spring pastels

and the chic italian
storekeeper in baja


back in the usa

and ode to

our 1984 volvo
which just hit 200,000 miles.
it is as old as I am.
we call it


"the gray whale"


naturally, we celebrated
this grand occasion on the open road
with the Mexican horn my father had embedded
in the engine back in '94...it still makes
mechanics laugh out loud.

it can be heard
for miles!


it resides in mexico now
and drives best to the rolling stones

monastic

and stark


via lark



ph: Kim Høltermand
Grundtvigs Church copenhagen


ps: i went to catholic
school for 8 years.
let me emphasize
8 years.

i think about my cold legs
the goosebumps on my arms
and the epic boredom of
sitting in mass.

and then I went
to a high school school
where students didn't
always wear shoes
and refused to
sit in desks.


...and i also found that weird.


left, right and center
how do you balance
life's extremes?

something woven, carved or printed

is the only ornament a room needs

as in the color bouganvillia

down this road

there is an airstream
2 surfboards



and a lady in red


she was sweeping...
"too much sand!" she cried.
i asked to take her photograph
because she just looked so perfect
against the surreal desert
baja landscape.



i wish i knew her name.



tell me her story....

in baja,

it all about neutrals
and limitless, empty coast lines.

the whales are here.

the only thing on our table
is a basket of limes.


and i'm digging
small windows
small doors

we're cooking frijoles
and fried bananas tonight

it's sunset
and i'm sleepy
from the sun.


at this very moment a
jack rabbit is hopping
by the front porch.
the ocean waves
are roaring.


last night we
listened to obama's
state of the union outside
on the bbc radio. it was kind
of nice to feel so far away
from all that mess.



i feel hopeful though.



photos: artist,
charles stewart's
home, in town

i'm here

not much internet

which is a good thing.

my father has
farm land down here
and that's where i am.
in the desert of
baja, mex.

it is an extraordinary landscape.

ps: the photo of the
floral oil table cloth and
nacho libre posters are from
our friend's house in town

so rad.

leaving

i'll tell you
where i'm going
when i get there



bottom: f letter via here

happy smiles

in suno

acknowledge your edges

and what already exists
in the bare bones of
your home


sin make-up

chambray work shirts




i'm fascinated by
indigo work shirts


looking for
one like this


but cheaper.
suggestions?


photo credit: sartorialist

a postcard from

rachel comey fall 09

and some lady in
my notebook

this photo says it all

i don't know you,
you don't know me



...yet it's been so
lovely to meet you
via your work space



thanks again
for sharing your photos.
i'll post more when the time is right




credits

top two: rob / ph: heather
middle: nikkole
bottom: robin

what will be

my next move?

barcelona
buenos aires
or berlin?

1. gerhard richter
2. craig fordham
3. steven meisel
4. i don't know
5. i don't know