Sixes on the Sixth Month and the Sixth Day

Here are a few sixes to celebrate the 6th of June, the sixth month of the year.

The first "6" was made a very long time ago, so long ago that I no longer know all the various components that went into it. But I do like the somewhat monochromatic and textural look that it has.

And then there's my "Numerical Flotation Device" picture with its bold colors and overall weirdness.

And finally another number "6" made of photographs of a metal grid, a bit of sidewalk, and a brass number. At least I think that's what's in there because again, this one's fairly old.

Welcome to June 6th. D-Day. And Abby's birthday. She's 12 now. With our luck, she'll probably live to be 35.

©Carol Leigh
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RABBIT! RABBIT! RABBIT!

It's June. Already. And so I offer you a trio of sixes to mark the arrival of the sixth month.

I've always loved photographing numbers, and now that I'm proficient in making photomontages, the joy increases exponentially. (Not that I know what "exponentially" means.)

Our friends have departed, alas, so today it's back to work. There are rhodies to be deadheaded, lawns to be mowed, laundry to be done. But bright yellow irises have shown up out front, so I anticipate a bit of photography will sneak its way in there sometime as well.

More guests arrive in a couple weeks, and how wonderful it is that we can greet and feed these people in such a lush and luscious environment.

Oh, and if it's not too late to remind you . . . On this, the first day of the month, it brings good luck to say "rabbit, rabbit, rabbit." It must be the first thing you say today, and you must say it aloud. So if you've not spoken to anyone yet, yell out "rabbit, rabbit, rabbit" and see if your luck changes this month.

How could it hurt?

RABBIT!
RABBIT!
RABBIT!

©Carol Leigh
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Square Six

©Carol Leigh

San Miguel de Allende Six

Having just spent a week in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, I've come home with an amazing amount of material to work with. This is my first photomontage from the trip. I combined texture from two different walls, a big number six, hand-painted flowers and flourishes from a third wall, a photo of a heart I found above a door, the words "San Miguel de Allende" from a tobacco shop, and a number three found I don't remember where. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Railyard 6

A trip to Santa Fe is exhilarating. Art is everywhere. And when you come home it's swirling around in your head. At all hours of the night. This piece is made of a "6" from a train in The Railyard, a piece of metal found near Taos, and peeling paint on a piece of wood again found at The Railyard. I returned home with thousands of "bits" that will keep me in photomontages for a long time. Whew! Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh