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Kitchen and Master Bathtroom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Old Counter / Sink & Faucets etc B-GONE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0SE8j-LpAAEUi1h9FlCkLFDTlggT230Jvf8WHbmSObUXao6NWyflNCDRk-99nEWBqn23OeSj2JDwvETZFeonA_P_NG_DZfjXYCURtj3bcwGW-dQNvLAYRHVejcSNTaamoDAxaGd5Qnu3hxANr3bWbVqX0a1UHJmbtDsoQNaDVJx8XLOOESXnMU8s/s640/1kgi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0SE8j-LpAAEUi1h9FlCkLFDTlggT230Jvf8WHbmSObUXao6NWyflNCDRk-99nEWBqn23OeSj2JDwvETZFeonA_P_NG_DZfjXYCURtj3bcwGW-dQNvLAYRHVejcSNTaamoDAxaGd5Qnu3hxANr3bWbVqX0a1UHJmbtDsoQNaDVJx8XLOOESXnMU8s/w640-h480/1kgi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fyCikZ0rjaw3rCt4OxJk3eJhf9L4W56ZL79_SLihnRAxk0Jq0cX2F26nEWY7R2aCfaH5kkzVSNOqwxAKWGFtPiVjh-ckiC4RmWiS_ab79aF1yP08Z8Yuy8H7hbAJd2vYk9YaJfSZojfzrFriTC-wMV7xvlA-XOUn9q-SNqKiNlJ1mORbrSUqrVlj/s4160/20230426_131151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Papermaking is deceptively difficult: </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="utopia-std, Georgia, "Hiragino Mincho Pro", "Hiragino Mincho", serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3gu45hiwhi3l36-5TQq1VeI6vDa65iNDQYdgRICMADLsRpNk62OGZ-nW1BsqmtHsKvIPqVgmwaHopc1krvxA4p4_zxeLiQXta4G5rr3Vc9vAYXQ6IaH2exqtPH0l2KC4yR3lBH1hW6EiuSDUTrb81n6pQHIo4h2BeGmLp3tQiZlvN0Kq6PZsIkoV/s2000/wa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3gu45hiwhi3l36-5TQq1VeI6vDa65iNDQYdgRICMADLsRpNk62OGZ-nW1BsqmtHsKvIPqVgmwaHopc1krvxA4p4_zxeLiQXta4G5rr3Vc9vAYXQ6IaH2exqtPH0l2KC4yR3lBH1hW6EiuSDUTrb81n6pQHIo4h2BeGmLp3tQiZlvN0Kq6PZsIkoV/w640-h426/wa.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQowzZ49E4fi-7-OmA3-yPOX5lIr7v_u90ZNFDcvfjDql-DI0kMbhhxN7deJ7t_g0SgG5KvorHgvjKeeIoFi64K3OwqtxVmlb8g-OK3D2pJbjUcrOORytNlHFvsO4pyb0DGDVBhJ0STYZqnS8X4H9SBA5kVGEdqmAPPs4prhl6FJP73v9GfC8NvDjj/s870/h20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="870" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQowzZ49E4fi-7-OmA3-yPOX5lIr7v_u90ZNFDcvfjDql-DI0kMbhhxN7deJ7t_g0SgG5KvorHgvjKeeIoFi64K3OwqtxVmlb8g-OK3D2pJbjUcrOORytNlHFvsO4pyb0DGDVBhJ0STYZqnS8X4H9SBA5kVGEdqmAPPs4prhl6FJP73v9GfC8NvDjj/w640-h360/h20.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKniP14RfHjOrr48RN5xSfmFrElBlrEqhOBiHLr8OdWkqavmFwtI8Va8ifZfyI6aKudkvkPxe3u85AEn5WYD5oCNUi171gHhPs90YEcxdxZnRAsmLiw7qWv_zXlxC5xQQfr_8YYgCrkOyp8wSEexBHztRN0tHHtjUD8yQqi9mz7vlJZm94ioCeIWF/s2000/pap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKniP14RfHjOrr48RN5xSfmFrElBlrEqhOBiHLr8OdWkqavmFwtI8Va8ifZfyI6aKudkvkPxe3u85AEn5WYD5oCNUi171gHhPs90YEcxdxZnRAsmLiw7qWv_zXlxC5xQQfr_8YYgCrkOyp8wSEexBHztRN0tHHtjUD8yQqi9mz7vlJZm94ioCeIWF/w640-h426/pap.jpg" width="640" /></a><p></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span face="utopia-std, Georgia, "Hiragino Mincho Pro", "Hiragino Mincho", serif" style="font-size: 20px;">A single sheet can be as thin as 0.02 millimeters — less than the width of most human hair. </span><span face="utopia-std, Georgia, "Hiragino Mincho Pro", "Hiragino Mincho", serif" style="font-size: 20px;">Handmade paper has an ineffable warmth and expressiveness missing from its machine-made brethren, thanks to little “imperfections” like deckled edges that betray the hand of a human maker. According to Yasuhiro, every artisan at Ryozo has their own idiosyncrasies when it comes to making paper, and he can tell exactly who among his staff made which sheet by touch and sight.