remember those pitcher forms?

and remember I said I have a thing for cobalt?  

I'm trying to come back from vacation

but I'm thinking about this...

or maybe being here......

paddling in for this....

or looking up at this.......

or perhaps down over this....

how about taking a picture like this........

or riding around on one of these....

and walking along on this..............sigh

but, sadly, I'm not. 

I'm back at work.....

...for two weeks and then I have TWO WEEKS OFF.....HOOO RAY!!

P.S. I won't be in any of these places - but one can dream; I will be in my studio - which isn't at all a bad place to be :)

the Lettuce Farmer

Turns out I'm a decent lettuce farmer? 

the gopher has managed to breach the walls of one of my lettuce fortresses, the bastard.

The color and the shape

Facinating article on trees at wired.com here


yes, yes, yess-a-roonie; we can officially call this an obsession.  I have a thing for trees, not necessarily a hugging thing. LOOK at the Rainbow Eucalyptus tree (first pic) isn't it out of control? 

It got me started on a tree binge ...


Rainblow Eucalyptus
Temoku Tree (mine)
Dan Merriam painting in progress
Local trees
African Boabob
Philippa Lawrence
Tree of life
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Liz Tran
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wrapped tree - Philippa Lawrence
Trees of Socotra in Yemen
covered trees - unknown
socotra - unknown
coastal cypress - unkown
Banyan - unknown
silk cotton tree - unknown
bamboo - unknown

today is about ocean life

I thought I'd leave today with this gorgeous photo by brian skerry.

brian skerry photography HERE

thanks Swallowtail Society 

Recent Obsessions #2

History on the High Seas!  I confess this is much more than a recent obsession, I have a deep love for all things oceanic, the age of discovery history, ancient mariners, lore and myth; but I have recently found some new figurehead images from various places - even Ebay.  Only I can't afford the $20,000ish price tag.  If I could - I think I would...have to!

Here is a good page for some lay history about Tall Ship Figureheads