CROWE'S NEST FARM...AUSTIN, TX

By

Minuet in G

(a 1979 Argosy made by Airstream that would love to camp out on Crowe's Nest Farm)

Crowe's Next Farm is located in Manor, TX,
just outside Austin...
about 30 minutes from Zilker Elementary.
It is a 100-acre farm filled with all kinds of animals.

Maddie's Kindergarten class was going on a field trip to the farm,
and Vannie decided to tag along.

Do you remember that nursery rhyme song...Fiddle-i-Fee?
Vannie said she was singing that in her head all day long.

I wanted to go really bad, but Vannie said, "No Way."
But she did take a picture of me in front of the barn...in my dreams.




Here's goes Vannie's song...

I brought along Maddie and Maddie pleased me,
I fed Maddie under yonder tree.
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".

I saw me some kids and the kids pleased me,
I fed my kids under yonder tree,
Kids go "chatter chatter",
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I listened to Farmer Joyce and she pleased me,
I fed Farmer Joyce under yonder tree,
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down."
Kids go "chatter chatter"
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I saw Maddie and her friend and they pleased me.
I fed them under yonder tree.
The girls go "yay...yay."
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter"
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I saw some snakes and the snakes pleased me.
I fed my snakes under yonder tree
Snakes goes "sss-sss",
The girls go "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
The kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I found me some bones and bones pleased me,
I dug my bones under yonder tree.
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
The girls go "yay-yay"
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I bought me some wool and wool pleased me.
I sold my wool under yonder tree.
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
The girls go "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I bought me some eggs and the eggs pleased me.
I rolled my eggs under yonder tree.
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
The girls go "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".



Farmer Eric milked a cow and he pleased me.
He milked his cow under yonder tree.
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze'.
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
The girls go "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".




I bought be a goat and the goat pleased me.
I fed my goat under yonder tree.
Goats go "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric go "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft"
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
The girls go "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".



I rode on a hay ride and the hay ride pleased me.
I rode on the hay ride under yonder tree.
The wagon goes  "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goats go "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
The girls go "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".

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I bought me a bison and the bison pleased me.
I fed my bison under yonder tree.
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goats go "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
The girls go "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I bought me an ostrich and the ostrich pleased me.
I fed my ostrich under yonder tree.
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes  "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goats go "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down ".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".






I bought me a guinea hen and the guinea hen pleased me.
I fed my hen under yonder tree.
Guinea hen goes "buckwheat-buckwheat".
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes  "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goats go "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down ".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I bought me an owl and the owl pleased me.
I fed my owl under yonder tree.
Owl goes "who-who".
Guinea Hen goes "buckwheat-buckwheat".
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes  "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goat goes "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down ".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I bought me a prairie dog and the prairie dog pleased me.
I fed my prairie dog under yonder tree.
Prairie dog goes "bark-bark".
Owl goes "who-who".
Guinea Hen goes "buckwheat-buckwheat".
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes  "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goat goes "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down ".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".



I bought me a turtle and the turtle pleased me.
I fed my turtle under yonder tree.
Turtle goes "snap-snap".
Prairie Dog goes "bark-bark".
Owl goes "who-who".
Guinea Hen goes "buckwheat-buckwheat".
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goat goes "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce says "please sit down ".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I bought me a pig and the pig pleased me.
I fed my pig under yonder tree.
Pig goes "oink-oink".
Turtle goes "snap-snap".
Prairie Dog goes "bark-bark".
Owls goes "who-who".
Guinea Hen goes "buckwheat-buckwheat".
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goat goes "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down ".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".


I bought me a fairy and the fairy pleased me.
I fed my fairy under yonder tree.
Fairy goes "flutter-flutter".
Pig goes "oink-oink".
Turtle goes "snap-snap".
Prairie Dog goes "bark-bark".
Owls goes "who-who".
Guinea Hen goes "buckwheat-buckwheat".
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goat goes "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please  sit down".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".








