The Road to 65, Mile 142: Chalk It Up, 2015

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April 19, 2015, Prescott- I spent about half the day in meetings and a couple of acts of service.  Still, my mind fell into a funk, because of the suffering endured by some dear families and because of various critics, both here and in the Phoenix area, whose venom keeps playing in my head, though I know it’s wrong of me to buy into their negativity.

Chalk It Up, an annual art festival here in Prescott, and associated with Earth Day, is the perfect mood lifter.  I present several of this year’s entries, without commentary, so that you might get some enjoyment out of the gallery, as well.

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With this  little tour, and a small dish of frozen yogurt, all the sorrow melted away.  It doesn’t take much.

It’s Chalk Time!

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This weekend, Prescott hosted the annual Chalk It Up Art Festival.  I first attended this enthralling event, two years ago, and found this year’s version even more fascinating than that of 2012.  Kids of all ages put some amazing images together, such as the one which heads my previous post, “The Others”.

Here are nineteen of the images.

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This next piece was photographed while the artist was present.  She was delighted that I shot the full rectangular outline, without prompting.  Others had taken shots from a trapezoidal angle, which bothered her.

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That’s a matter of judgment.  Whatever colours your eyes and heart bring into your life though, the message is clear:

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