Photo Hunters: Twisted
September 25, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
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This is a fun one! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s photos. As for me, I have quite the variety.
Since we encountered some wild but friendly deer recently (the fawns in the back forest have not yet developed a sense of fear of humans, and so they wander directly to us for petting), the first thing I thought of for twisted was deer antlers. This is a photo of a good (and tasty) deer that my dad shot a few years ago.
And I know I did Dale Chihuly‘s glass art in a recent post, but his work is just perfect for twisted. This is the Tree of Life, on display at the Turning Stone Casino in Vernon, NY.
And this is on my mind of late, too:
That shovel is twisted. It’s specially-made to help remove lots and lots and LOTS of snow, the stuff we will be getting in bulk-size very soon. P.S. Look at those gas prices! This was only about 5 years ago!
This is a Kinsley braided and twisted rug. Jesse Kinsley was a member of the Oneida Community religious cult that thrived in the 1830s and 40s in New York State. She was quite the folk artist– a large room at the The Oneida Community Mansion House in Sherrill, NY, is devoted to her work.
The Oneida Community was a communal religious cult– many such cults popped up in Upstate New York in the mid 1800s. I studied and wrote about the history of the sect; the members had started a small business venture when they acquired some silversmith tools, and the business later expanded into an international corporation. You may have some of their products in your kitchen- they were the famous silverware manufacturer, Oneida Ltd. The company grew and grew and employed a large portion of the Oneida, NY, community; unfortunately, the company completely closed a few years ago citing fierce global competition (i.e., cheap Chinese goods) and the impossibly difficult business climate (i.e., astronomically high taxes) of New York State as reasons.
On a happier note, my kitty, Livvy, is always in twisted shapes. Here she is bathing herself. Cats have spines made of rubber, I tell you!!
Livvy is a Tabby-Point Siamese, in case you are wondering. She’s absolutely lovely, with blue eyes and six toes, and a little queer twisted kink at the end of her tail. She loves to sleep on her back, all twisted up.
And here she is, all twisted in her kitty cube and spilling out of the hole.
So that’s my Photo Hunt for the day! How did yours go?
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A. on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 8:19 am
I love your choices for this week. Your cat gets into some strange positions to sleep! But my favourite has to be the rug – that is a true work of art.
kelly on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 8:41 am
I always love visiting your blogs for photophunt. Great collection for this week. I don’t miss shoveling all that snow!
Here’s my take on twisted.
bonggamom on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 10:01 am
What a lot of twisted photos! I like the glass art the best.
My twisted Photo Hunt entry is up!
VioletSky on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 10:07 am
I tried to get my cat to twist herself into a pretzel, for this theme, but she wouldn’t co-operate! I love the Chihuly glass and that rug-window is amazing.
Lisa on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 10:19 am
Great images!
I always enjoy your perspective on these themes.
Marta on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 10:23 am
Yes Chihuly does a great job at twisting glass. But I really like a couple of your other finds – especially the twisting kitty. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.
Sherry @ EX Marks the Spot on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 10:40 am
Excellent! What a fabulous collection you have this week – again!
gigi on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 10:42 am
Oh, I really love taht twisted glass art!!
Janet on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 11:11 am
That Chihuly shot is cool!
Mar on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 11:15 am
What a twisted collection!! lovely shots, particulary your cat’s.
Happy PH and happy weekend!
Daisy on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 11:44 am
Oh, the light sculpture is perfect! Harley likes to eat venison, but it makes me bomit so I cannot eat any.
jams O'Donnell on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 11:47 am
That’s a great selection of twisted subjexts. The cat is of course the star! Happy weekend
Karen @ If I Could Escape on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 11:52 am
Great photos for the theme — especially love the twisted shovel! Happy weekend!
ramblingwoods on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 11:53 am
You left a comment on my dragonfly post. Dragon and damselflies eat mosquitoes as adults and as larva so we need them. I didn’t play this week….. Michelle
Dianne on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 11:53 am
Oh you had a nice variety of twisted. Your kitty is pretty!
Alice Audrey on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 12:31 pm
Does the twisted snow shovel really work better? I’d think it would be harder to work with.
Love your bent cat.
Annie on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 12:36 pm
Great collection – I love that folk art rug! Very beautiful.
Shinade aka Jackie on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 12:45 pm
Rebecca you always have the bet of the best. You are an amazing woman, I don’t know how you do it!!
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kaye on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 12:55 pm
I especially love the chandelier! nice collection of pictures. thanks for stopping by today.
Carver on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 3:30 pm
You did a great job with this theme. I liked all of your choices. Happy photohunting.
maya Gonzales Berry on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 3:49 pm
Lovely twisted pictures, and great descriptions. Thanks for stopping by.
liferamblings on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 5:44 pm
great set of twisted pics. well done!
EG wow on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 6:28 pm
Fun collection of photos but the most twisted one of all was the photo of the s-word (shhh: snow). HOW COULD YOU?!! OK, I’m only kidding. Truth is, I like snow.
YTSL on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 9:28 pm
Wow, someone surely didn’t want for ideas for this week’s Photo Hunt! :O
Re the twisted shovel: Don’t tell me it’s gotten cold in New York already? Here in Hong Kong, I’m longing for it to be just plain cool since it still is way too hot here for my liking!
Reese =^..^= on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 10:54 pm
I love your take on the theme!!
Gattina on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 1:00 am
Hahaha, that’s funny you also have a twisted cat ! I also like very much the horn picture !
kim on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 4:39 am
Great shots– all of them
Jerry on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 6:13 am
Love the twisted cat shots. I am always amazed at how they can get themselves all wrapped up into the positiosn that they do.
Nicquee on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 6:40 am
Thanks for checking my entry.
I love the Tree of Life and your twisted cat.
Colin Campbell on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 12:50 pm
Great fun post. I am quitting Entrecard, so buying adverts on your site to get rid of the credits rather than giving them back. I don’t like the way they are charging to avoid paid ads and hardly use it anyway.
Heidi on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 5:20 pm
The dead deer is very twisted. But the chandelier is beautiful though! Great twisted finds!
Thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday.
CY on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 9:03 pm
Hi Mrs Mecomber. Wow, so many twisted photo but I like the deer picture best. Thanks for dropping by earlier and so sorry for the late checkin. Busy weekend for me, I suppose! Take care. CY
Irene on Mon, 28th Sep 2009 3:02 am
Nice twists! Thanks for dropping by
ampersand on Mon, 28th Sep 2009 4:30 am
you do have quite a variety. wow, that is a lot of snow! and your kitty is very sweet.
Ingrid - London on Mon, 28th Sep 2009 2:30 pm
Great interpretations of the twisted theme!!
Debbie@Like a Rose on Tue, 29th Sep 2009 3:48 pm
Geesh – you’ve got awhole lot of twisting going on! Love the glass!
eastcoastlife on Wed, 30th Sep 2009 12:23 am
You have lots of twisted photos!
I like the beautiful glass lamp. It must cost a bomb.
Flavio on Wed, 30th Sep 2009 3:58 am
Liked the cats!! Nice shots!