I Like #79

you can hardly see the power towers in this view between homes

Welcome to this week's list of likes!
I liked the shadow a tree cast on our morning walk... the sun is intense here in the high desert!

and the sky is blue

Spring is yet to arrive

I collect Likes all week, often starting on Friday... today while researching ideas for an art challenge I ran across this amazing post.
.https://www.boredpanda.com/most-beautiful-steps-stairs-street-art/
17 most beautiful stairs around the world




I was researching  for my upcoming challenge inspired by great artists, with the theme 1+1=3.
I ran across a different challenge, wowie! I wish I'd know about it back in 2013, enjoy!

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/


look at this one from one of the group

 Lovely, and just a beautiful blog! So much color and interesting collages!
http://taluulas.blogspot.co.uk/

While researching this topic, Three muses, I found the Take a Word challenge
http://takeaword.blogspot.com/

Oh this is very stimulating. It's paper collage, and paint, and words, and I can adapt this prompt to my writing or quilting. I may not be ready with supplies to do it just yet but I will. And just thinking about what you'd make is fun too right?

I sketched out two quilts for Alida's challenge already. It's more than I usually have to go on!
I used to be self conscious of my drawings, but now I embrace them and quite like them.

I like this Purchase at the recent Home show (link to that fun post HERE)

It's a pottery grater about 4" in diameter. The demonstrator was grating ginger, garlic, lemon zest, spices, and more. The bottom of the little plate is rough pottery, all glazed. It came with a garlic peeler, and a little brush to push the zest out. He said, grate a garlic clove, pour in olive oil for a dipping sauce. Well, Yeah... 

I have been watching  DVD's from the library to catch up on movies. I saw two this week.
Norman
An odd film... Richard Gere is good in it, and most of the movie I was wondering just what was going on. I didn't truly figure it out til the end... a surprise ending. I think I liked it... not sure.

Learning to Drive
Oh how I enjoy Ben Kingsley. About an Indian man who was granted political asylum in America. He ended up forming a close bond with one of his driving students. I loved the slow relationship build up between a woman going through a life change and this man.  I also loved the intense feelings shared by them. It was surprisingly intensely romantic for a movie where the characters never so much as kissed.
The love was shown in a gesture, a kind word or deed. There is so much love to be shared in life that has nothing to do with sexual activity. I thought about the characters and their interactions for days after. 

Sandy sent a link to this blog, and here is a post I loved https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/


On today's post she had a quote that resonated, so that I wrote it down in my calendar.
"“We have art in order not to die of the truth.”" Friedrich Nietzsche

 Milo liked meeting a cat on our morning walk. The cat got off his porch to greet us, and stopped short of Milo who was straining at the leash (the one we bought because it would stop dogs pulling at the leash, yeah right)

See the black and white cat???

Friendly kitty, but when Milo wagged his tail and looked down at it, the cat backed up and went all Halloween kitty on him. What did he expect? Milo did NOT bark nor bite at him, but it was yet another frustrating walk for both of us after that.

Milo: OMD,  A cat up close and personal! I've been meaning to play with a cat! It's on my bucket list along with chew up all leashes, and collect all rocks!

Please visit these fine folks keeping it positive today!  And consider joining us... keep a list of your likes all week and do a post on Thurs. Let me know!

1. .http://3poodlesandanana
2 craftscaviescontras
3.maryinpeoriahandmade.blogspot.com
4...http://littlepenguinquilts
5. http://sandysnowden.blogspot.co.uk/
6.. http://whataboutrheema.blogspot.com/
7.https://canadianneedlenana.blogspot.com/ 
8...http://homesewnbyus
9..http://imworkingonaproject
10.. https://barrels-of-monkeys.blogspot.com/ 
11. https://quiltingreadersgarden.blogspot.com/
12. http://daybyday12101.blogspot.com/
13. http://www.mmmquilts.com/  
14.  https://faithtrustandbreastcancer.blogspot.com/
 linking to some of these

design wall Mondays at smallquiltsanddollquilts
lovelaughquilt.mondays
Main Crush Monday
the mop link party mondays
sew can do mondays
Make My Saturday Sweet @ Amanda’s Books and More
http://www.quiltfabrication.com/
Our World Tuesday
Travel_Tuesday  Our World Tuesday
Travel_Tuesday 
design wall Mondays at smallquiltsanddollquilts
lovelaughquilt.mondays http://sky watch Fridays
http://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com
http://asoutherndaydreamer
Thankful Thursdays pet parade
http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com
http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/
http://shabbyartboutique.com
willy nilly Friday (random images)
habbyartboutique fridays
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/