Collecting

 

This morning I took a short walk down

the country road I live on.

( less than a quarter mile round trip)

On my walk I collected all these treasures.

Today the sun is shining so I will be

outside with my camera.

 

 

My mom read here on my blog a few posts back

how I planned to use trash from

her trip to Alaska in a collage.

It didn't take her long to round up

a second bag of Alaska trash for me.

 

 

My mom lives three miles from me.

Many years ago I did not live in the area

and my mom would mail me things she didn't

want anymore or know what to do with.

Back then I was not making art out of trash.

 

I would get boxes filled with an odd

assortment of things like, a box of tea bags. She would try

one and not like it, so she would mail me the rest of the box.

Also in the box I would find maybe a soap dish she bought then didn't

like or shampoo samples, rulers, pens

anything to nice to throw out but she

didn't want it anymore.

She got a kick out of this diabolical plan

of how to get rid of clutter.

These days when I visit her, she usually has a bag by

the door filled with stuff for me

 

( If I don't visit she delivers!)

Yes folks, my family is full

of characters.