Memphis Wedding Belle

These pictures are from the lunch we had recently in Memphis at Bahama Breeze. The first one pictures Gina and Steve with Dale makin' with the finger horns. Steve called tonight to let us know that he and Gina were married last weekend. Congratulations to both of you - and of course, to Bob!

Here is beautiful Gina, her father and her step-mother, Gail.

Con and Fin, sharing a laugh.

Carrah, Connor and the back of Dale's head. This was a day that I could not frame a good shot if my life depended on it. I guess some days are just like that.

Rain

Storm Noir by Finijo

Some day a real rain will come down and wash all the scum from the streets. Substitute pollen for scum and "my car" for "streets," and that about sums up my wish for today. The weather man says we have storms rolling in, and I truly hope so. My car is coated yellow with pollen, and my sinuses have been run through the mill for the last two weeks. I got sick and lost my voice, flew to Memphis, flew back last Sunday and I am still dragging - too tired to blog or do much of anything. I could really use a good hard rain about now and so could my garden.

CB Jolley Art Show - Memphis

Steve and Gina took us to a unique art show on our first night in Memphis. The art and the venue were both quite novel. We had a lovely evening looking at and talking about art.

The artist, CB Jolley, was showing his art in a dentist office - Studio 32. If you click on the pictures, you can see the hors d'oeurves set up on the dental chair trays.

Mr. Jolley creates very intricate collages from pictures he has taken and his art is both digital and organic. His work is multi-layered and I can't imagine taking the time to cut and arrange all of the tiny pieces that make up so much of his work.
This is a painting he did when he was working in that medium. Connor pointed out to me that you can see the blood on the shirt of the horseman. That kid loves anything that's gory.
It seems inconsequential, but I really like the way the frames are so well coordinated with the art work. This frame is a gold leaf, but the underlying color is a beautiful rose.