Blue Sloth

Never thought of your angel as making a good lightening rod, but I suppose it would-hehe.

That is the most amazing tornado image I've ever seen!

I can't wait to see it in a few years and what the weather does to it.

Great job Philip!

rather safe than sorry, although another burn would probably not bother you at this stage :)

thank God i live in Africa :)

That CAN'T be real! Tell me that wasn't real! Very beautiful, ominous power.

If you want an invite, let me know. You know me. I'm on the lamb..... :-)

Could you even imagine that coming toward you?

you know i think of you guys every time I am at the beach.

:)

I guess you know that by now.

So what is the expected completion date on the angel?

I need to plan my trip.

I love seeing you work and the perspective in scale! I thought it was much smaller (but I should've known better). Congratulations to Alice for winning! Dang--I was hankerin' for a piece of your angel.

i don't know why but i was expecting a male angel... you know... like Michael ;)
the angel has boobies??
hehe

looks great!

Wow - she is just beautiful.

Whee! I'm really excited to see how the waves ended up demolishing it, whether it at any point looked like the coliseum we see today or not.

Ah...the coliseum in Rome!!

I'm shooting for this coming weekend when I get the kids back. I'm hearing great things about it. We just saw Kung Fu Panda, and it was AWESOME. We just sort of went along not really sure how it would be but we busted a gut and will buy the DVD.

Aaah! My favorite time of year at "The Blue Sloth"... Sandcastle time! It's been a crazy/sad week here and your beasties smiling on the beach have made my heart happy.

The football stadium where the Panthers play?

I am taking my kiddos to see it next Tuesday. I'm so excited to see it. Looks totally cute.

Well, if it's the Colosseum then Alice got it on the first day. But, just in case I'll say either the NASCAR racetrack in Rockingham, NC or the Circus Maximus in Italy.

The coliseum?

This post made me laugh--it sounds a lot like the kind of interaction we have around here at times. Hope you sleep better soon.
Today's guess.....the guggenheim!

World cup soccer stadium somewheres?

I hope you made it through the movie, but I'm guessing no :-)

mothership from close encounters of 3rd kind?

a stadium of some sort?

great post!

Power plants are not going to produce more energy than what is demanded- thats just bad business- and they are in it for the money. If a CFL uses 1/4 the amount of electricity thats 3/4 less demand, therefore they will produce less electricity. Thus lowering the amount of mercury directly entering the environment, where it is most dangerous.

As to CFLs entering landfills, this could be avoided by recycling. The Home Depot announced its CFL recycling program yesterday (6/25). Since 80% of homes are with 10 miles of a local The Home Depot store recycling CFLs should no longer be an issue.

I understand that many people are concerns with the breaking of CFLs but as long as you vent the room for at least 15 mins the mercury levels dissipate to a minimum. Follow the cleanup instructions at www.energystar.gov to ease your worries.

crater lake, Oregon?

I think it's something from the landscape of Mars.

Or a bundt cake.

;-)

(Philip, your joie de beach is infectious!)

Hey, did you ever see Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Sorry, couldn't resist.

or a beach sloth!

or a donut :)

Okay...when you say something from your "travels" do you mean THIS vacation or sometime in your life?? Because right now it looks like an eyeball. :)

I was thinking volcano, too, because that's what Seth and I like to build. When we're done, we dump foamy salt water into the caldera until it bubbles over.

a volcano?

i'm going to keep guessing too :)

the Kata Tjuta? (I'm gonna keep guessing until I get it right!)

the coliseum?

The Hagia Sophia?

Seth would LOVE that game.

I'm going to have to find a nice beach in Arizona. (There are some along the rivers.)

Loving the castles!

I love these...it always amazes me the effort you all put in and the wonderful castles that get built. My snowcastles as a kid consited of sand packed into a bucket and up ended....one year I had a mini castle shaped bucket but I never actually did anything more with them

Beautiful as always!

Yes, the castles!

haha

*hug*

I miss that place.

wow, looks amazing!

I'm going to send my kids to your place for an entire summer to develop their artistic skills.

PB&J with sand is just delightful :)

There's nothing better than PB&J at the beach. Looks like a grand time.

completely.insanely.jealous!

They all look so happy and I just love the ocean. I can almost smell the water from here.

Happiness captured in a photo.

beautiful pics!!!!

Yeah, that looks like fun!

Such a darling smile!

Hope you had a great Father's Day!

Great photo!

I have no trouble getting my kids to eat chocolate chip cookies. Oh wait...

Glad you had a great Father's Day!

I guess I'm blessed that most of my beasties like this kind of food too. The older one (soon to be 16) is selective, but she eats very healthy so I can't complain.

Happy Father's Day Phillip and I hope you have a wonderful time!

