Photo Friday: Metallic Finery

Photo Friday: Smooth -- Polished to Perfection

Smooth
Originally uploaded by MontanaRaven.

Run your hands over any part of this chair, made by my husband, Tim Carney,
and it will remind you of the smoothest skin, or warm glass. Tim polishes his furniture to a soft gleam, super smooth. People can't resist touching ... when they see this rocker.

This is the crest rail for his first rocking chair ... it's made of curly mango. The rest of the rocker is of mahogany.

To see more of Tim's furniture, check out his website, Timothy's Fine Woodworking.
and his blog, Shoptalk

Cowgirl Dreaming

Cowgirl Dreaming Originally uploaded by MontanaRaven.

This digital painting for Beautiful Sunday, is dedicated to one of my flickr friends, Christine, whose photo-imagery I truly enjoy. She has a keen interest in and love of horses and all things-horse ... and she is consistently generous with her comments not only on my photos, but on many others as well. Christine, may all your dreams come true.

check out this idea, if you're into blogging on Sundays:

Poetry Thursday

This is from one of my most favorite poets, whom I've quoted many times, May Swenson. Seems lots of people are discovering her these days.

Originally uploaded by MontanaRaven

Night Practice

I
will
remember
with my breath
to make a mountain,
with my sucked-in breath
a valley, with my pushed-out
breath a mountain. I will make
a valley wider than the whisper, I
will make a higher mountain than the cry,
will with my will breathe a mountain. I will
with my will breathe a valley. I will push out
a mountain, suck in a valley, deeper than the shout,
YOU MUST DIE, harder, heavier, sharper a mountain than
the truth, YOU MUST DIE. I will remember. My breath will
make a mountain. My will will remember to will. I, suck-
ing, pushing, I will breathe a valley, I will breathe a mountain

--- May Swenson 1913 - 1989

to enjoy more poetry from other poetry fanatics like me ,,,, go to Liz's blog.

Self Portrait Tuesday

My Accidental Self:


For Jean, inspired by the many facets of her inner self she shares so courageously.

I was shooting some interior photos of Tim's woodworking, in a house that had lots of mirrors. It was a challenge to stay out of the photos, with all the mirrors and reflections. I noticed one photo where I didn't get out of the room fast enough after pressing the timed shutter. This is a very small section of a larger photo ... my accidental self-portrait.

Okay, so Self Portrait Tuesday is obviously supposed to be about our selves, so it may seem weird I'm sharing just one SP of my own, while sending you off to see someone else's photos. But to me it fits even the idea that I am writing about and sharing my own photo today and that is because my friend, Jean Albus, is the one who has given me so much inspiration to accept myself just the way I am. I have learned so much from her in a short time and look forward to a long, long time of being friends. Jean reminded me today that "There are no accidents." The comments on my photo make up a stimulating conversation about self-portraits.

If you have even just one free minute and you want to see some awesome self portraits, please check out Jean's album of strong self-portraits, My Aging Beauty. There are only 6 photos, so it doesn't have to take long to see all of them. Here's another album of hers I admire, Love Myself.

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Dream Logic

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Thank you for your consideration.

See more of my digital collages in this gallery. Best if viewed as a slideshow.