luna llena

and again
here she comes
with her bewitchment light & fullness
to haunt our little lives down

one day, we'll be together
during a full moon

simple

"Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life." - Katharine Fullerton Gerould

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo Da Vinci

genius, philosophers, and others, all seem to agree
yet
it seems so a big challenge
to just "keep it simple"...

life smiles at me these days
even if i am sick & tired
because of your presence
but i miss you
this distance seems to never end

the strawberry fields - remix

a bit weird, but I think is cool



and if you are up for some more from the same author
enjoy his/her version The Three Little Pigs
it is fun!

Laurel and Hardy at Spreckles

this monday night
and with my mother visiting town
we decided to go for an evening walk

we started driving towards
San Diego's Embarcadero
where the big ships are parked...

but on the way there, and as we drove
by Balboa Park
we decided to stop there
and walk this beautiful place at night
since there seems to be a lot of people around

when we got to the Spreckels Organ Pavilion
we found all these people around

there was a Free Laurel and Hardy silent movie event!
they showed 3 of their early silent movies

1. Puttin’ Pants On Philip
2. You’re Darn Tootin [the full length!]
3. Two Tars

with organist Dennis James
it was great to find this event
live organ music with
these 3 great films
I do love Laurel & Hardy
specially their silent era
what a lovely surprise!
a fine summer night

above was the view
right before the projection started
the arc structure holds the pipes of the gigantic organ
and they put a screen on front

and...
a little chunk of
PuttingPants On Philip

tea & fat chances

once a month or so
i order teas from specialteas

i am waiting for some i ordered a couple of days ago
this morning i checked the tracking of the packages
and voila!
to be delivered today

so i arrive to work
and in one of my running around to the main office upstairs
i see this kid from fedex running with a little package in his hands

packets are to be delivered to the main desk
no matter the name of the recipient
and we crossed paths a bit afar from the office

so there was no point on me telling him
hey! those are my teas, you don’t need to go further ahead
i saw him and by box full of teas walked by

and yes…
15 minutes later
i got a phone call from the main office

a: your teas are here

b: yes, i know, thank you

a: what you mean “you know”?

b: never mind, i’ll be right there, thanks…

and so it goes the music of chances
the little coincidences of life every day
that are little a bit amusing

that’s why i love authors such as
Haruki Murakami and Paul Auster
they sort of wake up your radar
to be in tune with the miniscule
and petit delights that make
one’s little & humble life worth living

teas delivered in sunny mild Friday mornings
and fat chances…

decaffeinated

i guess you know you are in a bad mood
when you are drinking
bad instant decaffeinated coffee
over 9pm at night

i don't even like instant coffee!
well just those lovely espressos
from european nestlé

anyway...

today i was in a strange mood
the whole day
nothing seem to work quite right
nothing was too bad and nothing was too good

tonight
i can't focus on anything
not on the pix
not on replies
not on the e-mails
nor in or outline

my head hurts a little
and sadly
die Welt ist groß

yes, all feels so afar...
and i wanted to be close

the lack of good sleep
maybe that's why i feel
and a bit dark, moody
and over-sensitive, i guess

so i guess the best remedy
is rest...
tonight i just
'forget about it...'
log OFF and go to bed

but before
to you, here reading
i leave a smile, a hug
some good-time wishes

and this little photo

the croton plant

i got this little croton plant
the 1st month after arriving in san diego
back in 2001...
it has grown so much!

lately, it has been blooming
ah! nice
i think she's happy w/me

from last night here a picture
of its little flowers

my plant has been my friend & roommate for 6 years now
wherever i live, i always take it with me
we have been sharing this Californian life for a little while now


ok! ok!
i had the "too many versions" problem again... heh heh

pd. i miss you...

lunch-time

& mister grasshopper
is back again!
he was having his lunch
i didn't take more pictures
since i assumed he needed his space
to digest his branches salad
and after all i didn't want mr. grasshopper
to think
that i have become a grasshopper paparazzi!
click on the photo to look closer at him



for you!
since you like these little stories

ah! and so nice your Stimme...

do you know how it is like to be a tree?

i found this neat little animation on youtube
based on a little hike of a 6 year-old kid talking about
how it is to be a tree
he says he was a tree once, in his 1st life
a cute little tale
hope you enjoy



here a description from the author
A rotoscoped animation using unscripted footage from a hike in the woods with my 6 year old brother Julian. I rotoscoped it by hand drawing every frame, using a wacom tablet, even the titles. If you have time, visit my illustration website at:
http://vocaleyes.com/benarthur/

black and white

close up of plants, outside your kitchen
camera nikkormat - black & white film, iso 400

of a rainy morning
early

the plants outside the kitchen
suffer of morning maladies
they are gray
'cause
i portrait them B&W

there's mild rain
a little warm
gray's the sky

warm is your breath
warm your hands, too