Just kidding. There's nothing about animals in this book. It's all about torture, as the reader realises they have spent ten bucks on something that is at least over mercifully quick. A bit like a boyfriend I used to have,…
Category: art
The light of other days
Yesterday I attended my monthly photo club meeting. Our leader is a lovely man in his eighties, fortunate enough in life to have had two spouses, one of each variety, and he has been a photographer since 1960 or so.He…
Rugged
This jumped out at me recently. Not literally, but just the sheer visual impact of it. Raised my camera and snapped off a shot. What a ripper! It looks like something out of a science fiction film just standing there.…
Page turners
What makes a story good? I see this question asked by many people, of many people. An author is perhaps the worst person to ask for an answer. If they are any good, they aren't working to a formula. They…
Dawning light
Every time I visit a city, I like to look into the art gallery. You never know what to expect, but there will always be something worth while.This one caught my eye. Aurora, meaning "Dawn".She walks quietly along a canalside…
The One thing
My adult life has been one of travel. I've been lucky enough to circle the globe many times, and to travel to Europe and America more times than I can count. I try to seek out sites of history, of…
Composition
There's a gallery I adore: the Kimbell in Fort Worth. A small but wide-ranging collection, it is a joy to visit. I never emerge without my soul uplifted, my eyes open, my imagination buzzing, my existence fully alive.Beside one of…
Blonde and Brilliant 