</span></span></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-44010772828185797022023-01-09T08:14:00.006-08:002023-01-09T08:32:18.113-08:00Ukiyo-e art brings Chinese literary heroes to life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrG3nVw7Bzkb_wa61FEe5lWieRtX7AX9Ri4fUWMTkiwbeDRFgP0m89zkvdG6swKou9jYZ2kpw-29AttMimIJobb3tnuoijjrSrA-0Lzn3NInbQ8cnCQx7vqSEihQ1Klg0eyaGnKYXB7lzSEZal_SsDLj1_Y9EOJWqw79lgSny4ph1fD6_ERMMTNGgd/s997/der.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="997" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrG3nVw7Bzkb_wa61FEe5lWieRtX7AX9Ri4fUWMTkiwbeDRFgP0m89zkvdG6swKou9jYZ2kpw-29AttMimIJobb3tnuoijjrSrA-0Lzn3NInbQ8cnCQx7vqSEihQ1Klg0eyaGnKYXB7lzSEZal_SsDLj1_Y9EOJWqw79lgSny4ph1fD6_ERMMTNGgd/w640-h368/der.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">Few art forms are as quintessentially Japanese as the woodblock print. Yet its roots are not purely indigenous, and its development in the last decades of the 17th century owes much to China. “The diversity of themes, the use of vivid colors to enhance expressivity, to say nothing of the technology itself — all these elements bear the hallmark to some extent of Chinese culture,” says Michi Akagi, curator of the Ota Memorial Museum of Art’s “China in Ukiyoe,” a new show that runs through Jan. 29.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Chinese artisans started experimenting with woodblock color printing as early as the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). It was, however, a rudimentary and laborious process: Each hue normally required the carving of a separate block, so the first prints were two-toned and rather bland. Later on, Japanese craftsmen adopted the same technique — one color, one block — but they developed their own approach — the “kento” registration mark — to ensure that each color would align exactly with the others without gaps in between. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As the technology matured and the market for books and ukiyo-e expanded, Japanese publishers grew bolder. They began releasing designs that spread over several sheets and employed numerous colors, up to 20 in some cases. Another technique with Chinese roots is embossing, otherwise known as gauffrage, which adds a three-dimensional texture to prints.<br /></span></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-14310928254674534142022-10-21T11:50:00.002-07:002022-10-21T11:50:32.505-07:00ˈōpən ˈsesəmē ..O·pen Ses·a·me<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_AKmAF9QgUe416yZZmoHfAnvOAHKKTjnKaZPJpFP2lPlCRTqE6CwabtbydlozuX-c6MAyzCeep3dEFrzoqh0HNeudZKvNouLHWibwajGmEoSPo5Hu33jyJ3pEdGmLWl8Jptn45l9WFFt4JBuUMmAMCnpQbLaPPSrhZgRpHaSq62x9_wwrdLn-uNe/s3911/20221021_111421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="3911" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_AKmAF9QgUe416yZZmoHfAnvOAHKKTjnKaZPJpFP2lPlCRTqE6CwabtbydlozuX-c6MAyzCeep3dEFrzoqh0HNeudZKvNouLHWibwajGmEoSPo5Hu33jyJ3pEdGmLWl8Jptn45l9WFFt4JBuUMmAMCnpQbLaPPSrhZgRpHaSq62x9_wwrdLn-uNe/w640-h362/20221021_111421.