1,000,000 Pennies & 2 Give-Away Polls
Photography | Posted by Jannie on 20 July 2010 @ 4:54 PM 34 Comments
I call that “Golden at The Blanton,” 3 summers ago.
Above her are bones. I forget what kind. But as I recall, they’re real.
And below her are 1,000,000 pennies.
I kid thee not!
Anyway, I think it’s a neat shot I took with my old Kodak Easyshare, and I imagine I used no flash. There are zero photo effects on it.
Now, about those 2 give-away polls…
…because I have some excellent-used stuff just lying around our (smoke-free, love-filled, mostly-unchaotic) home to possibly bring someone else pleasure, your votes might help me decide what to do with some of it. And maybe even land you a Jannie letter on beautiful stationery with gorgeous stamps and hopefully relatively neat hand-writing. Whoo-hoo!
Thanks!
Jannie
xoxoxoxoxox
P.S. Thanks for your nice comments on my post yesterday when I was worrying if I was a weird freak. 
You all made me feel so much better about being me.
On 20 July 2010 at 5:24 pm Tony Single said,
Good heavens, now that’s a memorable photo and a half! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like that display before! I hope they were hamster bones and not human ones!
A give-away poll, huh? I must try me one of those on Trottersville some time. I’m sure there must be something lying around that I can give away… aside from my amaziing fungus collection I mean.
I think you ought to put all your unfavourite commenters in a hat and choose six winners from that. Actually, scratch that because I’m sure you only have favourites here Janniesville! Hmmm… let me think…
Ooh! I know! Why not put all your give-away items in a hat (granted it’ll have to be a humungous hat), reach into said hat and toss out the items one by one in various directions around the living room. Whatever direction that the items fall in is the direction that a corresponding commenter lies in. So, for example, if you happen to throw them all in the direction of Australia, I get all the swag and no one else! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ahem.
Anyhow, I think it’s fair, don’t you?
On 20 July 2010 at 7:04 pm Liara Covert said,
A picture paints something that defy infinite words or explanation. Thanks for offering soul food to compliment the imagination.
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On 20 July 2010 at 7:51 pm Lynn said,
Don’t ever stop being you, Jannie Muffin. Love that photo – a million pennies. That is awesome. xo
On 20 July 2010 at 8:38 pm Talon said,
The expression on Kelly’s face is beyond priceless – l,000,000 pennies or not!
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On 20 July 2010 at 10:29 pm Daisy said,
Oh my! That is an amazing photo, Jannie! Wow! I really like it.
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On 20 July 2010 at 11:28 pm Jannie said,
Tony! Brilliant idea on how to do the give-away. Or I could give the olde globe the olde spin and finger routine. Except our globe broke and had to be chucked. Maybe spin the bottle!
Hi Liara! And soon you will have a little one to take many pictures of. You can never take too many so keep that camera close and the batteries charged!
Thanks, Lynn. Expect lots more weirdness! Yep, $10,000 sitting there on that floor. We haven’t been to The Blanton in a while. I wonder if they still have that exhibit.
Hey, Miss Talon, yes it was a sweet moment to capture. And you know what? Today in the back of her closet I found the dress she was wearing that day! I wonder how it fits her now?
Ahh, thanks Daisy. I’m so glad you like the photo! It’s a real original, I think.
xxxooo
On 21 July 2010 at 12:25 am desk49 said,
Brain running. 1,000,000 pennies is $10,000. I’d not want to be the person that counted them every night after it closed to make sure someone did not pocket one. Question: Is art, art in any form?
If the copper pennies came
From the bones we see
Then how many pennies
Are hidden in me
If a price tag is
On my knee
How many
Pennies
Would
I see
1¢
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On 21 July 2010 at 8:11 am sheila said,
Holy crap, that’s a LOT of pennies! What a neat photo!
On 21 July 2010 at 10:34 am Katherine said,
Neat pic and really cool display! I love the glow that is given off. And Jannie, your version of weird is just fine with me. Keep on blue bunny
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On 21 July 2010 at 12:25 pm Jannie said,
Desk 49, your brain worked well
One million pennies from heaven fell
As you were standing on the shore
And made you priceless evermore.
And to further make you think
Ellis, Dear Ellis, Check out this link…
one billion pennies…http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/nine.asp
Hey Dear Sheila, and for fun I checked out this link… which lead me to the one above I just left for Desk 49 — Ellis. http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/six.asp Pretty funky-cool.
Hey Katherine, yes it’s The Glow that I dig too, just such a neat feel to the light. And ahhh, shucks, I shall forever drop my little Xs and Os at your blog! And BB “loves yoo mutch!”
