pictures!

OK, so these are not whiz-bang beautiful shots like some of my friends make, these are just pictures I took today of places I shoveled yesterday.

First, I had to get out the door. This was problematic.

The first place I shoveled was the church. It has a ramp, some sidewalks, and some paths through the yard. Take a peek.

And these are the front steps. They are daunting when covered with snow, trust me.

After the church was done, I went to visit a lady who used to ride my bus and whom I help out with chores like snow removal and trash pickup and such. She has a short walkway, but I did have to rake the snow off her roof as well to prevent her from getting whacked by one of the growing icicles along the eave.

Last place I went to was the place with the metal roof and the big deck that I had such a time clearing from accumulated snow and ice last year. Here's what it looked like after 24 hours of intermittent rain and warm temperatures.

Today we went to the big box hardware store to pick up some conduit and then I came home and did some really cool geometry like I showed you the other day and tomorrow I might do some puttering in the basement.

Stay tuned.

Reader's bra poll

Hey all. The steel bra is done and delivered to the auction organizers.

The Bra art auction will take place on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian-Universalist Church on Easy Street (no kidding!) in Pittsfield, Maine. For more information, contact Sharon Mack at sharonkileymack@hotmail.com. I expect that there will be something set up soon to handle silent bids made in advance of the auction. Contact her if you want to learn more about it.

Here's the link: http://www.bras4thecause.org/

I received more than 60 suggestions for names for this marvelous creation. Laura and I have whittled that list down to five finalists, and we now present them to you for your consideration. Leave a note in the comments section regarding your favorite. The final choices are:

Brahilda

Gladiatrix

Iron Maidenform

Bra Templar

Bra Hallah

I look forward to seeing how this all shakes out. Also, here are some additional pictures of the bra from various angles. There is nothing but metal and paint in this thing. No plastic, no glue, nothing but sheet metal, bits of iron, some welding wire and paint. I am now half-tempted to make some kind of g-string to go with it. Note I said HALF tempted. I still have other stuff to do...