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZooUBtJn0e_oppwndniuavx3CJKN2yqubgnd-wioltsQjEEZlC0gn7Ef7Qu7MFu8bpcBvGBCksUO5YzL323JVHK9OJEshkVQP08bL7Fch1YQTFKiPclTUFN5u2yF6mR-OZVqpaSpv4bNkP9eCepeuj28upA58WyotE3CzAuoKot-DsYvo-tyuTTL/s2766/20221021_111505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="2766" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZooUBtJn0e_oppwndniuavx3CJKN2yqubgnd-wioltsQjEEZlC0gn7Ef7Qu7MFu8bpcBvGBCksUO5YzL323JVHK9OJEshkVQP08bL7Fch1YQTFKiPclTUFN5u2yF6mR-OZVqpaSpv4bNkP9eCepeuj28upA58WyotE3CzAuoKot-DsYvo-tyuTTL/w400-h394/20221021_111505.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1IIpvZbaoqBLzL3Bm-fP2llHOVuCKdIYjM0IW_PyMqqi0TlxxOHLVyZ7TJS2J0ySZwz6qZU_BAVWQKByfPiiK1FVfi6x4VJ1dM8OyFJ1xievZsvlv-pBEgoz49u80wGkFAIBQCg-8e3CxxV6Q9nxSMQBX8g6X-l2FrBLZ8rPeVdE2yokECJX3pqr/s2733/20221021_111622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="2733" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1IIpvZbaoqBLzL3Bm-fP2llHOVuCKdIYjM0IW_PyMqqi0TlxxOHLVyZ7TJS2J0ySZwz6qZU_BAVWQKByfPiiK1FVfi6x4VJ1dM8OyFJ1xievZsvlv-pBEgoz49u80wGkFAIBQCg-8e3CxxV6Q9nxSMQBX8g6X-l2FrBLZ8rPeVdE2yokECJX3pqr/w640-h618/20221021_111622.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-91295653730976941962022-10-20T13:23:00.004-07:002022-10-22T20:03:57.536-07:00New Book .. A new episode in the Rebus saga. <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eA68F5LPH0yPnwFXVoYb3sxjSfGBncSSzfxtdcnk5QwS0T6mwK6bVJL8xdzvUuEbv-4e_yfJYikx2tX96K4eJLzWEJ7q2naSXcoFe-k0wxL0nTcM28IDN4TqZGPPvK8ZonyJwAsQfPiOJAO9Wikk7rkyS83qaMVJq8pqstxs7m748evKVUBm4o4x/s4032/20221020_092658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eA68F5LPH0yPnwFXVoYb3sxjSfGBncSSzfxtdcnk5QwS0T6mwK6bVJL8xdzvUuEbv-4e_yfJYikx2tX96K4eJLzWEJ7q2naSXcoFe-k0wxL0nTcM28IDN4TqZGPPvK8ZonyJwAsQfPiOJAO9Wikk7rkyS83qaMVJq8pqstxs7m748evKVUBm4o4x/w496-h640/20221020_092658.jpg" width="496" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Released on Oct 18th. The story takes an interesting turn as a series of interconnected events unfold. Author; Ian Rankin, not at his best on this one: 8/11 ...</span></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-28062660632553534842022-10-07T14:10:00.005-07:002022-10-07T14:10:28.939-07:00Pool ready for play:............<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUTYmrEyCrjtjMXqee_8r5Sk7MkgHfLKzZ2-mCu2QrfPzVufpDpIzMW4xiSU1g7KNmgC-ySChwk-HX9qV0GqKEbuC2d7NE-9lgYVqjlU9Vfg6JK4Vy_g3dmztNnN-8QDDhqJ0CPkwFKh-mroReY5U4oknrZzf8XWeModY__3SHqMxdeAyA8x64sr1/s4160/20221007_103239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="4160" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUTYmrEyCrjtjMXqee_8r5Sk7MkgHfLKzZ2-mCu2QrfPzVufpDpIzMW4xiSU1g7KNmgC-ySChwk-HX9qV0GqKEbuC2d7NE-9lgYVqjlU9Vfg6JK4Vy_g3dmztNnN-8QDDhqJ0CPkwFKh-mroReY5U4oknrZzf8XWeModY__3SHqMxdeAyA8x64sr1/w640-h396/20221007_103239.