off the hook...: May 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012

finally the proof

CXLIII

...you didn't think i was going to say what it is proof of did you....?

"...you know it feels like
heaven's falling - down on me
and I can hear them angels calling
calling me..."
-todd rundgren

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

before the cookout

day 142

expecting guests

expecting dog

memorial day

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

house for rent

day 141

nice quiet neighborhood....

roses...

Monday, May 28, 2012

iris in oil

day 140

i guess i'm just kinda crazy about the new oil painting filter in photoshop.... until now my opinion of such filters is that they were pretty much crap - now.... i like

remember - this blog format allows you all to click on the photo to enlarge it - and i encourage you to

been a long day - not much to say

Sunday, May 27, 2012

take a souvenir

CXXXIX

"...this is where we walked

this is where we swam

take a picture here

take a souvenir..."

-berry buck mills stipe

...checked out the new oil painting feature in photoshop cs6 - mixed it up with the original shot - i like

...coffee - i like

Saturday, May 26, 2012

"playing in gravity"

CXXXVIII

...amid the joe pye weed and the brilliant st john's wort that turned into a "bonsai" tree and lived for years while the garden changed around it - bloom the water iris - i'm thinking that if i have remembered my latin correctly... that iris is both plural and singular - maybe even, "at the same time..."

Friday, May 25, 2012

chicago botanical gardens

day 137

it may come as a huge surprise to many of you that until today i had never been to the chicago botanical gardens

nice place

i'll go again, i think

Thursday, May 24, 2012

lark in sun

day 136

sometimes

not much more than routine happens around here

lark is ready, however, for anything - any time

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

small overgrown welcome

day 135

spring has sprung into a repetitive knife plunge of summer 90's - having to dodge the attack means falling behind on the work

falling behind on the work means that ma nature takes a step forward

maybe healing itself from the direct torture of humankind

maybe not

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

slow daisy depth

day one thirty four

beware: these daises have hypnotized me and i'm not even sure what day it is, who you are - or even where i took this photo

they are beautiful - no doubt

but they are evil they. are. evil.

Monday, May 21, 2012

rust and roses

day 133

the fencing is over 50 years old

the roses are new

these things i know

Sunday, May 20, 2012

iris bud silt

CXXXII

it's a jungle out there

thanks to the early summer in march. and april. and may for that matter - the annual pond cleaning took place in what seemed like a rain forest instead of a barren desert of "hurry up!"

first the dead leaves and maple seeds are skimmed - then comes the dredging of the silt

then the reviving of the water pumps - gotta keep that water moving or there'll be mosquitoes to pay

hmmmm.... this might be a good spot for tomatoes next year.....

just sayin'

Saturday, May 19, 2012

not much peace

day 131

it's been duly noted that when my flow gets interrupted - my many lives stall alongside the process - or lack thereof

my plans of solitude and reflection - my scheduled recharge, if you will, can take a major tumble when, during the beginning stages of some zen weeding in the garden, the neighbor pulls out his big ass chainsaw and proceeds to push the decibel level to near sonic boom

that was yesterday - mid seventies and dry

ugh.

Friday, May 18, 2012

six tomato plants

day 130

last saturday at the evanston farmers market - i bought 6 tomato plants

this is them

also three basil plants

i planted the tomatoes low this year - i heard that it promotes more root growth - that is to say that I put them further into the ground(up the stem) than i normally would have

i like this experiment i'll keep you posted

Thursday, May 17, 2012

two two two

CXXIX

where i spent the first four years of my life

222 woodlawn dr mundelein il

1961-1965

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

may clematis glow

day 128

cool roots, warm leaves...

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

not quite ready

day 127

" o light shine down on me
you know what i need
shine down on me
shine down on the garden..."
-ruth moody

Monday, May 14, 2012

rust metal spring

day 126

i found some time to weed a bit, yesterday and discovered some blooms!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

eighteen years later

CXXV

eighteen years ago today we closed on this - our house...

- it was dark brown
- it's 90 years old this year
- we're the second family to own it
- a mayor of libertyville lived here
- as far as i can tell there are two additions to the original
- i still haven't explored every nook and cranny of it, yet

...strange little place - our house

Saturday, May 12, 2012

one week ago

day 124

encore

Friday, May 11, 2012

where i live

one two three

easy!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

ships at sea

day 122

"...driving home you see a cloud
makes the sun a giant shroud
makes you understand the phrase: "silver lining"
though it's dark as far as sight
dark can't terminate the light
somewhere on the other side the sun is shining..."
-nerissa nields & katryna nields

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

weeds not weeds

day 121

yesterday, again

just to the left

right?

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

three forty one

1/3 year

eighteen years on sunday - there are parts of this 90 year old house i've still not explored...

here it is this morning.

Monday, May 7, 2012

gem in spring

day one hundred and nineteen

"...like a rocking chair
on a mountain top,
you are sitting there, offering promise,
and the wind cradles you
like an art form, so rare,
for the story that must have carried you there..."

-brian gundersdorf

Sunday, May 6, 2012

poetry in motion

day 118

...coming out of grayslake feed friday with an armload of mackerel for the cat - when this beauty starts rumbling by at a turtle's pace - yet determined...

i caught it again further south.

weight of the ocean