Middle Ages

I was downtown for a hot minute this afternoon to get a key made at Henley's, a local locksmith. Across the street, a live band was playing behind the Wild Goose Meeting House. The musicians and the crowd were very young, which led me to conclude that they were probably college students -- I'm going to go out on a limb and guess Colorado College. When I parked my car, they were in the middle of performing a Rolling Stones song (I think it was Start Me Up), then they went into a rendition of Don't Know Why by Norah Jones. What a strange segue! These very young people were playing music that appeals more to middle aged folk (or older, even). I get the Rolling Stones song, it's rock and roll no matter how you slice it and it ain't ever gonna get old. But that Norah Jones song? It's straight up soft jazz, really. Utterly soothing. Don't get me wrong, I love that song and the whole album is fantastic, but it isn't exactly dance music (behold the people gamely attempting to dance to it -- it's just not possible).

As I was driving home, I kept wondering why on earth these 20 year old musicians would be in into slightly snooze-y Norah Jones stuff, and I realized that they were playing songs that reminded them of their childhood! Their parents must have had that Norah Jones album, which came out in about 2003 if I remember correctly, and of course the Rolling Stones appeal to many generations; no doubt the parents of these kids listened to the Stones, too. So there you go. Weird mix but it makes sense when you look at it from that angle.

Testing, Testing, 1-2-3

I got a new camera yesterday, so today I took it for a test spin at the overlook. I must say, I'm impressed! Even though it's a "pocket camera" and not a DSLR, it's a Leica, and that means the lens is very, very sharp. I'm digging my new toy.

May 2024 Theme Day: Cyclists

It's already Theme Day again for City Daily Photo bloggers! This month the theme is cyclists. We certainly have plenty of those around here, but I opted to take a picture of this mural on Fillmore Street rather than the real thing.

For more interpretations of cyclists by CDP bloggers the world over, click HERE. Enjoy!

Phase Shift

Earlier this month I was running errands with a friend when we happened to drive past the Ent Center, where I noticed this extremely large art installation. Naturally we had to stop for some pictures! It's called Phase Shift, and the artist is Martha Russo. If that material looks familiar, it's because Ms. Russo used wattles to create these interesting forms. Wattles are those large manmade berms used for things like flood mitigation or temporary landscaping. Like many mundane and strictly functional objects, wattles are not pretty, so they do not make for a pretty art piece, but that's not the point. Art is often deeply personal to its creator, it doesn't necessarily need to make sense to the viewer, and it even can be simply about contour, form or volume and nothing else. I've included an artist's statement at the bottom of this post if you're curious about the inspiration for Phase Shift. And if you're interested to know more about Ms. Russo's work, visit her website at www.martharussostudio.com. 

Phlox-tastic

Apologies for the little gap in posting, friends! We're trying to plan a vacation that has a lot of moving parts, to to speak, and this was the weekend that both of us had time to sit down together, make all the decisions, and fine tune everything. It was quite a brain drain! And a time suck, which meant I had to put the blog on the back burner while we hashed things out. Anyway, the trip isn't for a few weeks yet but we really needed to  get everything all lined up, and now I feel a lot better about that. 

Here's some pretty purple phlox in my friend JB's garden yesterday. I'm thinking of pulling out the masses of euphorbia that have thrived in one of our gardens for many years now, and JB has promised a few phlox to take its place. I do like this color!

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September 15, 2022, taken (I think) from Rampart Road and looking east. Don't quote me on this, but I think I was up there doing some senior portraits, and grabbing pictures like this as opportunities arose. Anyway, nice view and nice light!

Clang, Clang, Clang Went the Trolley!

Did you know that we have a trolley museum here, and that it's been around since 1982? This shot is from my archives, taken on March 3, 2010, over 14 years ago. The last time I was at this museum was probably about five years ago and it's really come along. You should check it out some time!

And now, for your listening pleasure...