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We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
Our cribs were covered in lead-based paint
No childproof lids
No seatbelts in cars
Rode bikes with no helmets
and still here we are
Still here we are

We got daddy's belt when we misbehaved
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
All we had were friends and they were outside
Playing outside

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

School always started the same everyday
the pledge of allegiance, then someone would pray
not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed but that was all right
We turned out all right

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

No bottled water
We drank from a garden hose
And every Sunday,
All the stores were closed.

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

Bucky Covington

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DeadlyBlondeArcher (edited Jul 17, 2007)

Yes, the lightning bugs die in the jars, but not usually till morning. (gotta poke holes in the lid, of course). You probably don't see them there because they like warm arid climates. Usually it's just too dry here for them.

(my brother Kevin loved playing Monopoly so much that he made up new rules to make it last longer... like instead of paying the bank, you put your money on free parking and if you landed there you got the pile hah) Eventually Clint and I would say, OK, that's it... no more... game OVER, anyway. :)

My feet are still that tough, I never wear shoes outside (at home or at the beach or on the lake). My nieces and nephew still enjoy playing outside more than doing anything else and I'm so thankful they are growing up the way they are... with the ranches and the pecan orchard and the plum thickets. It made my heart feel so light to watch them weave their way into the wild plum thicket (we're talking places only rabbits can go lol),[they managed to talk me into squeezing in, but I'm not sure how I did it] and come out with their shirts rolled up to their waist full of plums, grinning from ear to ear. The plums are bright crimson colored, and are little and sour, and they pop them in their mouths and see how far they can spit the seeds.

I wouldn't mind if you took up all the space in the world here with your memories, I like hearing about them. :)

Wraith (Jul 17, 2007)

Quote DBA: "Wraith: It's never a good idea to drink from a downflowing stream, creek, river, etc.... even if otherwise clean, if there's a dead animal upstream in the water, you could get VERY sick. If you know the mouth of it, and have explored it recently, it should be ok."

We live near the mountain Peaks. About a 40 min drive away. So it's mostly mountain fresh water. Or was at that time. The water was so crystal clear and refreshing, it was actually better tasting than the well water we had. It was a simpler time where man was one with the earth. For me anyways. When this river used to flow alot, we all used to get our tire tubes and float down stream to the next lil village. Nowadays we have construction almost everywhere that I can think of. And I hate ORANGE barrels! Everytime I see an Orange Barrel I want to get out of my truck and proceed to bash it and kick it. Orange Barrels are polluting my creativity! Driving me crazy. Seriously. Plus, the river I once knew, is now just a sorry little stream that will probably get your shoes a little damp. Too many people moving into my home town, too many businesses ( Casinos ), Trees getting sick probably because of the Local Lab Experiments of Los Alamos. Just everything is going down hill.

I remember back then, spring time actually had flowers blooming, Butterflies, all that spring time cheer. Now all we get is Moths, Stinks bugs, WEEDS! And this last spring was very very cold!

DeadlyBlondeArcher (edited Aug 1, 2007)

I know the type of area you're talking about... animals still fall to their death upstream in places like that, and if they are diseased, you can still get very sick.
Go out and sprinkle seeds of flowers that butterflies like. Make it happen. If you don't know the kind of wildflowers butterflies favor that grow well in your area, memo me with with the area you are in exactly and I'll tell you how to do it. Hey, Ladybird Johnson died this week. :( I think she was 94.

I'm not sure what the deal is with the orange barrels, but if it isn't private property and nobody's looking, get a sledge hammer and bash away if it makes you feel better. :D

Wraith (Jul 22, 2007)

Hehehhe.. Thanks DBA. But I think I can do without Butterflies. I was just making a point how things are getting worse. Although I do live next to I-25. So it would be kinda cool to see a cloud of butterflies near it. :D

Uh.????

frinny (Jul 10, 2007)

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Morggey (Jul 11, 2007)

Whoa... That's trippy. How'd you do it? Especially the Celtic-knot-like shape in the hair, that's really cool...

Rock On

TripleE313 (Jul 10, 2007)

...I'm bored outta my mind today.

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davincipoppalag (Jul 10, 2007)

I wish I could be bored.. I've been too busy.

Ariel

ittykitty (Jul 10, 2007)

Doodle of my favorite Disney Character!

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Kyie_Isabug (Jul 11, 2007)

nice work.

Firefly

trashFLAVOREDtrash (Jul 10, 2007)

Too lazy to fill in the background!
:]

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colours2

Dr.Moony (Jul 10, 2007)

Tried to paint this way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtractive_color
3 layers(multiply) - one color each: cyan, magenta, and yellow
Theoretically you can create almost every color this way but it is crazy hard to do.
... you can also do this with permanent markers.

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davincipoppalag (Jul 10, 2007)

What an interesting thing! ..They come out cool looking

Kloxboy (Jul 10, 2007)

Whoa, that's wicked. You and I must have drank the same Kool-aid today.

Heed the Call

PockyGod (Jun 17, 2007)

Getting a feel for the tablet again. This is supposed to be a mermaid of sorts, or Siren. I seem to have a thing for those :D
Dangerous beauty is more fun to draw, though she looks pretty harmless at the moment.

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Anna (Jul 10, 2007)

i like it

Sweetcell (Jul 10, 2007)

I like the colors you put in the skin. I'm not a fan of the jagged lineart on the body, looks so much better without it as can be seen on the head, but the hair is nice and flowy.

davincipoppalag (Jul 10, 2007)

I think it's beautiful, the colors in the bg really set her off and I like the flowing hair

Miss_DJ (Jul 10, 2007)

this is coming along really nicely. love the colors used for shading, and the hair does look great.

colours

Dr.Moony (Jul 10, 2007)

look not grey...at least not in this piece

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Punky (Jul 10, 2007)

This is pretty trippy looking, I wish I could pull off crazy colours like you did here.

Kloxboy (Jul 10, 2007)

Looks like he's made of candy. :P It's like digital Van Gogh.

Sweetcell (Jul 10, 2007)

I thought this was CMB's, like it, seems like pen work, or heavy ink blocking.

davincipoppalag (Jul 10, 2007)

I was sure this was one of CMB's too..she's done some similar style pieces. This looks like those etchings you would do in school where you lay down all the color crayons on a board and then cover over with the black and scratch out the picture

Doodle

ittykitty (Jul 10, 2007)

The Doodle Poodle strikes again!

^^ just a doolde

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Sweetcell (Jul 10, 2007)

Well this is really cute. I like this, I just wish you'd go back and cleanup the lineart. I know it can be a pain but it would make this even better. Like the tree and clouds as well, not a fan of the sun. You do improve Itty.

Kyie_Isabug (Jul 11, 2007)

cute