Still Life with Wood and Rock

Secret Trails

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

 

 

Ice Cave- Salina, Colorado

 

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon- Pablo Picasso 1907

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Demoiselles_d%27Avignon

After Cezanne...

Return to the Cave of the African Fertility Princesses

We returned (after an arduous journey twixt the snow drifts) to the magical "Cave of the African Fertility Princesses" which I visited a week or so ago in this very blog. It was comforting to see the stalagmite princesses had grown to over five feet tall! We were careful not to awaken the sleeping giant further in the cave and we emerged, comforted by the spirits there, that spring was indeed "in the works!"

Snow, Sled, Steep Hill- Passport to Adventure!

Grace tears up Eighth Street by the old Mapleton School. 

You give this girl a sled and some snow and dude, she is history!

Ancient Music

Kick Sledding

Kick Sledding through the streets of Boulder; plenty of snow, warm temperatures and everybody is out groovin' with the winter vibe.

Pearl

Moon Gulch- Rollinsville, Colorado: 

My girls, snowshoes, good dogs, fresh powder, abandoned mining cabins, digital cameras, hot soup in a thermos, no people.... hey, really.... you can't beat that!

Ice Apostles

Mine entrance, near Salina, Colorado.

Ice stalagmites form at entrance to abandoned mine. "Warm" air from within the earth meets frigid, below zero, atmospheric air causing condensation on the cave ceiling which drips into these 2-3 foot "ice forms." 

I had a brief audience with the forest nymphs there and I'm glad to report they were quite content though a bit chilled.

The Day the Music Died (and Mat got a $130 ticket)

 

My tribute to my buddy Mat's attempt to honor the memory of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper

Dialogue from Facebook post of a buddy who has a rock band and tried to pay tribute to the rock and roll victims of the 1959 crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and "The Big Bopper"

"The Shot"

• I post this shot every Feb 3: "The Day The Music Died." Taken by me in Clear Lake, Iowa during The Zambonis' mini-tour with Guster in Spring 2005. I only found the site because a kindly Iowa state trooper drew me a map (see add'l pic) after issuing me a speeding ticket. 

  (Mat's friend)- How much?
  
•  I fully believed my kindly chit-chat was going to endear me to the guy. But, no. I think it was about $130. Thankfully, the band paid for it.

Cold Night