Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[Western]

Your parents were vegan? I bet there is a story behind that.

100% No story, they believe in healthy eating, more when I was a kid than they do now IMO:laughing: Both graduated from Loma Linda University (Google that) pretty health conscious school. Me, I have "strayed"

 

[txdon]

At least they were surrounded with like minded people. It's a little harder when every event here in cattle country has a meal that is meat based and all sides are flavored with fats/oils or more meat.
The local cardiac rehab has a waiting list to get in. You would think after a life changing event, people would seek out the causes and correct their lifestyle. But no.

I'm not advocating a plant based diet for everyone, only those with heart disease, which is about half of the population. I'd better stop here because the next logical step is a requirement in the soon to be national health care which would include a uncontaminated plant based option at food establishments, which does not belong in this forum.

Now to change the subject. A preview peek of my project, almost complete. I just finished the inner circle and am heading for the finish. It may look like just a few hours work but there are hundreds of cuts on the last few circles! The finished will be in the Projects Forum.

Jim's "dumb" idea.

 

[jinman]

Don, if you do that center circle all in the lighter red, it will make that star stand out. When you view the rose from a distance, it already has a 3D look.

 

[Bird]

100% No story, they believe in healthy eating, more when I was a kid than they do now IMO:laughing: Both graduated from Loma Linda University (Google that) pretty health conscious school. Me, I have "strayed"

Dennis, was it for health reasons or religion?:laughing: Seeing that Loma Linda University is a Seventh Day Adventist college reminds me of some things when I was a kid. I missed the last day of school in the 6th grade because I went into the hospital (happened to be a Seventh Day Adventist hospital) for an emergency appendectomy on a Sunday night. I was in the hospital for 5 days. I don't know what they do now, but at that time (1952) that hospital served no meat. They had a meat substitute patty that lots of folks hated and complained about. Personally, I thought it tasted pretty good; had a flavor like fried okra.

My mother had an aunt who worked in the business office at the hospital and she and her husband didn't eat meat at home, but when she came to visit us, she sure ate meat.:laughing:

 

[txdon]

Don, if you do that center circle all in the lighter red, it will make that star stand out. When you view the rose from a distance, it already has a 3D look.

Oops don't know if I have enough of the lighter red, what about every other circle on the last five circles?

Can't wait for the next Google Map flyover picture.

 

[bindian]

At least they were surrounded with like minded people. It's a little harder when every event here in cattle country has a meal that is meat based and all sides are flavored with fats/oils or more meat.
The local cardiac rehab has a waiting list to get in. You would think after a life changing event, people would seek out the causes and correct their lifestyle. But no.

I'm not advocating a plant based diet for everyone, only those with heart disease, which is about half of the population. I'd better stop here because the next logical step is a requirement in the soon to be national health care which would include a uncontaminated plant based option at food establishments, which does not belong in this forum.

Now to change the subject. A preview peek of my project, almost complete. I just finished the inner circle and am heading for the finish. It may look like just a few hours work but there are hundreds of cuts on the last few circles! The finished will be in the Projects Forum.

Jim's "dumb" idea.

Don,
That is one sweet looking compass rose.
hugs, Brandi

 

[jinman]

Oops don't know if I have enough of the lighter red, what about every other circle on the last five circles?

Can't wait for the next Google Map flyover picture.

Don, I did some playing with colors and patterns. I didn't take the time to fill in the whole rose, but I illustrated a few 'pie slices' with all one color and one with the continued pattern. Frankly, either pattern will look superb! Here's my scribblin's.

 

[Western]

Bird, that is correct, they aren't as "vegan " now, use an egg and milk once in a while, along with some other things. Me, I'm part of that "50%" Don mentioned:laughing: My Daughter has been on a strict Vegan diet for 6 months now, only had one problem because her protein levels got to low.
I hope your experience at that hospital left a good impression for you, I know LLU at one time, was rated one of the best in the world.

Don, whatever way you do that "rosette", it will look incredible, I dont think Gov. Perry has a drive that nice!:thumbsup::thumbsup: What would look really nice if you could use copper or brass for the N,S,E,W symbols. I think that would really "pop" with the earth tones.

