Ok, so who knows what the term..."geocaching" means? Have you heard of letterboxing?
they are darn near the same thing except with geocaching you use a GPS to find the spot or close to it.
So the newbies that we are....I downloaded about 8 possible sites to try to find....noting that I chose mostly level 1's and 2's on the terrain and difficulty scale. Well, the first one we got to the area but could not find the cach...same with the second one....OK, perhaps we need a level 0 difficulty....sheesh....then we found the 3rd, 4th ones....yippie....opened up the micro box and signed the logs....and then rehid in the same location for the next seeker. then we headed out for the 5th one....hmmm....would have to walk into someone's yard to find it....and I won't do that and being unfamilar with the neighborhood, we didn't know how to get to the woods behind the houses that were along a fence line...so headed out to the 6th, 7th and 8th....found them...some were tiny nano boxes...and one was a sandwich sized tupperware like container...it actually had treasures to trade but since we didn't bring anything to trade...we just signed the log and rehid...but I now want to make "signature" treasures...that people will want to collect...got to come up with something not too large but coveted and unique just the same...I may paint wooden nickles and leave those...but then maybe not...LOL...
anyway...the weather was nice and we had fun walking a bit in the woods and parks to locate the caches...and trying not to be noticed by anyone.
If you have a GPS and are looking for something fun to do -outdoors -with the family...go to geocaching.com and read a bit and download some hidden caches in your area to go hunt.
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- Jean-activeimagination
- Ohio, United States
- Semi retired RN who is enjoying life exploring multimedia art. Married 30+ years to my best friend, have one daughter who lives on her own and a Yorkie dog.
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A busy past few weeks
The progressive dinner was a total hit. Great food, and company. Next the focus turned to getting some items ready for a juried art show in Kettering. I submitted two items this past Saturday and will keep my fingers crossed that they make it into the show at the end of February.
Now a bit about the weather....our nice mild winter has changed course. We are in the second week of single digit temperatures with lows dropping into the sub zeros during the night. Yesterday, I had no water in the laundry room and had to call the repair man. There seems to be a leak from the outside into the house and the frigid air has caused one of the pipes to freeze. Two huge holes into the drywall allowed enough room for a hair dryer to thaw out the pipe. The dry wall will be repaired under warranty along with the leak....once the temperatures warm up enough for the seal to stick.
Today we had 5 inches of snow in addition to the frigid cold wind and temperatures.... It is so OHIO.
When it is sub zero outside, one must make art
this piece began with masking tape and water color sprays, then a few coats of acrylic floor wax. The main image was stamped with Stazon ink onto deli paper and adhered with gel medium. other images were added for an overall pattern and a final coat of matt gel medium. It measures 5 x 12 inches.
Imagine
water color/ink
Aborigine Art Style
I saw half naked people, with paint, and black eyes, sitting around a fire and heard wild animals and the rustling of brush and leaves and felt the smoke and dust as the wind blew.......it was a dream I had had for several nights during the last few weeks and so I set out to search Google on the pc to see if I could come up with the trigger for these dreams.
I came across a site for Aborigine Art and felt compelled to look at painting after painting. The simplistic style mixed with earth tone colors or very loud and bright colors and wavey designs caught my eye. Many of these paintings looked like the doodles I do in my art journal to fill up white space, yet, each painting represented a moment the artist had shared with nature.... the titles were simple too.
I wanted to try to make my own painting using the same style and Bird in Nest is my first interpretation of this style.
Tried Something New
Bird in Nest
I made some art today
Having the need to keep my art room fairly neat due to a social function in a week, I also had the need to make some art and the art won out.
This is an ATC I made as a thank you for a special Diva I know and it will be mailed off tomorrow. This Diva has all these qualities and more.
What is a Diva Queen?
Awareness
Last summer, I saw a campaign to send away for a bracelet to make and wear to bring awareness to the causes of cervical cancer. I had forgotten all about it until the bead kit arrived today. Now I will wear this as a reminder to let every, sexually active young woman know that some causes of cerviacl cancer can be prevented with proper precautions.
Making The Connection
campaign to fight cervical cancer
Crow Gothic
This will be the back page to a bird swap, chunky page book. It still needs some tweaking but it shows a good idea of what I want it to end up looking like.
page for Chunky book
the back page...Crow Gothic
Finished Christmas Gift
A friend sent me this Frida puzzle for Christmas. I love to put puzzles together...they help me think....and when done, I seal, frame and hang them in my rec room...which I have dubbed....The Louvre. This puzzle took me 5 days to complete as I had to work into the wee hours of the morning. The dark colors were the hardest but it was a challenge and in a way, I still consider it mixed media.
Frida Puzzle
1000 pieces that robbed my sleep
4 comments:
sounds like a fun adventure.
Joanne
I was thinking of trying this out last year, but the thought of trekking through the woods sounded too much like exercise so I abandoned the idea quickly. LOL
I was thinking of trying this out last year, but the thought of trekking through the woods sounded too much like exercise so I abandoned the idea quickly. LOL
Oh, I am so glad you did this!! It sounds like so much fun! What were the treasures left that you didn't take? As I told you on our Skype call, I think I will leave shells since I have so many. I guess I need to get a GPS first, though. Did you go with your friend or was DH your adventure partner? I can't wait to hear more and to know what you decide to leave as treasures. I like the wooden nickel idea. Or you could paint some pebbles. Or glue images to those clear glass pebbles. What fun!!
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