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF2nT2kFuf6WSxejOit-rSMPPfCbXvNt79YGzfcbbXAZOrrzfnIGOqRWNS2SpwMxRF5WQTk31U64lLExb9-hodw42I6SIBApiDt_tqW3c-trNhMX8oCiSRdfyW2EeRY81y3jSxjIzom_K5DJemLx6A9ZmlJkTSMEsR4PDjPmqfcHLAMm-0TjoOy_P/s4160/20221007_103157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2107" data-original-width="4160" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF2nT2kFuf6WSxejOit-rSMPPfCbXvNt79YGzfcbbXAZOrrzfnIGOqRWNS2SpwMxRF5WQTk31U64lLExb9-hodw42I6SIBApiDt_tqW3c-trNhMX8oCiSRdfyW2EeRY81y3jSxjIzom_K5DJemLx6A9ZmlJkTSMEsR4PDjPmqfcHLAMm-0TjoOy_P/w640-h324/20221007_103157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-19462441246527640862022-10-02T13:59:00.009-07:002022-10-02T19:02:32.725-07:00New Plaster Top Coat is complete and now the pool is filling.<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GWLm1BcmyVt9BRV34TmNid9pq5sPE9jU7WjuJfTolP1sQUW1V1KtwQL2YY0sw7uJcrZ-p1BYOmNFBWKztWQn-tKOhDCK1DeQDj1ZY83qmFpZ7gBZ0y_h7ja0PmPNgLijZfV0X4rLuv1F6PmmOKmTBgFqm6rahdt6VRNfiptOeU7tKmoKnjDXX3Gd/s4160/20221002_124111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GWLm1BcmyVt9BRV34TmNid9pq5sPE9jU7WjuJfTolP1sQUW1V1KtwQL2YY0sw7uJcrZ-p1BYOmNFBWKztWQn-tKOhDCK1DeQDj1ZY83qmFpZ7gBZ0y_h7ja0PmPNgLijZfV0X4rLuv1F6PmmOKmTBgFqm6rahdt6VRNfiptOeU7tKmoKnjDXX3Gd/w640-h480/20221002_124111.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDGSwDALLIFJ2pG60u2yAlinWTGGNMlRe86k_pfN-LdBfUwCFkvxNz7y2YP7Rj-p_krJgOd24Iu5aIq_oj_ClC8PbUDcZt8TDBK8NJbVeo_qrNntuTD6-0-duXDSqs1XeKlGPb_n2C5eDCmdM26Sf3RPPFRrEmTiCGZcbxbOw1OWTZ7wCpdWbX6lT/s4160/20221002_124122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDGSwDALLIFJ2pG60u2yAlinWTGGNMlRe86k_pfN-LdBfUwCFkvxNz7y2YP7Rj-p_krJgOd24Iu5aIq_oj_ClC8PbUDcZt8TDBK8NJbVeo_qrNntuTD6-0-duXDSqs1XeKlGPb_n2C5eDCmdM26Sf3RPPFRrEmTiCGZcbxbOw1OWTZ7wCpdWbX6lT/w640-h480/20221002_124122.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-6197975279299987322022-09-29T14:04:00.005-07:002022-09-29T14:04:35.504-07:00Back-Yard Pool: Resurfacing plaster Top Coat .. 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Short La Paz loop.<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVR4xoqE4XCFjHr4e_by3ZOp8w6RuwxHZDfjgYqAbuuumkvNYdSJEtzX1xsW9l79ryf5Q9ayzd3g6U0MeHwf6XA_fH-etBHPtjENEtzoiP5dtk-T1cZXYOup9rNlMlzJLuzYlo4ZVJTLMhJwp_QtnpvBcK048hsK9WbWSDV3ZlJtBNQ8LUTO5OazA/s1472/redloop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1472" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVR4xoqE4XCFjHr4e_by3ZOp8w6RuwxHZDfjgYqAbuuumkvNYdSJEtzX1xsW9l79ryf5Q9ayzd3g6U0MeHwf6XA_fH-etBHPtjENEtzoiP5dtk-T1cZXYOup9rNlMlzJLuzYlo4ZVJTLMhJwp_QtnpvBcK048hsK9WbWSDV3ZlJtBNQ8LUTO5OazA/w640-h384/redloop.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcRvW9_ib9KlBtnMNEusE1wgBK5b3FYthqCGtZaYrYY1ErXtuKVeFjFsmAUxY3NVRQ6NmNJYoz-VR0INN1xoZLGVIg5vYsnjHgRdF8ps9CrRrN6RXdHs4_-Z47c9dNBJonpM_lpTkzzRrg4Rw1uDq1m-Tk63ZRM4MRdzCDcIrOHhfrxim3YptY1ZB/s1918/loop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="1918" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcRvW9_ib9KlBtnMNEusE1wgBK5b3FYthqCGtZaYrYY1ErXtuKVeFjFsmAUxY3NVRQ6NmNJYoz-VR0INN1xoZLGVIg5vYsnjHgRdF8ps9CrRrN6RXdHs4_-Z47c9dNBJonpM_lpTkzzRrg4Rw1uDq1m-Tk63ZRM4MRdzCDcIrOHhfrxim3YptY1ZB/w640-h102/loop.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-44552457464514024972022-09-02T12:22:00.006-07:002022-09-03T11:27:42.218-07:00Morning Walk .. Alicia Creek Trail ..out and back .. 