Spring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Seed Moon<\/p>\n
We hit 36 at 6:00 a.m.\u00a0 The prediction for tomorrow is 80.\u00a0 There’s a swing, 44 degrees.\u00a0 We do have a sunny though chilly morning here in Andover with a robin’s egg sky.<\/p>\n
Some tree buds have begun to appear as the tulips, daffodils, day lilies and iris continue to climb toward the sun.<\/p>\n
This will be the first growing season for our new orchard, watching it green up has special interest this year. Instead of a rabbit fence we have a three whippet garden guarding system.<\/p>\n
This morning I get to spend time among several European paintings getting ready for a college tour on Friday.\u00a0 I love the research for tours when I have time to really dig around in the books, lectures and websites.\u00a0 Developing tours is a layered process, with each object informing the next and the tours of last week and last year informing the next.<\/p>\n
One of the things that becomes clearer the more research you do are timelines, historical context.\u00a0 When did expressionism take hold?\u00a0 How about the T’ang dynasty?\u00a0 When were the Kano-school painters in Japan?\u00a0 Who followed them and did they influence them?\u00a0 This kind of material takes time to absorb, digest and then to take up residence as part of a skill set.\u00a0 A real privilege.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Seed Moon We hit 36 at 6:00 a.m.\u00a0 The prediction for tomorrow is 80.\u00a0 There’s a swing, 44 degrees.\u00a0 We do have a sunny though chilly morning here in Andover with a robin’s egg sky. Some tree buds have begun to appear as the tulips, daffodils, day lilies and iris continue to climb … Continue reading A Three Whippet Garden Guarding System<\/span>