song of the day - Sunday Morning

Today's song of the day is Elizabeth Cook's version of the Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning".  I really like this version.  Have a safe New Years.  It's almost all brand new babe.

song of the day - Age of Consent

Today's song of the day is "Age of Consent" by New Order.  One of my all time favorites. Memories of college radio dance in my head.

Lovely winter clouds

song of the day - Stubborn Love

Today's song of the day is The Lumineers' "Stubborn Love".

song of the day - Falling Slowly

Today's song of the day is Glen Hansard & Market Irglova's "Falling Slowly".

song of the day - Take These Thoughts

Today's song of the day is "Take These Thoughts" by Chris and Thomas.

Stone heart

song of the day - Sandra

Today's song of the day is Jubal's Lawyer's "Sandra".

Masonic Lodge close up

Masonic lodge, Denver

Lucky Fortune Cookery -California Adventure

Paradise Pier

Pretty Disneyland sky

Spine at the Golden Christmas parade

song of the day - I was raised by wolves

Today's song of the day is Voxtrot's "I was raised by wolves".

Randy's Donuts

Denver Masonic Lodge South Gate Lodge No 138

Denver storm sewer

Disneyland under a lovely sunset

song of the day - After Hours

Today's song of the day is "After Hours" by We Are Scientists.

song of the day - Go Faster

Today's song of the day is The Black Crowes' "Go Faster". Happy Friday!

song of the day - Sweet Disposition

Today's song of the day is The Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition" live on KEXP.

Pasadena Model Railroad Club

Pasadena Model Railroad Club

song of the day - Free Nelson Mandela

Today's song of the day is "Free Nelson Mandela" by The Specials for old times sake. Happy Friday.

Hello beautiful sky

Playlist for the weekend: Hanging out with Rory Gilmore

Playlist for the weekend from Rookiemag.com: Hanging out Rory Gilmore

Hanging Out With Rory Gilmore from RookieMag on 8tracks Radio.

daily song - It Isn't Me

Today's song of the day is Mat McHugh's "It isn't me".

song of the day - The Stable Song

Today's song of the day is Gregory Alan Isakov's, "The Stable Song".

Universal Studios New York backlot

song of the day - Hands on a Grain of Sand

Today's song of the day is Emelia Curran's "Hands on a Grain of Sand".

Twig structure - Gardens at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum

James

Los Angeles Natural History Museum

Edible Garden

Arch - Los Angeles Natural History Museum

Window - Los Angeles Natural History Museum

Cat and Bird - Los Angeles Natural History Museum

Los Angeles Natural History Museum

song of the day - What Goes On

Today's song of the day is "What Goes On" by The Velvet Underground. I'm profoundly sad to hear of Lou Reed's passing.  They are truly one of my all time favorite bands and Lou Reed's voice has always really cut to the bone. Goodbye Mr. Reed.

song of the day - California Stars

Today's song of the day is Wilco and Billy Bragg's "California Stars".

song of the day - Breathe Me

Today's song of the day is Sia's "Breathe Me".

song of the day - Heart of Glass

Today's song of the day is Old School Freight Train's version of "Heart of Glass" set to a civil war reenactment of the Battle of Rio Hill. It's cool on an audible and visual level.

song of the day - Don't Wait for Me

Today's song of the day is Josh Garrel's "Don't Wait for Me".

song of the day - Skinny Love

Today's song of the day is Bon Iver's "Skinny Love".

song of the day - Look the Other Way

Today's song of the day is Justin Townes Earle's "Look the Other Way".

Boo

Jack O'Lantern

Sunlight explosion

Green Valley Lake, California

Old Dodge truck

National Forest

Green Valley Lake - stone steps in the snow

Green Valley Lake - visiting Justine's new cabin

song of the day - Link of Chain

Today's song of the day is Chris Smither's "Link of Chain" live from McCabes.  Happy Friday!

The Generators

Halloween decorating has begun

James' cool drawing - someone from a game

song of the day - Dagger Bones

Today's song of the day is Los Halos' "Dagger Bones".

Yet more drawings

More drawings - is that a flying cookie hurtling toward some fries?

Red guy - my favorite character my son has created

I Am Poem found on the kitchen counter

I found this on the kitchen counter tonight. It had been there a week or so along with some of my son's drawings.  I think it was a school assignment from last year that I liked so much that I stuck away only to have it resurface, slightly worse for the wear, under the bowl of oranges. What I can't get into this blog post is the little  trademark symbols after the names "Portal Gun","Assassin's Creed" and "Hidden Blades".   That is just the icing on the cake for me.

Here goes:

I am poem,  James

I am a  snawsome guy who likes creepy pastas
I wonder if we will find intelligent life.
I hear the droning of grass on an ant hill
I see a bird swimming
I want a Portal Gun
I am a snasome guy who likes creepy pastas

I pretend to jump from  buildings into haystacks
I feel Assassin's Creed is awesome
I touch leaves
I worry I won't earn any money
I cry about the fact that Connor died.
I am a snawsome guy who likes creepy pastas.

I understand Assassin's Creed isn't real
I say Hidden Blades are cool.
I dream of Mexican wrestlers punching demons
I try to be better at chores
I hope Hidden Blades will  become real.

song of the day - Great British Mistake

Today's song of the day is The Advert's "Great British Mistake".

song of the day - Aphorism

Today's song of the day is Collin Herring's "Aphorism.

song of the day "Rocks and Water"

Today's song of the day is Deb Talan's "Rocks and Water".

song of the day - Back to This

Today's song of the day is Helio Sequence "Back to This". It's a fan-made video and a pretty cool one at that.

song of the day - Doesn't have to be this way

Today's song of the day is Jay Farrar's "Doesn't have to be this way".  He's got one of those voices that always make me remember a time in my life.  He makes me remember walking into Rockaway Records in Silverlake with my then boyfriend, now husband, about 20 years ago.They were playing Uncle Tupelo and it blew me away.   It was such a different time.

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach

Bobs in Burbank

Old Glory in front of Eastern Sierras

Big Pine Creek

Train headed south along 395

Baths

Hatchet

Closed

Trout

Highway 395, California