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Worked on the apple, grapes, glass, and foreground linen. The glass looked kinda dirty and it has always looked like it was floating. I’m getting it dialed in. At least I think I am.

Did some work on the background and a little work on the pear. Need to apply a purplish glaze over the grapes, followed by grape highlights, spend a couple of sessions on the apple, pear, and glass, finish up the linen in the background and foreground in one or two sessions, and add any finishing touches. It won’t be long. Creating what is called a “lost edge” is a difficult thing to pull off. The left edge of the apple and pear are very sharp and look a little unnatural. It’s a difficult thing to barely soften edges so objects don’t look like they’ve been cut out and pasted onto the painting. I think I’ll be able to improve the edges.

Still have reservations at Navajo Dam State Park on the San Juan River from September 13 through September 23. I think I’ll still go. It’s a 4 day drive each way at about 7 hours per day. Also, pretty sure I’ll be going back to the Driftless Area the first week of September.

Change of plans. Canceled my reservation at Two Lakes Campground. It’s such a long drive. Instead on Sunday the 15th I’ll be heading to Hiawatha National Forest up between Munising, MI and Escanaba, MI, and stay at either Bay Furnace Campground near Munising or Colwell Lake Campground near Mainistique MI. Each has many first come first serve campsites. I hope to take a boat tour of Pictured Rocks National Shoreline.

Today I took the 20 minute ferry ride from the pretty little town of Bayfield, Wisconsin to Madeline Island.

Madeline Island is 14 miles long and 3 miles wide. The southwest part of the island where the ferry docks is flat and wooded. The town of La Pointe is on the southwest tip of the island. La Pointe is very small, just a hand full of buildings, but is a little bit of a tourist trap. Bicycles, e-bikes, and motor scooters can be rented. There are quite a few homes and there is Madeline Island School of the Arts. The population is 267 in the winter and 2500 in the summer. The ferry runs as long as there isn’t ice. If the ice is thick enough there is an ice road. The northeast part of the island has a rocky shoreline with some cliffs. Big Bay State Park is on the northeast part of the island.

Only my second game of the year. A rare Wednesday 1:10 pm game. Half-price for seniors and kids. This seat was $9.

I’ve been thinking about spending all of November and December and a couple of weeks in January camped at La Posa LTVA on BLM land just outside of Quartzite, Arizona. I guess in the winter up to 750,000 campers, people not vehicles, can be in the area. The area was featured in the movie Nomadland. It would be an experience.

When the weather is pleasant I ride my bike over to Lake Shore Drive and go to downtown Milwaukee and back home. It’s about 12 miles one way.