One day survived

[altivo]

And one more to go.

This blurry image (camera was having difficulty getting so close I think) is a pretty green moth that has been parked on our kitchen wall since sometime overnight. It seems uninclined to move as long as the room is light, so it's been frozen there all day. Wingspan is about 2 cm and I guess it thinks it's camouflaged as a bit of lichen or something.


Survived the whole day in Woodstock, probably with a little sunburn and definitely some cramps from spinning for so many hours. First outdoors, then in the gallery once my shift came up. There will be gallery photos eventually. In the meantime, here's a view looking across the cobblestone pavement of Johnson St. toward the west entrance to Woodstock's central square. Background right of center shows the Woodstock Opera House, familiar to those of you who know the film Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. The Opera House was the hotel in the film. The park has a Civil War memorial in the middle, and a raised octagonal bandstand. The buildings on and near the square are part of a historic district and it's all fairly picturesque and except for the vehicles, looks like the 1890s or so. The gallery itself is in what was once the county clerk's office, part of the old county courthouse. Next to it stands the former jailhouse, where some big name criminals including John Dillinger and Eugene Debs (huh? criminal? Yeah, he was accused of anarchy for disrupting some proceedings or other with a protest) were at one time held.

I spun up three full bobbins, a total of 12 ounces of wool, enough to typically take me a week or more at my usual rate of an hour a day maximum. Meanwhile, a new load of hay arrived at the farm. I suspect we'll be unloading more bales in the morning, before the gallery opening reception from 1 to 3 pm.

Comments

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Wow it doesn't look to have changed one bit from the movie.
*peers at the moth with interest*

[altivo]

Actually, I think they've added the ornamental gateways at the four compass points since the film was made. The Opera, Courthouse, and Jailhouse were already protected historic sites before the film, so they cannot legally be altered on the outside unless a special exception is granted. The Courthouse wants to put in an elevator, but there is no room for it inside the 150 year old building, so a shaft must be built on the outside. This is going to take not only a lot of money but some major legal footwork.

The Opera House was actually used for the hotel in the movie, the place where Murray stayed.