The Snow Event

We have been having some seriously cold weather here in the south, and, since we have turned into weather wusses, we tend to want to hibernate. The weather just won't let us, however. Last night and this morning, we were run over by a "snow event". It caused me to have to get out our ice chopper and snow shovel (ugh).
On the bright side, however, we did get some nice pictures.

Weird Art

Part of the journey in art is playing or experimenting with digital photographs to achieve images that are fun, or perhaps just plain weird. Some more below. The first two are from Nepal, sort of.

 Then we have a Manhattan scene, sort of:

Oddart

Thinking ahead to some new art shows. Who knows .. .  it could happen.

Here's a mermaid about to take a dip:

Next a rainy night in Bethesda:

 Followed by Veggieman:

And Hungryman is on the trail of Veggieman:

And last but not least, just tired, perhaps the perfect expression of today's American voter:

Summer Touring?

Anyone thinking about summer touring? Some interesting places we have toured/visited are revealed below.
London's Big Ben:

Another view:

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The little mermaid in Copenhagen

The Copenhagen harbor:

The lake at Geneva

Touring along the Rhine

Italian Yard Art:

Outdoor dining amidst the Mykonos windmills

The Daibutsu at Kamakura

Red Square in Moscow?

The Gateway to the Pacific

Waterside

I know I'm getting a ahead of myself, but I'm beginning to think about some art for a spring Art Walk in downtown Concord. Some "waterside art" seems appropriate.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas To All
From The Schmidts
to our loyal readership.
All three of you.

Old Salem

A recent visit to Old Salem, in North carolina, provided some wonderful pictures involving variation in texture. A few of my images are shown below.