Arkansas 2019 Part 4

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Arkansas 2019 Part 4

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Let’s continue the trip to Arkansas while we are holed up inside.

We’ve already seen these falls from a distance. This is a close-up, with the sun’s effort to get in the way. I like his spots.
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Here is another place with falls. Pretty place.
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We’re back at the old spot for falls. My son is observing.
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Always time for flowers. I think I cut around this one and blurred the background.
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This was a portrait image. Obviously, I copied it (on the left) and put the flipped result on the right side.
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Stream flowing under a bridge. Cool scene.
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Well, I thought it was pretty. I wonder how much a cycle like this would cost?
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My husband finds himself on a runway to nowhere.
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My son suffers the same fate.
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Falls created by an old dam of some sort.
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We venture back up the old, rock stairs to return to our car.
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We find a peaceful, untouched lake.
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These are all lovely. What part of Arkansas?
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Thank you, Fang. It is my son who plans these trips. I just take pictures. I could figure from my notes on that day and a map to say that these pictures were taken in the Blanchard Springs area, which is in the upper middle part of the state. I did a little research (very little) and found this information at https://millpictures.com/mills.php?mill ... 0Blanchard.

"The site of John Blanchard's Mill and Steve Mitchell's Mill ruins can be visited in Sylamore Ranger District at Blanchard Springs Caverns and Recreation Use Area.

"Blanchard Springs Caverns is located north of Mountain View, Arkansas on Sh 5, then northwest of Allison on Sh 14 toward Fifty-six.

"The Blanchard mill was replaced by Steve Mitchell's Mill in 1900. He operated it until 1928. Then a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, established near the mill in the 1930's, brought about the reconstruction of the mill dam & Mirror Lake was formed. Plans were for full restoration of the mill to operating condition, but World War II intervened. The walls have been stabilized to slow ongoing deterioration."

Hope this helps.
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My Mac laptop lost its mind, presenting me with an abundance of crazy, random, blinking lines. I spent too much time trying to fix it myself because I’m stupid. Then I took it to the only Mac service provider within a hundred miles. Fortunately, it was rather close to where I live. I lost some email and a few other files because I had to restore the whole thing from a 3/27/20 backup. I now plan to back up every week.

A n y w a y . . .

People walk across a very old dam.
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I’ll grab anything that even looks like a flower.
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And I do mean anything!
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Buttons and bows.
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Sometimes I just look down.
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This reminds me of an art class where the concept of a vanishing point was explained.
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I suppose the sign explains something interesting. I don’t remember.
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People I don’t know are sitting in the remains of an old mill.
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A turn of the camera reveals a few more people and the forest beyond the mill.
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We’re back to some sort of civilization.
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It you are hungry, here is a solution.
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Somebody likes to collect cookie jars.
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It is the next day (8/2/19), and we have arrived in Little Rock, AR.

Where might we be? The trees are nice.
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Hm. There is a building.
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Ah! It is the William J Clinton Presidential Library!
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This bridge is behind the Clinton library, spanning the Arkansas River.
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The first room we visited seemed rather unusual. What did it represent?
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A closeup view should have revealed that the artwork was made up of ocean debris, but I didn’t figure it out on my own.
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It looks like a giant jellyfish.
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Who knew that ocean debris could be so artistic?
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This is supposed to be sun and sea.
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Sea trash is manipulated into whale bones.
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More masks, or faces.
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This was called “Sea Waves.” I believe it.
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I like those masks.
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I like the masks, too, Fang. And they are made out of trash!

Now to see what else we can find in the Clinton Library. I bet he rode in this vehicle.
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View from one window.
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Another view.
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Must be a replica of a serious room.
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Same room. Not so serious people.
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So you think I just snapped this image of a picture and that was it? No. I was way off to the side. I had to twist the picture around so that it would look like something normal. I also put it on a textured “wall” and added a bit of a shadow.
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Another view of the same room, with fewer people.
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If you just look down once in a while…
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So much glass.
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Here is that bridge behind the library again.
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The window provides a nice frame for the city.
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Daunting archives.
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Many gifts were given to President Clinton during his administration. A number of them were on display in his library. A sign explained the practice very well: “STATE GIFTS—No state visit is complete without an exchange of gifts. These gestures of diplomacy and goodwill date back to the earliest days of our history, though the founders of our nation accepted the practice reluctantly. There was a fear that giving or accepting a gift might look like a bribe. President George Washington, however, soon discovered that there was simply no polite way to refuse a gift from other heads of state or their representatives. So to avoid diplomatic misunderstandings, presidents may accept gifts, but only on behalf of the people of the United States. Today, all such gifts from world leaders are in the care of the National Archives and its Presidential Libraries, and do indeed belong to the people.”

As you can imagine, the gifts were displayed behind glass. Because the outside walls were made of glass, a lot of light flooded the rooms and cast reflections on the glass cases, thwarting my amateur, photographic skills. I cut around the objects of interest and “painted” a background that hopefully fits accordingly. Nice egg here.
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I like the way this elephant turned out.
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Like a ski or surf board.
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This is another image that I had to twist into a reasonably accurate shape, as I took it at a severe angle. I didn’t try to deal with the reflections. There were too many.
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All the glass in the library provided a pleasant airiness.
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An unexpected, fully appointed dining room table.
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Lovely place settings.
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Not exactly a little brown jug.
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There is more than one way to wear pearls.
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Beautiful jade.
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Reflections were sometimes problematic.
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This elephant was taken seriously.
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We’re still visiting the Clinton Library. Here we have what probably passed as a Christmas tree. It was maybe 6 to 8 feet tall.
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I took this picture because of the students on the stairs, but you can see that crystal tree on the right.
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We went back to the reclaimed ocean-litter display. Maybe the sign helps to explain.
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Junk has been forced into beauty.
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I cut out all the unnecessary detail from the background, leaving the small picture on the wall and the fish behind the seahorse.
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Speaking of fish…
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This is the one behind the seahorse.
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More pretty things. The exhibitors did a good job with lighting.
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It is fitting that ocean trash would be transformed into sea dwellers.
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Windows can be fascinating. The portrait-oriented image is placed on a section of the original (the floor), with its edges fashioned into a narrow frame.
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We had lunch at the café.
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While waiting to be seated, we looked at various wall hangings, such as this one. I blacked out unwanted arms and hands of other dancers.
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Sounds like a fun trip.

Is Little Rock worth a visit?
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We didn't really visit Little Rock per se. The Clinton Library was certainly worth a visit. We stayed in Conway the night before. After the Library, we drove 50 miles to Hot Springs, which was very impressive. I was surprised at how many people were there, taking in the historic delights. The numerous, beautiful bathhouses were extraordinary. Of course, pictures will follow. Stay tuned. 8)
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We are in line, waiting to be seated in the restaurant for lunch. I’m capturing what I see on the walls, such as this picture.
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And this one.
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We can at least see the restaurant. Notice that it extends to the outside, where the bridge is very visible.
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My guys continue to wait.
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I do not recall why this fan dress was on display or even where it was.
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Just in case we forgot where we were…
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We can see the bridge better, now that we are outside.
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This building was part of the complex. I assume it houses administrative staff. But I don’t really know
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Trees are always nice.
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The Washed Ashore exhibit lasted a few more months after we left. It was very much worth seeing.
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Here’s the outside part of the restaurant from a different angle.
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Little Rock lines the horizon.
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