SEPTEMBER

Inspiration

A dear friend is at home recuperating from a stroke. Most of her functions have returned, but her vision is still impeded. Reports from friends at her site say she is in Great Spirits. In fact she just posted a dancing self with cat painted despite the impediment and it's quite Brilliant!
(She sent this wonderful one as a gift months ago)

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I love Calendars

Wildlife

 

Landscapes

 And I have another for National Parks. Though I note events, remind myself of several art projects in process and plan out my days, I'm actually only 'organized' on paper. Chance rules.

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Funerals
Both were Live Streamed
John McCain with moving testimony from his daughter and I watched all five hours of the star studded Aretha Farewell.

(from a favorite blogger)
"400 pipes indoors ! A version of this was played at a memorial service in DC yesterday and will be played at a funeral in Annapolis later today. Angus wonders why the music of a poor tiny country on the outer fringes of Europe should have become near universally synonymous with solemn ritual."


https://youtu.be/Swvr_AjS73E?t=69 
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Morning

Walkabout

First xerox shop, then post office to buy stamps and mail bill payments and some packages.

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Changing the Window at Opera Thrift Shop

Chance meeting with friend Wendy Daly and we continue on to Little India together:

"Curry in a Hurry"

Indian Spices

 Storm

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Sunday Morning

Long phone conversation from Canada with Wendy Golden Levitt. She's  been recovering from serious operation since March and is much better. Making plans for the future. I'm happy.
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Labor Day Monday

It's not over yet.
Another four day heatwave begins.
Kids in New York go back to School.
Neighbors return above. 
And below me someone new will be moving in.
Vacationers repopulate the Island.
The beat goes on. 

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Meditation Practice

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 See A Small Sample
https://tricycle.org/magazine/zen-master-raven-stories/
Review and Price
http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/zen-master-raven/praise
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MONDAY TO FRIDAY

MONDAY

A short trip uptown to 'Little India' on Lexington Avenue to pick up some lovely sweets for supper company tonight.

Passed "Little Rickey's" on the way home.  They're using the Chinese year of the horse to sell product.  The dress-form is sporting a horse mask, and a pink wig.

Also noted this phone booth advertisement

"Not much"

That's my answer to the question.

TUESDAY

A horse of a completely different color, in fact, not a horse at all, but an evening of chanting a forty verse Sanscrit praise song eleven times with these Kirtan friends at the very lovely Broome Street Temple.

Chanting changes the air I breathe, the quality of light, and makes me feel more at home in the world just as it is.

WEDNESDAY

 A difficult rainy day at home with a friend's problems,
sharing tea and sympathy.

I'm glad that evening has come.
Day is done.

THURSDAY

Glorious beginning with sunshine and warmth.
I've been working on a line drawing which started as a doodle,

then I shot a photographic still life on the same theme
using a picture card, with porcelain, and wooden critters,

and lastly, just critters.

 Now the line drawing for publication with a little story called "Four Squared" in the chap book my regular writing group is producing.

Later I did a bit of shopping at Trader Joe, and had a nice visit with my yoga instructor and his wife.

 FRIDAY

Rain is the word today, gray is it's color.
It's texture's like mist,  it's text-ancient lore.

 Like a "London Fog" tea-towel shot with an 'indoor' setting, or the same tea-towel in the same location with 'night-time' set,

what I see changes according to light,
so 'lighten up' my mind thinks.
Tomorrow is a Saturday, and the secret to life
 is still spinach with honey...every day.