Cedar Fort School

Long Shoot

The Long sat for a portrait session this weekend in American Fork. 

Paint a Picture

This was the scene in one of the studios on open studio night at Poor Yorick on Friday night.

The place was crawling with artists, established and otherwise aspiring to be. It was a fun atmosphere with loads of paintings, photography, sculpture and even terrariums.

@pooryorickart on twitter

A Night of Art and Poor Yorick

   Tomorrow night is an event that is always chock full of artistic inspiration. I always seem to walk away with all kinds of new ideas for ways to explore my art.

   Poor Yorick Studios is one of those rare places where you can go to find local art. Let's face it, Salt Lake City is not known as a hot bed for world class art... but that doesn't mean we don't have world class artists. That is why, when talking about art in Salt Lake City and Poor Yorick Studios, you will inevitably hear the phrase  best kept secret bandied about nearly as often as Apple releases a new iPhone.

  The semi-annual Open Studio night at Poor Yorick Studios  is tomorrow night from 6pm to 10pm in Sugarhouse. This year's Studio Night features ART and if that were not enough... (as if you need more than that), there will be food, drinks and will feature live music from The Red Rock Hot Club.
   It is free as always (donations are always welcomed) but you should come early because there is always a good crowd and it takes a bit of time to fully enjoy all of the art in the 40 studios.
   Don't miss the fun and inspiration.

Location info:

Poor Yorick Studios

126 W Crystal Ave (2590 S), South Salt Lake, Utah 84115

Visit here for more info... 

https://www.facebook.com/pooryorickstudios

and on twitter: @PoorYorickArt

  

CDP Theme Day: People Watching

Watching people is a lot of fun...
This is a my dad helping my son work on the car. They did eventually get the bumper apron secured to the car and I am happy to say that the car did pass the safety inspection after this makeshift repair and the more involved repair that we did to the driver side front wheel hub earlier in the day.
It would have been more fun to get a shot of the three generations working on the hub but since we were the only ones there and someone had to take the picture... alas only these two made it in the shot.

The Calm Before the Storm

This is my favorite part of the school day. That calm, quiet before all the students show up and it turns into a circus of epic proportions!

Lost Days

This school stuff is keeping me pretty busy. I totally spaced posting yesterday and nearly today. Here is a quick photo today.
A walk around the mill...

Great Balls of Fire

This is what happens when you get a hole in one on the 18th hole in mini golf!

Flyin' High

Action Pose

Local Motocross rider Tyrell Ault action posing for the camera on his Yamaha

Back to School Part Deux

Continuing the "Back to School" theme today as I head back to my college classes.
This is the District School in Fairfield, Utah just west down route 73 about two miles. It was built in 1898 as you can see from the sign on the bell tower.
I don't believe it is still in use as a school but I could be wrong.
If you know for sure, please chime in.

Back to School

 

It is back to school week in Utah. What better way to emphasize this important week than to talk about Cedar Valley School. It was built in 1909 and remains the only remaining 2 room school house in Utah County. There are a few others statewide, but Cedar Fort has the last one in this county.

My son went to this school for 2 years (his 5th and 6th grades) he goes to 7th grade in Junior High school this year. Today the 7th graders go to school to learn their way around the school. They will experience the biggest transition going from Elementary School to Middle School (or Junior High) so they go in a day early. The rest of the school grades return tomorrow.

It is safe to say that a lot of the kids going to school today will have a bit of a culture shock, not just because they are going to Junior High but because they are going from a 103 year old school with 24 students in 6th grade to a middle school with over nine hundred 7th graders. 

Please be extra careful out there driving around today and tomorrow. School is back in session.

 

I can actually remember when schools used real school bells, not too unlike this one.

Sunday Drive

I love a good lazy Sunday morning Drive...

Winning

We have made it through another week. Every lazy Saturday morning kind of feels like crossing the finish line.

Fire Engine Friday: Cedar Fort 612

Another blast from the past Cedar Fort style... This is Cedar Fort 612, she was replaced along with CF 611 when the Pride of Liberty Place (CF 231) was added to the line up.
I don't know all the details about her but I am guessing she is a late 60's Ford based, American LaFrance pumper. And judging from the door I am not too sure that she saw service in Cedar Fort for too long before she was traded up.

If any folks from Cedar Fort Fire are reading this and have the details, please comment.

Hitching a Bride

Sometimes you never know who you might see hitching a ride...

A Little Kiss

Everyone loves a little kiss now and then. These two cute little ones were inspired by Bridget and Brandon and decided to "get married too".

The groom kissing the hand of his new bride. 

What a great day.

First Dance

The Covington's first dance. Many more photos to come.

Untitled

This is the first photo post from the Covington - Thomas Wedding...

Goin' Diggin'

Just a quick post today... We are heading up to the wedding in a few hours.
This is the blushing bride out diggin' in her big black Chevy.

For those that don't know, the phrase "goin' diggin' is a colloquialism meaning to "drive around where there are few roads usually in four wheel drive vehicles."