8.8 miles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfpMF7JLxsUT0VZ827HSL-MgJjsx6wt1giqiYkgA4n_EDt_3LEXxiYbFg_K12LBeMwuK9YNMWJbrfcRrejpWAvfP_N_VOJYlQf68bb3igypsId9H0PBNH-AqsiUXsunE2m2cV23YzMSBSaxILTY61nvD-O73AZNOIgW6_sIFBg58Hixj9LLo-HBJt/s1509/redmap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfpMF7JLxsUT0VZ827HSL-MgJjsx6wt1giqiYkgA4n_EDt_3LEXxiYbFg_K12LBeMwuK9YNMWJbrfcRrejpWAvfP_N_VOJYlQf68bb3igypsId9H0PBNH-AqsiUXsunE2m2cV23YzMSBSaxILTY61nvD-O73AZNOIgW6_sIFBg58Hixj9LLo-HBJt/w640-h400/redmap.jpg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u5C_994ind7giKvitc7InhuNZYAYkx3Uo21vXExFSSRMI5vSTj8fsC-Gl3ostrCdXtO7PBphkJ2v5afauBzj9F4bfEq5wwUZny5waXlwB12C9yHyHDBhnpOEPSg3887VqZC5Btt_WW_ZAfiTISXj8cmtq1_aaREqvC-JRO9ULunhyhFGf58k9N6k/s1918/loopel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1918" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u5C_994ind7giKvitc7InhuNZYAYkx3Uo21vXExFSSRMI5vSTj8fsC-Gl3ostrCdXtO7PBphkJ2v5afauBzj9F4bfEq5wwUZny5waXlwB12C9yHyHDBhnpOEPSg3887VqZC5Btt_WW_ZAfiTISXj8cmtq1_aaREqvC-JRO9ULunhyhFGf58k9N6k/w640-h104/loopel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-8511738825725475602022-06-16T15:09:00.008-07:002022-06-16T15:15:01.692-07:00China, a view we seldom see: .....<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9eAACsz-XI6rf7_Ve0nsEzel35X8OFY3U8VmLPXTwS8rXjTdj-TL7M7I9J_QOKVnQO5ryJ8is8GVnEBcnQQc7PrVN68YIkw1XyHC_dR6c0JB4fkqnEJZYzB9av_u-7YmMQY2um6xWm641Gk3LgOVULP0LOcQ72tIDg0L9fKFFLMYBBMRwMUOYmRp/s1198/cdr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1198" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9eAACsz-XI6rf7_Ve0nsEzel35X8OFY3U8VmLPXTwS8rXjTdj-TL7M7I9J_QOKVnQO5ryJ8is8GVnEBcnQQc7PrVN68YIkw1XyHC_dR6c0JB4fkqnEJZYzB9av_u-7YmMQY2um6xWm641Gk3LgOVULP0LOcQ72tIDg0L9fKFFLMYBBMRwMUOYmRp/w640-h500/cdr.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">A new railway opened in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, forming the world's first railway loop circling a desert.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">The 825-kilometer line, linking the city of Hotan with the county of Ruoqiang in the Bayingolin Mongol autonomous prefecture, is on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert.</span></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-6019268248376283392022-06-09T15:23:00.001-07:002022-06-09T15:23:06.510-07:00Northern California Coast .. 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Feb. 2020 ..Pictures taken: March 21 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M0xdb65W-2VKPpOPq0qI7iYiBGZfsizVQl5DkPKMtkJUPrsvcFNxXbQMRrVnzV7b0Vyf05KbXC-zMtDvIh1wu_Eedo6xcCslNpCEPedrS28FfAkkxZilLvcASIp1tD9o5itVzFY5c2nmyZBJJW7eax_0fF6lIR7syVhXN7JPWPup0jRUKuBB6yX0/s1616/Screenshot%202022-05-30%208.32.30%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1616" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M0xdb65W-2VKPpOPq0qI7iYiBGZfsizVQl5DkPKMtkJUPrsvcFNxXbQMRrVnzV7b0Vyf05KbXC-zMtDvIh1wu_Eedo6xcCslNpCEPedrS28FfAkkxZilLvcASIp1tD9o5itVzFY5c2nmyZBJJW7eax_0fF6lIR7syVhXN7JPWPup0jRUKuBB6yX0/w640-h330/Screenshot%202022-05-30%208.32.30%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrhR1iIL8zLnqTN5a_T3Va2_zuH73ipMNnWvTaJGNzCAvSgUl1lZFWZCPwD88hGLPIp8MfutZasWbZg5viHXqjIwQmHiAW8mZhRYpR1Sq8a-M0pPHv4srG0DJeEPg3FZU38lhUhsIuOE1A1pNigFJiQmuhNVDPaa6rocmj8PxXMxJJlzidYI-q14i/s1812/Screenshot%202022-05-29%206.47.26%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Traditional Wood-Block printing .. <b>note</b> the Downward angle of the printing work-surface ... this greatly reduces the stress and fatigue that will develop printing on a flat surface. The downward angle will vary based on the Printers preference.