On 21 July 2010 at 2:20 pm Glenn Buttkus said,
1,000,000 PENNIES AND THE PEA should be the title of that gorgeous pic. You might have several hundred thousands images of Miss Kelly by now. You could put them in fat decks chronologically, and then flip them like those 1930’s animation flip books so that every event in the pea’s life would come into some kind of action and focus–though I am certain that you have video of her too for sure. She is kind of the Shirley Temple of Austin, enit?
Bitty child in a red dress
standing short and erect
on the edge of a sea of
copper, 1,000,000 pennies
for the eye to see and
contemplate, pennies that
all have stories of their own,
and shrill metallic voices
all competing for the child’s
attention. Some say dive in,
swim in a sea of pennies,
pumpkin, and others wail
for they have a sad tale of
how little is their worth in
this day, in this place; some
still coated in pocket lint,
some so shiny they dare the
shutter to capture their
brilliance, honest Abe turned
every which way under the
mantle, the ceiling of bones,
God help us, yes, bones, and
as the child peers up at the
golden bleached whiteness of
them, she does wonder how many
lizards & hamsters & frogs & puppy
dog tails it takes to make a roof
over the penny puddle? But all is
well, all is OK in the land of Funster;
for there are no blue bunny bones
in the mess.
Another Jannie Great Give-Away? How very frugal or Zen of you. The book of poetry, or the wonderful letter from the mayor of Funsterville, the queen of Funsterland, would be special beyond vowels,
beyond breath. If you do put our names in a Sorting Hat, then perhaps it has to be Big Jim who
must close his eyes and make some picks. Blue bunny and Kelly get all the fun stuff already.
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On 21 July 2010 at 4:51 pm Mama Zen said,
I voted! Do I get a sticker?
On 21 July 2010 at 9:08 pm kelly said,
Hey mom! i loved that day with the pennies!!
So sorry didnt read the post, but i know ALL about the day!!!
(P.s. I wonder how mush all the pennies woere worth??
On 21 July 2010 at 9:10 pm kelly said,
hehe, i voted for one of meh paintin’s
On 21 July 2010 at 11:20 pm SnaggleTooth said,
Isin’t 1m pennies $10k bux? I see Ellis beat me to it-
Would sure be tough to carry them all- would need a truck…
Amazing pic of glowing Kelly there!
Perhaps no one voted on the Bermuda shells yet due to not seeing a pic of them- I just don’t have an inch of hang-up space left in here tho!
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On 22 July 2010 at 1:26 am Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. how amazingly shiny thems pennies are .. are they pennies? Then are they dollars or pounds?! What an incredible idea .. and a memory that stays for ever .. it’s the kind of thing I’d have remembered as a kid and as I grew up ..
Love your idea of give aways .. and would have ticked more.. but being over here is a long way to lob an Oprah book .. mind you Jasmine could bring it with her .. or BB perhaps if he comes over to stay .. and I love his rokking avatar ..
Wonderful .. have a great rest of the week .. when is Kelly passed fit? – today .. ??? Have fun and a great weekend .. Hilary
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On 22 July 2010 at 2:56 am BK said,
That is one amazing shot! 1,000,000 pennies? Truly unbelievable!
On 22 July 2010 at 10:50 am TheWeyrd1 said,
So, I’m still not sure if I’ll make it to Austin before Christmas. But if I did WIN, you could save the postage expense by presenting the winning item to me over a beer or glass of wine during one of your gigs (if you happened to have a gig while I was in town, that is). Therefore I picked the option of “Other” for how to choose a winner…pick me for postage savings!!! Heh.
On 22 July 2010 at 11:23 am Paige said,
Jannie, check your email. Quick time is flying and feathers are flying
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On 22 July 2010 at 12:24 pm Jannie said,
Hey, buddies — thanks! I’m heading off-line for a while to take Kelly for her follow-up arm X-Ray. Looks like all’s healing well. Hoping to get Doctor’s approval on her starting back to Gymnastics & martial arts.
Talk to you all soon!
xoxo
On 22 July 2010 at 12:28 pm Dr. J said,
What a great picture!! Any and all the choices are more than generous of you!
On 22 July 2010 at 1:18 pm Patricia said,
Loved the picture and the shiny look of the pennies and the facial expression….worth a 1,000,000 joys…
I especially liked Kelly’s comments….wanting to know your answer, particularly about how much 1,000,000 pennies are worth….are they all new ones?
