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The Heard Museum – Paintings

The Heard Museum – Paintings

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I don’t have a lot to say about this exhibit other than I found it interesting. I think you can see how native culture is reflected in many of these works.

From a distance, this painting reminded me of the pointillist style seen in Australian Aboriginal art. On closer

The Heard Museum – Dolls

The Heard Museum – Dolls

These aren’t really “dolls” because they aren’t toys nor are they used in a religious or cultural way. I was going to call this post “Native Costumes” but that didn’t sound right either. I’ve always resisted calling what anyone wears a costume because it kind of
The Heard Museum – Navajo Textiles

The Heard Museum – Navajo Textiles

Good for you, Jean-Paul and Rebecca Valette, for preserving this excellent collection of Navajo works. I would have called them “rugs”, but some clearly are not. Pay attention to the two that were made by students, longing for home, while forced to attend “boarding school”.

Don’t get me started

The Heard Museum – Sculpture

The Heard Museum – Sculpture

After spending considerable time in Home, we had a look at the sculpture garden. This gave us a chance to remove our masks, a nice break.

For the record, not everyone in Arizona is a mask-refusing “freedom fighter”. As a whole, the folks in the Phoenix area are pretty good

Intermission

Intermission

We drove into Old Scottsdale this evening for Marguritas and Mole and ran into the Canal Convergence. Scottsdale abounds with festivals like this. Unlike a lot of places, event planners don’t much worry about backup plans in case the weather is less than perfect.

If you want to know

The Heard Museum – Home

The Heard Museum – Home

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I suck.

”Home” is an important part of the Heard – a window into the past of several important tribes. You can examine the clothing, customs, arts and crafts of each tribe. It’s interesting to see what they share and what makes each tribe unique.

Sadly for you and the

The Heard Museum – An Introduction

The Heard Museum – An Introduction

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If we lived forever, would we value life less? Would we value it at all?

Is scarcity an essential attribute of value?

Was it better when cameras relied on film and we didn’t take so damned many photos?

I was pondering the last question whilst sorting through the mass

A Broken Promise

A Broken Promise

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Leaving Roosevelt Lake, we headed southeast to Globe, Arizona for breakfast at a typical small town cafe. That is to say, everyone in the place knew everyone else. Except us. Didn’t matter. Everyone was either friendly or uninterested and no one got shot.

After downing our tasty scrambled eggs

Tonto National Monument

Tonto National Monument

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Back in the day, and by “back” I mean about 900 years ago, a group of people now known as the Salado found a couple of great caves to live in. Two hundred years later, they left.

The higher, better preserved one can only be visited on guided tours that

The Tonto Basin

The Tonto Basin

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When they see the word “Tonto”, people of a certain age can’t help but think of Jay Silverheels. A fine fellow to be sure, but he’s not the topic of this post.

A circuitous route through the mountains left us, two hours later, exactly east of Scottsdale at

Halloween 2021

Halloween 2021

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Another “expert virologist” bites the dust.

Étude settles in

Étude settles in

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In the past month it’s become apparent that delivery is not likely to be on time. Small parts are not a problem but Cummins has yet to deliver the engine. Labor is also short and competition for good craftspeople is fierce. There are a lot of boat builders in
Étude moves on

Étude moves on

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Have you ever noticed that sometimes people say “I could care less” when they really mean that they could not possibly care less about something? I mention this because…

Some of you may care less about how a Nordic Tug is built. Tough. Others have expressed interest and I’m

Étude begins

Étude begins

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It’s been quite a while since I announced that we would replace Impromptu with a new Nordic 40. What’s been going on since then, you may wonder.

Les Musées de Tacoma

Les Musées de Tacoma

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OK, why the French? Search me.

As I said in the last post, this voyage is light on photos. Just a few things that caught my eye. If you are in Tacoma with time on your hands, I recommend a visit to both the Washington State Museum of History and