Krista asked me to paint again with her at the airport bridge in Three Rivers on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Before I went, I hung out with Jackson a little bit. He wasn’t very hungry because he let the gopher live. Didn’t even pounce. I drove to the same place with its multiple No Parking […]
Walking in Three Rivers in Autumn
Another set of days without the internet sent us on a walk in the middle of the day. When virtual life isn’t accessible, try real life. The star of autumn in Three Rivers is the Chinese pistache tree. Excuse me? This is indeed a peculiar sight. The Remoria*l Building has tremendous Chinese pistache trees. This […]
Complaining and Painting
Because this post is full of complaints, I will intersperse the verbal bummerations with nice photos. We had a week when the internet went out 2 or 3 times a day on 4 days, and one of those days it was down all day long. This meant that neither the cell phone nor the landline […]
Plein Air Painting in Three Rivers
For about 2 years, my friend Krista has been asking me to paint with her in Three Rivers. Last week we had an entire day without electricity, phones, internet, so it seemed like a good time to leave home and paint outside. Besides, it is always a pleasure to hang out with a friend, especially […]
Trying to Work in Three Rivers
It started out to be a fine day. The time change was over, my neighbor and I had a good morning walk, the election was behind us (phew, what a stressor that has been), and I had a list of phone calls to make, my website to keep repairing, some sketching/designing to do, and of […]
Walking in Three Rivers
Walking isn’t as easy as it used to be. I walk shorter distances more slowly than I used to, wearing Crocs instead of these shoes, which I now have listed on eBay. Until the time change, my friend and I walked in the dark. Sometimes it felt adventuresome, as if we were getting away with […]
Friday: Three Rivers, Not Mineral King
Normally you get to read about Mineral King on Fridays, but I have nothing to show or tell you. Maybe you only look at the pictures anyway. Maybe I am just talking to myself. . . We went for a bikeride, curious about the firecamp at the Lions’ Roping Arena and the former Three Rivers […]
Getting Ready for Simply Home
The amount of work to prepare for a solo show is astonishing. I’m so thankful that I was given an entire year to get ready for Simply Home at CACHE, opening October 19, 4:30-6:30 PM. Here is the list of the most recent show prep activities: After all this thinking, I made a list of […]
Fighting Fires From Three Rivers
A friend with property in the line of the current fire (Coffeepot Fire) called on Tuesday to say that fixed wing aircraft were dipping water out of Lake Kaweah. Trail Guy said, “Do you mean helicopters?” Friend said, “No, fixed wings”. Trail Guy told me, and I said, “Do you mean helicopters?” He said, “No, […]
Fire Thoughts
Almost 3 weeks ago, there was a thunder and lightning storm in Mineral King. A lightning strike started a fire, and it looked as if it would be quick to suppress the thing. Being somewhat cynical, perhaps because we’ve lived through the “easy to suppress” lightning strikes in 2020 and 2021, I had my doubts […]