Mother Earth

“Mother Earth” in Montreal, Canada living sculpture garden.  This was one of maybe a hundred living sculpture exhibits.  All that you see here are living flowers-n-plants. The figures are metal superstructure filled with dirt with flowers planted in the dirt.  The horses are 9 tons and the 45-foot Mother Earth figure is in excess of 50 tons – just spectacular.

Pianos on the Bluffs ...

It seems like the coastside has a tradition of having pianos moved to different locations on the bluffs overlooking the ocean. Every one is 'invited' to play.  The pianos are then left there for a day – a week – a month – whatever.  They are typically removed back to their “homes”.  During my runs along the coastal trails I have seen as many as 3 at any given time, at different locations.

This is a piano at the end-of-life, like a fallen Viking sent off to Valhalla in flaming glory. May the Valkyries restore it's soul to its glory days.

Pixie Dust

Ethereal Pixie, sweet sweet Inés, affectionately bestowing magical Pixie Dust on baby sister Lucía …

Light Painting

This was light painting I did last night during a night photo session shooting an 8% wee-slipper of a crescent moon at Pigeon Point Light House. This style of light painting is the inspiration of very talented Coastside Photographer Stuart Nafey of Light Doodles: The Art of Light Drawing Photography. He provided the flashing hula hoop.

Cups-In-Waiting

 For just the two of us, Patricia and I seem to have amassed a plethora of fanciful cups-n-mugs. Morning coffee is never boring. Each one has a story or meaningful origin.

Calligraphy and painting brushes from Japan and China.  They stand at the ready on a brush holder from the Calligraphy district of Beijing.

Well, … Stanford women’s basketball is fading into the past after a wonderful season. Stanford football gracefully glides in to fill this sports void.

We are so fortunate to be affiliated with Stanford University and its high caliber world class sports program.  A neighbor and I attended a spring intra-squad game today in San Francisco at famed Kezar Stadium.