I bought me a llama and the llama pleased me.
I fed my llama under yonder tree.
Llama goes "spit-spit".
Fairy goes "flutter-flutter".
Pig goes "oink-oink".
Turtle goes "snap-snap".
Prairie Dog goes "bark-bark".
Owls goes "who-who".
Guinea Hen goes "buckwheat-buckwheat".
Ostrich goes "hiss-hiss".
Bison goes "grunt-grunt".
The wagon goes "bumpity bump - bumpity bump ".
Goat goes "baa-baa".
Farmer Eric goes "squeeze-squeeze".
Eggs go "roll around - roll around".
Wool goes "soft-soft".
Bones go "dig me - dig me".
Snakes go "sss-sss".
She goes "yay-yay".
Farmer Joyce goes "please sit down ".
Kids go "chatter-chatter".
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".








Maddie loves this goat under yonder tree.
Maddie goes "fiddle-i-fee".

See this cow I bought under yonder tree.
Fiddle-i-fee
Fiddle-i-fee

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ELLWSORTH KELLY AT THE BLANTON

By

Minuet in G

(a 1979 Argosy made by Airstream that loves art that expresses...)

Field Trip Time for Vannie and Dave

Blanton Museum of Art

Austin, TX

Form into Spirit: Ellsworth Kelly's Austin

Ellsworth Kelly 

1923-2015

American painter, sculptor, and printmaker

Hard-edge painting

Color Field painting

Minimalism

Vannie loves putting me in various settings.

I think Mr. Kelly would have gotten a kick out of this.

Vannie said the exhibit was wonderful.

This is one that her 4th graders would have loved.

Ellsworth was fascinated with colors, shapes, and how

they interacted with each other.  Simplicity was always in the forefront. 

Quote from Mr. Kelly

"My work is all about perception.  

Since I was a kid, I've always played games with my eyes."

Many of his paintings consisted of a single color, and

some canvases were irregular shapes.

Stripes were a big deal, too.

Spectrum VI

Sold for $5.2 million

This piece was actually made up of 13 different panels

each painted a different color.

According to Mr. Kelly, each panel is its own person and has its own identity.

In the early 70's and into the 80's, EK began working on large-scale sculptures.

He concentrated on absolute simplicity and form.

Mother and Child

If you thought his museum pieces were awesome, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

Ellsworth Kelly gifted the design of his only freestanding structure conceived by him

to the Blanton Museum in 2015.  

$23 million was raised to create an actual building from his plans.

The building was named Austin after the city of its creation.

Austin opened to the public on February 18, 2018.

Austin is a 2,715-square-foot stone building with 

colored glass windows, a totem wood sculpture,

and 14 black and white marble panels.

Austin

A simple crosslike design

Exterior...Limestone from Spain

Dave said that when he walked in, he felt like he was inside a kaleidoscope.

The starkness was mesmerizing.

The colors were hypnotizing.  

Depending on the time of day, the colors will bewitch their audience

with impromptu dances on the walls, floors and ceilings.   

The black and white marble panels are entitled "Stations of the Cross".

A EK totem greets each visitor as they enter. 

On the west end are long thin rectangles set in a circle to form a starburst.

Kelly creates true color wheels.

"Tumbling Squares"

This design was created after seeing

a beautiful rose window in a cathedral in France.

In the early 1950's, Kelly visited Chartres Cathedral in France.

He was fascinated by the North Rose Window.

The "tumbling squares" seemed so modern for the

13th century, when the window was created.

 They appeared to move because of their energized geometry.

At Chartres the squares are inserted into a more intricate design.  

Kelly pulled them out and adapted them to his own style.

The view of the city of Austin from the front door of Austin.

"I hope visitors will experience Austin as a place of calm and light."

Ellsworth Kelly

With a city as busy as Austin, this exhibit is a place that needs to be returned to often

to regain that calmness and lightness that is needed for each and everyone of us.

"Go there and rest your eyes, rest your mind, enjoy it."

Ellsworth Kelly

V and D wish all of you a blessed Easter.

"Sing to the Lord 

all the earth...

Proclaim His salvation."

1 Chronicles 16:23