Posted in Environment, Music, banjos on June 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Garrison Keillor has the right idea about new ways to entertain ourselves in the post-SUV era, but his solution may be alarming to some.
…..we will need to amuse ourselves in new ways. I predict that banjo sales will pick up…..
Fortunately, I’m way ahead of the curve.
Sweet, light and crude: reducing my [...]
Posted in Art, Drawing, Environment, Harvard Forest, Nature, New England, Petersham, Sketching, Wildlife, field sketching, painting, plein air on June 19, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Blinded by the light: what I saw when I got up this morning, over coffee and watercolor.
There is such a rich mixture here right around Benson House that it’s tempting to stay nearby and simply record what’s close to home. Perfectly lovely views are to be had from every angle, porch and window; step away [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Benson House Garage, in the heat of day
This is going to be a quick one; after sweating through a heat wave for the past few days and feeling too stupid to write, the atmospheric fever broke last night in a grand thunderstorm which sounded like someone skipping boulders overhead. This morning it’s cool and [...]
