Grasshopper

This fellow was hanging on our screen door; was kind enough to pose for photo before moving on.

Another Food Photo

I know, I know, another photo of someones food. But I couldn't resist; the bell pepper was so pretty against the blue cutting board.

tourists

Lighting is poor but this is a group of tourists (I presume) all taking photos of the fireworks at Disneyland.

Ghostly Diner

While en route to the top-secret writing retreat,

we stopped at an old diner that's now a bus stop--

No more tables.  No more food.

But plenty of ghosts.

Mr. Coconut

There's been a coconut sitting on my counter for several weeks. No one seems interested in cracking it open to eat it. There is also a pile of serano and habanero chilis. No one has made salsa with them.

In my house, I'm not allowed to throw anything away (that's another story). So, while cleaning the kitchen, I amused myself without throwing anything out.

Election Season

Happy Birthday

Love the library; here's to the next 100 years!

Standing Guard

Guarding our front door.

Stickers on a Window

Some of the places our Volkswagen has been.



Teaspoon Wedding Dress

While walking through SoHo today, I came across this window display

at Fishs Eddy (one of my favorite stores)

A wedding dress made of teaspoons.

Brilliant.  

(But I'll bet it's a bit uncomfortable.)

http://www.fishseddy.com/

Waves

We were in a furniture store and I came upon a big piece

a self-contained bar, I think

and on its doors was this pattern.

It made me think of Japanese kimonos

and waves on the ocean.

It took me back-INSTANTLY--to my young boy days

Haunting the basement bookshelves at my grandparents' house

Getting lost in old books

Growing dizzy by looking at the illustrations

Diving in with both feet

Whose Weather?

I'm not sure whose weather this is, but I'm pretty sure it isn't ours.

Payoff

My payoff for tackling the cleaning out of our closet was finding this bottle of wine hidden in a corner that had been forgotten about apparently for years.

Make shift sink

Never seen a toilet like this before; the sink is on top of the tank and when the toilet flushes the water starts coming out of the sink for hand washing.

Chinese Food drive thru

First time I've ever run across a Chinese Food drive thru.

Gluing Stuff Together

An instant "pick-me-up" and antidote for the doldrums is . . . gluing stuff together. 

I have at least 5 types of glue . . . and thousands of pieces of collected stuff,

just waiting to be piled up and stuck together.

Wooden Owl

In the Bruce Webber Community Garden,

there lives a wooden owl...

(I've named him Mr. Winston)

full serve

Was surprised today to pull into a gas station and discover they offered full service.

Barbershop

Went to a barbershop today.

No, not a salon.  Not even a "budget salon."

A REAL BARBER SHOP

There were only men in there

including a father and his young son.

A barber cut my hair.

No, not a stylist.  

A REAL BARBER

He even shaved the back of my neck

using a straight razor and warm shaving cream.

I felt like I'd stepped back in time.

It was heaven.

Treasure in the Rafters

I recently made a commitment to use up (or get rid of) the piles of odds and ends I've collected over the years as "art supplies." I fear a hoarding situation is developing. In the last week, I've made some inroads with cleaning out and organizing my studio. I can now, almost, move through my studio without tripping or knocking over a precarious pile. I was feeling pretty good about it all.

Then I looked up:
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 I forgot that my rafters are full of more stored and forgotten treasures,