Out of necessity, I have had to, to some degree, learn about Vintage, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, Retro, Stuff & Junk etc. during hoarding cleanups. Some of it is quite beautiful and unique.
Archive for February 13th, 2014
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Mid-Century Modern
Today, we were driving along through a tired looking neighborhood exacerbated by the drabness of Winter. There was little color, little green even. There was a lot of dead foliage and tired looking houses.Then my eyes spotted an oasis of color, energy and effort to enliven their front yard. This homeowner had taken the time to provide great splashes of color in their front yard with all manner of plastic flowers and other adornments. Not a quiet mind here. I left the oasis of yard art and synthetics back out into the drab sameness. I am being facetious, in part, but the contrast, only shown in small part here was quite a contrast to the bleak yards and homes for blocks around.
I was seeing a promo for a movie from biblical times. Everyone had long, scraggly hair and beards save one who had a buzz cut and clean shaven. This caused me to research hair cutting history and low and behold I came upon this supposed history of hair cutting, which revealed ‘barbers’ and their medical practices long ago. Barbers as Surgeons & Stylists
The macro lens reveals the Marabou tail feather is not of the best quality that I used.
Here is an excellent piece re Marabou feathers by Paul Joergensen at Global Fly Fisher
