Not quite as pretty as the morning when I took the photo to paint Sunrise over the Kaweah River. T (my walking partner) and I see these bunnies almost every morning. We don’t understand how they survive. Blue dick and common madia are still going strong. It was a morning to spend in the yard. […]
Ducks Not in a Row
This is an official complaint about modern life, rife with technological obstacles. So, tell me: do all these companies have their ducks in a row? Or are their ducks so multitudinous that it isn’t possible to line them up? Or do I not have all my ducks in a row because I CAN’T STAND ALL […]
March: Long Month, Learning and Thoughts
THOUGHTS 1. Mike Rowe’s podcast, The Way I Heard It, is a great source of learning. In relistening to episode 271, an interview with Michael Shellenberger, I thought Shellenberger was stealing my thoughts. He said he drives a 2002 Honda Accord because he loves it, he is cheap, and dumping all that steel and other […]
A Day Off in the Life of a Frugal Artist
Yeppers, it is April First, but as unusual as this post is, it is entirely sincere. Your Central California artist lives a very frugal life. Last Friday I became aware (yet again) that frugality is just automatic, built into my DNA perhaps. Have a look at the stuff that fills my days off and brings […]
Looking Back at February
Early-ish March isn’t that much different from late February. On an early morning walk, I just wanted to stop time. This house always grabs my attention, with its quiet simple beauty. As I walked, I kept smelling something that I couldn’t identify. It was a good smell, and one that I hadn’t noticed before. It […]
Ten New Things Learned in February
Since I learned almost nothing in January, I decided to keep better track in February. I probably learned lots in January, but just didn’t keep track. 2. Duckduckgo is the search engine I use instead of Google, along with Safari, which is the Apple web browser. Now Duckduckgo has a web browser designed for Mac. […]
Further February Meanderings in Three Rivers
Today we will have a few more quiet photos. Tomorrow I will put my work face back on, pick up my pencils, and soldier onward.
Meandering in Three Rivers in a Beautiful Month
I’m tired of friends’ fathers and husbands dying. So, today we are just going to quietly enjoy a few photos. To be continued tomorrow.
February Fotos (or Phebruary Photos?)
If you live in California or other moderate climates, you can wait until January to plant daffodils. The added bonus is that the bulbs will be on sale. This daff with the narcissus might be from last year. I may even have waited until February to plant all those daffs this year.( If they don’t […]
Walking in the Dark
One morning when I shuffled carefully down the driveway by flashlight in the dark toward my neighbor waiting with her flashlight, I asked her, “Tell me again: why do we do this?” She said, “They say it’s supposed to be good for us.” I asked, “Are ‘they’ the same people who told us margarine was […]