"tray"

This sample goes back to maybe two winters ago - more than a year - when I was sampling often from Joanne in Japan.

something left.over viewed again.

"one.warm.winter.day"

Yesterday was gorgeous, close to fifty degrees in New York City. It felt like spring and bore all that season's promises. Hope you are well. My best.

"one.mi.racle"

All my best to you during this special season. A very merry Christmas, if you so partake. Sampled from around this world.

'tsu.nami"

"with.glee"

Two studies - one from a BB photo of the Bellmore station train platform, the other with whisps of Japan and Nashville.

"curt.ains"

Sampled sheet on a clothesline.

"among.the.reeds."

Simple quilt made from an image from Japan of a shadow in tall grass. Fast study, no BBs in the pen.

Sampled from here . A cool challenge (or call for play - check it out)....I continued here with slices of old images including pretty scraps borrowed from Japan.

Here is how it looked on the way...below with a BB image in the background.

"of.cherries.and.spring"

Fish.kites and cherry blossoms, a bit of gratitude at the cusp and twi.light of spring.fever.

"once.a.heron.in.flight"

Quilt started with a Joanne photo of a high soaring heron. That image was melded with other BlackBerry photos, to the best of my recollection I recall.

You can see heron at bottom, moving right....my best for our first June weekend.

Studies....I am enjoying exploring with my Blackberry, but the color saturation is poor. I have little time lately to visit, create, etc.

My best.

"on.still.wind"



Fence and shore, aligned. Detail below of small version image. My best as we approach another beautiful Friday.

"walk.to.mt.fuji"




Detail, full sized.

This started with Mick's image from yesterday - sampled, shaken not stirred. Then I added some Joanne samples from discarded crepes wrapper and her current show's invitation. Downstate Japan meets upstate New York by way of a rail infested long island. A life sometimes obscured by clouds....

Here is the evol.ution. No hamsters were hurt making this movie.




Mick's inspiration.



My stir-fry.



Wrapped and walked...



Further along. Oh, well. When is one done?

Thanks for your comments and visits. Thanks also, Mick and Joanne.

"take.n"

Blackberry sidewalk sampled - some Lisa NZ leaves and other "odds and ends" from Japan. Detail, below.

"hat.trick"

Three soccer games today.


"detail"

"stor.m"

I have been seeing some documentaries on the HBO family of channels pertaining to Katrina.


"detail"

"pine.lands"

One of my favorite parts of The Everglades is The Pinelands near the park entrance. A few feet above sea level, the area is drier and has pine groves as well as a lot of scrub and undergrowth including palmetto palms. I have seen eastern bluebirds and many species of warblers there. My first barred owl was up in a high old pine, sleeping. Marie and I have come back at night and heard whippoorwills calling.

This, again, sampled mostly from Eduard - Dutch in origin, still there is a hint of a Japanese rhododendron blossom towards the left hand side.

I have not been to Florida for a couple of years.


"detail"

Detail of a cousin along the way:

So, it is clear now that the Easter bunny has a day job, but does that mean the eco.no.my is getting better or worse?



Outside my window is a tree.


"once.scattered"

Back to Japan - the same tulip and Tokyo finds. Happy Easter, if you celebrate it.

Peace.

"with.you.in.clouds"

Life and mystery and joy and wonder reflected. A lake, a tulip, shared. Simply sampled spring.

Below a detail of a cousin along the way...I am smiling. My best.

"fish.bowl"

There's more gold in them hills....half scale.

"q.be.cause"

answer.to.quest.ion --- may.be.a.ship.in.the.night

gold.fish.and.envelop.e