birdy

Another animated tale of invention .. (and just coincidentally) .. Birdy from Agnieszka Woznicka.

those writers

And their daily routines at Brainpickings.  Here, too, Barbara Kingsolver at Daily Beast, and Silas House reveals otherwise shameful secrets ..

willamette river

Sloppy burgers, brew, coffees, shopping, a retro speak-easy, gin .. all .. on Willamette's east bank in Portland.

quiet reflections

And more Brandenburg with Rinaldo Allessandrini.

new york narrative

Or, a history in 50 objects.













*Photo credit/New York Times/posted by Sam Roberts/The Automat Machine, 1912

to wok

Or not to wok.  The art of stir fry here and here may persuade you, whatever the season.

parallel universe

 

Georgia O'Keefe paints Hawaii instead of the American southwest.  A Honolulu Museum of Art exhibition exploring Hawaiian revelations by Georgia O'Keefe alongside American photography legend Ansel Adams.  Titled Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: The Hawai‘i Pictures, the show premieres July 18, 2013 and runs through January 12, 2014.

* Photo credit/NewYork Times/1939, Georgia O'Keefe in Hawaii, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.