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Flower Power

By Lori Wednesday June 16, 2010

Earlier this month, Corey and I took part in a “Singing the Sixties” concert for Vision Academy for the Arts. We were raising money for scholarships for students involved with the arts. The theme was love, peace, and all the fun music that was so much a part of the sixties that we remember.

“Flower Power” was one of the catch phrases of the sixties. Poet Allen Ginsberg advocated that people should give out flowers to soldiers and police while they held peaceful protests against the Vietnam War. Flowers became the symbol for a peace-loving generation.

All You Need is Love

The sheer beauty of flowers is both inspiring and rejuvenating. Here are some flowers to help bring some peace to your spirits.

Iris Energy

Wet Iris

Purple Majesty

Iris Energy

Harmony

Waterlily

Cala

Magnolia

Clematis

The Flower Power Generation

Here are two pictures of some aging hippies who still believe in the Power of Flowers and that “All we are saying, is give peace a chance.”

Sixties Lori

Sixties Corey

Carnival Comes to Town

By Lori Sunday May 23, 2010

A small carnival came to Oakhurst a few weeks back and I got to watch them set things up. They started arriving on Tuesday, had it mostly set up by Wednesday, opened on Thursday, and left on Monday to go off to another site. There were about ten rides and various games and concession stands.

Corey and I spoke briefly with a woman, Patricia, who was setting up the carnival. They do this almost every week in a different location year round. There are two other carnival groups that are part of their same company here in California.

Setting Up

Patricia

Patricia was from Mariposa near here and had been with the Carnival for about a year.

Setting Up

Tornado

Carnival by Night

There was a great deal of beauty and artistry that went into making these rides. I made a point of coming back when it was dark to capture the magic of the lights.

Himalaya

Carousel Horses

Carousel Top

Dark Carnival

It was interesting to walk around the carnival the night before it opened. The lights were on the amusements, but it was almost completely deserted.

Candy Stand

Thriller

The scariest-looking amusement was the fun house dedicated to Michael Jackson. That’s a pretty frightening idea all by itself.

Michael Jackson

I had intended to return to the carnival and spend some time there while it was open. Unfortunately, I ran over a deer antler and punctured a tire, so my car was out of commission for the weekend.

The carnival may have been small, but it was a wonderful photo opportunity.

Carnival Reflections

Animal Flair

I’ve always had a special fondness for animals of all sorts. It’s always fun to photograph them. Equines Noble Steed I saw this horse at a Civil War Reenactment event. He posed so proudly that it was as if he wanted his photo taken. I just had to oblige such a fine show-off. Muley This [...]