Dorthea Lang censored photographs of the American Japanese in 1942

She was hired by the US govt to document the "evacuation" and "relocation" of Americans of Japanese descent.  Imagine being a productive citizen and business owner of the United States of American and being told you have x number of days to close and board up your shop before you have to uproot your family and live in a prison camp.  I can't imagine this.  In 1942!  My grandmothers and grandfathers were 13 and 15 at the time.  Check out the link below to view more photographs from this embarrassing scar in US History.

https://anchoreditions.com/blog/dorothea-lange-censored-photographs

Dear

Monday Charm

Princess Charmante Tulip

I still miss Winter, but I need Spring flowers.  I found this in my Drafts from 2009.  There is some funny stuff I've saved over the years....  

token toad

Man, I'm totally craptastic at blogging lately thank you very much. So, here's a little something for your troubles: The toad wedged in his house. I have pics of the caterpillar too--but, later..maybe. enjoy!

Instant Kamera

My day is now complete.
I managed to capture both light and dark in an instant.
The pics aren't great, yet I still wanted to display the contrast.

A flash of sunlight and then it was gone, not to be photographed a second time.

The darkness descended but for just a moment, my camera would not produce the same image again.
Coincidence? I think not. I needed a yin yang day. Boom, kid, Boom!

Hello Iris!

This is the CD cover I'm working on:


I drew one for my nephew too, it's not as good as the first one.
I never draw 1 year old human figures--go figure.


This Iris smells like Rootbeer!

Rootbeer!

Happy May Day!

The Texas Flame Parrot, my last tulip of the season.

What will I do for May Day, you ask?

Download CDs, Create Playlists for a couple of May babies, laundry, vacuum, wash dog. All while listening to one of the May baby's playlist: Atomic [Blondie], For Reverend Green [Animal Collective], Artifact [Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti], Commando [Ramones], Hurdy Gurdy Man [Donovan], Three Hours [Nick Drake], Fascination Street [The Cure]...and many, many more--I think this one is going to be a double disk. It's called Quarter of a Century Riot (this May baby is turning 25). I was thinking about making one of the disks look like a quarter and the other look like a penny (CENTury-der!). Enjoy your day! ~A

This light was rad!

Same light from Sunday.
I think these photos probably have too much light, however, is it just me or do these images rival with visuals on an acid trip?
Apparently, in the spring time my blog turns into a photoblog. Oh well, not much to say right now. I'm zoned out a bit, but I'm not trippin' on it. One of my readers says this is a good time to mine :) --and perhaps finish something??? Hmmm...
Enjoy the flora!

Faunly,
A

Equally Yolked

parrot pattern

Bzzzzz

These pictures were taken on Sunday when things were simpler, prettier. Ah yes, Sunday, Easter it was, the day before the hail made it look like someone took a machine gun to my garden.

Sit and Stare

I heard this song whilst driving home from Houston. After it was over I had to know who sang it. Neil Sedaka?! For someone born in 1976, his success is foggy to me and I thought he was the type of singer in the realm of Paul Anka. Not the guy who sung "Calendar Girl" or "Breaking up is Hard to Do" (a song which I erroneously thought was Everly Bros.--whom I love) This song put me in a delightful trance (or was it the road?) and has given me an appreciation for good ol' Neil. I like his slightly feminine voice. I like the intertwining of Elton's and Neil's voice in the chorus of "Bad Blood". I simply can't get it out of my mind. At least, until the next Periodical Curiosity episode arises. I hope you enjoy. This video is brought you by YouTube, a sim-u-lation treat!

Speaking of Simulation, here's a thought,

He works as hard as he ever did when he had his life to live. All the bells and whistles. Spying on himself. Yes, it was definitely much easier living his own life. Vicarious living. Simulation fix. "Sit at home and watch your life unfold!" A jingle from the future. Spend your life in a room with a computer doing your best to create a perfect life for yourself, or your robot, rather. How many women had his robot defiled? Did they even know? For that matter, how many robots had his robot had? How many robots are out there, how many humans are simulating their lives? It doesn't get much reality tv than that! How exciting to watch yourself out there with the people. Reacting how you would in real life, but more thoughtful or thought out because there are no worries of appearance, for your robot is impeccable. He moves through crowds as if hovering above ground (which he does), knows all the right things to say, is slippery and buoyant under pressure, and has a magnetizing way with the ladies (which he does). Perfect in every way--sweet breath and no sweat glands. All he (the man, not the robot) had to do was make decisions. His periphery was expanded by 360 degrees due to the cameras in his robot's body and a simple installation of a circular computer monitor.....gah! Another idea for a story to work on...I need to focus and juggle my ideas responsibly. Easier said than done. I thought of this story idea a few miles from the Watagorda Bay...clumsy segue...

Last weekend I went to my husband's family's bay house in Sargent, TX. The stilted(!) home is on the brackish waters of Caney creek, an inlet of Watagorda Bay. While Nate hovered on a boat across the waters of the Intercoastal Waterway to wade fish in the east bay, I relaxed with our dog Winston. I took pictures, walked down to the private pier (no docks due to the tide shift), read and enjoyed a healthy helping of the sit and stare. Here, Sit and Stare at these:


pelican


cow


sago palm

tire

stilts

cloud eye

orange sunset under the house

sunset

storm layer cake

storm bird

Feed Me Seymour

The only survivor of last year's herb garden....Radicchio.

Yeah!

THE FIRST BLOOMS OF THE SEASON!! Hello Spring?

Hot Flashbacks

Remember when it was spring? I almost forgot.

snow sculpture

began as a crappy snow sculpture by me

made beautiful by the wind and snow

I still love this pic

...and the title, even though it's gross. :)

Prairie Doggin'

Freaky Friday

image of Boy and His BBQ pig bus

Our team, Bearhand BBQ, entered our first ever BBQ Competition at the American Royal last weekend. We have lots of room for improvement, but we know what we did wrong. However, it was a great experience and I'm feeling good about our potential.

Categories Competed In:

Chicken

Pork

Ribs

Brisket

Beans

Stats forthcoming....

The lovely husband graciously modeling our team sweatshirt.
My strong-wristed, talented littlest sister created our logo.

I'm in love with the campfire "A"! (click on the pic to see)

A Touch of Autumn

demeter kissed golden chinese elm leaf

firethorn pomes

happy pink chomper

mushroom sombrero

ripe dogwood drupes

pearl cinnamon roll

bitter melon blossom with parsley

Friday Fluff

This plant is like crack to a diverse group of flying insects.