Fetching cutlery from the 1960s by Italian knifesmith Coltellerie Berti in Florence. Since 1895, each knife is produced by the hands of one craftsman from beginning to end. Hot.
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#italy #knifesmith #berti #italiandesign #60sdesign (at Locanda Chiaravalle - Altra Cucina)
Autumn frosting.
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#autumn #fall (at Bossolasco)
The Fairytale Pumpkin, or Musquèe de Provence, is traditionally sold in wedges in French markets. When roasted, the flesh is rich, sweet and creamy and begs for good salted butter, roasted hazelnuts and fried sage leaves.
Early evening paddle.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #wildfiresunset (at Tomales Bay)
Wisps of beauty.
#california #ilovecalifornia #wildfiresunsets
Escapism.
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#travel #roadttip #behindthewheel #lonelyplanetisnotjustforbackpackers
Escapism.
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#roadtrip #travel #behindthewheel
Henrietta Shore (1880-1963)
Echeveria
signed ‘H. Shore’ (lower right), titled on a period label (on the backing)
graphite on paper
10"x7"
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#art #botanical #drawing
Mindful graffiti.
#california #ilovecalifornia #art #meditation (at Nicasio, California)
“Nature is full of infinite causes.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
#escapism
Walked into a restaurant
this hazy afternoon
to nourish my psyche
and there stood
six burly firemen
up from Burbank
to lend their efforts
to our communities.
Within two seconds of recognizing them,
I began weeping.
It was, like, my fifth cry today,
maybe in truth,
even my sixth.
No words.
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#california #ourbelovedhome #ilovecalifornia #napafire #thankyoufirstresponders
A smoky sail.
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#california #ourbelovedhome #ilovecalifornia #wildfires #thankyoufirstresponders
Spotted today: American White Pelican, symbolizing resourcefulness, community, charity, teamwork and social responsibility. Perfectly apropos…
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#california #ourbelovedhome #ilovecalifornia #napafire #thankyoufirstresponders
Smoky close to the day over Hog Island.
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#california #belovedhome #wildfire (at Marshall, California)
The girl in the room
across the hall
practices violin,
majestic chords
of a Bach sonata
plucked
ad nauseam.
And yet
today
this bleating affirmation
of culture
of passion
of joy
of humanity
reverberates its profound sound
against the walls
of this drab, smoky
holding cell of
evacuees fleeing flames,
shrouding ourselves
in the facade
of normalcy
for the sake
of frightened children
who are us.
Agonizing
over pieces of gewgaw
before a 3am departure
under blazing skies
snowing ruin.
Sure to be away
just a day
maybe two,
bets were placed on
a minimalist haul:
a passport,
a few bucks,
a dog and toothbrush,
half a joint.
a bottle of water,
a painting gifted
by my far away father.
The devastation
not yet complete,
extinguishes life
from all walks.
Earthly places
on which have been built
families
reputations
legacies
cremated into ash
in the space of
a deep red evening.
The direness
of our collective
predicament
excreted through
sooty snot
salty tears
the stinky sweat of stress,
hair reeking
of a thousand Friday night bonfires.
The unfamiliar
serene panic of
helplessness
bargains
negotiates
at the alter of
the Arbitrary,
until
the direction of the wind
inevitably
changes.
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#california #napa #ourbelovedhome #blessfirstresponders #napafire #pleasemakeitstop
(at São Francisco de Itabapoana)
Sunset over San Francisco Bay.
#california #wildfire #ourbelovedhome #climatescienceisreal (at Berkeley, California)
October afternoon in Carneros.
#california #napavalley #pleinair (at Carneros, California)
Locked inside
a wood and wire cage
buried deep in soft honeycomb,
a Pollack of nectar and honey,
paces a new virgin queen
anxious
to replace
the faltering first royal,
her genetic lineage
in question,
her weakness
threatening the health
of the colony.
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Re-Queening
a maintenance not uncommon
to marrying for title;
cold, calculating
in service
to genetics
to better battle
the underclass
of pestilence,
the Varroa mite.
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Autumn’s Hope
languishes
in her prison
for four long days
being fed and fanned,
her new girlish scent
alerting the swollen hive
to her noble presence.
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If accepted
rather than slaughtered,
she is released,
ascending the throne
amongst the throng;
her virginity
powdered, puffed
and prepped
for her maiden flight
to bee serviced
by randy drones,
laid
amongst the last blooms
of fall’s garden.
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If Autumn’s Hope
manages
to find her way home,
her walk of shame
will not be
in party dress
and oversized sunglasses
but rather in
slutty
swaggering
triumph,
for she now bears
a lifetime of sperm
in her tiny abdomen
with which to fertilize
a lifetime of eggs.
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So many variables,
possibilities for failure:
a hungry bird
unrequited lust,
a misdirected honing signal.
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But I’ve made it this far,
and hopefully
so will she.
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#bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #longmayshereign
(at At Home in Napa)
Cartoon chair.
By Fernando and Humberto Campana.
Stuffed animals, stainless steel.
Brazil, 2007
#design #furniture #playfulness #dreamy