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Watch for new artwork added frequently! Click on the underlined

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Present PHOTOSTRATION Gallerie

Spirit Works Gallery Beauties & Beasties Gallery Self Portrait Gallery The Other Gallery

Permanent Additions! Check out Aidan's London !

More added Oct. 6th / 08!! New additions

July 2010!

Check out The Girls, part of what is

turning out to be my online museum.

Till I open my own facility!

MY NEW YORK! Photos of our New York trip in 2009.

Also the beauty of the ocean, photos of the gorgeous New Jersey coast!

Share the love with our dear East coast friends in our East Coast

trip personal reunion page.

Celebrate!!

Click here to join us at our "Go Fly a Kite in

Papago Park" picnic held on October 4th

2009. This gathering was to celebrate Alan's

58th birthday and our 28th wedding anniversary.

A good time was had by all in a gorgeous setting.

Martha's Vineyard,

New York City & Westchester County

We celebrated Alan's 60th birthday and our big 30th year anniversary back East and have just

returned! What a wonderful time with famoly and friends. Click here to enjoy the sights of

Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts, New York's lower east side.

Please visit my

case & end cap at

The Mad Hatter in

downtown

Glendale.

New!!! I will be selling part of a thirty year collection of antiques &

collectables. This will be a opportunity for you to purchase your

own piece of nostalgia from these two Brass Armadillo outlets.

2 Feature Pages!!!

2 promotional works for HouseLift.

My answer to visualizing remolding or finishing

inside or outside. Ask me to help you visualize your dream!

*** * * * * New Project * * * * ***

The Life center museum project

This facility is dedicated to education, preservation and the appreciation of cultural achievement

and diversity of humanity.The celebration of uniqueness and the ordinary in mans experience will be

exhibited here. If you are inclined to help or contribute in any way you are welcome! Email me please!

For a look at the preliminary proposal please click on this link.

An archive of my past website Entrances. Changed each month to reflect

a season or event.

Visit my pics taken in Dublin at The Guinness factory and the old prison.

Come visit a gallery of my photography.

Photos of New Orleans, The Renaissance Fair, Northern Arizona, and Northern California.

Photos from our hacienda and cacti garden. Photos from Scotland & Ireland added 10/06//08!

Come along on the Dublin bus tour, visit the Guinness factory, the old prison & some of

Dublin's landmarks. More photos added 2/23/09. "OFF THE WALL WEB" design,

Phillip Mlsna photography (additions added 12/31/08.) New Artist Joanie Labette

added 6/25/09. Brand new artist added Catherine Stenhjem

Check out out her beautiful fantastic sirens!

Intermission from You Tube this Mothers day and May day traditional.

More accurate Bio of Georg Schafer

courtesy his wife Mani.

( All May trivia is courtesy Wilkopedia)

May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendar and one of seven months with

the length of 31 days. May is a month of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and Spring in the Northern

Hemisphere. Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the

Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. The month of May has been named for the Greek goddess Maia,

who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Deu, whose festival was held in May.

Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of

May is named for the maiores, Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named

for the iuniores, or "young people" In both common Western calendrical systems, no other month

begins on the same day of the week as May. This month and June are the only two months that

have this trait, though the first day of August in a common year and the first day of October in a

leap year are also unique. No other month ends on the same day of the week as May.

The Birth flower for May is the Lily of the valley and the Rose

May's birthstone is the Emerald which means love or success.

Emeralds, like all colored gemstones, , are graded using four basic parameters – the four Cs of Connoisseurship

: Color, Cut, Clarity and Crystal. The last C, crystal is simply used as a synonym that begins with C for transparency

or what gemologists call diaphaneiry. Before the 20th century, jewelers used the term water as in "a gem of the finest water"

In the 1960s the American jewelry industry changed the definition of 'emerald' to include the green vanadium-bearing beryl

as emerald. As a result, vanadium emeralds purchased as emeralds in the United States are not recognized as such in the

UK and Europe. In America, the distinction between traditional emeralds and the new vanadium kind is often

reflected in the use of terms such as 'Colombian Emerald.

