Fun With Shadows

 Playing With Shadows C3

 Playing With Shadows C4

 Playing With Shadows C6

 Playing With Shadows C7

 Playing With Shadows Me 3 

Does it look like I have a tail?

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Art Hop 2018

Here are some of the things I liked at the 2018 Art Hop in Burlington, Vermont.

Ingrid - Metal Sculpture at Conant Metal & Light by Kyle Sikora & Jake Pill
This photo was awarded Photo of the Day on Capture My Vermont, for September 14, 2018.

Ingrid - Metal Sculpture at Conant Metal & Light by Kyle Sikora & Jake Pill

Ingrid - Metal Sculpture at Conant Metal & Light by Kyle Sikora & Jake Pill

Ingrid - Metal Sculpture at Conant Metal & Light by Kyle Sikora & Jake Pill

Whale Lamps at Conant Metal & Light Shop

 Elvira painting at the Art Hop Burlington, Vermont 2018. I'm sorry I don't have the artist's name. I was sure I grabbed his card, but can't find it.

Sculptures by Tod Logan & Painting by Tina Logan

Barn Owl by Hilary Ann Love Glass

Bread & Puppet Banners!

I wish I could tell you who the artist is.

Steampunk Jewelry by Mark Eliot Schwabe

As you can see, he is as interesting, or even more interesting than the jewelry.

Who Is She

 Mixed Media Artwork by Ali Barritt

The Successful Scavenger 

Mixed Media Artwork by Ali Barritt

Head In The Clouds

Interactive Art

 Painted by Johanne D. Yordan

 Painted by Johanne D. Yordan

Tree Mirror

This Mirror mural, which Reflects Artists' Alley on Pine Street, is the work of metalsmith and glass artist Aaron Grossman. He says he was inspired by the ivy that once covered the building, which was removed a year ago because it was damaging the brick. Before attaching them to the wall, he rounds the edges to make sure they can't cut anyone, probably a good thing since the piece invites close reflection. 

 Courtney and I took turns in this interactive Art Display.

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Peaches

 Lovely Peaches 1

At Shelburne Orchards

Yummy Peaches 3

 Courtney Picking Peaches

When Your Hands Are Full While Picking Yummy Peaches.

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Bachelors Buttons

Bachelors Buttons

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Glorious Grapes

Sun Shining Through Grapes On The Vines

 You Get Sticky Hands, Picking Grapes

Beautiful & Delicious

From Shelburne Orchards

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Shelburne Orchards

Shelburne Orchards Store

This photo was Awarded Capture My Vermont, Photo of the Day, for September 2, 2018

So many fun things to see at the Shelburne Orchards Store.

View From The Store

 Ladder For Picking Fruit From The Trees

Picking Peaches

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Monarch On Purple Loostrife

 Monarch Butterfly On Purple Loostrife. 

Danaus plexippus on (Lythrum salicaria).

Whatever they say about Purple Loosestrife being invasive, I still think it's pretty. It is not nearly as destructive to habitats as it is often made out to be and it has a bunch of medicinal uses. 

 There is a fascinating article about it at: www.herbcraft.org/loosestrife.html

Purple loosestrife offers great potential as a valuable and useful medicinal, possessing an admirable balance of astringent and mucilaginous properties. This may seem odd if you think of astringents as being drying and mucilage as being moistening, but  astringents do not dehydrate tissues, they tighten and restore tone to them, and in doing they lessen oversecretion. So purple loosestrife restores tone to tissues while also bathing them in a soothing mucilage, which eases inflammation and ensures lubrication. Including more leaves and stems in preparations yields a more astringent medicine, while collecting mostly the flowering spikes increases the presence of mucilage in water based preparations. 

This plant appropriate for diarrhea, bacterial or amoebic dysentery, enteritis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), leaky gut syndrome and as a gargle for sore throats. Perhaps most practical among these possibilities is the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery. Purple loosestrife tightens the tissues and therefore helps to quell the looseness of the bowels, while at the same time doing much to soothe the irritated tissues. In addition, research has suggested that loosestrife is markedly antibacterial, and so may help to combat any infection while simultaneously healing the tissues and relieving the distressing symptoms of such complaints. It's highly effective against candida albicans.The herb can also be used as a vaginal douche for leucorrhea and bacterial vaginosis, and as a nasal douche for nose bleeds. Topically the ointment is used for ulcers and sores and a poultice is soothing to bruises, abrasions and irritated skin. The stems can be used as chewing sticks to prevent bleeding gums caused by gingivitis. Purple loosestrife also provides an excellent eyewash for soothing dry eyes, or any ophthalmic irritation or infection characterized by dryness. 

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Disclaimer

My blog is meant to inform and I strive to be totally accurate. It is solely up to the reader to ensure proper plant identification. Some wild plants and mushrooms are poisonous or can have serious adverse health effects.