SNOW SHADOWS

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The day after the blizzard that dumped 23 inches of snow in our yard, the sun came out and the snow, reflecting the cloudless sky, turned blue. Around 5:00 pm, when the sun was low in the sky, I snapped these shadow shots.

(©2009, C.J. Peiffer)

ALIENation

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ODD SHOTS

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One day, I found the above alien creature in my garage. Well...... I admit it really looked much more like this:

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But then, under the buggy eyes, I found this:

My good-looking, blue-eyed husband. I'm not sure what he was doing, but I remember he was filthy when he returned to the house.

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COW PARADE™ Chi-COW-go (Odd Shots)

"Chi-COW-go"

cow featuring a skyline view of the city

by

Nancy Parkinson

sponsored by

Central Michigan Avenue Association

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In September of 1999, I visited Chicago to see the Cows on Parade™ displayed on street corners, parks and buildings throughout the city. Over 300 fiberglass sculptures had been decorated by Chicago artists. At the end of the exhibit, they were auctioned for charity. For a detailed story about the exhibit, see a previous post Chi-COW-go, Chi-COW-go, that CUDlin' town.

The photos below are a small sampling of the variety of designs on the cow sculptures. My very favorite, "Diamonds Are a Cow's Best Friend" by Victor Skzebneski and sponsored by Salvatore Ferragamo can be seen HERE.

"Holy Cow"

a tribute to long-time baseball announcer Harry Caray, sat near the WGN studios

by

Ken Aiken, Aardvark Studio

sponsored by

Harry Caray's Restaurant

"Double Moo"

cow in Doublemint Gum colors

by

Peter Van Vilet, Lou Beres & Associates

sponsored by

Wrigley's

"Fruits of Summer"

colorful cow near the aquarium along Lake Michigan

by

Shawn Finley

sponsored by

Chicago Park District

"LC1"
(as in "Elsie" I presume)

cow milk truck
by
David Innes
Sponsored by
BBDO-Chicago

"Out of Cowtowner'

typical bovine tourist

by

Manley Armstrong & Caren Spigland

sponsored by

BBDO-Chicago

(photos ©1999, text ©2009, C.J Peiffer)