Pretty Thing . . .

When I came home from my South Dakota trip this week where I saw this . . .

I was so happy to see this . . .  

I'm very pleased with the colors of the violets and the bright orange pot. It adds a splash of color to our kitchen table. The first picture is of the Badlands. Surprisingly  beautiful - plague ridden prairie dogs and all. I looked for modern buildings but in the south west, where I was (think Mount Rushmore and Deadwood) they mostly specialize in all things old & wild & west.  I don't listen to country music much but for my South Dakota trip I listened to nothing but country. 

(The station KAT 98.7 "The Black Hills Favorite Country" played my personal soundtrack for the two day sojourn. I think I heard the word "redneck" more times in the two days that I have in my whole life. It's good to hear people embracing what used to be (?) a negative stereotype. I still think of the word in that not-so-good connotation but it was in a lot of songs and used quite frequently and proudly. Maybe I ought to start using it more often and then it won't seem so bad - just joking.)  Anyway I digress - there was one bulding with modern tendencies that I did encounter - it was the airport. See for yourself.

Now when I started this month in Juneau I was also skeptical about finding modern styled buildings but I did encounter this colorful bagel shop that fits into the modern category. I have to say though after walking around downtown Juneau for a couple of days it was the only one that caught my attention. Yay to the forward thinking people at Silverbow Bagels & Inn! I wish and hope there is a next time I get to go to Juneau for the sole purpose of staying at the Silverbow Inn - that would have been much better than my other accommodations which were extremely dated for $159.00 a night - but I guess it's all about the view and I did have nice one.  anyway it goes to show you that in almost every city there is an ounce of modern love or love of modern - from Juneau to Rapid City South Dakota! This weekend I'll be posting more pics from my great trip to FLW's Taliesin and Solteri's Arcosanti in the Phoenix, AZ metro area.