MISC NIGHT - May 24 2012

Here are some shots from a MISC (Manitoba Independent Songwriter's Circle) Performance night held at Winnipeg's Folk Exchange Venue. Check out more about them at
 www.manitobasongcircle.com. Real people singing their own real songs - great all around!

Experiments with the Sun

Hi all. Went out of town to Winkler on Monday and as evening approached the conversation turned to the eclipse and how to see it. Playing with a vegetable box I spearheaded a pinhole camera experiment and found we could watch it in safety!

Here is the sun with the "pin hole" box.

 The sun lined up with the pin hole box and the image box.

The image of the sun with the moon eclipse on a Peak of the Market potato box. The 1/2" hole in the pinhole box was finally mounted on the fence post and this box was around 40' away.

On another note,

some of us were attentive to some other 'suns.'

My Dad, Jac

Tomorrow

Yesterday,

we laid my Dad's body to rest.

Today,

for me, is a day of rest, a day of memories.

Tomorrow,

I will get up in time to leave home at 4:45am

my walk, a mile, will wake me to my day

I will walk past the street where I grew up

I will turn my head left

and say a prayer for my Mom

and then

I will join the path

the same path my Dad walked

for so many, many years

to the corner

with the church across the street

to wait for the work bus

the same bus my Dad waited for at 5:05am

I will take the ride to north garage

a ride with many fellow passengers

some, even, whom my Dad rode with

we will enter the garage

and we will transform into fellow drivers

we will prepare for our day

and then, best of all

we will tell and listen to each others stories

stories to wake my heart

and when the right time comes

we will all leave

just like my Dad did.

Peace to you, Dad.

April 18, 2012 - l d schellenberg

MMC Christmas Concert

Here are some pictures of the Miles Mac Choir from yesterday, December 14, 2011. A wonderful Christmas musical extravaganza, and especially, a great choir!

 

The full choir

 Even room for some humour

The full choir with Guitar

 The child prodigy

Simply myself, Mom N & Mom S

Esther, Susan, Daniel, & Jada

Finding some 6 strings

Dennis

Was out one day and took some pictures of guitars I liked.

The first is a Martin DX1E with solid spruce top, HPL back and sides, Piezo Pickup with electronics for ~$650. Probably one of my two top picks although I didn't plug it in! Very eye catching contrast in wood colours.

Next is a  DV-4 Guild with solid Sitka Spruce Top, Rosewood back and sides, no electronics for around $840. Very nice!

 For something different, I saw this Tanglewood Sundance TW45, solid Canadian cedar top, African mahogany, Rosewood Fingerboard. A bit thin and ~$990.

The classic work horse  Gibson J-45. Gibson Acoustic’s J-45 comes equipped with the popular Element Active Acoustic Pickup System from L.R. Baggs, which features a low-profile undersaddle element—or transducer—that’s proven more stable and durable than many standard ribbon-type pickup. Prices are around $2250.

Two other pictures of Gibson classics. Front is a Gibson Songwriter with standard cutaway for ~$3000 and aft is a  J-45 for $2200.

I am sure, now at Christmas, better deals might be had. I also have seen some nice Yamaha's but I only really like ones for around $1000.

Let me know if you have any interst. Like I said, the first two are ones I would buy for sound and feel. The Gibson guitars are more of the 'right' selection but I don't think they sound better.

Cheers.

Birds Hill PP and the Bridge over Hwy #59

Recently I took a better look at the new (but not finished) bridge over Highway # 59 at the Birds Hill Provincial Park. This is looking south, towards Winnipeg.

Here are some closer shots of the structure from below. Last I saw it there were poles going over the whole bridge from one end to the other, kind of like a long chuck wagon. It will then be screened in to keep people from falling off or what ever.

Below are some shots of Dunning Road crossing the Winnipeg Floodway. Notice the lack of water in the floodway leaving the way to ride 'through' the waters. No connection with the new bridge made yet, but soon I suspect. The ride (bike) would be a little rough from one side to the other.

If you look back a few posts to where I pictorial ride up to Dunning Road, you will see very similar shots but the floodway is being used by much water.

Art at the Forks from February 2011!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

You'll always find something going on at the Forks Market at the heart of Winnipeg.  Of course, outside the local residents are doing life with the help of man made structures.













 On this day we found Winnipeg artists showing off their works and works in progress - doing the hardest thing as a young artist - working in the public eye.

Creating and polishing work to sell in an auction later.

Here is a three generation trio - Mom & Grandma, Daughter & Aunt, and Niece and Granddaughter!  All interested in expression through art.

Pleasant conversations.

More that just art!

Working on the auction piece.

This piece auctioned off for a great sum!

A friend?

Some lovely paintings of Orchids.

And more.