Tree to Mode of Transportation

It was a nice day yesterday so when Gene was at PT I sat outside and sketched a big tree which I thought was on the list.  There was an old Crown Victoria parked there, rusty and gray, so I added that in.  I didn't make the front and back long enough.  That was from the era with big cars, the 70s maybe.  Gene had a Thunderbird at work and it was huge like a Cadillac.  

We came home and I had a cup from the coffee/crepe shop I found there in the same shopping center as PT Solutions.  I sketched that for "mug".  I decided to add color to the tree sketch and when I looked it up to see what number it would be I saw the "tree" was last Hunt.  Sigh.  There was however, mode of transportation and plants on this Hunt so made the sketch fit!

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 150  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-150-feb-23-mar-02.7777/
 

Number 2 plants and number 3 mode of transportation - in the Ohuhu sketchbook with Micron 03 and watercolor added at home.

Number 4 mug - my latte cup I saved from the new place in the shopping center with PT Solutions.  Tecúen, a coffee shop with crepes.  Coffee was good but they don't have low fat....In the big Strathmore watercolor sketchbook.  Pencil, watercolor, Micron pens, White gel pen ....Sketched at my footstool.

Baseball note:

Longhorns are at a tournament in Las Vegas.  They won their came against the Washington Huskies last night.  Final was Horns 10 and Huskies 9.  Starting pitchers did well the first Texas score was a home run by Jalin Flores in the 2nd and Huskies had a home run in the third.  Jalin had another home run at his next at bat in the 5th and then..... Horns had a big inning in the sixth with a 3 run homer and were up 9-1.  Craig and Keith were talking that with the 10 run rule in effect, the game was  out of sight or some such in the next inning and they could go to their hotel.  Then in the top of the 7th the Huskies made 6 runs including a grand slam with no outs. Texas got one run  back in the bottom.  Huskies got 2 more in the 8th and Texas held on.   It was interesting to say the least.  

They play Texas Tech tonight.  Rivals from the Big 12.  Hook 'em Horns.

 

Seashells in Ink

When the great-grandsons were here they picked up some seashells at the drying up lakes for me to sketch.  They put their treasures of rocks and shells in a plastic bag.  The  big shell was together but thin and broken edges.  I left it on top in the bag on the porch and then with wind it broke more.  The shell in the middle is together and all were full of dirt so put them on a napkin.   Maybe I should have washed them, eh?

 

For Scavenger Hunt 150 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-150-feb-23-mar-02.7777/

Number 1 seashell - I guess they are the same as seashells but are lake shells.

Baseball

The Longhorns won over Incarnate Word last night, 6-0.  They played in Austin at the Disch.  Roger Wallace and Keith Moreland called the game.  I was happy for that.  They were on the streaming and on the radio.  Guess they are cutting expenses for baseball so they can do more for football.  Ha.  We saw some good plays and the weather was good so there was a nice crowd.  We watched on the SEC streaming.  Hook 'em Horns!

 The Texas State Bobcats beat number one Texas Aggies in College Station.  Yay!!

Expensive Sketch

 "Expensive" was on the Scavenger Hunt list.  I thought of jewelry or a car.  Then it hit me.  My biggest expense on groceries this last purchase was eggs.  The bird flu really drove up the already inflated price.  I imagine the chicken growers will catch up and the price of eggs will come down.  Most mornings we have an egg sandwich so that is 2 eggs a day plus any hard-boiled ones for Gene to snack on.  I do not care for hardboiled eggs.  You can read about that here:  https://jocastilloartblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/no-hard-boiled-eggs-sketch.html

We use a fair amount of eggs for two people.  I also use eggs in baking and in complete breakfasts where the eggs are eaten with potatoes, sausage and chile or pancakes and waffles.  Very occasionally egg salad sandwiches.  For that there has to be a load of ingredients mixed in to cover the hard-boiled taste of the eggs.

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 149  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-149-feb-15-feb-23.7749/

Number 4 expensive - eggs, these are in a half carton to keep the hard-boiled eggs separate from the raw ones.  In the large Canson Mix Media sketchbook with the Micron 03.  I was going to add color ... but ... It is a blue carton for your info. 

 

The temp is 32º now, weather app says it feels like 25º.  Brrrrrr.  I'm hoping this is the last of winter.  I warned you it would be cold for baseball.

Speaking of baseball,  the Horns play Dartmouth this weekend as mentioned.  They moved the games to noon on all three days.  I didn't catch the change so I missed yesterday's game.  The Horns won 4 - 3.  It was pretty darned cold.  It is drizzling now but imagine it will be clear and in the 40s by noon!  Hook 'em Horns!