Wintergrass 2011

Hadn't really planned on going again this year, my 5th Wintergrass Festival. I'm not overly fond of Bellevue and its highly pretentious environ....but it is bluegrass and the music draws its own crowd. Young and old, players, listeners and dancers. Artists on stage say every year that they love this little festival because there just aren't many winter festivals for musicians to get together and jam.

Crooked Still, a very young group, very talented!

The Boxcars

Darrell Scott, the first time I saw this guy was at Rocky Mountain Folks Fest 2003, he has written many fine songs for other voices.

OH!  The Red Stick Ramblers! Cajun yaya yall! These photos are a bit blurry, sorry just couldn't leave them out. I think this was my favorite show, they are a Cajun Music and Western Swing Band very lively and true.

damn!

then there are the folks in the hallways & stairwells that make this hootnany special...

a small place for cloggin'

and the bluegrass babies!

at the end of the night, we saw legendary newgrass guy Sam Bush, as always he was amazing. No unfuzzy shots of him either....multi stringed and animated.

the green overalls....

self

colorado

 Made it out to colorado last week, we had a good time! Stayed with family and friends, my friend Lynn had us at her place in Blanca,Co. She lives at the base of Mt.Blanca in the Sangre de Cristo Range, about a 4hr drive from denver. We enjoyed a beautiful sunset, a windy night...inside and out...and great company.

a veneer door ravaged by the wind here

I was lead to a treasure trove of interesting junk on the mountain!

the blue roof is where we spent the night, I was happy to see it in the morning! Very windy night sleeping in the loft with a bunch of farting women!

a view from the porch

Rhonda Lynn

 

wandered back into the city and spent an afternoon at the Denver Art Museum, had a good discovery day!

light thru glass

mirrors

shutters

and windows.

boulder,colorado

the Museum of Natural History in denver and quite possibly elsewhere, should have an adults only day once in a while! the exhibits are great but the little ones are overwhelming..

my love clowning behind a glass at the museum!

great view of denver

portrait

my love

Christmas Eve Morning in Seattle '10

We have been unable to ge a good shot of the Christmas tree, so i'm settling for the reflection of the tree lights on the fridge.

I walked downtown friday morning in search of fresh crab and took photos of holiday cheer along the way

no snow for us this year just the typical seattle spit

I made it to the market, bought crab and veggies and some little cinnamon donuts...then I walked around to the backside of the donut hole and took this shot.

Merry Christmas all!