EDiF2018 - PNW "F" # 4 - FOOTBALL

Here, apropos of nothing, really, other than today is Super Bowl Sunday and I feel compelled to at least acknowledge that in SOME way, are three Washington Football teams - the Seahawks, U of W Huskies and WSU Cougars - and one Futbol Club (the Sounders).

EDiF2018 - PNW "F" #3 - FLIGHT

Every Day in February - "F" #3 - FLIGHT
Seattle, Washington, is the home of the Boeing Aircraft Company. Right across Puget Sound from me is Everett, and Paine Field, where Boeing makes very large aircraft in the largest building in the world (almost 100 acres). This huge plant is where 747, 767, 777, and 787 airplanes are assembled. Fuselages for the planes are made in Wichita, Kansas, and brought back to Everett for assembly and finishing. The aircraft bodies are flown inside the 747 Dreamlifter, one of the largest aircraft in the world. Each wing is a football field long.
I have, on a couple of occasions, looked out my south facing window just in time to see one of these behemoths lumber across the sky in front of me on its way to land at Paine field. I don’t understand how something so huge can fly. Yes I understand thrust, propulsion and lift. But FLIGHT, for something of this size, just doesn’t seem possible.

EDiF2018 - PNW "F" # 02 - FAIRS

The newest Every Day Challenge - "ALL Effs - Washington and the Pacific Northwest, brought to you by the Letter F
Our home state is First Place in our hearts for FAIRS. On Whidbey Island it is our own Island County Fair, at the Fairgrounds just outside Langley. A 4 (Four) - H Fair, it draws young contestants from all over the county to show off their prize winning animals, their horsemanship, their agricultural skills and their beautiful crafts. It may be small, but it is the biggest thing in our hearts during the summer.
On a grander scale is the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, in the spring. It is the real deal, with three permanent roller coasters. One of them, the huge “Classic”, is the last remaining on-site fairgrounds wooden coaster. A trip to “The Fair” is not complete without curly French Fries, a warm Fisher’s Scone with strawberry jam, Fresh squeezed lemonade, and a Pickle on a Stick (ok, that’s not an F, coz if it were it would be a Fickle on a Stickle).
Drawn from my old, bad photos and some nice new ones I found on the internet.

EVERY DAY IN FEBRUARY, the new Challenge

Starting a new Every Day Drawing/Painting/Sketching challenge through the Danny Gregory/Sketchbook Skool people. It's been a while, so this will be good for me. Only 28 days. I wonder if I will do them all this time. And finish. 

Every piece must begin from a word starting with the letter "F" (for February. Get it?) I am, in addition, choosing to make all my entries pertain to aspects of living in the Pacific Northwest, since I do again. 

When I get this done I am going to have it printed as a little 30 page booklet. Unless that costs a fortune, then no.