Travel Report Bele Chere 2010 in Asheville NC.

Bele Chere is an annual art's festival in Asheville NC.

Great music, good food, art in all it's forms, and happy people, what more could you ask for?

We were there on the 22nd of July.

I told you they had all sorts of art, this is a cat statue (I always find the cats).

The locals really get into it. I love the decorations on this balcony.

This is one of two photos of this band, don't they just look like they are making mountain music?

This is the rest of the band. Lighting conditions were not ideal and I had a lot of trouble getting a shot with these two out of the shadows. Photo shop to the rescue.

We have been to Bele Chere several times, you never know what you will find there.

This is a blow up dental spa.....

(The handsome guy in the middle is my Sweet Hubby)

The festival is well laid out and signposted.

Buskers come in all shapes and sizes.

Here we see a mime (a mime is a terrible thing to waste) walking with a fairy on stilts.

We also saw magic acts, living statues and plenty of musicians.

There are miles of booths selling all sorts of hand crafted items, as well as food and drink vendors.

There is that handsome guy again. He is my travel buddy.

Need to cool down?

Each year they set up a couple of giant canvases on frames for graffiti, they even provide the paint and brushes. We were there on day one and the canvas is already getting lots of attention.

My favorite artist's contribution.

This is, in our opinion, the best band we heard there. Their music seemed to fit the mood just right.

They are "Brother Fatback"

You can hear them play here Brother Fatback on My Space

A little bit of everything. This puts a whole new spin on "Playing Air Guitar".

Look at the top near the strap, it is a drink holder.

On that note,

Stay cool,

Kat

Milestones and links to Winter in July Wednesday participants.

I am reaching a few new milestones with this post.

This is my 175th post,

and as of right now, I have 51 followers (welcome and thanks to all of you).

Winter in July Wednesday went very well, there were five participants that I know of. Each was unique and wonderfully done. So if you are still too hot, check them out.

Ann-Jen

Corner of Cats mind

Brians home

tk furrever home

ten lives second chances

Meanwhile, back at Kat's Corner, it is summertime and life is good.

I will post the report and pictures from this year's Belle Chere either this evening or this weekend at the latest.

See you then.

Kat

Winter in July Wednesday!

Winter in July Wednesday is here. I grew up in Northern Utah. They know know about snow. They hosted the winter Olympics a few years back. As a kid, I loved snow. I did not care if it was cold and wet. Once when I was in kindergarten, it snowed the night before and there was no time to play in it before school. The snow all melted before recess and I was convinced it was an evil plot.

I thought the janitor had shoveled it all away somewhere.

In the summer of 1973, my niece and nephew from Texas came to stay with us for a couple of weeks.

When my Dad found out that my little niece had never seen snow, he decided to do something about it.

We dug up coats and boots, piled into the car and drove up into the mountains till he found snow we could play in. This was on the fourth of July.

What a great way to cool off! We even brought some snowballs back in the ice chest (they didn't last long).

As a grown up (OK, most of the time, grown up), I am not so nuts about the white stuff.

When winter is actually here, I long for summer.

However these are the dog days and it just stays hot.

So I dream of Winter in July. This is the niece that started it all.

This is her brother and one of my big sisters.

This is another one of my Nieces and an earlier winter, just goes to show,

they do snow there.

Every few years, we get one good snow storm here.

This is what our winters usually look like.

My favorite winter picture.

One of my Christmas Card designs.

I have to work today so I will publish links tomorrow for everyone that I know is participating.

I feel cooler already, hope you do too.

Kat

Summer Tenants at Kat's Corner.

We have some new "people" living here with us for the summer.

Kat's Corner is now home to a bunch of tadpoles and baby frogs as well as a friendly praying mantis. The amphibians live out by the old barn. The biggest ones are about the size of my thumbnail right now. The praying mantis is up on the balcony. He sat by my shoulder this morning while I had my first cup of coffee. They are such characters.

Well hello there.

Take me to your leader?

He still has his tail.

Three together. Somewhere between tadpoles and frogs.

I think I need to dry off a bit.

 

 Don't know if I have shown you this guy before or not.
I still think he has a silly face.

Don't forget "Winter in July Wednesday"

See you there.

Kat

Short post, extend the winter challange!

Just a short post. It has been a busy weekend.

So far I have only had one response to the challenge, but it is a great one.

Have a peak at winter in summer and future let me know if you agree.

Zuzana even went back to the location of her winter photos to show us what it looks like right now.

I would love to see more winter in summer. Lets make next Wednesday Winter in July Wednesday.

Show me pictures, tell me what your favorite Christmas song is. Tell me a Christmas story or write a winter poem. Anything wintry post it next Wednesday.

Tell your friends ahead of time and see if you can get them to play too.

Come on, just one cool day.

 

What do you think?

Kat

Wintery Wednesday

It is nearly 80 degrees here at kat's corner this morning and the sun is not even up yet.

I know 80 degrees does not sound like a lot, but it will be a lot warmer later. Thank goodness antebellum builders knew how to compensate for summer. With a few windows and a fan we are quite comfortable right now.

I posted winter pictures the other day and my friend at Life Through Reflections...  reminded me that I posted a challenge last winter for summer pictures.

So now I am posting a challenge for winter pictures. There are no prizes, this is just for fun.

So dust off your favorite winter pictures and lets see if we can't all cool down a little.

1. Post your best wintry photos to your blog.

2. Leave a comment here with a link to your photos.

3. Check out the other participants blogs to see there photos.

Easy enough?

My favorite part of these things is getting to share some of my favorite blogs with you.

Here is my entry.

 Snowy back steps.

Snowy old oak.

Snowy Barn.

Snowy Antebellum.

There now, don't you feel cooler already?

Cheers,

Kat