March 17, 2026

Slant
Bozeman, Montana
2026

It’s only a couple of times a year that I get shadows like this on the worktable in my studio. I haven’t kept track of what times of the year this happens and for how long, but now must be one of those times as I took this photo yesterday. Archeologists of the future might think that Venetian blinds were some sort of crude astronomical calendar. And speaking of which, my calendar, crude or otherwise, tells me this is the Fashion Queen’s birthday. It’s a nice round number, more than that I shouldn’t say. But I have had the privilege of spending more than half of her life with her. I am a better person for it, not mention happier.