On 22 July 2010 at 2:51 pm joaquin said,
ok, am i the only person who, on first glance, thought that was a stripper pole on a pimped-out stage at some ultra-exclusive gentelman’s club? and that the precious little girl on the side, eyeing it with wonder and a slight bewilderment, might be some kind of social commentary?
if so….um….i didn’t either. of course it is just hanging bones and pennies. whew!
amazing photo, jannie, truly!
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On 22 July 2010 at 4:15 pm Alice Audrey said,
I have this urge to go wading in pennies.
On 22 July 2010 at 7:12 pm Luisa Doraz said,
You are just awesome to us. Have fun with this.
I will be watching the excitement. 
Thanks for my COOL sidebar. 
On 22 July 2010 at 10:20 pm Jannie said,
Hey! It’s me — the host of this party.
Forgive my tardiness, I’ve been running around a lot today. BB had me out shopping for new clothes for him.
Hey Glenn — cool idea on a Flip Book for Kelly’s life. Great poem, thanks! Oh me — totally totally zen, yes. And Big Jim and the sorting hat — SUPER idea.
Hey, Mama Z!
Hey, Kelly — I got a lot of cool pix that day. And was glad you could at least touch those pennies, because the guard was certainly watching your curious little fingers like a hawk. All those lovely paintings, and statues so hands-off for you. Thank goodness for our Childrens’ Museum! $10,000, Sweetie! Oh, you voted for your painting — cool. If you win, I’ll mail it to you with a nice letter.
Hey, Snaggle — yep $10K. I once found the single black bead in a cylinder of 1,000,000 white ones at the Childrens’ Museum — who-hoo!! Ahh, your walls must be covered in soem awesome mighty-fine art stuff!!
Hilary!! Today — she passed fit today, got the okay for gymnastics and Martial Arts. Just no trampolines with kids in backyards for another 6 months! She’ll bea happy to be back at tumbling and twriling. Ah, ain’t no thing to send a book across the pond. I do remmeber when I used to send a lot os stuff Surface Mail, once upon a once. BB says hey and sends much love and kisses.
Hey, BK — pretty cool,eh?
Hey Weyrd One — How ’bout Baby A’s? I went there yesterday with a friend, fun , fun, fun. Good idea on saving postage!
Ahhhh, Paige, were you pulling my leg in that e-mail? You REALLY liked them? I won’t be sad if you’re just being nice. Your kitchen is awesome! And LOVE that gorgeous rifle. Jim’s mom had a nice old one hung over her sitting room archway. but it fell and konked a visiting lady on the head. Busted that old gun all up. Ahhh, what an Emergency Post I just read of yours. Fun, fun, fun.
Hey, Doctor J! Well, my Word Of The Year for Christing Kane is GIVE, and I’m trying to keep that in mind.
Hey Patricia — pretty cool, eh on those pennies? Yes, I think they are all new. Or were. Now that Kelly’s hopefully old enough to appreciate that museum I’d like to go back and see if the pennies are still there.
Good Heavens, Joaquin, that put a whole new spin on the scene in the photo.
I do wonder what the whole idea on that pole is. I gotta go back there and see it again!
Hey, Alice Audrey.
And I have the urge for a humongous donut and a decaf latte. 
Hey Luisa, ahhh, I just have this stuff that can maybe find new homes. So why not?
xoxoxoxx
On 23 July 2010 at 12:54 am JoyChristin said,
Golden…absolutely golden!!!
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On 24 July 2010 at 11:24 am Jannie said,
Darling JoyChristin! As are you, golden of heart, yacht and outlook.
xoxoxo
On 24 July 2010 at 1:02 pm Thomma Lyn said,
What a cool picture — pretty and penniful!
xoxo
On 24 July 2010 at 2:40 pm Jannie said,
Thank you, Sweet Thomma Lyn! The Blanton should have been built down on Penny Lane.
On 25 July 2010 at 3:31 pm Alice Audrey said,
You can have a latte and donuts anytime. Now often can you wade in pennies?
On 25 July 2010 at 3:38 pm Jannie said,
To wade or not to wade in pennies, that is the question. Can you ingest the copper our bodies need and use via the skin?
xoxo
On 26 July 2010 at 12:13 am Rose said,
Wow that is a lot of pennies. I would not want to roll all those.
On 26 July 2010 at 1:11 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Rose — yeah, think of all the germs on those — yuck!! And imagine hauling the $10,000 to the bank. I bet they’d dock ya at least a grand for “processing” or something. Banks do like to get their loot.
xxoo
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p.s. mutch smoochies to yoo.