Color

Scientifically speaking, color is divided into three components:hue, saturation and tone.Yellow and blue,

the hues found adjacent to green on the spectral color wheel, are the normal secondary hues found in emerald.

Emeralds occur in hues ranging from yellow-green to blue-green. The primary hue must, of course, be green.

Only gems that are medium to dark in tone are considered emerald. Light-toned gems are known by the species

name, green beryl. In addition, the hue must be bright (vivid). Gray is the normal saturation modifier or mask

found in emerald. A grayish green hue is a dull green.

Clarity

Emerald tends to have numerous inclusions and surface breaking fissures. Unlike diamond, where the loupe

standard, i.e. 10X magnification, is used to grade clarity, emerald is graded by eye. Thus, if an emerald has no

visible inclusions to the eye (assuming normal visual acuity) it is considered flawless. Stones that lack surface

breaking fissures are extremely rare and therefore almost all emeralds are treated, "oiled", to enhance the

apparent clarity. Eye-clean stones of a vivid primary green hue (as described above) with no more than 15%

of any secondary hue or combination (either blue or yellow) of a medium-dark tone command the highest prices.

Astrological signs for the month of May are Taurus (April 21st - May 20th)

and Gemini (May 21st - June 20th)

Taurus

is ruled by the planet Venus (which also rules Libra).. Being the second sign

of the zodiac, Taurus has been associated with the astrological second house.

Individuals born within the period when the Sun was in this sign are considered

Taurus individuals. Under the tropical zodiac,the Sun is in Taurus roughly

from April 21 to May 21. In western astrology,this sign is no longer aligned

with the constellation as a result of the procession of the equinoxes.

In Greek mythology, Taurus was identified with Zeus, who assumed the form

of a magnificent white bull in order to seduce Europa, a legendary Phoenician

princess. In illustrations, only the front portion of this constellation are depicted;

in Greek mythology this was sometimes explained as Taurus being partly

submerged as he carried Europa out to sea. Greek mythographer Acusilaus

marks the bull Taurus as the same that formed the myth of the Cretan Bull,

one of the Twelve Labors of hercules.

Gemini is the third astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation

of Gemini. In astrology, Gemini is considered a "masculine", positive, extrovert sign.

Perhaps the most dominant Geminian characteristic is versatility and high intelligence.

It is also considered an air sign and is one of four mutable signs. Gemini has been

closely associated with the planet Mercury and is considered to be ruled by it.

A planet god known for its intelligence, awakening, cleverness, wiseness, high

education, wise man, or sage. Being the third sign of the zodiac, Gemini

has been associated with the astrological third house. Individuals born

when the Sun was in this sign are considered Gemini individuals. Under

the tropical(western)zodiac. Sun is in the sign of Gemini roughly from

May 22 to June 20, ending at the moment of summer solstice by definition.

In western astrology, this sign is no longer aligned with the constellation as

a result of the precession of the equinoxes Under the sidereal zodiac, it is currently

there roughly from June 15 to July 15. The Sanskrit name of Gemini in Hindu astrology

is Mithuna. Generally, the natives of Gemini are considered to be compatible with the natives of the other air signs, Libra

and Aquarius, and the natives of the fire signs, Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. Virgo and Pisces are signs of the other nature

(feminine/introverted), but are considered semi-compatible with Gemini due to them having the same mutable quality.

There are many variables in the astrology chart that determine compatibility of individuals. The position of the Sun,

the Moon, the planets and the aspects they form with each other are assessed by astrologers before judgment on

compatibility is made. The signs listed as compatible with Gemini do not reflect an individual profile or individual

reading as interpreted within astrology, but rather reflect a general guideline and reference to compatibility as dictated

by variables such as Qualities and Elements within the Zodiac.The branch of astrology dealing with