Posted in Absurd, animal art works, Art, art and environment, birding, collections, creativity, Falls of the Ohio, fresh water, Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio River, unusual collection, tagged Art, artistatexit0, bath tub duck, collecting, Falls of the Ohio, flots, found objects, lost and found, Louisville, Kentucky, nature, plastic toy, rubber duck, rubber ducky collection on December 30, 2011| 10 Comments »
One last post before all of 2011’s sand runs through the hour-glass! Here are a few of the many rubber duckies that I have come across at the Falls of the Ohio over the years. I thought it would be a fun way to end the year. If you would like to see more ducky images…I’ve posted a new collection, “Kentucky Lucky Ducky Collection” which can be found in my Pages section. Have a Happy New Year and may 2012 be kind to all!
Posted in collections, Falls of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky, recycled art, unusual collection, watershed, tagged artistatexit0, Beach combing, Falls of the Ohio, flotsam and jetsam, found objects, lost and found, note in a bottle, Ohio River on October 19, 2011| 8 Comments »
For many years I’ve been beach combing at the Falls of the Ohio and I bet I’ve looked at thousands of bottles and never found one with a note in it…until now! I was going through a bag at home where I’ve stored bottles I’ve collected in the park when I noticed one that had something rolled up inside of it. I don’t know how long I’ve had this tiny bottle, but the enclosed note didn’t register at the time of discovery.
The bottle itself is somewhat unusual because it is so small. It’s the size I remember being served on airline flights when people purchased mixed drinks. The bottle is plastic and originally contained cherry flavored vodka which doesn’t sound too appetizing to me, but what the heck. I fished out the note which is made of waxy paper with silver foil on one side. The note itself is written with what looks to be orange color pencil and was a bit hard to read. I got a little lump in my throat when I read it and it says…”I miss you Mom & Dad, New Albany, IN”. New Albany is found down river from the Falls, across from Louisville, and couldn’t have floated here from there. So, I surmise the note was written in the park and then thrown into the Ohio River which then washed back on the beach. Today is my Mom’s birthday and now I’m going to call her to see if she had a good one? So long for now.
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