Rainy Smiles

Even though we fixed our roof and the rain no longer comes in in seven different places, rainy days can still get me down. So I went out looking for something about the rain to make me smile. Some plants and trees looked as sad, heavy, and droopy as I felt. But the succulents looked thrilled to be a part of it, holding the water in huge drops for as long as possible before they rolled down the thick leaves into a waiting pool near the stem.

Most advertising campaigns make me roll my eyes

...but this campaign caught my eye.

Clever.

Right on.

Stencil Chair

This chair is broken.

Every time I go to throw it out, I stop and put it back down. A few weeks later I see it and think, "Wasn't I going to throw that out?" and I start towards the trash again, only to stop and put it back down. It has inched it's way across the yard, closer and closer to the trash cans, but something always stopped me.

Now I know why I can't throw it out - what a great stencil. On what . . . I'm not so sure. But at least it's safe for now.

Baby Pine Cones

Tucked inside the branches of Christmas trees

growing in Bruce's Garden.

Cool.

sun

It was a rainy day but at least this sun was shining

For Jeanie:

Where are My Shoes?

I wondered where my tennis shoes were.

For two days I wondered.

 

Fountain head

Cool piece on the side of a fountain

Painting

In my paintings lately, I have been using a lot of images with clothing. I love painting fabric. I love the shadows on his pant leg. This, I think, may be my next painting.

My favorite writing haunt

cart

Reminds me of a hitching post

Charlie Brown Tree

I can't believe I missed another day of posting yesterday. Especially when I had photos waiting. Harumph!



We went to pick out our tree. So many to choose from, all growing straight and tall, smelling so fresh and full of sap. We have a high ceiling in our living room and can fit a big one. We have 50 years of collecting ornaments, so we need a big one.

And still, this one . . . this Charlie Brown tree . . . this was the one I wanted to take home.

Below

Bird

This bird somehow got in the mall and was making the best of it hanging out near a pretzel vendor.

Looking Up

Caution

"Caution! Big tree stump! On empty hillside! Five roadblock signs needed!

Will expect follow-up report in two - five years!"

Traveler

Driving on the 10 fwy

Shopper

One of the many Black Friday shoppers I came across- probably the nicest one

Leftovers

Waiting for Thanksgiving leftovers.

Elevated

Elevated subway station beside a draw bridge.

"Going up!"

Riverdale, NYC

Play time

Max is a good sport and D finds him hilarious.

Stunning wooden panels

Inside an elevator at Radio City, NYC

Pick a Color

Trying to pick a color to paint the kitchen. Are they kidding?

 

(Reminds me of Color & Design class in college. We had

to mix and paint little swatches of every hue and shade imaginable.)

Santa loving dog

Even working dogs love Santa. Santa's arrival is earlier every year.

Through the subway doors...

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....

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Window

Loved the angle and shadows falling on this window.