in my room on a beautiful morning while visiting.
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“in quietness the soul expands.”
-*rockwell kent
*rockwell kent was an american painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager
Mar21
Monthly Archives: March 2024
Mar20
hijinx on the first day of spring.
hijinx by maggie vandewalle
“Hijinx” is the very first hare painting by watercolor artist Maggie Vandewalle. This is a depiction of a spring day and the doings of English hares, having just just finished reading a book detailing their oddities. Hijinx is a wonderfully expressive piece, one that has inspired a whole range of hare paintings, but this being the first gives it a special place in her heart.
“i’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day.”
-the temptations
Mar19
off to the nunnery.
so off i go today
to the convent
where i’ll stay and meet up with
my sister and my aunt who is a sister
relax, talk, walk, meditate, share meals, laugh, cry, remember, tell stories
see her sacred and important places
shared spaces
if i was a nun
i imagine myself
singing and running through the hills
like sister maria in the alps
but i think this spring break
slow and easy
may be exactly perfect
a time of rest and renewal.
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“get thee to a nunnery, go.”
– hamlet to ophelia (written by william shakespeare)
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photo credit: 20th century-fox studios, the sound of music, 1965
Mar18
‘trash has given us an appetite for art.’- pauline kael
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
On the second floor of a nondescript warehouse owned by New York City’s Sanitation Department in East Harlem is a treasure trove—filled with other people’s trash.
Most of the building is used as a depot for garbage trucks, but there’s a secret collection that takes over an entire floor. The space is populated by a mind-bogglingly wide array of items: a bestiary of Tamagotchis, Furbies; dozens of Pez dispensers; female weight lifting trophies; 8-track tapes; plates, paintings, sporting equipment and much more.
The Treasures in the Trash collection, was created entirely out of objects found by Nelson Molina, a now-retired sanitation worker, who began by decorating his locker. Collected over 30 years, it is a visual explosion, organized by type, color, and size. Atlas Obscura had the chance to visit the collection with the New York Adventure Club, take some photos, and revel in the vast creative possibilities of trash. Unfortunately, this isn’t a collection that keeps regular hours; drop-ins are not allowed. For more information on the occasional organized tours, email tours@dsny.nyc.gov. Sanitation workers are welcome anytime.
“uncommon thinkers reuse what common thinkers refuse.”
-j.r.d. tata
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source credits: atlas obscura, dylan thuras, new york adventure club
collection location: 343 East 99th St., New York, New York, 10029 usa
Mar17
warmth.
“a little fire that warms is better than a big fire that burns.”
-irish proverb
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warmth to all, on st. patrick’s day
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image credit: reddit
Mar16
fever.
coats ‘n kids go separate ways
as they hope for spring
on these sunny days.
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“it’s spring fever. that is what the name of it is. and when you’ve got it,
you want -oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want,
but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!”
-mark twain
Mar15
disappearing acts.
on world sleep day
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“for disappearing acts,
it’s hard to beat what happens to the eight hours
supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.”
-doug larson, american newspaper columnist
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photo credit: the daily mail, elizabeth spence (archie the rescue dog and nora)
Mar14
the beast.
‘the beast’ finally sees his shadow, horns and all
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“for man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive.”
-d.h. lawrence
Mar13
in fresco.
“teach the children, it’s painting in fresco.”
— ralph waldo emerson
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How do you paint in fresco?
Frescos are paintings that are created by adding paint to wet plaster. When an artist paints a mural on a wall, they start by applying a layer of plaster to the wall and then add the paint. The paint sinks into the plaster as it dries and it becomes part of the wall.
Mar12
the bad doctor.
i went to a new doctor
a specialist with the first available appointment in our medical system
with good reviews
i’ve rarely had anything but positive experiences
this one was quite the opposite
while he knew his subject
he had absolutely no understanding of human interaction
let alone skills in working with a patient
he was cocky, a know it all
i had to ask him all the relevant questions and tell him my history
as he never asked or offered suggestions
he was dismissive, scoffed at things i said
seemed doubtful that i would even follow through with recommended therapies
at one point
i came close to asking
“are you A.I.?”
even though he was present in the room with me
finally
i had his order for a physical therapist
the outcome i had hoped for
along with my new massage therapist trainer
no need or plan to see him ever again.
he told me to return after 8 weeks
to see how the treatment was going
as he expected
that i wouldn’t get a p.t. appointment
for at least 2 weeks
what an inspirational guy
why did he ever chose to be a doctor?
as i left
i felt bad for all of the people still in the waiting room
hoping they would see him soon.
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“the good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”
-sir william osler, canadian physician and one of the founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital
I didn't have my glasses on.... 