Like Waiting for Paint to Dry

No, wait. It's not like waiting for paint to dry. . . It is wating for paint to dry. That's my canvas, sitting on that chair in the sun. And I'm tapping my toe, waiting for the paint to dry. Thank goodness for that Los Angeles winter sun! (Opps, I think it's supposed to be "Like watching paint dry," which I am also doing.)

The Other Side

What's on the other side?

close up

Not camera shy that's for sure; I think this is his good side.

Autumnal Alchemy

Turning leaves to gold.

Store Front Indian

As many times as I frequent Disneyland, it never seizes to amaze me how I can always find something new and interesting to discover.

Trains, bridges and rivers

Metro-North railroad, Harlem River, Henry Hudson Bridge

Saturday afternoon.

They Find Me

My dad asked me how I find all the bones that I use in my artwork. I was stumped. I don't really know. I told him that it feels more like they find me.

The other day I was walking with Donkey where one side of the street is full of houses, the other side an empty hillside. It had just rained the day before. Donkey was pulling to go faster, to get to the house up ahead where the big dogs always bark at him. But something told me to slow down.

Then, it was as if I heard, "I'm here. A bone. Look over here." I looked down to my left and there it was. Part of a cat skull, I think.

Photo of a photo shoot

Washington Square Park, NYC

Tracks

I used my urban tracking skills and found evidence of a pack of dogs nearby.

Late morning in Chelsea

Someones view

Sometimes simple is good.

Cocktails

Times Square, NYC.

Eye on You

I've heard that people are encouraged to take photos of graffiti to send in to the police. I guess it's one way they monitor local gang activity. Do you think this one will help?

cones

Orange cones at CA Adventure

Haunted?

I share some 'ukulele strum time with a young lady in a neighborhood not to far from mine.

The buildings are all tudor-style.  Lovely.

But last night when I walked out of her building, I looked up at the building across the street.

One thought came to mind: 

RUN!

More Trash Heap Art

I don't know what this used to be. I'm thinking I should go back and rescue it from the trash heap. But I'm supposed to be cleaning out and organizing my studio. What to do, what to do . . .

posing

Saw this service dog posing for a photo near a statue of Walt Disney at California Adventure; reminded me of a another awesome Golden I know.

Da Bronx

on a Monday morning.

Trash Heap Breakfast

Why would someone take this all the way to an illegal trash heap along a lonely dirt road on a hill? Why wouldn't they just put it in their trash can at home?

From Orange to Pink

I missed two days in a row for no good reason other than I'm still confused by the time change. It gets dark at 5:00pm and by 7:00 my brain has turned off and I'm asking if I can go to bed. 

So today I'll post two. I went on a walk this late afternoon with my dog, Donkey. I love how the sun at that time of day turns everything orange:

We walked along the hill, poked around at the trash heap, then down the other side 

where I found that the world had turned from orange to pink:

Pink bougainvillea and pink mountains

Crazy pants

And I thought I had some crazy pants....

EXTRA! EXTRA!

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Window

Loved the angle and shadows falling on this window.

waiting

Waiting at Trader Joe's, possibly hoping for a treat for waiting patiently.

Bird watching

Gift Shop in Times Square, NYC

Really?  

Ugh.

The Humming tree

When I go from my house to my studio, I walk 

under this huge carob tree. It makes me stop 

and look up, every time.

This tree hums.

It is full of bees, nearly invisible, but happily 

humming their way through a tree full of pollen.

Memories

My husband suggested getting a pizza at a local place that we used to frequent years ago; my dad and some of his buddies used to hang out there at the bar; he was a well known regular; my dad's been gone for over 8 years yet while we waited for our pizza we checked out the photos on display and it made me smile to see an old photo of my dad and mom as well as a family friend, Jimmy, who also passed a way a few years ago; brought back many fond memories; it was like I could still picture him sitting on a bar stool laughing and having a beer with his buddies..

A storm's a brewin'...

Wednesday morning as the nor'easter approaches.

Be safe, fair Gotham.  Be safe.

Book of Forever

When I work, sometimes I listen to my local public radio station. I will jot down the name of an artist whose song I liked, or an author being interviewed. Today I sat down at my work table and saw this note that I made, I don't know when. "9.20 Book of Forever" I don't know what it is. I don't know what it means. I don't know why I wrote it down, but it even got a circle around it.

He voted and voted and voted

Driving home from work in my husband's car, I noticed his dashboard has become a show place for his voting consistency.

Remodel

My local gas station is getting a redo.

Mountain top vista

Catskills, NY

Mashed Jack

Finishing Touches

Contemporary bulb in an antique light fixture. I'm not so sure.

proposal

Looked up and saw this marriage proposal in the making.

spell check

Scary....

I'm Fixing a Hole Where the Rain Gets In

It's not that I just today noticed this hole in my ceiling. I look at it all the time. Every morning while I'm waiting for my coffee to brew. Every afternoon as I wash the dishes. It's been there a long time. The thing is, we're getting it fixed. In a week or two, the hole in the ceiling will be gone. And suddenly, weirdly, I'm feeling as if I might miss it.

fountain

Fun and Fascinating

Heaven

I imagine Heaven has a lot of good books.

cookies

Halloween cookies

Put Things Away

My new goal is to put things away. Right away. To not lay things down and say to myself, "Later, I'll put that away later." But I sort of like the way this pile of camping chairs looks, leaning against my studio in the backyard. And maybe I'm still hoping I'll find some way to get a few more days at a campground before this year ends.

Autumn's brilliance

(taken the day Hurricane Sandy hit NYC--the calm right before the storm)

Howl-oween

Zebra meets Ninja Turtle-ready for Howl-oween.

Demo

Demo in the kitchen. It feels good to pull down all the old stuff. But I can't help thinking all this wood should be given a chance at another life.

cat carving

Amazing pumpkin carving.

Marinade

Marinade for London broil

1/4 cup red wine
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil . . . .

That's as far as I got before I had to stop and get my camera.

Cowboy goat

This goat was decked out for Halloween and happy to pose for photos; I kept wondering if he could get off that barrel if he wanted to.

Someone Forget to Order Autumn

Someone forgot to tell L.A. that it's autumn. Looks like we're going to have an 80 degree Christmas. Must admit, that is my favorite kind. And someone forgot to tell the eggplant, zucchini, cucumbers, and peppers in our garden that they are supposed to done now. How do you pull up a plant full of edibles just because the calendar says it's time to plant cold season vegies?