taking a walk down behind the barn, around the pond:





See that short dark nub towards the left? That's where our mailbox used to live - Last snowfall the snowplows knocked it over pretty hard; this snowfall they killed it. :(

Happy Festivus!

We were lucky to share the day with beloved friends and family in 3 different places...

Sparky was allowed to sleep on the couch only because it was Christmas Eve...

Stevie Wonder - "Someday at Christmas"

Israel and Iran: A love story

making a difference with graphic design!

an image I had fun putting together for my friend's yoga event happening tonight, to observe the Winter Solstice:
her logo (manipulated to look like a constellation) + random star graphics superimposed over a photo I took of the Naples valley (last spring actually)

bits of my weekend

Jodi & Willow in front of their Christmas tree

There's something about a Christmas tree - even our little imitation tree holds a certain magic each year...

Sufjan Stevens - "Coventry Carol"

George Harrison - "All Those Years Ago"

(tribute to John Lennon)

"You said it all, but not many had ears..."

Sufjan Stevens - "Sister Winter"

At times I struggle to justify what it means for me to be an artist within the defined priorities of our modern society. I liked reading these words:

At the recent 2012 Kennedy Center Honors (the nation's highest award for those who influence American culture through the arts), President Obama described all of the honorees as artists who "inspired us to see things in a new way, to hear things differently, to discover something within us or to appreciate how much beauty there is in the world. It's that unique power that makes the arts so important."

(This year's honorees included David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, and Led Zeppelin)

I'm dreaming of Home Sweet Home

Les Paul & Mary Ford - "White Christmas"

“One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind.”

– Charles Dickens

Polish Paper Chandelier craft made by G, myself and family for a decoration in Vieques - took lots of photos because I wanted to make sure everyone's work was represented
(idea found here)

along the Malecon in Esperanza

it's Sippin' Time!




During our meal, we'd had a torrential downpour for at least 20 minutes... Then the clouds parted and a gorgeous sunset happened and everyone scrambled for their cameras - including the guy in the booth behind us capturing his tropical punch on his phone, and there was even a professional photography team out on the malecon...

Purple Beach with Tim

stormy on Vieques

changeable, iffy weather brought spectacular skies throughout the morning