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizsUuUGkzdfQOYgGrG1A5418n6NN2icz9VTlmrY4XGjcrBdrbTftDu3npII0NN-6lSHl4qV5TiwnZ4jCtnq1pD-Gpfr_IqeK2eXVySZsfI__qfr8lJXiv13ZVp9Q3HrUGmoLZVgSkp5heu9XG6sb4pd34B3Kdx2qT0BaL_zLUSypYfoTZKnsu84h3/s1232/p.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizsUuUGkzdfQOYgGrG1A5418n6NN2icz9VTlmrY4XGjcrBdrbTftDu3npII0NN-6lSHl4qV5TiwnZ4jCtnq1pD-Gpfr_IqeK2eXVySZsfI__qfr8lJXiv13ZVp9Q3HrUGmoLZVgSkp5heu9XG6sb4pd34B3Kdx2qT0BaL_zLUSypYfoTZKnsu84h3/w532-h640/p.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><p></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-60152679077785925612022-03-24T09:45:00.006-07:002022-03-28T18:20:24.454-07:00Morning walk..slow progress on Fwy re-construction:.....<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QPTYzo1oRN5b4VtvzmpD2APfHGeqsvV5OW5rJb-UgEQMO-7eov4W_5C1CMTu3gnmnktD4Xv9TNQ1GhrYWpuKFreBSgLMl4IRTv5rj1O8xGYZl42nf-XYQL7MRtY7NFd6E2vSXnIbDOZ-K54QMJXw98Zc690HF_Ms1WwgiXxokiSFvMDfJTWs0tD1/s4160/20220324_090143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2107" data-original-width="4160" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QPTYzo1oRN5b4VtvzmpD2APfHGeqsvV5OW5rJb-UgEQMO-7eov4W_5C1CMTu3gnmnktD4Xv9TNQ1GhrYWpuKFreBSgLMl4IRTv5rj1O8xGYZl42nf-XYQL7MRtY7NFd6E2vSXnIbDOZ-K54QMJXw98Zc690HF_Ms1WwgiXxokiSFvMDfJTWs0tD1/w640-h324/20220324_090143.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-13010771357320629622022-03-22T15:57:00.005-07:002022-03-22T15:57:52.313-07:00Adding to a personal Lexicon .. Lanceolate:<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 3pt 3pt;"><a href="https://www.thefreedictionary.com/lanceolate" id="wod_hw" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 1.6em; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top">lanceolate</a><span class="snd-icon-plain" style="background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAwAAAASCAYAAABvqT8MAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAADsMAAA7DAcdvqGQAAAAYdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAHBhaW50Lm5ldCA0LjAuOWwzfk4AAADjSURBVDhPY/j//jtJGKsgMmbL2/YfhkF8rIpgGKZQqeUoYQ0gBbwlR/9HLD8Hxng1wBTnrb30f8rx+2AapwaQBMgJMMVHH7wD0yBxYem8/yiegikGKVhz4RkYX3/zDUyjaACZggu/+vjt/4HLD/7zBS1HaICZhg2fv/EKTMM1gBj9Wy/ixAu2ngdjFA1lc/bgxe0rDv0XdOyCaAAxkDHIgNz2zRgYrgE9WGEafbPm/Q8vXA7HODUga7KMmvrfJ2g+GIMUg+SwagBhkAIQhmkmqAGEYZpgGCSGVSEyJlkDKv7OAAAE/EAssqVm9gAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; height: 18px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 12px;"></span></h3><p><span style="font-size: large;">Definition:<span class="WoDPart">(adjective)</span> <span class="WoDDef">Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Synonyms: Lance-like</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Usage:<span class="WoDUsage">The bush had lanceolate leaves with sharp tips that could sting unwary passersby.</span></span></p>小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.com0