Day 2672: Every darn day.

Every Darn Day: junk mail collage

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Click here for James Taylor, Her Town Too.

then click back on this blog tab or here to listen as you browse, or not?

I felt reflective today, and I saw WW's Facebook post ...

Doesn't time go fast?

Just because ...

A smile for Wednesday ...

Day 2464: pit maneuvers, high speed chase & Jeopardy.

on my mind:  acrylic, ink, collage & digital.

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... another TMI alert?

Some of you in other places will think this insane,,,

but with all our horrific traffic problems in SoCal, we also 

have more and more car chases to complicate matters. 

It happens so often, that I get an alert on Facebook:

Then it goes to the live feed ...

 

So when I should have been working on this blog, 

I was again distracted, fascinated, appalled and hooked.

 

It was an accused felony domestic violence male driving,

To complicate it, the female,  possible victim was in the car. 

High speeds on all freeways and streets, often driving into oncoming traffic. Driving on sidewalks, through a chain link fence that he dragged for a block, He took us on a tour of South Gate, Long Beach, Torrance, Pasadena, Norwalk, Huntington Beach ans more, No accidents, but many close calls. So popular is watching car chases, that they post it, and viewers can comment and send emoji's? The overhead helicopter relays the speed,  the streets or freeways traveled, as well as the Sherriff, City, or CHP 

in pursuit. I started semi watching at 5:15. I was still watching at 7pm when it was time for Jeopardy, it was a hard choice, but I put Jeopardy on my tv,  the chase on my laptop but turned the sound down so I could hear and concentrate on the clues and answers.  

  

New 14 day champ, James Holzhauer, still amazes and has 

won over 1,00,060 for his knowledge and quick responses.

Turned the tv off at 8pm, it was back to the on going car chase, 

it ended about 8:20 when the driver pulled into a 99c store

 parking lot, parked and ran into the store, as the customers 

ran outside, hearing orders to clear the store. 

The female hadn't got out of the car, but they concentrated 

on him. He was apprehended. then they went to the car 

to find her breathing but unresponsive. I looked but google didn't have it yet? 

So now you know how I wasted three hours.

82 degrees, Blue Skies, Santa Ana, CA

Six Vudansha joined Demura Sensei for lunch 

Photo by Mei Okumura

at Uoko, after day class. Special guest, Jose Diaz from Panama.

FB Throwback Thursday ...

Demura Sensei & Genbu-Kai Karate-Do Kangieko

January 2, 2005, Huntington Beach

A smile for Thursday ...

Day 2365: Lost and found.

boy found: ball point pen drawing, collage & digital.

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A combination of two things, 

Tuesday is when I get junk mail in my mailbox.

(I always tear and save what I think I can use for collage).

And, I saw this young boy's face on Facebook today.

He had been missing and was found.

I really love this face and even though drawing children's faces 

is beyond my skill level, I wanted to give it a try.

You can see my proportions are off, but I continued anyway.

I don't give up as easy in my advanced years.

Nor do I expect perfection, just effort.

 I decided to use the sketch in my Sketchbook Project book, 

I figured out where the background would be and 

used some of the blue junk mail from today.

More collage.

Collage can save a lot of situations I think.

His left should overlaps the next page and 

I'm thinking I might collage into that page too? Or not.

I considered adding color to the drawing, but I really like the 
effect of drawing & collage. I cropped it tight for the cover art.

Then shaded it lightly in layers with Photoshop.

 Done for now.

Another "too good not to share" ...

Woman Turned 110-Year-Old Dead Tree Into A Free Little Library For The Neighborhood And It Looks Magical

By​ Gerda

Even though we live in a connected world, with access to so much knowledge at the click of a button, there’s still something magical, and important, about books. The ability to immerse yourself in literary fiction and read slowly and deeply, as opposed to the temptation to skim and scroll, is rich in rewards and helps to foster important skills like critical thinking and empathy, two things that are becoming more obviously missing in our society. 
Nonprofit organization Little Free Library is helping to ensure we keep our innate love of books alive by “inspiring a love of reading, building community, and sparking creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world.” These little libraries are popping up everywhere, with over 75,000 libraries provided in 88 countries so far!

The coolest one we’ve seen so far, however, was made by a family in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Sharalee Armitage Howard, a librarian, artist and former bookbinder, decided that the large stump of a 110-year-old cottonwood tree would, instead of being dug up and destroyed, make the perfect setting for a ‘Little Tree Library.’ “Someone willing to take the time to give new life to a stump would never cut down a healthy tree to do it,” Sharalee told Bored Panda. “It was dropping HUGE branches for years onto the sidewalk and street (even without windy weather). We were really worried about someone getting hurt. One finally hit our son’s car.”
“The average lifespan of a cottonwood tree is merely 40-50 years… so it got to live more than twice that already!”
The stump was carved out from the inside, topped with a roof and installed with a cozy interior and exterior lighting for a truly fairytale look, one of the prettiest libraries we’ve ever seen! Scroll down to check it out for yourself below, and pick up a book today!

And, a one minute video here.

My friends the Nomura's have smaller version 
in their Santa Ana front yard.

What do you think? 

A smile for Wednesday ...