Mim Golub Scalin's Blog – July 2020 Archive (8)

Something Happened - not shells, ROCKS!

Who stacked the rocks remained a mystery.

They became a tourist draw,

but a longer route

had to be found over the mountains.

That was…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 27, 2020 at 8:51pm — 6 Comments

Shell series - yet another

There's a story behind this,

Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 27, 2020 at 4:16pm — 2 Comments

Shells - again

An enormous shell appeared one day. No one knew who put it

there or even HOW it was put there. It was quite an inconvenience.

Too heavy to move, it remains there.…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 27, 2020 at 1:30am — 4 Comments

Shell series - ongoing

On the reverse -

The giant shell emerged so slowly that the yachts remained afloat.

It stayed there for ages, drifting slightly. No one was sure how to prepare for it's leaving,…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 26, 2020 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Shell series - ongoing

On the reverse,

When the daily shell hunters arrived at the bench, their astonishment was palpable. No one knew how to carry away the giant shell nor where they'd display…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 25, 2020 at 6:06pm — 3 Comments

Shell series - ongoing

People gathered at the lookout to observe the new Shell Building. It was a bit over-whelming and they hoped it was stable, as winds were strong.

Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 25, 2020 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Landscape Beautification Project

For a long time, I've been altering vintage postcards, usually fairly boring ones, with the addition of a piece of art. I have a lot of fun finding just the right piece, with the right angle, to set into the landscape. This is one I did last fall. I'd popped it into a storage drawer, forgot about it, and am now sending it out. Finally, in 2020. Can you spot the addition? …

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 20, 2020 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Shell Flotilla series

I started this series because I was gifted with a bunch of vintage postcards with many multiples. I love multiples for making series. I'd been cutting shells out of a book and thought they'd be perfect for this. On the reverse is this story: The towns' people gathered annually on the shores of the Suwannee River to watch the Shell Flotilla (or something like that.)…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 15, 2020 at 12:00am — 4 Comments

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