Trompe l'oeil is the French expression meaning "Fool the eye." It was first used in America in 1969 when I was attempting to convince my French teacher that I was really in her class in 7th period the day before, and not hanging around Gino's as reported by someone whose eyes were easily tricked. A lot of guys looked just like me! And now that term refers to a style of painting meant to fool you into thinking that a giant wasp is on your wall.
From far above, the Colorado River when it's cold.
Fans of the movie "Snakes On A Plane" starring the great Samuel L. Jackson were probably listening intently to the story this week of the gold prospector who fell into a mine in Arizona, breaking his legs and finding himself dealing with three rattlesnakes at the bottom of the shaft. This happened on a Monday, of course.
This would not make a morning great, to see this message on a passing freight car. But the other advisory is also interesting. Apparently, people were going around hammering on railroad cars to such an extent that the railroad bosses ordered decals for the cars ordering people not to do so. Hammer Time!
This week's free wallpaper takes us to the woods that look like a box of Froot Loops.
I had to do some digging to find out just that this is a picture of, and it turns out that it shows baby asterisks, just born and ready to be inserted into essays and photo shows all over.
Interesting. We had our first morning frost this week, and this shows how the sun melted off everything that wasn't in the shadow of the chair.
And with the first frost comes a reminder from the American Nose Warmer Council never to let your proboscis go uncovered!
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