I don't think people will buy the super-little ones for the same price. But since they took just as long to make, maybe the price will be similar. I also made some teeny pots with texture. Maybe I will give these little ones away for Christmas presents...

Here is what some of my minis looked like right after I made them. They have not been glazed or stained yet. I am wondering whether to leave them alone and not even stain them. Maybe I will stain them very lightly.

A mini fairy door.

Two tiny plates.

A tiny bowl.

Are you an artist? What do you like doing most? Or are you somebody who likes art? What kind of art do you like best?

Leave a comment!

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The Pots Place Silent Auction for Capitol Arts in Bowling Green Kentucky

Hi - this is a quick blurb about the Pots Place silent auction, other people/businesses who are having Silent Auctions, and the benefit for the Capitol Arts Alliance here in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The Capitol Arts Alliance helps put on plays, concerts, art shows, and other community events at the Capitol Arts Center, located on the Square in downtown Bowling Green at 416 East Main Street. They recently announced a partnership with the new SKyPAC Center being built now in Bowling Green.

I got a neat poster today about the benefit from Theresa at the new Tea Squares - A Sweet Boutique store in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky. They are located at 906 State Street, on the Square downtown.

There are SO many businesses helping with this. That is so great. They are calling it Capital for the Capitol.

Here is that poster, below. Click on it to see a bigger version of it.

I am glad so many people are having silent auctions. If you are in the area, stop by the Pots Place and bid on our Pottery Basket. Thanks! And of course, bid on any of the other great auctions listed above on the poster.

This event ends on October 15th.

And be sure to give Theresa's store a visit in person and online at the Tea Squares Facebook page. She has done a lot of free work for this campaign for such a good cause. Thanks for all the work, Theresa!

Here is an article about TeaSquares: A Sweet Boutique from the BuyLocalBG site.

You can see the pottery that is in the Pots Place basket here on their Facebook page. 
Just scroll down to see these photos.

And here is the Pots Place website. I still have one more artist to talk about on the site, some more photos to post, and some more pages to do. One of these days!

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A Standard Poodle and its friend.

What a good dog.

A dog and its minder.

This photo was taken in Nashville, right up the street from Whole Foods.

I liked this dog and its owner, but mostly the dog.

I am used to seeing tiny poodles, but this one was a retro full-size poodle and looked so coiffed.

The dog also looks very smart, which I hear poodles are anyway. What a handsome dog. Check out his paws.

The young man on the smartphone reminds me of some people I saw in Barnes and Noble yesterday. For the first time, I saw two people reading books from their E-Readers instead of "regular" books in the store.

My yard needs a mowing, and it may be the last one.

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New photos of the Tennessee State Fair 2011

I just put some new photos of the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville, Tennessee on my Facebook page.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Danger! Carnivorous Plants!

Two great displays.

A Fairy diorama with plants.

You can see some more photos of the Tennessee State Fair on the Betsyanne Things to do in Bowling Green blog.

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People make such Stupid Decisions in Horror Movies

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It's one of my pet peeves.

Just why do people make really really stupid decisions in horror movies?

I am sure you have noticed it too. It just boggles the mind and is so funny. Here are just a few situations and decisions I know you will recognize:

#1. Somebody is inside a haunted house. They are scared. There comes a knock on the door. THE PERSON OPENS THE DOOR.

#2. Somebody is inside a house. Somebody wants to kill them. The phone rings. THEY ANSWER IT.

#3. A monster is killing people left and right. Now they want to kill somebody else. They move towards the person. THE PERSON DOES NOT MOVE. So they die.

#4. Somebody is running away from somebody with a gun or a knife. They run UPSTAIRS, or UP A LADDER or UP INTO A DEAD END.

#5. A crazy murderer is looking for the last person alive in a house. This person HIDES IN A CLOSET or HIDES UNDER THE BED.

#6. A horrible monster is trying to get in a house. Somebody is still in the house. THAT PERSON STAYS IN THE HOUSE instead of running away out the back door.

#7. The heros stop at a deserted town. Nobody is around. There is a totally bad feeling about the whole place. They decide to get out of the car AND WALK AROUND.

And of course the best one:

#8. The terrible killing monster or murderer makes a noise. The person in danger WALKS TOWARDS THE NOISE.

I feel like shouting "No! No! Bad choice!" when I see these things happening. It does tickle my funnybone sometimes, and other times just makes me shake my head.

I loved this subject so much that I have made a NEW Squidoo lens page about it too. Here it is:
Horror Movies and Stupid Choices - (why do people make stupid choices in horror movies?)

I am sure you can think of another funny and very stupid decision in a horror movie. List it below!

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9/11 memories, the 10-year anniversary today, thoughts about it

9-11 Memories...

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I was visiting my Mom today in Nashville, and of course also have been thinking about the first 9-11 in 2001, like many others here in the U.S. today.

I did get to see part of what happened this day in 2001 on TV at my job I used to have here in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

A co-worker had brought a television from home and it was plugged in near his press.

I did really wonder about that for the first few seconds. Why did this guy have a TV on the chair near his work area? Then he said "Look at this!" and I did. The news reporter on the TV showed a film clip of a plane flying into a building in New York. I couldn't believe it. The announcer was so serious and said "We have been attacked..."  At the time, I did not really know what was happening or what it meant.

I watched in horror as the scene unfolded. Before the buildings fell - there were the fires, the smoke, the people at the windows, the helicopter I hoped would lower a rope and rescue somebody, the two people holding hands and standing at the window, the jumping, the falling. I lost track of time watching it, but actually I probably only watched for about ten minutes.

I remember telling my co-worker that this was "another Pearl Harbor," the only event coming close to what I was seeing. I thought a war was probably coming next.

