Mary Hopkin - Those were the days (France, 1968)

Mary Hopkin - Those were the days

MAN AGAINST MAN

.....it's a recurring subject since time immemorial...

take a look around....it's almost everywhere...

no one seems to realize and understand but ...

it's a demented idea to impose power over another

in one form or another...

....i'll tell you this... 

no one will live forever

so for enemies to exist
over a long 

period of time....

simply is absurd...

nature has a way of dealing

with it...

at least one of them will disappear from

the face of the earth  ...

either by sickness or old age
to cause his death....

that's how short life is...

the point is enjoy life while you've got it...

dealing with hatred and creating enemies

is a waste of time...

MALAYSIAN AIRLINE UPDATE...

...there are simpler pleasures in life that bring
peace to one's mind...
thought energies
don't go to waste
when directed to achieving them...

the art of painting had been therapeutic
to a lot of those besieged by worries
beyond description...
Churchill at one point
made sure he painted
perhaps to forget
and get away from
society's ill thoughts
of his time...
My fellow artists surely
exhibit happy faces
when doing their artworks...

Kj sketching 

Ramon, Sandra and her mom during her visit in SF

another way is to see places and people...

tourist at Point Bonita with the city in view

Lake Merced  fogged in

California street fogged in

chocolatier on Valencia St and 21st St

that's all folks!

jt

SUMMERTIME.....

United States	14
Russia	9
Germany	4
Philippines	3
France	2
Canada	1
Spain	1
Japan	1

......when the moon appears super or closer to the earth....

and people wear happy faces.... humanities is all over....

except in a few sections of the planet where misunderstanding

and political disagreements result in mistakes and lives are lost

under the pretext of whatever....

The news this morning
of the Malaysian Airlines
crashing in Ukraine
was devastating....
295 passengers and crews
died in the mishap....
nobody yet knows
what happened...
but our prayers go
to the victims
and their families ...

.... in the bay area....

the populace aspire to achieve a semblance of 

a peaceful getaway for everyone ....

to feel

there is hope despite all the 

confusing commotions

San Franciscans on their way home from work...

 happening elsewhere....

the cable car with passengers clinging on the hand rails

i had a chance to sketch with KJ at the Montara light house

a few weeks ago....

KJ with the light house in the background....

it was an overcast warm and breezeless

afternoon.... 

so we were able to concentrate

on our work...

getting rid of the annoying sand in her shoes

It was completely a productive and relaxing day

for us .....

that's all folks!

i'll catch you tomorrow...

jt