Der Erlkönig
Beyond the Treeline
One of the most amazing pieces of music from the romantic period is a song written by Franz Schubert ((1797-1828), The Erl-King…
How to make women not vote again.
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This Floridian communication came in close to midnight at the start of the weekend. Stepford Wives? Handmaids’ Tales?
Happy lives? Not if the…
Art on the Road: A Crossover of Art and Nature.
Pacific Threshold: Sandgren & Sandgren- Painting the Oregon Coast with Friends 1978-2023
Merriam-Webster: Threshold, noun
Just my luck. The randomly picked day for a visit to the Giustina Gallery at Oregon State University in Corvallis…
New York Adjacent.
Sometimes you wonder – prominent art website announces fall line up for “art adjacent” events in NYC.
What is mentioned? Dance at the…
In the Interesting People Department …
When the Frost is on the Punkin
Since I photograph and write about what I see and what I think three times a week, year after year (eight years,…
Cat Propaganda.
Two days ago I mentioned that I would write about the spread of falsehoods regarding the consumption of stolen pets by…
Killer instincts
Nope, not talking about the absurd claims that Haitians are feasting on neighbors’ cats and dogs. That will be discussed in the…
Versions of Light on Water.
Using mundane, found objects as canvases for painting seems to be a trend right now. Some do it better than others, among…
Cheesy Movies and other Diversions
Hot. Again. I spend the mornings watching the birds upstairs, on the balcony and in surrounding trees. Nuthatches, a young finch, flocks…
A Wave and a Golden Fish.
Last week was so hot that I had little energy to move. Luckily, I had two books at hand that kept me…