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Diamonds in them there hills!

Good hunting.

Hey thanks! Didja find any diamonds? Take that figuratively if you like.

p.s. Very glad you're still here. Many sad changes otherwise.

I did, and I knew you weren't expecting anything... that's what made me want to return the favor :-)

pretty we studied scientific drawings in art history like that. if you like those you should check out Giornale Nuovo's blog.

yeah thursday i went and saw the cirque du soleil in the daytime and saw one of the last shows of ubu roi at night, so i didn't get to the festival until friday.. so no marilyn crispell.

absotutlely (one property over) adjacent. the building workshops are usually fun, but this year is pretty wonky. but patrick is a hero of mine, and a building genius, beyond the border.

i'm so glad that wasn't you. she could have passed for you +15 yrs, but it would have taken some seriously misleading photos. i was very conflicted about that.

otoh you probly could've rocked the outfit.

The cello is as glued as it's going to get. Any recommendations for strings? All contributions gratefully received...

your house is amazing! you live in Murfreesboro? I have a friend out there who thinks it's deader than death itself. you make it seem fabulous.

wondering if you've ever heard of terra preta

I found out about it discussing the book 1491 about pre-Columbian America with my mother. apparently large tracts of land (acres) of this dark earth (terra preta) have been discovered in the Amazon. it is a combination of organic matter, manure, charcoal and pottery shards that is extremely rich and holds nutrients very well

the author of 1491 presents the intriguing theory that the Amazon was a carefully planted orchard

I do like it - thanks! Reminds me of Beck's early acoustic stuff, and Mississippi John Hurt (specifically 'Make me a Pallet on the Floor').

in this case, I'm thinking of a roof with a flat walking surface. Essentially, a yard or garden on the roof. It's the wet soil that get's heavy, especially when it's deeper.

Sounds like a beautiful life you lead. And I'm happy you liked the poem

I don't understand any of your references up there, I'm afraid

Louis Wain!!

That's funny. Most women meet their husband for the first time in a wedding dress. before that he's just their fiancee/boyfriend/random stranger.

That sucks, even I've heard of Doug Funnie. That may because I'm raising a 3 year old but still...

Great pic! I'll take note of your recipe just in case I someday shoot a house movie, Ed Wood style, and I need simulating a magma pool from the earth's core with some low budget special effect.

Today morning walking in the street I noticed a small faux gemstone in the gutter, and now it's sparkling on my bookshelf. It's obviously made of glass, but il looks like an opal.

As usual, your pictures are fascinating. They're very fractal, in their way; the sort of patterns you see on pictures of Jovian moons.

Is that a jackalope?

that bunny has weird antlers.

Thanks for the reminder!

Now if only I had some way of celebrating it meaningfully in this hollow capitalist, materialist culture......*thinks*........hmmmmmmmmmm...............

Fair dinkum. Never been to Utah. Don't know that I ever will.

ahh, cute!

that is SERIOUSLY the cutest thing i have ever seen!