Saturday, August 11, 2007
I've been painting, and trying to keep cool.
Recently we had the lovely annual fireworks display
down by the river...
My son Michio was able to make it this year,
he & I went down to the river early to reserve our spot,
with a tarp with our names on it.
My friends Michael and Hiroshi
also were able to make it this year.
It was a bit hard locating each other in the large crowd that gathers every year for this event,
especially after dark-
But with the help of our mobile phones and perseverance,
we were all finally sitting together,
checking out this pyrotechnic wonder,
sipping cool beverages and crunching on
my favorite Summer fireworks snack;
ume (plum) flavored chips,
or Natsu Potato, as they are called here...
It's a marvel how this all goes down so orderly...
Afterwards, the overhead streetlights resembled moonlight in the trees,
as I walked my friends back to the station.
We stopped at the local for a couple of brews before parting...
On a less festive note, recently, my lavender bicycle was stolen.
I left it unlocked just this once,
while I browsed on the other side of the chicken wire
at the plant nursery, not 20 feet away-
I went inside to pay for my plants,
et voilà, POOF, I returned to an empty space...
The good news is, my son Michio
took me to the bike store
and ordered me a new bike.
My new wheels!
Many thanks to Michio!
It's hot as blazes here,
and it means to stay this way for at least a week.
In the hours from 8 am till noon,
the light in my room/studio, is best for painting.
And that's what I'm doing,
while listening to this:
iPOD update for August 2007 :
Quatre Parishe - Dr. John
Fortunato - Archie Shepp & Abdullah "Dollar Brand" Ibrahim
No Surprises - Radiohead
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythymics
House Trance Nation - Liquid Sky
Ambience Tropicale - Martinique Zouk Decibel'
Butterfly Caught - Massive Attack
Stupid Girls - Pink
Savannah Dance - Deep Forest
Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Bad Moon Rising - Credence Clearwater Revival
Blue Spruce - Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer
'Till next time...
6:49 AM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
