Meladramas

"Queen of the Night"
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Meladramas

Sunday, May 31, 2015

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Lilac-Shoubu

Gentle misting rain
untwists the dainty shoubu…
Next, hydrangea…
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Another earthquake hit us last night…
The continual swaying gave me vertigo.

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Franz Schubert, Haiku, May Photos, Mischa Maisky, Shoubu, YouTube

12:28 AM

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

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Late May, Dusk, 2015

Sunset, rice-paddy;
prelude to rainy season…
Ah, "Je Reviens"…
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”Duet”

Philip Glass

From The Film Soundtrack

Stoker

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, dusk, Haiku, May Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Philip Glass, Rice fields, Stoker, Sunset, YouTube

8:31 PM

Monday, May 25, 2015

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Pink Impatiens 1

Late May, the light shifts…
Flowers appear in focus,
yet ethereal…
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We had an earthquake yesterday…

It felt different; it started out feeling like I was in a vibrating chair,
then, a very sharp jolt, and then, diminuendo…

The first seconds are the scariest,
you never know how rough a ride it will be,
till it’s over…

”A Long Way To Fall”

Ulrich Schnauss

From The CD

A Long Way To Fall

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Balcony Gardening, earthquake, Haiku, Impatiens, May Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Ulrich Schnauss, YouTube

7:59 PM

Thursday, May 21, 2015

My next performance is 3 weeks away from today,
on June 12th, Friday,
2015年 6月 12日（金曜日)

My newest CD, will also be on sale…

Till Next Time...

Labels: "Pamela MacCarthy FLOWER With Tomoya Hara", Jazz Vocalist Pamela MacCarthy, Pamela MacCarthy's Live Schedule, Sometime Kichijoji, Tomoya Hara-guitar, パメラ・マッカーシー, 原とも也

9:26 PM

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

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”Red Ayame, 2015”

How can anyone
just ride by and not see this
most gorgeous bloom…?
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I have been experimenting with a couple different image-editing programs…

I tried the 30 day trial of Pixelmator,
I like it, and I am still considering a future purchase…

Next, GIMP.

This program takes some getting used to; relearning mechanisms,
but it is a nice alternative to Adobe Photoshop,
which I once used implicitly, but has since gotten entirely too uptown, for me…

Here’s my first GIMP photo-portrait :

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P-Mac, Pink Opal, Red Garnets…

These earrings, were a Mother’s Day present,
from my son, Michio.

Nails

Lips- Pt. 1, Pt.2

"La Valse Chinoise"

Les Primitifs du Futur

From The CD:

World Musette.

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Christian Dior, Digital Art 2015, GIMP, Haiku, Les Primitifs du Futur, May Photos, my son Michio, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Pixelmator, Revlon, YouTube

8:39 PM

Thursday, May 14, 2015

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Tonight

May 15th,
Friday
2015年 5月15日（金曜日)

BLUE FLAME

Pamela MacCarthy パメラ・マッカーシー - vocals
原とも也 Tomoya Hara - guitar

Till Next Time...

Labels: Blue Flame, Jazz Vocalist Pamela MacCarthy, Live Jazz, Pamela MacCarthy's Live Schedule, Tomoya Hara-guitar, パメラ・マッカーシー, 原とも也

8:27 PM

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

I recently took a day trip to Yamanashi Pref.,
to visit Shiba-zakura Park,
for the “Moss Phlox” festival.

It was an overcast, cool and cloudy day, with raindrops falling at times,
but it was perfect for viewing!

The mountain air was invigorating; and Mt. Fuji was majestic,
and “mist”erious…

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Field Of Pink
Shiba-zakura Park
5-9-2015

I also brought my art gear;
watercolors, paper, ink, and oil pastels:

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”Pink Landscape/ Mt. Fuji”

24 X 33.5cm
( 9” X 13” )
Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
On Paper

After painting, trying some delicious “cherry blossom” ice cream,
taking many photos, and a nice hike around the grounds,
we started back to the car…

We drove to a nearby lake,
to have our packed lunch…

Just wonderful...

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Fujiyama Onsen Bus Stop
5-9-2015

It was a fabulous day, a good time was had by all…

I hope to return to Yamanashi,
for the Herbs/Lavender Festival,
next month…

Till Next Time...

Labels: ”Pink Landscape/Mt. Fuji", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Fujiyama Onsen, Lake Kawaguchiko, May Photos, Mt. Fuji, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Shiba-zakura, Watercolor Paintings, Yamanashi

1:00 AM

Friday, May 08, 2015

5-2015 iPod update :

Million Miles - Bonnie Raitt
Akdeniz Akşamian (Mediterranean Nights) - Grup Merdiven
Ménilmontant - Charles Trenet
Persian Rug - R. Crumb & The Cheap Suit Serenaders
Keep It For Your Own - POP ETC
Daisies /S. Rachmaninoff - Garrick Ohlsson
Fade Into You - Mazzy Star
Venice - Chris Botti
Suits Crybaby Blues - R. Crumb and The Cheap Suit Serenaders
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan
Never Comes The Day - The Moody Blues
Lightness - Death Cab For Cutie
Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur
La noyée - Yann Tiersen
Standing In The Doorway - Bob Dylan

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Etegami, Etegami 2015, iPod update, My Etegami Group, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas

5:37 AM

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

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”From My Desk…”

Today, I report the passing of my step-dad, Al,
after a battle with cancer...

I’ve known him since I was a young girl.

At a later time, I will talk more about him, and all he meant to me,
but not today…

Today, I offer a song, from Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam:

”Man Of The Hour”

Eddie Vedder/ Pearl Jam

”Man Of The Hour”

Tidal waves don't beg forgiveness
Crashed and on their way
Father he enjoyed collisions; others walked away
A snowflake falls in May…

And the doors are open now as the bells are ringing out
‘Cause the Man of the Hour is taking his final bow
Goodbye For Now…

Nature has its own religion; gospel from the land
Father ruled by long division, young men they pretend
Old men comprehend.

And the sky breaks at dawn; shedding light upon this town
They’ll all come ‘round

‘Cause the Man of the Hour is taking his final bow
Goodbye for now.

And the road
The old man paved
The broken seams along the way
The rusted signs, left just for me
He was guiding me, love, his own way

Now the Man of the Hour is taking his final bow
As the curtain comes down
I feel that this is just goodbye for now…

Till Next Time...

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10:42 PM