At the time, most of the people at the company had left to go home and watch the events there. I and some others left soon after. I would still have been at my desk a lot longer, though, if that kind person hadn't come to tell me to come and watch what would turn out to be a pivotal event in the life of this country, and a disaster of the first magnitude. I want to thank him for thinking of me and coming to get me.

And later, over and over, I remember seeing the the video of the plane(s) flying into the buildings - - seemingly on continuous loop that evening after I came home. And I found out then about the other locations where planes flew with horrendous results.

Unlike me, some people were actually at or near the events happening that day. And many knew people that died or were hurt that day. Many saw a lot more than I did - whether in person or on television.

And some very brave people actually helped others that day even though it would kill them or hurt their health forever.

One person who helped at Ground Zero said today, "The real heroes are those who went in and never came out."

I have seen some news coverage today, and heard some first-person stories. And I know there are more stories out there that have not been told. Yet.

What do you want to share about that day? Leave a comment about your personal experience ten years ago on 9-11.

Thank you.

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See some Pots Place pottery photos from the Studio

I just published some Pots Place Studio and Gallery photos on the Pots Place Studio and Gallery Facebook page (See these photos there).

I can share a couple of them here too:

Bob and Laura at a Pots Place Studio class.

Laura sharing a laugh with her students.

You can see the rest of the Pots Place Working photos here:
Pots Place Studio and Gallery working photos. 

You can also join their Facebook Page here. And their webpage is here: The Pots Place Studio and Gallery Web Page.

The Pots Place Studio and Gallery is located on beautiful Fountain Square in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky. Come visit! We have the work of seven different potters, and other artwork for sale too.

There are lots of other fun shops on the Square too, so it is definitely worth a trip. Oh - and of course there is the beautiful Park and statues there too.

Love ya! I hope you had a TERRIFIC holiday weekend. XOXOXOXOXO

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Betsyanne's Organization Day

Organization Day

Today I shorten down my postings... do my Twitters, and attach a suitable photo from the Microsoft Clipart site.

One of my favorite blog sites, the FlyLady site, has some great hints for me on cutting down clutter in my home. I will be doing some of these today.

I hope to repeat this at least one day a week, until I have made a major dent in my clutter at the house. I have boxes of papers that need organizing, many books to give away or sell, collectibles, clothing, and knick-knacks I must pare down or sell, and file cabinets that need purging.

Wish me luck! And write your tip or tips as a comment.

Later!

 Oh - and here is my latest Squidoo posting about being a clutterbug.

It's called From Clutterbug to Butterfly. 

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Posting Photos to Facebook - are you doing it?

Question #1: Are you on Facebook?

If so, you have probably looked at what seems like thousands of photos people are posting to there in albums or as part of their Facebook News Feed or Wall.

Jackie at Orange Beach.

To me, it's a great way of sharing with my relatives and friends. Plus, it is a great backup, along with Flickr, which I also like a lot, plus my online backup for the moment, MyotherDrive. I would not suggest MyOtherDrive to anyone because they don't get back to you right away if you have a problem. They used to, but just not right now. I would suggest Flickr, it is free up to a certain storage size, and you can look at LOTS of other people's photos there in an organized, fun way.

The new Facebook settings let you decide whether to share your photos with nobody, just a few people, only your friends, or everyone. I like this. But I still won't put anything on there I don't want the whole world looking at, since that is the way of the internet. What you put out there is out there forever, in some form or another.

Anyway, I have been posted a few photos a day this week, and I think it is generating some interest and makes my Facebook days more fun.

A little tech hint: I have noticed that photos I see on Facebook may not download like some I see on the 'net. The way around this for me (and I use a Mac) is hitting Control/Command-Shift-4, which lets me take a screen shot of whatever photo I like and customize the size too. I'm not sure of the commands for non-Mac folk. (If you know, please comment to let me know too - thanks.)

The photo here was just scanned and put on Facebook this week. It's one of my favorites.

Do you have photos out there, either on Facebook, Flickr, or another site you would like to share? Send your link over as a comment so I can go check it out.

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A beautiful Trumpet Vine with orange flowers

I have always loved these orange trumpet vines next door to the back entrance of the Pots Place.

The vines are in the alley across from Mariah's restaurant parking lot, draped beautifully on a building there. 

They climb all over the other building next to the neighbor's building, and I really like how these vines look.

Here are a couple photos I took of them yesterday.

Luxuriant tropical-looking vines.

So pretty!

There are also some of these in front of the back entrance to the Pots Place. They have been used as a bush there. I don't see the flowers as often, because they get trimmed so much. They grow really fast (I can attest to that!) - and they are pretty cut an in a vase too. I have not cut the neighbor's vines, but I have trimmed the Pots Place ones.

Anyway, these are so pretty, I thought I would share them today. I think having the same plants could point to a relationship between store owners long ago. Maybe there is a story behind them. Who knows? These vines and flowers are so jungle-like...

And here is a photo I found called "Kauai: Orange Trumpet Vine" on Flickr.

Photo by Eliduke on Flickr.

 All for now,

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What the Tech? About digital photography. A new WBKO series. #1 of 3

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Are you a photographer? 

If you are, or want to be, I know you will like this - I did.

I saw it on the local TV news, and really liked it. I looked for it online afterwards for quite some time and could not find it.

Then voila! This morning there it as on my Yahoo local news links. This short program by Corey Fryia was really good.

I enjoyed learning more about my digital camera and what those pesky camera terms mean!

I'll definitely be using these hints and doing more experiments with my camera.

Here is the video link via YouTube:

I love the ending, from the old Batman TV show. Yeah, "same Bat-time..." It sure brought me back. Let me know how you like it too.

I will be putting Part Two and Part Three here soon hopefully. And here is the WBKO link, which features the same video: What the Tech: The Ins and Outs of Digital Cameras, Part One. 
 

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