Creative Idea - Altered Book

An altered book was an assignment I had in creative writing. You take any book and paste your poems, stories, and other creative things into it. My theme was "Childhood", so my short stories and poems revolved around childhood, as did my decorations. The book I used was one on the Everglades, which I chose because it had nature themes, and I knew I had poems that fit into the nature scheme. I sewed many of the excess pages together and used fabric, fake flowers, pictures, ribbon, and painting to add more dimension to my poems. The pictures go from the last page towards the first.

Arizona Snapshot - Canyon Lake

These pictures are from Canyon Lake, part of a system of lakes including Saguaro and Roosevelt in the Superstition Mountains, northeast of Apache Junction in the Phoenix Valley.

Arizona Snapshots - Goldfield Ghost Town

Goldfield Ghost Town is a little tourist town located outside of Apache Junction on the road to Canyon Lake, at the base of the Superstition Mountains. It's pretty much a tourist trap, but it sits on the land of a genuine gold mining town that disappeared. I dragged my little brother to it with me, because I love cheesy photo ops like this. Still, it was interesting, particularly since I grew up in an area that is filled with old mining ghost towns- only that was copper, not gold.

DC Photos- Library of Congress

I visited Washington DC last month and spent some time at the Library of Congress. It was gorgeous. Here are a few of my favorite pictures.