Muses

Staci on May 19th, 2009

[amtap book:isbn=0684825546]by Kazantzakis from Zorba the Greek
I remember one morning when I discovered a cocoon in the back of a tree just as a butterfly was making a hole in its case and preparing to come out. I waited awhile, but it was too long appearing and I was impatient. I bent over it and [...]

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Peter on April 29th, 2009

From the film, Apocalypto:
And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said: "We do not like to see you so sad…Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it."
The Man said, "I want to have good sight." The vulture replied, "You shall have [...]

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Peter on April 23rd, 2009

A rumination on Steely Dan’s "Green Book". (Lyrics )
A fantasy — the Green Book — a tome of loves had, and loves lost, and loves never known — and from them a conglomerate, a creation of iconic love, Marilyn 4.0…a vision of nostalgia that never was, before him, there, all Kiss Me Deadly.
My mind is [...]

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Staci on April 14th, 2009

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Here’s something for "Perfection ", Peter. It’s a superbly spiritual passage from Mark Helprin, a writer whose fiction I love, though whose politics I loathe.  Life hands out challenges like that, doesn’t it? Beauty is found in the most unusual places. Had I known his politics before having read most of his books, I [...]

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Staci on April 13th, 2009

The butterflies are gorgeous, gorgeous. All of them, but I really love the monarchs and daisies. They’re special. I know you’ve already sold Tweet on the lonely butterfly, but …  if you’re going to go with butterflies anyway, those are stronger images. I do like Tweet’s avatar, though!
Was it at all tempting to categorise that [...]

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Peter on April 13th, 2009

Hey Staci,
Found some more butterfly images to play with. I’m thinking about making them part of the site theme. I’ll have to talk to Tweet about the Twitter one. We’ve been having a little to-and-fro on that. I’m really liking two, which I think will work well: the one with the single yellow [...]

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Peter on April 13th, 2009

I love Passion ! Now that’s an inspiring gallery.  But sweetness, how ever did you miss this Chekirov print?
Hmmm? Ms. Passionate Parisien?
Yes, Paris is a date…Quatorze Juillet at the North East leg…and then after the Tower, we’ll find a wonderful little pension and while away the days as the French scurry all about us, intent [...]

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Staci on April 13th, 2009

Hmmmm. . .  feeling in the mood for a little passion today…
I love the gestures, the embraces. I love the passionate, sensual energy captured in each painting, especially Chekirov and Martinez … Oh My! My imagination soars, crosses the ocean between us and you are here, embracing me.

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