 

[txdon]

Jim, thanks for the preview. Karen likes all red pavers for the inner circles. I have a half pallet of cracked red pavers that I can cut and utilize, and with them I might have enough.

 

[NativeSon]

Jim, thanks for the preview. Karen likes all red pavers for the inner circles. I have a half pallet of cracked red pavers that I can cut and utilize, and with them I might have enough.

Don
Your Compass Rose is outstanding!! I hate to mention that North looks to be East southeast.....just kidding.

Charlie

 

[txdon]

Bird,
Don, whatever way you do that "rosette", it will look incredible, I dont think Gov. Perry has a drive that nice!:thumbsup::thumbsup: What would look really nice if you could use copper or brass for the N,S,E,W symbols. I think that would really "pop" with the earth tones.

I thought of the brass NSEW but could not locate them nearby and was going to pour the cement before I could get them delivered. The skinny NSEW pavers set cement will have to suffice. Your daughters low protein is very rare, if she is getting enough calories. (My protein blood test hit right in the middle of normal - after 18 mo. vegan ((no protein supplements))- at least something is working in my favor.)

Charlie, I'll make sure to take the picture with the N at the top so as not to confuse people, and Jim can print it and frame it as his original Idea.

I'm a little concerned that at noon the shadow from a level in the middle of the rose misses N by 3". Is it suppose to be a little off this time of year in central Texas longitude/latitude???? I'll take a picture at noon and post it on the project thread.

 

[ronjhall]

I like the looks of the compass. I will vote for red bricks to finish off the last areas.

 

[txdon]

OK, well I changed it up a tad by putting another white ring after 3 red, it just kind of hit me that it had to be done. But now I'm stuck on pause. The last three circles are left. (32 more pavers!) The question is what color? Continue with 3 more red or switch to brown? (Or a third option I'm not thinking of....) Input needed.:confused3:

oops, forgot to move North around..

 

[jinman]

OK, well I changed it up a tad by putting another white ring after 3 red, it just kind of hit me that it had to be done. But now I'm stuck on pause. The last three circles are left. (32 more pavers!) The question is what color? Continue with 3 more red or switch to brown? (Or a third option I'm not thinking of....) Input needed.:confused3:

oops, forgot to move North around..

Just when you thought I was out of dumb ideas, I've got a whopper. Do you have any of the stone left over from your house? Why not cut triangles out of that stone so the inner circle segments match the house?

 

[bindian]

Just when you thought I was out of dumb ideas, I've got a whopper. Do you have any of the stone left over from your house? Why not cut triangles out of that stone so the inner circle segments match the house?

Do you have a flagpole? If no flagpole, how about a flagpole in the center?
hugs, Brandi

 

[txdon]

Jim, I have rock will try it!

Brandi, I first was thinking that won't work because this compass rose is the driveway. But just today I was thinking no one out here will drive on the compass rose and I'll have to make a by-pass around it anyway, so I will keep that in mind.

 

[Western]

29* this morning, slight chance of rain over the next couple of days, man I sure would like to get a 1/2" plus. Next week a warm up, yeah, just in time for a 2 night sandblasting job:thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

It was 30 degrees here this morning. And there's something else unusual for me. We have 2 live oak trees and they produce a few acorns each year, but this year is just unbelievable. There must be at least twice as many acorns as there's been in any of the last 7 years.

This morning I had to get the ladder and my equipment out and do some pruning since our power line comes right through one of these live oaks. And then I cleaned lots of acorns out of the rain gutter on that side of the house.

 

[Western]

Bird, the acorns this year are amazing considering last years drought and the lack of them. The abundance of acorns have been giving deer hunters fits, since the deer prefer the acorns over the corn.

 

[txdon]

Jim, we put the 4 different paver colors and the house rock in the last 8 triangles and in the end the brown brick won out. The pattern and texture needed to stay a constant for the flow. When the brown was in the last triangle there were 4 different colors at the junction and the red circle popped out. Sneak preview below.