note to readers

       To the other side of the other ocean and back, the Pacific-Atlantic-Pacific synapse loaded and fired.

    Specks of phosphorus light in diamond shreds gleamed a coded rhythm on the distant water. I was mesmerized. A photo just can't capture the full immersive experience. That thought prompted this writer's note. 

    Seeing these posts on a phone does not permit the immersive quality of the photos to present themselves as  they do on a pad or better yet a large screen. Larger is better.

    Thanks to those who have emailed or posted response. I'm particularly happy some of you have said you feel like you were there, or that it freshens your own visit.
    James Bond country is coming up.

     See you down the trail.

THE WEEKENDER-HOW YOUR PHONE CAN KEEP YOU HEALTHY & EXOTICS

THIS IS CREATING THE FUTURE

     A story by NBC News has been getting a good pass along, deservedly so, because it is both hopeful and a bit mind-blowing. Creative thinking and development such as this is a reason for optimism.  This Weekender Video shows how your phone, could be even better for you.

YOUR WEEKENDER BOUQUET

from out front flower bed

a type of hyacinth

a mini ice plant bloom

    Even the blooms of the "bottle brush" tree strike me as exotic.

A REPURPOSED SCHOOL

a great gallery

    I was pleased to see Lana's modernist Aguacante, a biomorphic abstract, in such a place of prominence in the recent hanging at the Cambria Allied Arts Association Gallery. 

     Bruce Marchese's award winning Waterfall hangs on the left.

       The well lit space is part of the repurposing of the old Cambria Grammar school.

       Behind the door at the end of the hall is the auditorium now converted to a theatre and used by a superb local theater group.

    Halls that were once filled with the sound of children now  hear the reaction of art fans and patrons as they view the latest monthly offering of Cambria's distinguished art colony.

    See you down the trail.