On the Canvas of Life, I am a Margin Doodler. Not a very good one, but bloody persistent!

Volume 9 / Number 14

April 2011

Richard may not be immortal but he is replaceable!

Calgary, Alberta April 23,

The Adventures Of Richard the Red

Welcome to the fun, but short-lived lives of Richard. Richard is a bright red ball. Richard began life as the bouncing toy of my grandson, Eli. After a snow storm where they live, Ingrid decided to take some shots of Richard as he would provide a delightful point of emphasis to the snow. My darling daughter was to attend a wedding photographer conference in Las Vegas and she felt some road trip photos of Richard would brighten the drive. Fortunately for this Richard, Eli didnt want to share him with his creative and overly fun-loving mother. By the way, are you getting married? Do you know someone getting married? Do the lucky couple want the best photographic history of their happy day? Ingrid is the photographer you need. Are they getting married in 2012? Shes booked for this year. Ingrid, how shall I put this delicately, is the poster child for the iPhone. The iPhone has changed my life! is her mantra. She lives on the thing when shes not doing anything else. The camera on her iPhone gets a decathalon workout every day, which she promptly uploads to facebook or her blog. The furthering adventures of Richard begin when Ingrid, not to be deterred by Elis obstinance at sharing Richard the First, promptly goes out and buys Richard II.

Greetings World!

Okay, dont leave me up here. Its kinda cold.

all photos copyright 2011 Ingrid Nelson / myrtleandmarjoram.com / ingrid@myrtleandmarjoram.com copyright 2011 Theo Nelson / www.whimsyandcolour.com / tnelson@bexx.com

Getting colder...

...Okay, enough with the tree!

Hey, I could be Frosty the Snowmans nose!

This isnt warming my bottom.

Okay, so Im a little big for Frostys nose.

All right. Enough!!

It was at this point that Richard must have whispered in Elis ear that his mommy was an insane, sadistic freak and Eli shouldnt let Richard be subjected to such cruelties. Ingrid, being the loving mother that she is, acquiesed. However, ART requires steely resolve as well as insane, sadistic and freaky attributes so Ingrid promptly went out and acquired her own model, Richard II. No son of mine, or anyone else for that matter, can stop the progress of ART and FUN! quoth darling daughter. The snow had dissipated but Mother Nature felt not enough moisture had fallen on the locale of Grass Valley. Richard II, like his predecessor, fortunately had his own wetsuit. It turns out he only needed it in an arid environment.

Hi. Apparently Im Richard II.

Am I getting union scale for this?.

Just so you know, heights make me queasy.

The green goes kind of nice with my natural colouring.

Oh, its an aggie shoot. Rustic angle, very nice.

I like owers!

Hey, I said I liked owers. Not height!

Better. Be sure to get my good side.

This is fun!!

What are you trying to say?

Trains and balls and no Planes.

Road Trip? Really!?

A texture shot, eh?

The greenish colour works well, doesnt it?

Dont get too arty.

Oh yeah. I crush you truck!

Hey, enough with the trees already!

Ha ha ha...

All right, enough. Now youre just getting silly!

Lady, what is it with you and trees?

Comfy.

Hey, dont forget me!

Ooooohhh.

Ow, these things are pointy.

Balancing is not one of my strong points.

Um, interference t means not comfortable.

Im starting to get a bad feeling about this shoot.

Yeah, yeah. Highly symbolic. Get me off this road!

Okay. Much better.

Okay. What part of interference t did you miss?

Better....

I like this.

Full of pointy things...

Woot! See you next issue!