Day 3387: Alfred Wilkinson.

 

 

"Alfred Wilkinson": old photo, acrylics, digital.

 

 

Want music?

Click here for Don Ho, I'll remember you.

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

 

 

 

 

Update ...

I posted a video on FB today that I had forgotten, (here). I found it cute, then sweet, then touching.

The lady who posted the video originally labeled it 

"her love bird didn't like her short tail."

It seems to me that most of us think we are either too much or not enough. Is this common?

There was a time years ago when I added eyelashes. At another time acrylic nails. And one time a hairpiece. So for me, I guess I am not so different than that bird. 

 

 

 

 

A cute 2-minute video, dog/cat challenge, here.

 

Just because ...

 

 

Secretary Bird (aka African Snake Stomper)

  

                     

Smiles for Sunday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                               Thanks for coming by today.

 

Day 3386: Not so black Friday.

 

 

"Yvonne": ink drawing, digital.

 

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Click here for Al Green, Lets Stay Together.

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 Update ...

The day after Thanksgiving, aka *Black Friday ...

has a different spin for our family.

(*named for merchants selling enough to pull them out of the negative red ink to the positive black ink in sales. I am explaining this for artist/friend Heidi in Austria, so she doesn't have to google.)

WonderWoman, best friend Cheryl, Cheryl's Mom, Carole & I upheld the little known tradition of shopping at Fashion Island in Newport Beach.

The girls went early, no crowds, lines or trampling people. Just some sales in a beautiful uncrowded setting. Carole and I went at 10:30. Lunch at R&D kitchen was perfect. I could have photographed the food, but ... we ate it instead.

 

Fashion Island is a pretty place and they go all out for their very tall Christmas tree. Lovely place to shop or people watch. Lots of dogs socializing too.

We avoided the stores that meant standing in line just to try on our potential sales. We went to alot of stores and as usual I took photos of whatever appealed to me.

 

 

close-ups of stuff I saw ...

 

Then it was time to shop ...

 

 

Layers of shopping at Nordstroms.

 

Serious shopping discussion.
 

Carole loves pink so I pointed out these unusual $1200 pink tennies by Valentino?

 

 

Lots os well behaved dogs shopping, this one not so interested in shoes today.
 

WonderWoman wanted me to do a Pacific check for Rad Nana in Colorado, a perfect day for it.

Catalina Island in the distance.

Happy Thanksgiving Rad Nana!

It's always a fun time when we four get together.

WW's trunk after shooping, Carole's trunk had 2 bags.

Thanks Carole, Cheryl & WonderWoman! 

 

 

 

 

A 3-minute video,Yo-Yo Ma, the Swan, here.

 

Just because ...

 

 

Shag

 

Smiles for Saturday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                               Thanks for coming by today.