Random Stuff

A random pastel drawing of the Miami cityscape from my sketch book (2002)

And a drawing from my Miami sketchbook this year (2010)

A sketch from 1999

Vermont in the Spring.....

Also Vermont in the Spring.....What a difference a day makes.

Let me out!

All Things Cute.

Okeechobee, Birds, Clouds and Other Mysteries

The trip up to Okeechobee started out fine.  We saw some common grackle birds at this rest stop.  I also saw a huge turtle, but I was so startled I dropped the camera.

Things started to get a little strange

We came upon these beautiful birds on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation.  I tried to catch them in flight as you will see over the next couple of shots.

So after this shot my attention was drawn to the ground by a sound- I looked down to see an alligator about 4 feet away!  Well I'm not sure who was more shocked because as I was leaping into the car (fortunately I left the door open) it splashed back into the canal.  What a reminder to be alert while enjoying nature- even while bird watching!

Steel blue palms and grey clouds captured through a solarized lens.  I thought I'd lighten things up a bit after the close encounter!

Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

Tree Graveyard

Cows

Tank??? WTF

Clouds

I am not sure why, but this is my favorite shot of the day.

This is a wonderful bag Julija made for me.  I love how the skeletons come "alive" in the solarized filter.

More wonderful clouds and then....

Angry Face in the Clouds  -

It looks like it might eat that van.

Norton Museum in West Palm Beach

Beauty is Truth. Truth is Beauty.

Chihuly Ceiling site specific work

Mac posing in front of the museum.

Getting on the Metro Rail.  We took it up to West Palm Beach from Miami.  Quite an experience!

Miami City Scape from the train station above Hialeah

Orange, red and blue scrap yard

City colors and sky

Ayako Miyawaki

I love Ayako Miyawaki's applique work!

Dog

Oh! So sweet!  I am going to copy this design!

Art books from the stacks at FIU.  A wonderful collection.

Alligator Alley

Not an alligator

Seagrass view from the airboat

Alligator

I see you

Cranes on the side of the road

Mac at the Riverwalk in Naples waiting for lunch.  A couple minutes later a huge tour boat backed into the dock knocking over a pier and smashing a big boat. I thought we were going to die!  Turned out no one got hurt, but it was a bit exciting for a few minutes.

Miami Sky and Frost Museum

Florida International University (FIU) Campus

Mirrored Lotus by Wendy Wisher at the Frost Museum at FIU

The Brain

Julija Figures Out My Age

I often forget my age- it's true, I do.  Julija tried to figure it out, she was 8 at the time.  At first she did the calculation- "Mom, you're 3,964.....but I don't think thats right"
She finally did figure it out!  The speech bubble on the top post it says "Hi Masa"  (she calls me Masa).

Poems and Stuff from April 2002

frozen red apples
her face the same
we all walk down that way
rubbing and softening the features
until movement resumes
awareness still
and out of this gloom.


~Spring comes
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thicker than I thought
always this.
then there is that,
thinner than I remember.


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- One thing I like about you.  When you see candy you fill up your pockets so
when we're out I know you always have candy.  I think that is so sweet.

- One thing I know about you is that you'd say anything to get my candy.
Well it's not going to work.

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little birds sing,
you hurt too much.
no one hears
for the song.

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Small drawings....I like these a bit.

Smoking Attitude

Yoshitomo Nara's "Too Young to Die" Ashtray from Cereal Art,  Julija's elephant jewelry holder, Gail's Poppy and kids picture framed with antique Turkish crochet trim, and grandma's green and gold spattered candy dish.  I love Yoshitomo's work, the attitude feels so familiar to me.