TAPESTRIES AND CROCHET

These table runners and tapestries were woven in wool by my mother. My mother Antonietta was a very creative, talented and an enthusiast wool weaver and teacher. She made many beautiful tapestries, rugs, blankets, ponchos, scarves, placemat set, cushion covers, table runners, bags, purses and so on.

Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. This cloth can be plain (in one color or a simple pattern), or it can be woven in decorative or artistic designs, including tapestries.

Crochet tablecloth made by my grandmother.

My grandmother Rita was a very talented artisan and her crochets were very beautiful.

On the wall is a piece of tapestry from Peru.

The Republic of Peru is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Known as the cradle of the Inca empire, Peru is rich in people, culture and history.

Photos by myself

CORNERS OF MY HOUSE

This antique dresser was a gift of my Grandmother.

My dining room where I have also my bookshelf.

A corner of my kitchen. I only used this brick stove on a few occasion, four or five times in thirty years. It's takes longer than an electric or gas and it does smoke, much heat and much work to clean the kitchen.

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Photos by myself

TREES TRUNKS

Delicate flower on the trunk (in my neighborhood)

Palm tree ( in my garden) I think this species is Latania sp. (Aracaceae) Does anybody know the correct name?

Cajeput (Melaleuca leucadendron) The trunk is so soft to the touch, like the softest of leathers or cork. ( in my neighbor's garden)

"Cipó" around this big tree (at street in Enseada Azul). "Cipó" is how we call that kind of long roots which lives suspended on the trees. Did you remember Tarzan sliding on trees? Tarzan loves to swing with that...

Pinus Elliotis (in my neighborhood)

Photos by Sonia de Amorim Mascaro

EARTH AS ART – A LANDSAT PERSPECTIVE (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXHIBITION)

West Fjords

Lena Delta, Asia

Malaspina Glacier

Araca River

Namib Desert

Volga River Delta

Lambert Glacier, Antarctica

Guinea

Florida Everglades

Ganges, River Delta

First of all, as you can see, I put more color on my Blog, with the gentle tutorial by Mary, from "A Breath of Air". I would share with you all these beautiful images from Earth and I wish you all enjoy them!

"A series of Landsat satellites have imaged the Earth's surface for nearly thirty years, providing data for applications in business, science, education, government, and national security. The Landsat satellite currently in orbit is Landsat 7. The U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center in South Dakota is the primary receiving station for Landsat 7 data, and it distributes these data to researchers around the world."

"This exhibition showcases Landsat 7 images, from the collection of Landsat photographs held in the Geography and Map Division, which have been selected for aesthetic rather than scientific value. These images are actual pictures of the Earth, created by printing visible and infrared data in colors visible to the human eye. Band combinations and colors were chosen to optimize their dramatic appearance."

(This exhibit is no longer on display at the Library of Congress.)