light.

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hell’s kitchen at night, new york

“hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”

-desmond tutu

 

 

 

 

new york, ny, usa – nonmember 2018

no must.

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cousins take a closer look to discuss jackson pollock’s ‘one’

“there is no must in art because art is free.”

—wassilli  kandinsky

credits:  jackson pollock, ‘one -number 31,’ 1950,

museum of modern art (manhattan, new york, ny usa)

no real boundaries in a parade.

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this family of turkeys behind the line at the parade

may or may not realize 

that they have actually become a part of the parade.

 

“in general, costumes are the first thing in life

that let other people know who we are.

they indicate who the person is without saying anything.”

-molly parker

 

 

 

 

at the 2018 macy’s thanksgiving day parade – new york, ny, usa

gathering.

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“this is the power of gathering:

it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful:

in a word, more alive.”

-alice waters

nyc.

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traveling with the family to nyc

to spend some quality holiday time 

maybe it will be 

quiet there

if no one else has the same idea.

“one can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.”

-georgia o’keeffe

eventbrite

softly.

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in honor of United Nations Universal Children’s Day

 

established in 1954 and celebrated on November 20th, this day promotes international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and the improvement of children’s welfare. on this date in 1959, the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child  and in 1989, adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

 

 

 

credits: united nations, united nations general assembly, sir ken robinson

instead.

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(a candid moment from my recent fiesta)

my goat and i would like to thank

each and every one of you

who help me

celebrate every day

(the best day ever)

by being a part of my life.

“instead of hate, celebrate.”

-prince

art is long.

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one grandpa, one art, one village 

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-46186910/grandpa-paints-his-taiwanese-village-in-cats-and-dogs

“life is short, art is long.”

— john ringling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video credit: bbc news

around again.

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if you have eaten the above, you are my contemporary.

 here i go, around again

another trip around the sun

 happy to say i’m still here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

google images

write-ins.

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in the 1985 boise, idaho mayoral election

there were four write-in votes for mr. potato head.

 

“like most meaningful activities, campaigns are team games.”

-alastair campbell