
Winter colors are subtle. Enlarge this image to appreciate the delicacy of the pinks, grays, and greens.

I love that this plant already has its winter coat on.

This is the latte you get at Open City. Beautiful AND yum.

Okay folks, would you like to see a silk shawl that looked something like this?

I’ve started to delve into the world of textile design. Needless to say, there’s just a ferocious amount to learn. In getting started the main thing I’m doing is just absorbing as many visual ideas as I can cram into my head. I saw this silk at G Street Fabrics and thought it was pretty cool.

This is another camera FAIL: the impossible iridescent purple-blue of this bicycle frame does not exist in its color gamut. Which is too bad, since the relentless rain and gloom that we’ve been subjected to here means we can use all the color-relief we can get.

Three birds between earth and heaven. These are from Atlantic City, about a month ago. I was looking through my photos and decided to bring them back for a bow.

I can’t read this writing, but I can appreciate the penmanship and the flourishes.

Sometimes only an elaborately simple cocktail will do.

My iPhone’s camera simply couldn’t cope with this redness.