It's in my private collection.
I still remember painting it,
in our first apt/home in Japan:
Setting up the still life;
using an old indigo striped yukata
as a background, with a pumpkin,
and a green and yellow squash.
The lovely ceramic vase,
I found in a nearby market,
and then added the colorful flowers
of November,
3 chrysanthemums...
This painting sits in a double mat,
in a heavy metal frame with glass...
December's tapping at my window...
Timeless
(R. Ambercrombie)
Jan Hammer, org, pf, synth
John Abercrombie, g
Jack DeJohnette, ds
It's been a tough year,
but a good one.
I'm thankful to God,
Debra & Jim, my family,
and my dear friends, near and far!
Thanks to my doctors and all the wonderful people
who worked with me in the healthcare world,
who made a tough time easier,
also the many drivers, who offered empathetic conversation,
as well as smooth rides...
Oh, and this little girl,
who arrived in May, in the midst of it,
a wee kitten then, who appears now
as I'm photographing today's still life,
to say "And wuddabout me?!"
I have a lot to be thankful for,
but I confess I don't like formal holidays.
In Japan I grew so comfortable loosely following them-
But I do hope to see my son, it has been a while...
Had a day in Fort Pierce
checking out a new marketplace.
I was expecting a green grocer
sort of thing,
instead it was every kind of thing
you would find at the beginning of the month
market, outside near the beach...
The building was built in 1919,
the floor tile work still exists.
The rest rooms have that space and quality
that once existed in that era.
The markets had no fresh produce at all...
But there was a guy there on keyboards
playing a Dave Frishberg tune,
so I enjoyed that...
Visiting with my sister & her husband for Thanksgiving holiday.
My son Michio joined us, for a great celebration,
my first in the USA, for a long time...
I love visiting this temple, especially in Autumn...
It calms me when I'm feeling stressed,
the scent of the inscense,
and now the flowers are so lovely!
Definitely worth a visit!
After almost a year, I have resumed my great pleasure,
building music playlists...
11-2021 Music Playlist:
Let Slide (Blue Hotel Remix) - Kauf
Sake And Greens - Cal Tjader
Hide & Seek - Echo & The Bunnymen
Tis Autumn - Chet Baker
I Concentrate On You - Frank Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
Woman In Blue - Wynton Marsalis
Zoo Station - U2
Can't Find My Way Home - Christian Sands
Heliocentric - Sun Ra
Avec Le Temps - Giovanni Guidi
Flying Carpet - Quadro Nuevo & Cairo Steps
Due North (Remix) - Quiet City, ft. Paul Buchanon
Blood Walk - Cabaret Nocturne
Church Of Trees - Trentemøller
Who’s Knocking - Daniel Norgren
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Patti Smith
Stone In Focus - Aphex Twin
As Sure As The Sun - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Fried Pies - Christian McBride Trio
Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin
Transmission - Joy Division
#9 Dream - John Lennon
Paris - Brad Mehldau
Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
