Chat With Reyn

As I explained above, I don't feel (IMO) that this work needs talent. Not talent in the traditional sense.

Now, if I created a montage using entirely my own images of photos I took myself, disassembled it, and put it back together putting my own meaning on it, I would consider it meriting of some talent. I have future plans of doing this.

The montage work that I had created earlier this year that I discontinued was not original. That's why I stopped doing it.

Like I said previously, I really don't feel I'm being modest. I just have a different definition of talent I guess.

To answer your other question, do I ever say I did a great job on something, the answer is 'yes'. You would need to talk to my wife to confirm that though.

BUT, I don't think I have ever said that on an artistic piece. The montage that I have on my wall in the computer room is cut from magazines. Nice work, but again, not original.

Thanks for that, but does a developed curiousity and sense of play equal talent? Not in my definition and understanding of it.

I probably do have talent somewhere. It's just that I haven't found it, or recognized what it is.

In a previous post I mentioned that I have a knack for organization. In my world, everything must have order. Without that order, there's chaos. I consider it a "survival thing".

I guess that could be a talent.

I'm pleased to hear that, Reyn!
Could I have your wife's contact details, please? :wink:

Now there's the crunch. You'd never get her on here, and she only talks to those who she knows. She's actually quite shy.

OK, then, I'll just have to accept your version, then! :wink:

I think of talent as a PR word.

On the montage, you have barely started if you want to explore. Colors can coalesce, or colors can collide. Images make sense together re image as a whole or whether something is diagonal or boldly outlined or lacelike... there are many ways to put that montage together and getting over whether something is right side up or sideways. The news that you could do that, should you have wished, is just that, news.

But once you begin to look at images in the way that they can relate in all these ways, lines, colors, density... then a world opens up.

You well may wish not to go there, especially given that the images are of online associates and full play was not your intent, but there is nothing I see holding you back from that in other montages - once you know about that kind of relating of images - except interest or curiosity. Not a word like talent.

Yes, exactly! I do wish to explore those possibilities that you state. Nothing concrete or necessarily planned. Just let it happen.

Well, as late Sunday afternoon rapidly approaches, thoughts of Monday morning start slowly creeping in.

Thinking of the meter reading route that I've got for tomorrow....groan!

What kind of work do you have to look forward to on Monday morning?

Dump it on ole Reyn here.

Coffee's on.....

i'm a grower at a hydroponic greenhouse, tomorrow will be a pick and pack day for us

things are winding down now, which is nice, the summer is a beast, long days, 7 days a week but now we should even be able to get afew days off, we'll have tomatoes until about christmas, then clean up in january to replant for february

Hi 'dee'! Yeah, that does sound like a brutal schedule for sure. I have at least 3 or 4 of those type of greenhouse productions on my routes. Big operations mainly growing peppers.

Seems awful warm in summer.

What's the working conditions like within the growing areas? Any concerns in regards to exposure to some of the chemicals used in the growing process?

temps get warm that's for sure, but surprisingly not much warmer than outside, half the roof opens like a large vent allowing heat out and some breeze in

as for chemicals, because we use bumble bees to pollinate we can't use any really harsh pesticides, most insect control is done biologically or bacterially

for whitefly and ahpids we use a biological control, various types of small parasitic wasps that attack the eggs and larvae of the insect you want gone

for caterpillars we use a bacteriall agent dusted or sprayed on the leaves, it's virtually harmless to people, but gives the caterpillars a rather bad case of indigestion

most sprays for mildew and fungus are also fairly innocuous

at the end of the year, we run afogger and fog the whole place a couple of times, that's the one you want to avoud, if you have to enter you need a mask with certified filter and some form of eye protection

Thanks for the info. I must say that I'm surprised and pleased to hear that biological and relatively harmless (to humans) substances are being used for operations like that.

Sounds like steady work at least.

I'm a fan of all that...

And what's your Monday looking like?

Mine? Mine is sort of aberrant.

I am no longer in business and am trying to sell my house and move.
Am in a rest period from a possible buyer group coming through...

There are reasons for optimism and plenty for pessimism. I live in the now.

As to tomorrow, 10 am, opthamologist, after that, to the med group for flu shot. At 3 - to the dermatologist, as I need to deal with rosacea, or at least hear about dealing with it. Eye drops by my online research have nothing to do with it, but my own experience of dozens or halfdozens of eye drops a day seem to make it happen. Not only do I not have online backup for that, it seems one of my key expensive drugs is used as a palliative.

In between all that, group clearing out where they were storing stuff in my garage, and then... taking most of my packed boxes in there. Shall I tarp that, yes, I think I should.

You've got flu shots there already? Ours aren't arriving here until the first week of November. Apparently, adding another strain to the mix.

Sounds like you've got a heck of a busy day tomorrow. Hope all goes well.

Are you moving close by or out of state?

If all goes well I am moving to albuquerque. If all doesn't go well, I may still be moving there, it attracts me, but perhaps in tighter circumstances. I don't know my future. I'll be glad to post on it here or some thread of my own once I understand myself.

The people who came through loved the house. This was the second husband I've seen go into bungalow tharn. This hous is serious within its region of, oh, say 400 miles. But ... but, there is always a but, there is work to do.

First couple it was the woman with stars in eyes, hunched over older husband near quivering at work.
Next, husband all excited, women in family including real estate person saying, last thing he needs.
Now, husband lingering and lingering...
I am betting the women will win.

I wish some damn person who was an investor with an eye would just pick it up as is - I say that semisardonically, not as a real estate come on.

If I had any kind of decent bank account, I'd keep it as wood gold.

Hard to be there when they're going through. Since I'm the one who knows the house cold... I'm here in my modest way.

Sure, that would be great. Keep us up to date as to the status of your sale.

Maybe you'll be neighbors to Dys and Diane? :wink:

One down, four to go....

I didn't mean to make my personal circumstances part of a some follow up take or conjecture. (not that I don't understand if people want to speak of stuff)

If there is news, I'll post. Otherwise I am fairly private in intent.