That's up to you! You stop offering chicken nuggets, period. You after all are the one making the decisions. And you play up the good things, and say, "Well I know when you were younger that you didn't like flounder, but now that you've grown up and your taste buds are different, I know you're going to love this . . ." And you insist that they try it. And if they make a face then you smile and say, "Thank you very much for being brave and trying that. Now would you like shrimp, or just some vegetables for dinner?"

They will end up loving what you love, and eating what you serve them. Don't take the easy route, and play up the healthy stuff!

And remind them of how great it is that they are eating things that are so good for them, and so good for their minds, their bodies, how it will make them better at X,Y, and Z (their favorite activities) and how proud you are of them for being sooooo grown up.

Oooh...sounds like such a great day. Can I come? I'm stuck here working all day (Book deadline!!!-- bleh.)

But I HAVE to ask. HOW do you get your kids to eat thinks like shrimp, and salad? My beasties are so picky, and the 4 year old thinks that chicken nuggets (UGH) are a primary food group!!!

HNT...boy does that bring back bloggin' memories!

Happy Birthday to Kelly...and the sculpture's coming along well. :)

Wow! It's looking very lush for metal.

Happy birthday! Seth is a June baby, too.

I thought I stumbled upon a HNT for a min. I love that pic!

Happy Birthday, sweet girl.

Happy Birthday to your oldest beautiful girl. Your angel is looking wonderful too.

Awww! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kelly!!!

I loved that story with that picture--it makes me want to crack open a bottle of old-timey lemonade and walk around bare foot.

Getting a hug from your kid like that beats any Father's Day present.

indeed that is just about the best compliment your kids can give you :)
congrats on a great season!

very cool experience for you. :)

Would you please post another picture of one of the kids next to the angel again so we can see how big it's getting? Thanks

ah man... i am going to shut up and comment on the angel... hehe... looks great :)~

nice pecs

I know I would take the long way home to see you.

uh, it! The sculpture that is!

haha

When I first started a job painting houses outdoors, my fellow painters -- who were working on a two-story, metal rolling scaffold, made endless fun of me the first day. Toward the afternoon though, a huge, black thunderhead rolled in.

"Nice lightning rod, you have there boys," I said to the guys on the scaffold.

Squirrels couldn't have run down a tree faster than these guys came off that scaffold.

I can see the logic of NOT working on the angel during stormy weather.

Did you notice if you've got more cars driving by your house? I'm sure the ladies in the area are also appreciating your summer sculpting uniform. Shorts AND shirtless? [whistling]
Have a GREAT weekend!

Is the copper-looking wire going up the middle a guide for the curves?

Excellent my friend! I love your profile picture too. It really puts the scale of the project into perspective.

Wow, Philip! I love all the curves - very appealing...my eyes want to follow its lines to the top. Cant wait to see more :)

Nice pic :o) Make sure you follow http://twitter.com/MarsPhoenix & http://twitter.com/Space_Station on Twitter if you like space stuff!

Wow - almost a year. Man - does time fly. Your angel is looking heavenly! Wonderful work Philip.

Congratulations! It sounds like you and Amy have figured out the secret to a long-lasting marriage. That's quite an accomplishment and even more admirable considering the constant pain you suffer and yet you still manage to keep it all together. :-)

That probably accounts for the fabulous sunsets in Arizona and Los Angeles. Both cities are notorious for their high levels of dust.

Great photos and the scale...impressive! I wish my butt looked that good. ;)

she does have a nice ass philip - who was the inspiration for that?
grin

I hope you and Amy had a wonderful anniversary :)

It's incredible Philip.

I plan to come up and see it live and in person.

Let's do lunch, k?

It is truly awesome!

Happy anniversary, sorry I missed this yesterday.

Wow on the statue. After looking at Davidson websites and pictures, I think the Angel will be a stunning addition.

can't believe it's been a year! it looks great, coming along quickly now isn't it... very cool thought having your art standing around eh?!

Amazing! It looks stunning, can't wait to see it complete.

happy anniversary! 10 years is quite an accomplishment these days ;)

Wow! Love seeing the progress!

Happy Anniversary!!!

The Bahamas in June? Wow!!! Happy "tin" anniversary!

Happy Anniversary! Nothing like a June bride.

We'll be celebrating our 18th on the 16th of this month.

Wow, 11 yrs ago today the wife and I eloped to Las Vegas. Got a sunburn going downtown to get the license, but we looked pretty good by 8pm for the ceremony in the Treasure Island chapel.

Congrats!

I truly admire Kelly's perseverance at the plate. Great sesaon!

hey...someone has to lose.

Proud of her for hanging in there and super proud of you for your sportsmanship and for getting it.

Getting that baseball is more than a competition.

It's a feeling you get.

When you really get it, you are happy watching kids play when you dont even have one on the team.

I love it.