So, I am back on the street. Walked, with Sharon chaperoning, up the block near the trees. Lichens beckoned.
Category: art
In Thin Air
Out of my glare, goes the air. Transporting the oxygen out of my den. Breathing on my own. Didn’t think I would make it; but, so far, I did. Inhale through the nose; exhale through the mouth. BREATHE ON
Duck’s Yizkor Lights
WE always light candles on Yizkor. Depends on how many people we want to remember and how much light we can handle. It’s a Jewish custom to remember the dead. A cemetery visit would not hurt, but its geographical range is limited.
We also make a donation. By being better people, we elevate the memories of the dead, most of whom should not have died in vain.
Here, we honor and remember Sharon’s mother and father and mine. The middle candle is for all the people whom no one remembers, including all the people killed in Israel this year, all the people of Palestine killed this year and all the people killed in the Ukraine.
May there be peace.
Apple Watch Adventure
I bought an Apple watch today. My salesman, Devine, let me shoot his hand and tattoo. He was kind and knowledgeable.
Now I have to learn how to use it.
Still LIFE
Pain. Uncertainty. No time to make amends. Still unusual and underloved.
metastasized not yet
Gagosian’s Got It
“photography has something to do with resurrection”
Staring Philodendron
No matter where you go these days, some eyes record your movements. Could be a plant, a tree, a shrub or a drone. Could be a neighbor who has read 1984. Or maybe your salad fixings.
No way to tell to whom they report, but someday, when you don’t pay attention, an image will pop up to remind you. So, be aware. Don’t do anything you wouldn’t do in public, because there isn’t such a thing anymore.
Sentry Duty
Don’t think you are ever alone. Eyes follow you from unexpected places. This one hid in a vegetable basket looking out for a paring knife.
Publix Sushi Maker
I don’t know his name, but I eat what he makes. I smile at him; he smiles back. If I don’t see what I want, I point or tell him. Whether he understands, I dunno. But our Publix puts out a credible Sushi and handroll product.
I have taken many images of workers at the store, printed and distributed them. Dunnot know what they do with them. A fruit cutter had hers on the wall for all to see. Usually supermarkets have the manager’s images posted near the service/complaint dest next to the founder’s. I give the workers equal status.