July 2013

The Learning Curve Bozeman, Montana 2012

Learning to fly gracefully and efficiently must proceed in stages, perhaps aptly illustrated by these three crows.]]>

The Grand Entry Bozeman, Montana 2012

The Grand Entry, in which everybody at the Pow Wow slow dances around the arena at the same time is one of the most impressive colorful displays I think I’ve ever seen. It’s a real kaleidoscopic treat for the eyes.

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Fancy Dancers Bozeman, Montana 2012

The fancy dance is relatively new as Indian dances go. In the early 20th century traditional  Indian religious dances were outlawed. Non-religious dances were created in order to be legally performed in public. The  fancy dance, loosely based on the war dance, derived from these early non-religious dances and became hugely popular]]>

Black Eagle Bozeman, Montana 2012

I have no idea what this guys real name is, so I gave him one I thought fit. Of all the folks at the Pow Wow, he was the one I think I’d find the scariest if he appeared in a dream about the Old West in which I was an unwanted settler staking claim to his territory.    ]]>

Cowboys and Indians Bozeman, Montana 2012

This is actually two Indians, one is just dressed like a cowboy, at the Montana State University American Indian Council Pow Wow.]]>

Matching Accessories Zion National Park, Utah 2012

If you’re going for that manly ragged image, it’s important that you choose accessories that support the look.]]>

Aerial Symmetry Bozeman, Montana 2012

Why do crows (and other birds) sometimes fly upside down? As far as I can tell, it’s simply because they can.]]>

Beauty on the Boundary Bozeman, Montana 2012

I have passed a mountain peak and my soul is soaring in the Firmament of complete and unbound freedom; I am far, far away, my companions, and the clouds are Hiding the hills from my eyes. The valleys are becoming flooded with an ocean of silence, and the Hands of oblivion are engulfing the roads and the houses; The prairies and fields are disappearing behind a white specter That looks like the spring cloud, yellow as the candlelight And red as the twilight.                                                                                           –Kahlil Gibran]]>

Lectio #41 Budapest, Hungary 2011

A shelf in one of the many used bookstores in Budapest.

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Billboard Painter New York City, New York Ernst Haas 1952

I saw this on Luminous-Lint today. Haas took this the same year I was born. He was a great black and white photographer but also a pioneer in color photography. I do believe this image has held up well over the years; certainly better than I have. I love the colors and shapes and the fact that it looks like a total abstract image–at first.

Ernst Haas Billboard Painter, Broadway, NYC 1952

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